Showing 18 selected meanings from 21 matches with definitions. The complete word list is above.
- AFFIX
- To attach or fasten something to something else.
- ANNEX
- An added section of a building, or something attached to a larger thing.
- BORAX
- A white mineral salt of boric acid used in cleaning and manufacturing.
- CULEX
- A genus of mosquitoes that includes many widespread species, some of which can transmit disease.
- EXALT
- To praise highly or raise to a higher status.
- EXCEL
- To be exceptionally good at something.
- EXPEL
- To force someone or something to leave or be removed.
- EXTOL
- To praise someone or something enthusiastically.
- EXTRA
- Additional to what is usual, expected, or necessary.
- HAPAX
- A word or expression that occurs only once within a particular text, author, or body of work.
- KYLIX
- A shallow ancient Greek drinking cup with two horizontal handles.
- MUREX
- A predatory sea snail historically used to produce purple dye.
- PHLOX
- A flowering plant known for clusters of brightly colored blossoms.
- PYXIS
- A dry fruit capsule that opens by a lid-like top separating from the lower portion.
- SILEX
- Flint or silica, especially in older scientific and technical usage.
- VARIX
- An abnormally enlarged, swollen, or twisted vein or other vessel.
- WUXIA
- A Chinese genre of fiction centered on martial artists and chivalric heroes, often featuring extraordinary fighting abilities.
- XEBEC
- A small, fast sailing vessel once common in the Mediterranean, typically having a narrow hull and lateen sails.