pale

B1
Pronunciation
/peɪl/
Noun
10 definition(s)
1 Definition

Paleness; pallor.

2 Definition

A wooden stake; a picket.

3 Definition

Fence made from wooden stake; palisade.

4 Definition

(by extension) Limits, bounds (especially before of).

5 Definition

The bounds of morality, good behaviour or judgment in civilized company, in the phrase beyond the pale.

6 Definition

A vertical band down the middle of a shield.

7 Definition

A territory or defensive area within a specific boundary or under a given jurisdiction.

8 Definition

The jurisdiction (territorial or otherwise) of an authority.

9 Definition

A cheese scoop.

10 Definition

A shore for bracing a timber before it is fastened.

Verb
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

To turn pale; to lose colour.

2 Definition

To become insignificant.

3 Definition

To make pale; to diminish the brightness of.

4 Definition

To enclose with pales, or as if with pales; to encircle or encompass; to fence off.

Adjective
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

Light in color.

Example Sentences
  • I have pale yellow wallpaper.
2 Definition

(of human skin) Having a pallor (a light color, especially due to sickness, shock, fright etc.).

Example Sentences
  • His face turned pale after hearing about his mother's death.
3 Definition

Feeble, faint.

Example Sentences
  • He is but a pale shadow of his former self.