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halter

Letters that make halter

a, e, l, h, r, t are letters that make 'halter'

Words within halter

ER, te, HA, alter, ALT, halt, AL, Al, Er, Te are words within 'halter'

Anagrams of halter

thaler, lather are anagrams of 'halter'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of halter

halters, haltere are words created by adding a letter to 'halter'

halter is a 6 letter word starting with h
halter is a 6 letter word ending with r

6 possible definitions for 'halter'

Halter as "either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects, used for maintaining equilibrium during flight"

Under this definition, halter is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

haltere, balancer have the same meaning as 'halter'

halter as a type

'halter' can be a type of wing.

halter as a part

'halter' can be a part of dipterous insect, dipteran, dipteron, two-winged insects.

Derivatives of halter

balance, poise are derivatives of 'halter'.

Halter as "rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading"

Under this definition, halter is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

hackamore has the same meaning as halter

halter as a type

'halter' can be a type of headgear.

halter as a part

'halter' can be a part of harness.

Halter as "a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered"

Under this definition, halter is a noun and has the following properties:

halter as a type

'halter' can be a type of top.

Halter as "a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging"

Under this definition, halter is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

hangman's rope, hangman's halter, hemp, hempen necktie have the same meaning as 'halter'

halter as a type

'halter' can be a type of rope.

halter as a part

'halter' can be a part of gallows.

Parts of halter

noose, running noose, slip noose are parts of 'halter'.

Derivatives of halter

halter is a derivative of halter.

Halter as "prevent the progress or free movement of"

Under this definition, halter is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

hamper, cramp, strangle have the same meaning as 'halter'

halter as a type

'halter' can be a type of restrain, confine, throttle, trammel, limit, bound, restrict.

Derivatives of halter

bond, trammel, hamper, shackle are derivatives of 'halter'.

Halter as "hang with a halter"

Under this definition, halter is a verb and has the following properties:

halter as a type

'halter' can be a type of string up, hang.

Derivatives of halter

hangman's rope, hangman's halter, hemp, hempen necktie, halter are derivatives of 'halter'.