Macclesfield

/ (ˈmækəlzˌfiːld) /

noun

a market town in NW England, in Cheshire: former centre of the silk industry; pharmaceuticals, services. Pop: 50 688 (2001)

QUIZZES

IS YOUR VOCABULARY AS STRONG AS A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT? TRY THIS QUIZ TO SEE!

It may seem like fun and games but this quiz that uses vocab from popular stories will determine how much you know.

Question 1 of 10

disgruntle

to deprive of ability, qualification, or strength

to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction

to make repayment or return for (service, benefits, etc.)

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby Macclesfield

Maccabees, maccaboy, maccaroni, maccheroncini, macchiato, Macclesfield, MacDiarmid, Macdonald, Macdonnell Ranges, Macdonough, MacDowell

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example sentences from the Web for Macclesfield

This consciousness kept her very quiet during the drive to Macclesfield Buildings.
Brooke's Daughter|Adeline Sergeant
He wondered, he said, that it should be opposed by Macclesfield, who had borne so preeminent a part in the Revolution.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
They also form low foothills between Cheadle and Macclesfield.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1|Various
The pure administration of justice dates from the deposition of Macclesfield.
Tancred|Benjamin Disraeli

More than five hundred proceeded as far as Macclesfield, where a troop of yeomanry was stationed to provide against contingencies.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan

MEANINGS

WORD GAMES

LEARN

WRITING

WORD OF THE DAY