Clothesline

/ˈkləʊðzlaɪn/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:16 ptsWWF:19 pts11 letters

Definition of Clothesline

noun

A rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry.
"Hang this towel out on the clothesline for me."
A structure with multiple cords for the same purpose, such as a Hills hoist.
The act of knocking a person over by striking his or her upper body or neck with one's arm, as if he or she had run into a low clothesline.

verb

To knock (a person) over by striking his or her upper body or neck with one's arm, as if he or she had run into a low clothesline.
"The referee called a personal foul, when he clotheslined the running back."

Anagrams of Clothesline

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "clothesline":

9-LETTER WORDS

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8-LETTER WORDS

centiles chenille chillest cholents cholines cineoles colleens echelons election helicons hellions holstein hotlines lections lenticel+6 more

7-LETTER WORDS

cellist cenotes centile chitons cholent choline cineole cineols citoles clients clothes coesite colleen collets collies+8 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "clothesline" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

CL...Words starting with "cl"...NEWords ending with "ne"All 11-letter words Unscramble "clothesline"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

washing line

Rhyming Words

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