stall
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounA compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
- verbTo put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
Example:
to stall an ox
- nounAn action that is intended to cause, or actually causes, delay.
Example:
His encounters with security, reception, the secretary, and the assistant were all stalls until the general manager's attorney arrived.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #810 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 56% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 1 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: l