Definition of aloft

"aloft" in the adverb sense

1. aloft

at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship

"climbed aloft to unfurl the sail"

2. aloft

upward

"the good news sent her spirits aloft"

3. aloft

at or to great height high up in or into the air

"eagles were soaring aloft"

"dust is whirled aloft"

4. aloft

in the higher atmosphere above the earth

"weather conditions aloft are fine"

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Quotations for aloft

Good unexpected, evil unforeseen,
Appear by turns, as fortune shifts the scene;
Some rais'd aloft, come tumbling down amain
And fall so hard, they bound and rise again. [ Lord Lansdowne ]

The bells themselves are the best of preachers,
Their brazen lips are learned teachers.
From their pulpits of stone, in the upper air,
Sounding aloft, without crack or flaw.
Shriller than trumpets under the Law,
Now a sermon and now a prayer. [ Longfellow ]

These wickets of the soul are placed so high,
Because all sounds do highly move aloft;
And that they may not pierce too violently,
They are delay'd with turns and twinings oft.
For should the voice directly strike the brain,
It would astonish and confuse it much;
Therefore these plaits and folds the sound restrain,
That it the organ may more gently touch. [ Sir John Davies ]

Time on his head has snowed, yet still it is borne aloft. [ Young ]

There is a sweet little cherub that sits up aloft, to keep watch for the life of poor Jack. [ Dibdin ]

The primal duties shine aloft like stars; The charities that soothe, and heal, and bless, Are scattered at the feet of man, like flowers. [ Wordsworth ]

aloft in Scrabble®

The word aloft is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters aloft:

ALOFT
(36)
FLOAT
(36)
 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word aloft

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aloft in Words With Friends™

The word aloft is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters aloft:

ALOFT
(51)
FLOAT
(51)
 

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(51)
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(51)
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(48)
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(48)
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(39)
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Words within the letters of aloft

2 letter words in aloft (6 words)

3 letter words in aloft (6 words)

4 letter words in aloft (5 words)

5 letter words in aloft (Anagrams) (2 words)

aloft + 1 blank (6 words)

Words containing the sequence aloft

Words that start with aloft (1 word)

Words with aloft in them (1 word)

Words that end with aloft (1 word)

Word Growth involving aloft

Shorter words in aloft

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Longer words containing aloft

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