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Eel vs Tel - What's the difference?

eel | tel |

As nouns the difference between eel and tel

is that eel is any freshwater or marine fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes while tel is telegraph.

As a verb eel

is to fish for eels.

eel

English

(wikipedia eel) (Anguilliformes)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any freshwater or marine fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.
  • The European eel, .

    • Derived terms

    * African eel * cutthroat eel * conger eel * duckbill eel * eelboat * eelbuck * eeler * eelfare * eelfish * eelgrass * eelish * eellike * eelpot * eelpout, eel-pout * eelskin * eelspear * eely * electric eel * European eel * glass eel * Japanese eel * moray eel * mud eel * sand eel * sawtooth eel * slippery as an eel * snake eel * snipe eel * spaghetti eel * thin eel * worm eel

    See also

    * elver

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To fish for eels.
  • To move with a sinuous motion like that of an eel.

    • Anagrams

    * * ----

    tel

    English

    Etymology 1

    (en)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • telegraph
  • telegram
  • telephone

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A hill or mound. (Used especially for land features in the Middle East and North Africa)

    • Anagrams

    * English three-letter words ----