What it means
- (verb) To limp; move with a limping gait.
- (verb) To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; hesitate; be uncertain; linger; delay; mammer.
- (verb) To be lame, faulty, or defective, as in connection with ideas, or in measure, or in versification.
- (verb) To waver.
- (verb) To falter.
- (noun) A cessation, either temporary or permanent. “The contract negotiations put a halt to operations.”
- (noun) A minor railway station (usually unstaffed) in the United Kingdom. “The halt itself never achieved much importance, even with workers coming to and from the adjacent works.”
- (verb) To stop marching.
- (verb) To stop either temporarily or permanently.
- (verb) To bring to a stop.
- (verb) To cause to discontinue. “The contract negotiations halted operations for at least a week.”
- (noun) Lameness; a limp.
Letter analysis
- Halts contains 5 letters: 1 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 5 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 1.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 8.
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Words starting with HAL
- halberd
- halberds
- halcyon
- hale
- haled
- haler
- hales
- halest
- half
- halfback
- halfbacks
- halfhearted
- halfheartedly
- halfheartedness
- halfpence
- halfpennies
- halfpenny
- halftime
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Common questions
What does Halts mean?
To limp; move with a limping gait.
What are the anagrams of Halts?
Valid anagrams: laths, shalt.
How many letters are in Halts?
Halts has 5 letters.
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