CLIMB
What does "CLIMB" mean?
To go up or move toward a higher position, typically using the hands and feet.
Meanings
- To go upward, especially by gripping with hands and feet. They climbed the rope to the top of the wall.
- To rise or increase gradually. Temperatures climbed throughout the afternoon.
- To move into or out of something with effort. She climbed into bed and pulled up the covers.
- An act of climbing; an ascent. The climb to the summit took six hours.
Did you know?
- The silent 'b' in 'climb' is a fossil: speakers once sounded it, and the word still shares its root with 'clamber'.
Word origin
From Old English 'climban', from a West Germanic root related to 'clamber' and 'cleave'; the silent 'b' was once pronounced, surviving from the original consonant cluster.
Remember it
CLIMB ends in a silent B - the last hold you reach for but never quite hear.
A little poem
Hand over cold hand-
the summit was never the point,
the wanting was the climb.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why is the letter B such a good mountaineer? It's been climbing since before anyone could hear it.
What it teaches
Every climb is mostly the parts no one photographs.
Quick facts
What does CLIMB mean?
To go up or move toward a higher position, typically using the hands and feet.
Is CLIMB a valid word?
Yes — CLIMB is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is CLIMB?
CLIMB has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does CLIMB come from?
From Old English 'climban', from a West Germanic root related to 'clamber' and 'cleave'; the silent 'b' was once pronounced, surviving from the original consonant cluster.
What can CLIMB teach us?
Every climb is mostly the parts no one photographs.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.