8 Letter 5 Letter 10 Letter Countdown Words Containing X

AXE (10) [noun] A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it. | [noun] An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle. | [noun] A dismissal or rejection. | [noun] The axle of a wheel. | [verb] To request (information, or an answer to a question). BOX (12) [noun] Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space. | [noun] Senses relating to a two-dimensional object or space | [verb] To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes. | [noun] Any of various evergreen shrubs or trees of the genus Buxus, especially the common box, European box, or boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) which is often used for making hedges and topiary. | [noun] A blow with the fist. | [noun] A Mediterranean food fish of the genus Boops, which is a variety of sea bream; a bogue or oxeye. COX (12) [noun] A coxswain of a boat, especially of a racing crew. | [verb] To act as coxswain for. DEX (11) [noun] An order or factor of ten. | [noun] Dexterity. | [noun] Dextromethorphan. FAX (13) [noun] The hair of the head. | [noun] A fax machine or a document received and printed by one. | [verb] To send a document via a fax machine. FIX (13) [noun] A repair or corrective action. | [noun] A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma; a predicament. | [noun] A single dose of an addictive drug administered to a drug user. FOX (13) [noun] A red fox, small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes), related to dogs and wolves, with red or silver fur and a bushy tail. | [noun] Any of numerous species of small wild canids resembling the red fox. In the taxonomy they form the tribe Vulpini within the family Canidae, consisting of nine genera (see the Wikipedia article on the fox). | [noun] The fur of a fox. GOX (11) HEX (13) [noun] An evil spell or curse. | [noun] A witch. | [noun] A spell (now rare but still found in compounds such as hex sign and hexcraft). | [noun] A number system with base sixteen, using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E and F, most used in computing as a hexadecimal digit can represent four bits, half a standard byte. | [noun] A hexagonal space on a game board. KEX (14) LAX (10) [noun] A salmon. | [adjective] Lenient and allowing for deviation; not strict. | [adjective] Loose; not tight or taut. | [noun] Lacrosse. LEX (10) LOX (10) [noun] Salmon cured in brine and then smoked in low temperature so that the flesh remains uncooked. | [noun] Liquid oxygen. LUX (10) [noun] In the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen per square metre. Symbol: lx | [verb] To put out of joint; to luxate. MAX (12) [noun] An extreme, a great extent. | [noun] A kind of gin. | [verb] (usually with out) to reach the limit, to reach the maximum. MIX (12) [verb] To stir together. | [verb] To combine (items from two or more sources normally kept separate). | [verb] To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together of ingredients; to concoct from different parts. | [noun] The result of mixing two or more substances; a mixture. NIX (10) [noun] Nothing. | [verb] To make something become nothing; to reject or cancel. | [verb] To destroy or eradicate. | [noun] A treacherous water-spirit; a nixie. OXO (10) [noun] (in combination) A substituent oxygen atom connected to another atom by a double bond | [noun] The game noughts and crosses OXY (13) [noun] The bivalent R-O-R functional group found in ethers. | [noun] A mixture of oxygen and acetylene; burns at a high temperature and is used for cutting and welding metals. | [noun] A synthetic analgesic drug (trademark OxyContin) that is similar to morphine in its effects. PAX (12) [noun] A painted, stamped or carved tablet with a representation of Christ or the Virgin Mary, which was kissed by the priest during the Mass ("kiss of peace") and then passed to other officiating clergy and the congregation to be kissed. See also osculatory. | [noun] Friendship; truce. | [noun] The kiss of peace. | [noun] (usually in the plural) A passenger; passengers. PIX (12) [noun] Plural form of pic in the sense of "picture". | [noun] Specifically, motion pictures; movies. | [noun] A small, usually round container used to hold the consecrated bread of the Eucharist, especially used to bring communion to the sick, or others who are unable to attend Mass. POX (12) [noun] A disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pockmarks. | [noun] Syphilis. | [noun] A curse. PYX (15) [noun] A small, usually round container used to hold the consecrated bread of the Eucharist, especially used to bring communion to the sick, or others who are unable to attend Mass. | [noun] A box used in the British mint as a place of deposit for certain sample coins taken for a trial of the weight and fineness of metal before it is sent from the mint. | [noun] The box in which the compass is suspended; the binnacle. RAX (10) REX (10) [noun] An animal which has a genetic recessive variation that causes the guard hairs to be very short or fully lacking. SAX (10) [noun] A slate-cutter's hammer; slate-ax. | [noun] A knife or sword; a dagger about 50 cm (20 inches) in length. | [verb] To cut or slash with a sharp instrument; incise; scarify. | [noun] A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards. SEX (10) [noun] A category into which sexually-reproducing organisms are divided on the basis of their reproductive roles in their species. | [noun] Another category, especially of humans and especially based on sexuality or gender roles. | [noun] The members of such a category, taken collectively. | [noun] An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing particular (often unorthodox) political and/or religious beliefs. SIX (10) [noun] The digit or figure 6. | [noun] (by ellipsis of six o'clock) Rear, behind (rear side of something). | [noun] An event whereby a batsman hits a ball which does not bounce before passing over a boundary in the air, resulting in an award of 6 runs for the batting team. SOX (10) [noun] A knitted or woven covering for the foot. | [noun] A shoe worn by Greco-Roman comedy actors. | [noun] A color pattern (usually white) on a cat's or dog's lower leg that is different from the color pattern on the rest of the animal. TAX (10) [noun] Money paid to the government other than for transaction-specific goods and services. | [noun] A burdensome demand. | [noun] A task exacted from one who is under control; a contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a subject. | [verb] To impose and collect a tax from (a person or company). TUX (10) [noun] A tuxedo. VEX (13) [noun] A trouble. | [verb] To trouble aggressively, to harass. | [verb] To annoy, irritate. VOX (13) [noun] The voice, especially one's singing voice. | [noun] A vox pop. WAX (13) [noun] Beeswax. | [noun] Earwax. | [noun] Any oily, water-resistant substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters. | [verb] To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny. | [noun] The process of growing. | [noun] An outburst of anger. XIS (10) [noun] The 14th letter of Classical and Modern Greek. The 15th in Ancient and Old Greek. | [noun] Either of a pair of hyperons having spin 1/2, which decay into a lambda particle and a pion. ZAX (19) [noun] A tool, similar to a hatchet, used to prepare slate for roofing.

APEX (13) [noun] Conical priest cap | [noun] The highest or the greatest point of something. | [noun] The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc. AXAL (11) AXED (12) [verb] To request (information, or an answer to a question). | [verb] To put forward (a question) to be answered. | [verb] To interrogate or enquire of (a person). AXEL (11) [noun] A jump that includes one (or more than one) complete turn and a half turn while in the air. AXES (11) [noun] A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it. | [noun] An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle. | [noun] A dismissal or rejection. | [verb] To request (information, or an answer to a question). | [noun] An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry). AXIL (11) [noun] The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs. AXIS (11) [noun] An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry). | [noun] A fixed one-dimensional figure, such as a line or arc, with an origin and orientation and such that its points are in one-to-one correspondence with a set of numbers; an axis forms part of the basis of a space or is used to position and locate data in a graph (a coordinate axis) | [noun] The second cervical vertebra of the spine | [noun] Axis axis, a deer native to Asia. AXLE (11) [noun] Shoulder. | [noun] The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel. | [noun] A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree. AXON (11) [noun] A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse. BOXY (16) [adjective] Box-like or box-shaped. CALX (13) [noun] The substance which remains after a metal or mineral has been thoroughly burnt, once seen as being the essential substance left after the expulsion of phlogiston, but now recognised as being the metallic oxide (or, in some cases, the metal in a state of sublimation). | [noun] In the Eton College wall game, an area at the end of the field where a shy can be scored by lifting the ball against the wall with one's foot. COAX (13) [noun] A simpleton; a dupe. | [verb] To fondle, kid, pet, tease. | [verb] To wheedle, persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something. | [noun] Short for coaxial cable. COXA (13) [noun] The basal segment of a limb of various arthropods (insects and spiders, for example). CRUX (13) [noun] The basic, central, or essential point or feature. | [noun] The critical or transitional moment or issue, a turning point. | [noun] A puzzle or difficulty. DEXY (15) DOUX (12) DOXY (15) [noun] A sweetheart; a prostitute or a mistress. | [noun] A defined opinion. | [noun] A broad-spectrum antibiotic, C22H24N2O8, of the tetracycline class. | [noun] A dachshund. EAUX (11) EXAM (13) [noun] The act of examining. | [noun] Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury. | [noun] A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks. EXEC (13) [noun] Executive, executive officer | [verb] To execute; to run. EXES (11) [noun] The name of the Latin-script letter X. | [noun] A former partner or spouse, usually short for ex-girlfriend, ex-boyfriend, ex-wife or ex-husband. | [verb] To delete; to cross out | [noun] (costers) The number six. EXIT (11) [noun] An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure. | [noun] A way out. | [noun] The act of departing from life; death. EXON (11) [noun] An officer of the Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard. | [noun] A region of a transcribed gene present in the final functional RNA molecule. EXPO (13) [noun] An exposition. | [noun] An expediter; a restaurant worker who prepares food to be taken to tables. FALX (14) FAUX (14) [adjective] Fake or artificial FIXT (14) FLAX (14) [noun] A plant of the genus Linum, especially Linum usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. Also known as linseed, especially when referring to the seeds. | [noun] The fibers of Linum usitatissimum, grown to make linen and related textiles. | [noun] The flax bush, a plant of the genus Phormium, native to New Zealand, with strap-like leaves up to 3 metres long that grow in clumps. FLEX (14) [noun] Flexibility, pliancy. | [noun] The or an act of flexing. | [noun] Any flexible insulated electrical wiring. FLUX (14) [noun] The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream. | [noun] A state of ongoing change. | [noun] A chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding. FOXY (17) [adjective] Having the qualities of a fox. | [adjective] Cunning, sly. | [adjective] Attractive, sexy (of a woman). HOAX (14) [noun] Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick. | [verb] To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated. IBEX (13) [noun] A type of wild mountain goat of the genus Capra, such as the species Capra ibex. ILEX (11) [noun] Holm oak (Quercus ilex). | [noun] Any of the numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Ilex. IXIA (11) [noun] Any of the genus Ixia of cormous plants native to South Africa. JEUX (18) JINX (18) [noun] A hex; an evil spell. | [noun] A person or thing supposed to bring bad luck. | [verb] To cast a spell on. LUXE (11) [noun] Luxury LYNX (14) [noun] Any of several medium-sized wild cats, mostly of the genus Lynx. MAXI (13) [noun] A coat or skirt having such a hemline | [adjective] Having a hemline at ankle length | [noun] A class of racing sailing yacht that pushes at the upper limits of the International Offshore Rule of regulated sail yacht racing, having a waterline length in excess of 70-feet. MINX (13) [noun] A mink. MIXT (13) MOXA (13) [noun] Dried leaves of an Asian species of mugwort, Artemisia argyi as used in moxibustion. | [noun] Any other plant used in moxibustion. NEXT (11) [noun] The one that follows after this one. | [adjective] Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining. | [adjective] Nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately following (or sometimes preceding) in order. NIXE (11) NIXY (14) ONYX (14) [noun] A banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz. | [noun] A jet-black color, named after the gemstone. | [noun] Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Horaga. ORYX (14) [noun] Any of several antelopes, of the genus Oryx, native to Africa, which have long, straight horns. OXEN (11) [noun] An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus). | [noun] Any bovine animal (genus Bos). A neat, a beef. | [adjective] Of, relating to, or resembling an ox; oxlike OXES (11) OXID (12) OXIM (13) PIXY (16) [noun] (fantasy literature, fairy tales) A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature. | [noun] A cute, petite woman with short hair. | [noun] An upper-atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, a short-lasting pinpoint of light on the surface of convective domes that produces a gnome. PREX (13) [noun] (college slang) A president, especially of a university. | [noun] Prefix. ROUX (11) [noun] A mixture of fat (usually butter) and flour used to thicken sauces and stews. SEXT (11) [noun] Noon, reckoned as the sixth hour of daylight. | [noun] The service appointed for this hour. | [noun] A sixth: an interval of six diatonic degrees. | [noun] An electronic message involving sexual language or images. SEXY (14) [adjective] (of a person) Having sex appeal; suggestive of sex. | [adjective] That can sexually attract or arouse. | [adjective] (of a thing or concept) interesting, attractive, intriguing, or appealing. | [adjective] Used to describe prime numbers that differ from each other by six. TAXA (11) [noun] A group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. TAXI (11) [noun] A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, driven by a taxi driver. | [noun] A share taxi. | [verb] To move an aircraft on the ground under its own power. TEXT (11) [noun] A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences. | [noun] A book, tome or other set of writings. | [noun] A brief written message transmitted between mobile phones. VEXT (14) WAXY (17) [adjective] Resembling wax in texture or appearance. | [adjective] Angry. XYST (14)

ADDAX (14) [noun] A large African antelope (Addax nasomaculatus), with long horns, that lives in the desert. ADMIX (15) [noun] The act of admixing. | [noun] The mixture that results from admixing, especially an alloy. | [verb] To mingle with something else; to mix. AFFIX (18) [noun] That which is affixed; an appendage. | [noun] A bound morpheme added to the word’s stem's end. | [noun] (broadly) A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem; a prefix, suffix etc. ANNEX (12) [noun] An addition, an extension. | [noun] An appendix to a book or document. | [noun] An addition or extension to a building. | [verb] To add something to another thing, especially territory; to incorporate. ATAXY (15) [noun] Ataxia | [noun] Disorder; irregularity AUXIN (12) [noun] A class of plant growth substance (often called phytohormones or plant hormones) which play an essential role in coordination of many growth and behavioral processes in the plant life cycle. AXELS (12) [noun] A jump that includes one (or more than one) complete turn and a half turn while in the air. AXIAL (12) [noun] A flight feather that appears between the primaries and secondaries on some birds. | [noun] A plane parallel to the surface of a tooth. | [adjective] Relating to, resembling, or situated on an axis AXILE (12) [adjective] Relating to or situated on an axis. AXILS (12) [noun] The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs. AXING (13) [verb] To request (information, or an answer to a question). | [verb] To put forward (a question) to be answered. | [verb] To interrogate or enquire of (a person). AXIOM (14) [noun] A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved. | [noun] (proof theory) A fundamental assumption that serves as a basis for deduction of theorems; a postulate (sometimes distinguished from postulates as being universally applicable, whereas postulates are particular to a certain science or context). | [noun] An established principle in some artistic practice or science that is universally received. AXION (12) [noun] A hypothetical subatomic particle postulated to resolve certain symmetry problems concerning the strong nuclear force. AXITE (12) AXLED (13) [adjective] Having an axle or axles; equipped with an axle. AXLES (12) [noun] Shoulder. | [noun] The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel. | [noun] A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree. AXMAN (14) [noun] A man who wields an axe. | [noun] A musician who plays a guitar or saxophone. AXMEN (14) [noun] A man who wields an axe. | [noun] A musician who plays a guitar or saxophone. AXONE (12) [noun] A variant spelling of axon, the long slender projection of a nerve cell that conducts electrical impulses away from the cell body. AXONS (12) [noun] A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse. BEAUX (14) [noun] A man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette; a dandy or fop. | [noun] A male lover; a boyfriend. | [noun] A male escort. BEMIX (16) BORAX (14) [noun] A white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors/colours on porcelain, and as a soap, etc. | [noun] The sodium salt of boric acid, Na2B4O7, either anhydrous or with 5 or 10 molecules of water of crystallisation; sodium tetraborate. | [noun] (sometimes attributive) Cheap or tawdry furniture or other works of industrial design. BOXED (15) [verb] To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes. | [verb] Usually followed by in: to surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner, to hem in. | [verb] To mix two containers of paint of similar colour to ensure that the color is identical. BOXER (14) [noun] A participant (fighter) in a boxing match. | [noun] A breed of stocky, medium-sized, short-haired dog with a square-jawed muzzle. | [noun] A type of internal combustion engine in which cylinders are arranged in two banks on either side of a single crankshaft. BOXES (14) [noun] Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or space. | [noun] Senses relating to a two-dimensional object or space | [verb] To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes. BRAXY (17) [noun] An inflammatory disease of sheep. | [noun] Meat from sheep that have died from this disease, or that have died from accident or disease in general. | [adjective] Sick with braxy BUXOM (16) [adjective] Pliant, obedient, tractable (to) (i.e. easily moved or bent, morally). | [adjective] Submissive, humble, meek (as subsense of 4). | [adjective] Gracious, indulgent, favourable; obliging, amiable, courteous, affable, kindly (as subsense of 1). CALIX (14) [noun] The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop. | [noun] Any of various cup-like structures. CALYX (17) [noun] The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop. | [noun] Any of various cup-like structures. CAREX (14) [noun] Any member of the genus Carex of sedges. CIMEX (16) [noun] A genus of parasitic insects that includes bedbugs, characterized by flat bodies and piercing mouthparts used to feed on blood. CODEX (15) [noun] An early manuscript book. | [noun] A book bound in the modern manner, by joining pages, as opposed to a rolled scroll. | [noun] An official list of medicines and medicinal ingredients. COMIX (16) [noun] A plural form of "comic," referring to comic books or comic strips, often used as an alternative spelling emphasizing the artistic medium. COXAE (14) [noun] The basal segment of a limb of various arthropods (insects and spiders, for example). COXAL (14) [adjective] Relating to or located near the coxa (hip joint or the basal segment of an arthropod's leg). COXED (15) [verb] To act as coxswain for. | [adjective] Having a cox COXES (14) [noun] A coxswain of a boat, especially of a racing crew. CULEX (14) [noun] Any of various mosquitoes of the genus Culex, some of which carry disease. CYLIX (17) [noun] A shallow drinking cup with two handles used in ancient Greece, typically used for wine. DEOXY (16) DESEX (13) [verb] To remove another's sexual characteristics or functions, often physical sterilization. DETOX (13) [noun] Detoxification, especially of the body from alcohol or illegal, addictive drugs. | [noun] A detoxification unit. | [verb] To detoxify, especially from alcohol or recreational drugs. DEWAX (16) [verb] To remove wax from a material or from a surface. DEXES (13) [noun] An order or factor of ten. DEXIE (13) DIXIT (13) DOXIE (13) EPOXY (17) [noun] A thermosetting polyepoxide resin used chiefly in strong adhesives, coatings and laminates; epoxy resin. | [verb] To glue with epoxy. | [adjective] Derived from an epoxide. EXACT (14) [verb] To demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way. | [verb] To make desirable or necessary. | [verb] To inflict; to forcibly obtain or produce. EXALT (12) [verb] To honor; to hold in high esteem. | [verb] To raise in rank, status etc., to elevate. | [verb] To elate, or fill with the joy of success. EXAMS (14) [noun] The act of examining. | [noun] Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury. | [noun] A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks. EXCEL (14) [verb] To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something. | [verb] To be much better than others. | [verb] To exceed, to go beyond EXECS (14) [noun] Executive, executive officer EXERT (12) [verb] To put in vigorous action. | [verb] To make use of, to apply, especially of something non-material. EXILE (12) [noun] The state of being banished from one's home or country. | [noun] Someone who is banished from their home or country. | [verb] To send into exile. EXINE (12) [noun] The outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exosporium EXIST (12) [verb] (stative) to be; have existence; have being or reality EXITS (12) [noun] An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure. | [noun] A way out. | [noun] The act of departing from life; death. EXONS (12) [noun] An officer of the Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard. | [noun] A region of a transcribed gene present in the final functional RNA molecule. EXPAT (14) [noun] An expatriate; a person who lives outside their own country. EXPEL (14) [verb] To eject or erupt. | [verb] To fire (a bullet, arrow etc.). | [verb] To remove from membership. EXPOS (14) [noun] An exposition. | [noun] An expediter; a restaurant worker who prepares food to be taken to tables. EXTOL (12) [verb] To praise; to make high. EXTRA (12) [noun] Something additional, such as an item above and beyond the ordinary school curriculum, or added to the usual charge on a bill. | [noun] An extra edition of a newspaper, which is printed outside of the normal printing cycle. | [noun] A run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat - a wide, bye, leg bye or no ball. EXUDE (13) [verb] To discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other liquid matter; to give out. | [verb] To flow out through the pores. EXULT (12) [verb] To rejoice; to be very happy, especially in triumph. EXURB (14) [noun] A residential area beyond the suburbs. FAXED (16) [adjective] Having a head of hair; hairy. | [verb] To send a document via a fax machine. FAXES (15) [noun] The hair of the head. | [noun] A fax machine or a document received and printed by one. | [verb] To send a document via a fax machine. FIXED (16) [verb] To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix. | [verb] To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time. | [verb] To mend, to repair. FIXER (15) [noun] Agent noun of fix; one who, or that which, fixes. | [noun] A chemical (sodium thiosulfate) used in photographic development that fixes the image in place, preventing further chemical reactions. | [noun] (criminal justice) A person who arranges immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion, especially as a business endeavor for profit. FIXES (15) [noun] A repair or corrective action. | [noun] A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma; a predicament. | [noun] A single dose of an addictive drug administered to a drug user. FIXIT (15) FLAXY (18) FOXED (16) [verb] To trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity. | [verb] To confuse or baffle (someone). | [verb] To act slyly or craftily. FOXES (15) [noun] A red fox, small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes), related to dogs and wolves, with red or silver fur and a bushy tail. | [noun] Any of numerous species of small wild canids resembling the red fox. In the taxonomy they form the tribe Vulpini within the family Canidae, consisting of nine genera (see the Wikipedia article on the fox). | [noun] The fur of a fox. GALAX (13) GOXES (13) HAPAX (17) HELIX (15) [noun] A curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase. | [noun] A small volute under the abacus of a Corinthian capital. | [noun] The incurved rim of the external ear. HEXAD (16) [noun] A group of six. | [noun] An element or radical with the combining power of six units, i.e. six atoms of hydrogen. HEXED (16) [verb] To cast a spell on (specifically an evil spell), to bewitch. | [adjective] Cursed; afflicted with bad luck. HEXER (15) HEXES (15) [noun] An evil spell or curse. | [noun] A witch. | [noun] A spell (now rare but still found in compounds such as hex sign and hexcraft). HEXYL (18) [noun] Any of many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C6H13, formally derived from hexane by the loss of a hydrogen atom HYRAX (18) [noun] Any of several small, paenungulate herbivorous mammals of the order Hyracoidea, with a bulky frame and fang-like incisors, native to Africa and the Middle East. IMMIX (16) INDEX (13) [noun] An alphabetical listing of items and their location. | [noun] The index finger; the forefinger. | [noun] A movable finger on a gauge, scale, etc. INFIX (15) [noun] A morpheme inserted inside an existing word, such as -bloody- in English. | [noun] A morpheme that always appears between other morphemes in a word, such as -i- and -o- in English. | [verb] To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in. IXIAS (12) [noun] Any of the genus Ixia of cormous plants native to South Africa. IXORA (12) IXTLE (12) [noun] A variety of Agave angustifolia var. angustifolia (syn. Agave rigida), furnishing a strong coarse fiber. | [noun] The fiber itself; pita, or Tampico fiber. KEXES (16) KYLIX (19) [noun] An Ancient Greek drinking cup with a stem, two handles, and a broad, shallow body LATEX (12) [noun] A clear liquid believed to be a component of a humour or other bodily fluid (esp. plasma and lymph) | [noun] The milky sap of several trees that coagulates on exposure to air; used to make rubber. | [noun] An emulsion of rubber in water, used in adhesives and the like. LAXER (12) [adjective] Lenient and allowing for deviation; not strict. | [adjective] Loose; not tight or taut. | [adjective] Lacking care; neglectful, negligent. | [noun] Lacrosse player LAXLY (15) LEXES (12) LEXIS (12) [noun] The set of all words and phrases in a language; any unified subset of words from a particular language. | [noun] (pedagogy, TEFL) Words, collocations, and common phrases in a language; vocabulary and word combinations. | [noun] The vocabulary used by a writer LOXED (13) LOXES (12) LUXES (12) MAXES (14) [verb] (usually with out) to reach the limit, to reach the maximum. MAXIM (16) [noun] A self-evident axiom or premise; a pithy expression of a general principle or rule. | [noun] A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching. MAXIS (14) [noun] A coat or skirt having such a hemline | [noun] A class of racing sailing yacht that pushes at the upper limits of the International Offshore Rule of regulated sail yacht racing, having a waterline length in excess of 70-feet. | [noun] A music single with more than two tracks, i.e. not just an A-side and a B-side. MIREX (14) [noun] The pesticide and fire retardant perchloropentacyclodecane, which is a persistent organic pollutant. MIXED (15) [verb] To stir together. | [verb] To combine (items from two or more sources normally kept separate). | [verb] To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together of ingredients; to concoct from different parts. MIXER (14) [noun] One who, or a device that, mixes or merges things together. | [noun] One who mixes or socializes. | [noun] A machine outfitted with (typically blunt) blades with which it mixes or beats ingredients in a bowl below. MIXES (14) [verb] To stir together. | [verb] To combine (items from two or more sources normally kept separate). | [verb] To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together of ingredients; to concoct from different parts. MIXUP (16) [noun] A case of confusion. MOXAS (14) MOXIE (14) [noun] Nerve, spunk, strength of character. | [noun] Verve. | [noun] Wit, smarts, skill. MUREX (14) [noun] Any of the genus Murex of marine gastropods. NEXUS (12) [noun] A form of connection. | [noun] A connected group. | [noun] The centre of something. NIXED (13) [verb] To make something become nothing; to reject or cancel. | [verb] To destroy or eradicate. NIXES (12) [verb] To make something become nothing; to reject or cancel. | [verb] To destroy or eradicate. | [noun] Nothing NIXIE (12) [noun] A female nix, a water-spirit. | [noun] A piece of mail returned as undeliverable. OXBOW (17) [noun] A U-shaped piece of wood used as a collar for an ox, the upper parts fastened to its yoke | [noun] A meander in a river; the land enclosed by such a loop OXEYE (15) [noun] Several daisy-like flowers in various genera, | [noun] Any oxeye daisy. | [noun] The corn camomile (Anthemis arvensis). OXIDE (13) [noun] A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element. OXIDS (13) OXIME (14) OXIMS (14) OXLIP (14) [noun] The plant Primula elatior, similar to cowslip but with larger, pale yellow flowers. OXTER (12) [noun] The armpit. | [verb] To hug with the arms, or support by taking the arm of. PAXES (14) PHLOX (17) [noun] Any flowering plant of the genus Phlox. PIXEL (14) [noun] One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory. | [noun] One of the squares that make up a pixel art work or a zoomed in image in a computer. | [verb] To create computer graphics by editing individual pixels. PIXES (14) PIXIE (14) [noun] (fantasy literature, fairy tales) A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature. | [noun] A cute, petite woman with short hair. | [noun] An upper-atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, a short-lasting pinpoint of light on the surface of convective domes that produces a gnome. POXED (15) POXES (14) [noun] A disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pockmarks. | [noun] Syphilis. | [noun] A curse. PREXY (17) [noun] A president, especially of a college or university. PROXY (17) [noun] An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person. | [noun] The authority to act for another, especially when written. | [noun] The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts. | [noun] A proximity mine; a mine that explodes when something approaches within a certain distance. PYXES (17) [noun] A small, usually round container used to hold the consecrated bread of the Eucharist, especially used to bring communion to the sick, or others who are unable to attend Mass. | [noun] A box used in the British mint as a place of deposit for certain sample coins taken for a trial of the weight and fineness of metal before it is sent from the mint. | [noun] The box in which the compass is suspended; the binnacle. PYXIE (17) PYXIS (17) [noun] A small box | [noun] A capsule in which the lid separates from the top of the fruit to release the seeds; a pyxidium | [noun] A nautical compass RADIX (13) [noun] A root. | [noun] A primitive word, from which other words may be derived. | [noun] The number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers in a particular base, as ten for decimal. RAXED (13) RAXES (12) REDOX (13) [noun] A reaction in which an oxidation and a reduction occur simultaneously; a reaction in which electrons are transferred. | [verb] To subject to a redox reaction. | [adjective] Of or relating to any reaction in which oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously. REDUX (13) [adjective] (of a topic) Redone, restored, brought back, or revisited. REFIX (15) [verb] To fix again. RELAX (12) [verb] To calm down. | [verb] To make something loose. | [verb] To become loose. REMEX (14) [noun] Quill | [noun] The flight feather of a bird. REMIX (14) [noun] A rearrangement of an older piece of music, possibly including various cosmetic changes. | [noun] A piece of music formed by combining existing pieces of music together, possibly including various other cosmetic changes | [verb] To mix again. RETAX (12) REWAX (15) REXES (12) [noun] An animal which has a genetic recessive variation that causes the guard hairs to be very short or fully lacking. SAXES (12) [noun] A slate-cutter's hammer; slate-ax. | [noun] A knife or sword; a dagger about 50 cm (20 inches) in length. | [noun] A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards. SEXED (13) [verb] To determine the sex of an animal. | [verb] To have sex with. | [adjective] Having a sex; being male or female. SEXES (12) [noun] An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing particular (often unorthodox) political and/or religious beliefs. | [noun] A group following a specific ideal or a leader. | [noun] A cutting; a scion. SEXTO (12) SEXTS (12) [noun] Noon, reckoned as the sixth hour of daylight. | [noun] The service appointed for this hour. | [noun] A sixth: an interval of six diatonic degrees. SILEX (12) [noun] Flint. | [noun] A finely ground relatively pure form of silicas used as a paint filler etc. SIXES (12) [noun] The digit or figure 6. | [noun] (by ellipsis of six o'clock) Rear, behind (rear side of something). | [noun] An event whereby a batsman hits a ball which does not bounce before passing over a boundary in the air, resulting in an award of 6 runs for the batting team. SIXMO (14) SIXTE (12) [noun] The sixth defensive position, with the sword hand held at chest height, and the tip of the sword at eye level. SIXTH (15) [noun] (not used in the plural) The person or thing in the sixth position. | [noun] One of six equal parts of a whole. | [noun] The interval between one note and another, five notes higher in the scale, for example C to A, a major sixth, or C to A flat, a minor sixth. (Note that the interval covers six notes counting inclusively, for example C-D-E-F-G-A.) SIXTY (15) [numeral] The cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LX and in Arabic numerals as 60. TAXED (13) [verb] To impose and collect a tax from (a person or company). | [verb] To impose and collect a tax on (something). | [verb] To make excessive demands on. TAXER (12) TAXES (12) [noun] Money paid to the government other than for transaction-specific goods and services. | [noun] A burdensome demand. | [noun] A task exacted from one who is under control; a contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a subject. | [noun] The directional movement of an organism in response to a stimulus. TAXIS (12) [noun] The directional movement of an organism in response to a stimulus. | [noun] The manipulation of a body part into its normal position after injury. | [noun] The arrangement of the parts of a topic. | [noun] A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, driven by a taxi driver. TAXON (12) [noun] A group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. TAXUS (12) TELEX (12) [noun] A communications system consisting of a network of teletypewriters. | [noun] A message sent through such a network. | [noun] The machine used to send and receive such messages. TEXAS (12) TEXTS (12) [noun] A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences. | [noun] A book, tome or other set of writings. | [noun] A brief written message transmitted between mobile phones. TOXIC (14) [adjective] Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities. | [adjective] Appearing grossly unwell; characterised by serious, potentially life-threatening compromise in the respiratory, circulatory or other body systems. | [adjective] Severely negative or harmful. TOXIN (12) [noun] A toxic or poisonous substance produced by the biological processes of biological organisms. TUXES (12) [noun] A tuxedo. TWIXT (15) [preposition] Betwixt, between UNBOX (14) [verb] To remove from a box. | [verb] To retrieve (a value of a primitive type) from the object in which it is boxed. UNFIX (15) UNMIX (14) UNSEX (12) [verb] To deprive of sexual attributes or characteristics. | [verb] To sterilize (deprive of the ability to procreate); to castrate. VARIX (15) [noun] A varicose, i.e. swollen and knotted, vein | [noun] In mollusks, a particular ridge on the shell, corresponding to a former position of the aperture. VEXED (16) [verb] To trouble aggressively, to harass. | [verb] To annoy, irritate. | [verb] To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress. VEXER (15) VEXES (15) [verb] To trouble aggressively, to harass. | [verb] To annoy, irritate. | [verb] To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress. VEXIL (15) VIXEN (15) [noun] A female fox. | [noun] A malicious, quarrelsome or temperamental woman. | [noun] A racy or salacious woman. WAXED (16) [verb] To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny. | [verb] To remove hair at the roots from (a part of the body) by coating the skin with a film of wax that is then pulled away sharply. | [verb] To defeat utterly. WAXEN (15) [adjective] Grown. | [verb] To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny. | [verb] To remove hair at the roots from (a part of the body) by coating the skin with a film of wax that is then pulled away sharply. | [adjective] Made of wax; covered with wax. WAXER (15) WAXES (15) [noun] Beeswax. | [noun] Earwax. | [noun] Any oily, water-resistant substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters. XEBEC (16) [noun] A small two-masted, and later three-masted, Mediterranean transport ship with an overhanging bow and stern. XENIA (12) XENIC (14) XENON (12) [noun] The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology. XERIC (14) [adjective] Extremely dry, lacking humidity and water. | [adjective] Adapted to live in a very dry habitat. XEROX (19) [noun] A photocopy. | [noun] A photocopier. | [verb] To make a paper copy or copies by means of a photocopier. XERUS (12) XYLAN (15) XYLEM (17) [noun] A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of water and minerals taken up by the roots; also the primary component of wood. XYLOL (15) XYLYL (18) XYSTI (15) [noun] (in Ancient Greece) A long and open portico within the gymnasium. XYSTS (15) ZAXES (21) [noun] A tool, similar to a hatchet, used to prepare slate for roofing.

ADIEUX (14) [noun] A farewell, a goodbye; especially a fond farewell, or a lasting or permanent farewell. ADMIXT (16) [verb] Past tense and past participle of admix; to mix with something else. ADNEXA (14) [noun] The appendages of an organ, such as the fallopian tubes of the uterus. AFFLUX (19) [noun] An upward rush of fluid. | [noun] The rise in water level (above normal) on the upstream side of a bridge or obstruction caused when the effective flow area at the obstruction is less than the natural width of the stream immediately upstream of the obstruction. ALEXIA (13) [noun] Word blindness, the inability, due to a cerebral disorder, to comprehend or understand writing. ALEXIN (13) ALKOXY (20) ANNEXE (13) [noun] An addition, an extension. | [noun] An appendix to a book or document. | [noun] An addition or extension to a building. ANOXIA (13) [noun] A condition in which a tissue or environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen, severe hypoxia. ANOXIC (15) [adjective] Characterized by or relating to a severe deficiency of oxygen in body tissues or the environment. APEXES (15) [noun] Conical priest cap | [noun] The highest or the greatest point of something. | [noun] The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc. ATAXIA (13) [noun] Lack of coordination while performing voluntary movements, which may appear to be clumsiness, inaccuracy, or instability. | [noun] The condition of a polymer in which the orientation of the subunits is random | [noun] Disorder; irregularity. ATAXIC (15) [adjective] Relating to or affected by ataxia, a neurological condition characterized by lack of muscle coordination and balance. AUSPEX (15) [noun] A Roman official who interpreted omens from the flight of birds and other signs to determine the will of the gods. | [noun] Any person who observes or interprets signs or omens. AUXINS (13) [noun] A class of plant growth substance (often called phytohormones or plant hormones) which play an essential role in coordination of many growth and behavioral processes in the plant life cycle. AXEMAN (15) [noun] A man who wields an axe. | [noun] A musician who plays a guitar or saxophone. AXEMEN (15) [noun] A man who wields an axe. | [noun] A musician who plays a guitar or saxophone. AXENIC (15) [adjective] Containing only a single species of microorganism. For example, an "axenic culture" is a pure grown sample of the organism in question. | [adjective] Isolated from organisms of any other species. AXILLA (13) [noun] The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs. | [noun] The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder. AXIOMS (15) [noun] A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved. | [noun] (proof theory) A fundamental assumption that serves as a basis for deduction of theorems; a postulate (sometimes distinguished from postulates as being universally applicable, whereas postulates are particular to a certain science or context). | [noun] An established principle in some artistic practice or science that is universally received. AXIONS (13) [noun] A hypothetical subatomic particle postulated to resolve certain symmetry problems concerning the strong nuclear force. AXISED (14) AXISES (13) [noun] Plural of axis, referring to multiple lines around which objects rotate or multiple reference lines in geometric systems. AXITES (13) AXLIKE (17) [adjective] Resembling or shaped like an ax. AXONAL (13) [adjective] Relating to or affecting an axon, the long projection of a nerve cell that transmits electrical signals. AXONES (13) [noun] Plural of axon, the long slender projection of a nerve cell that conducts electrical impulses away from the cell body. AXONIC (15) [adjective] Of or relating to an axon, the long projection of a nerve cell that transmits electrical signals. AXSEED (14) BANJAX (22) [noun] A mess or undesirable situation made as a result of incompetence. | [verb] (originally Ireland) To ruin or destroy. BEMIXT (17) [verb] Past tense of "bemix," meaning to mix together or mingle. BIAXAL (15) [adjective] Having two axes, or capable of being divided into two equal parts by two planes. BIFLEX (18) BIJOUX (22) [noun] A jewel. | [noun] A piece of jewelry; a trinket. | [noun] A small intricate piece of metalwork. BOLLIX (15) [noun] Confusion | [noun] Mess | [noun] Fool, jerk BOLLOX (15) [verb] To ruin or mess something up. | [noun] Nonsense or rubbish. BOMBAX (19) [noun] A tropical tree of the mallow family, particularly the silk cotton tree, known for its large flowers and seed pods filled with silky fiber. BOMBYX (22) [noun] A genus of moths that includes the silkworm, producing silk fiber. BOXCAR (17) [noun] An enclosed railroad freight car, especially one with a sliding door. | [verb] To reduce to a boxcar function. BOXERS (15) [noun] A participant (fighter) in a boxing match. | [noun] A breed of stocky, medium-sized, short-haired dog with a square-jawed muzzle. | [noun] A type of internal combustion engine in which cylinders are arranged in two banks on either side of a single crankshaft. BOXFUL (18) [noun] The amount that a box can hold or contain. BOXIER (15) [adjective] Box-like or box-shaped. BOXING (16) [verb] To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes. | [verb] Usually followed by in: to surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner, to hem in. | [verb] To mix two containers of paint of similar colour to ensure that the color is identical. | [verb] To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes. CALXES (15) [noun] Plural of calx; the crumbly residue left after a mineral or metal has been heated or burned. | [noun] The heel bone or heel part of the foot in vertebrates. CAUDEX (16) [noun] An enlargement of the stem, branch or root of a woody plant, usually serving to store water. CERVIX (18) [noun] The neck | [noun] The necklike portion of any part, as of the womb. | [noun] The lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina. CLAXON (15) [noun] A loud electronic horn or alarm used to signal warning or alert. CLIMAX (17) [noun] (originally rhetorical) A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in ascending order. | [noun] An instance of such an ascending series. | [noun] The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point. COAXAL (15) [adjective] Having a common axis; sharing the same axis as another object or structure. COAXED (16) [verb] To fondle, kid, pet, tease. | [verb] To wheedle, persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something. | [verb] To carefully manipulate into a particular desired state, situation or position. COAXER (15) [noun] One who coaxes; a person who persuades or urges gently and persistently. COAXES (15) [verb] To fondle, kid, pet, tease. | [verb] To wheedle, persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something. | [verb] To carefully manipulate into a particular desired state, situation or position. | [noun] One of the directional motion vectors perpendicular to a cocone. COCCYX (22) [noun] The final (bottom-most) fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, the tailbone. COMMIX (19) [verb] To mix separate things together. | [verb] To become mixed; to amalgamate. CONVEX (18) [noun] Any convex body or surface. | [adjective] Curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl or sphere or circle | [adjective] (of a set in Euclidean space) arranged such that for any two points in the set, a straight line between the two points is contained within the set. CORTEX (15) [noun] The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain. | [noun] The tissue of a stem or root that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue. COWPOX (20) [noun] A pustular, eruptive skin disease of cattle caused by an Orthopoxvirus, with lesions occurring principally on the udder and teats. Human infection may occur from touching cows, and gives immunity to smallpox. COXING (16) [verb] To act as coxswain for. CRUXES (15) [noun] The basic, central, or essential point or feature. | [noun] The critical or transitional moment or issue, a turning point. | [noun] A puzzle or difficulty. DEIXIS (14) [noun] The use of a word, such as a pronoun, to refer to something that must be identified from the wider context; a word used in such a way. DELUXE (14) [adjective] Very fine in quality or luxurious. DESOXY (17) DEXIES (14) DEXTER (14) [noun] The right side of a shield from the wearer's standpoint, and the left side to the viewer. | [noun] The right hand. | [adjective] Right; on the right-hand side. DEXTRO (14) [adjective] Dextrorotatory. DIOXAN (14) DIOXID (15) DIOXIN (14) [noun] Any of a broad range of toxic or carcinogenic halogenated polycyclic compounds that occur as byproducts of herbicides. | [noun] The parent compound, dibenzo-p-dioxin, in which two benzene rings are connected vio two oxygen atoms; oxanthrene. | [noun] The unsaturated six-membered heterocycle having four carbon atoms, two oxygen atoms and two double bonds. DIPLEX (16) DIXITS (14) DOXIES (14) [noun] A dachshund | [noun] A sweetheart; a prostitute or a mistress. | [noun] A defined opinion. DUPLEX (16) [noun] A house made up of two dwelling units. | [noun] A cancellation combining a numerical cancellation with a second mark showing time, date, and place of posting. | [noun] A throwing motion where two balls are thrown with one hand at the same time. EARWAX (16) [noun] A waxy substance secreted by the ear. EFFLUX (19) [noun] The process of flowing out. | [noun] That which has flowed out. | [verb] To run out; to flow forth. ELIXIR (13) [noun] A liquid which converts lead to gold. | [noun] A substance or liquid which is believed to cure all ills and give eternal life. | [noun] (by extension) The alleged cure for all ailments; cure-all, panacea. ETHOXY (19) EUTAXY (16) EXACTA (15) [noun] A bet in which the bettor must correctly pick the two runners who finish first and second, in the correct order. EXACTS (15) [verb] To demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way. | [verb] To make desirable or necessary. | [verb] To inflict; to forcibly obtain or produce. EXALTS (13) [verb] To honor; to hold in high esteem. | [verb] To raise in rank, status etc., to elevate. | [verb] To elate, or fill with the joy of success. EXAMEN (15) [noun] Examination; inquiry EXARCH (18) [noun] In the Byzantine Empire, a governor of a distant province. | [noun] In the Eastern Christian Churches, the deputy of a patriarch, or a bishop who holds authority over other bishops without being a patriarch. | [noun] In these same churches, a bishop appointed over a group of the faithful not yet large enough or organized enough to constitute an eparchy or diocese. EXCEED (16) [verb] To be larger, greater than (something). | [verb] To be better than (something). | [verb] To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than. EXCELS (15) [verb] To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something. | [verb] To be much better than others. | [verb] To exceed, to go beyond EXCEPT (17) [verb] To exclude; to specify as being an exception. | [verb] To take exception, to object (to or against). | [preposition] With the exception of; but. EXCESS (15) [noun] The state of surpassing or going beyond limits; the being of a measure beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; that which exceeds what is usual or proper | [noun] The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder. | [noun] An undue indulgence of the appetite; transgression of proper moderation in natural gratifications; intemperance; dissipation. EXCIDE (16) EXCISE (15) [noun] A tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country). | [verb] To impose an excise tax on something. | [verb] To cut out; to remove. EXCITE (15) [verb] To stir the emotions of. | [verb] To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate. | [verb] To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level. EXCUSE (15) [noun] Explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault. | [noun] A defense to a criminal or civil charge wherein the accused party admits to doing acts for which legal consequences would normally be appropriate, but asserts that special circumstances relieve that party of culpability for having done those acts. | [noun] (with preceding negative adjective, especially sorry, poor or lame) An example of something that is substandard or of inferior quality. EXEDRA (14) [noun] A semicircular recess, with stone benches, used as a place for discussion. | [noun] (by extension) A curved bench with a high back. EXEMPT (17) [noun] One who has been released from something. | [noun] A type of French police officer. | [noun] One of four officers of the Yeomen of the Royal Guard, having the rank of corporal; an exon. EXEQUY (25) [noun] (now only in plural) Funeral rites. EXERTS (13) [verb] To put in vigorous action. | [verb] To make use of, to apply, especially of something non-material. EXEUNT (13) [noun] A stage direction for more than one actor to leave the stage. | [noun] An act of one or more actors leaving the stage. | [verb] They leave the stage (a stage direction to two or more actors, the plural counterpart of exit). EXHALE (16) [noun] An exhalation. | [verb] To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out. | [verb] To expel (something, such as tobacco smoke) from the lungs by action of the diaphragm. EXHORT (16) [verb] To urge; to advise earnestly. EXHUME (18) [verb] To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter. | [verb] To uncover; to bring to light. EXILED (14) [verb] To send into exile. EXILES (13) [noun] The state of being banished from one's home or country. | [noun] Someone who is banished from their home or country. | [verb] To send into exile. EXILIC (15) [adjective] Of or pertaining to exile. EXINES (13) [noun] The outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exosporium EXISTS (13) [verb] (stative) to be; have existence; have being or reality EXITED (14) [verb] To go out or go away from a place or situation; to depart, to leave. | [verb] To depart from life; to die. | [verb] To end or terminate (a program, subroutine, etc.) EXODOI (14) EXODOS (14) EXODUS (14) [noun] A sudden departure of a large number of people. | [verb] To depart from a place in a large group. EXOGEN (14) EXONIC (15) EXOTIC (15) [noun] An organism that is exotic to an environment. | [noun] An exotic dancer; a stripteaser. | [noun] Any exotic particle. EXPAND (16) [verb] To change (something) from a smaller form and/or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open. | [verb] To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something). | [verb] To express (something) at length and/or in detail. EXPATS (15) [noun] An expatriate; a person who lives outside their own country. EXPECT (17) [verb] To predict or believe that something will happen | [verb] To consider obligatory or required. | [verb] To consider reasonably due. EXPELS (15) [verb] To eject or erupt. | [verb] To fire (a bullet, arrow etc.). | [verb] To remove from membership. EXPEND (16) [verb] To consume, exhaust (some resource) | [verb] (of money) to spend, disburse EXPERT (15) [noun] A person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject. | [noun] A player ranking just below master. | [adjective] Extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable. EXPIRE (15) [verb] To die. | [verb] To lapse and become invalid. | [verb] To exhale; to breathe out. EXPIRY (18) [noun] A date by which an object either should not be used or loses its value, depending upon the item. | [noun] End; termination; expiration. | [noun] Death. EXPORT (15) [noun] Something that is exported | [noun] The act of exporting | [verb] To carry away EXPOSE (15) [verb] To reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to. | [verb] To subject photographic film to light thereby recording an image. | [verb] To abandon, especially an unwanted baby in the wilderness. EXSECT (15) EXSERT (13) [verb] To thrust out; to cause to protrude. | [adjective] Standing out; projecting beyond some other part. EXTANT (13) [adjective] Still in existence. | [adjective] Currently existing; not having disappeared. | [adjective] Still alive; not extinct. EXTEND (14) [verb] To increase in extent. | [verb] To possess a certain extent; to cover an amount of space. | [verb] To cause to increase in extent. EXTENT (13) [noun] A range of values or locations. | [noun] The space, area, volume, etc., to which something extends. | [noun] A contiguous area of storage in a file system. EXTERN (13) [noun] A person affiliated with an institution in a lesser capacity, for example, as a non-resident or as a part-time affiliate. | [noun] Outward form or part; exterior. | [adjective] External; outward; not inherent | [noun] In the C and C++ programming languages, a variable that can be separately declared in many places, all of them referring to the same variable. EXTOLL (13) EXTOLS (13) [verb] To praise; to make high. EXTORT (13) [verb] To take or seize off an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity | [verb] To obtain by means of the offense of extortion. | [verb] To twist outwards. EXTRAS (13) [noun] Something additional, such as an item above and beyond the ordinary school curriculum, or added to the usual charge on a bill. | [noun] An extra edition of a newspaper, which is printed outside of the normal printing cycle. | [noun] A run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat - a wide, bye, leg bye or no ball. EXUDED (15) [verb] To discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other liquid matter; to give out. | [verb] To flow out through the pores. EXUDES (14) [verb] To discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other liquid matter; to give out. | [verb] To flow out through the pores. EXULTS (13) [verb] To rejoice; to be very happy, especially in triumph. EXURBS (15) [noun] A residential area beyond the suburbs. EXUVIA (16) FAXING (17) [verb] To send a document via a fax machine. FIXATE (16) [verb] To make something fixed and stable; to fix. | [verb] To stare fixedly at something. | [verb] To attend to something to the exclusion of all others; used with on. FIXERS (16) [noun] Agent noun of fix; one who, or that which, fixes. | [noun] A chemical (sodium thiosulfate) used in photographic development that fixes the image in place, preventing further chemical reactions. | [noun] (criminal justice) A person who arranges immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion, especially as a business endeavor for profit. FIXING (17) [verb] To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix. | [verb] To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time. | [verb] To mend, to repair. FIXITY (19) [noun] The state or condition of being fixed. | [noun] Something fixed. | [noun] The position of an operator relative to its operand (prefix, postfix) or operands (infix). FIXURE (16) FLAXEN (16) [adjective] Made of or resembling flax fibers. | [adjective] A pale yellow brown; the colour of dried flax stalks and of the fiber obtained therefrom. FLAXES (16) FLEXED (17) [verb] To bend something. | [verb] To repeatedly bend one of one's joints. | [verb] To move part of the body using one's muscles. FLEXES (16) [noun] Flexibility, pliancy. | [noun] The or an act of flexing. | [noun] Any flexible insulated electrical wiring. FLEXOR (16) [noun] A muscle whose contraction acts to bend a joint or limb. FLUXED (17) [verb] To use flux on. | [verb] To melt. | [verb] To flow as a liquid. FLUXES (16) [noun] The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream. | [noun] A state of ongoing change. | [noun] A chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding. FORNIX (16) [noun] An archlike structure or fold. | [noun] Specifically, the arched bundle of fibres or axons at the base of the brain. FOXIER (16) [adjective] Having the qualities of a fox. | [adjective] Cunning, sly. | [adjective] Attractive, sexy (of a woman). FOXILY (19) FOXING (17) [verb] To trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity. | [verb] To confuse or baffle (someone). | [verb] To act slyly or craftily. GALAXY (17) [noun] The Milky Way; the apparent band of concentrated stars which appears in the night sky over earth. | [noun] Any of the collections of many millions or billions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc. existing as independent and coherent systems, of which there are billions in the known universe. | [noun] Any print or pattern reminiscent of a galaxy, generally consisting of blending, semiopaque patches of vibrant color on a dark background. HALLUX (16) [noun] The big toe. HATBOX (18) [noun] A piece of luggage for a hat; a case or box for a hat. HEXADE (17) HEXADS (17) [noun] A group of six. | [noun] An element or radical with the combining power of six units, i.e. six atoms of hydrogen. HEXANE (16) [noun] Any of five isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons, C6H14. They are colorless, volatile liquids. HEXERS (16) HEXING (17) [verb] To cast a spell on (specifically an evil spell), to bewitch. | [noun] The act of casting a hex or curse. HEXONE (16) HEXOSE (16) [noun] A sugar or saccharide containing six carbon atoms. HEXYLS (19) HOAXED (17) [verb] To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated. HOAXER (16) [noun] Someone who perpetrates hoaxes. HOAXES (16) [noun] Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick. | [verb] To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated. HOTBOX (18) [noun] A container maintained at elevated temperatures in order to heat or cook its contents. | [noun] An overheated shaft bearing. | [verb] To smoke marijuana in a small confined area, such as the inside of a car, until it is full of smoke, thereby purportedly intensifying the drug's effects. IBEXES (15) [noun] A type of wild mountain goat of the genus Capra, such as the species Capra ibex. ICEBOX (17) [noun] A box or compartment containing ice. | [noun] A compartment in a refrigerator that is colder than the rest of the refrigerator and is used as a freezer. | [noun] A refrigerator. ILEXES (13) [noun] Holm oak (Quercus ilex). | [noun] Any of the numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Ilex. INFLUX (16) [noun] A flow inward or into something; a coming in. | [noun] That which flows or comes in. | [noun] Influence; power. IXODID (15) IXORAS (13) IXTLES (13) JINXED (21) [verb] To cast a spell on. | [verb] To bring bad luck to. | [verb] To cause something to happen by mentioning it, usually sarcastically. JINXES (20) [noun] A hex; an evil spell. | [noun] A person or thing supposed to bring bad luck. KLAXON (17) [noun] A loud electric alarm or horn. | [verb] To produce a loud, siren-like wail. LARYNX (16) [noun] An organ of the neck of mammals situated just below where the tract of the pharynx splits into the trachea and the oesophagus (or esophagus). It is involved in breath control and protection of the trachea, and, because it houses the vocal cords, sound production. LAXEST (13) [adjective] Lenient and allowing for deviation; not strict. | [adjective] Loose; not tight or taut. | [adjective] Lacking care; neglectful, negligent. LAXITY (16) [noun] The state of being lax; looseness, lack of tension. | [noun] Moral looseness; lack of rigorousness or strictness. LEXEME (15) [noun] A unit of lexical meaning, roughly corresponding to the set of inflected forms taken by a single word. | [noun] An individual instance of a continuous character sequence without spaces, used in lexical analysis (see token). LEXICA (15) LOXING (14) LUMMOX (17) [noun] A clumsy, stupid person; an awkward bungler. LUXATE (13) [verb] To dislocate. | [adjective] Dislocated. LUXURY (16) [noun] Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings. | [noun] Something desirable but expensive. | [noun] Something that is pleasant but not necessary in life. LYNXES (16) [noun] Any of several medium-sized wild cats, mostly of the genus Lynx. MASTIX (15) MATRIX (15) [noun] The womb. | [noun] The material or tissue in which more specialized structures are embedded. | [noun] An extracellular matrix, the material or tissue between the cells of animals or plants. MAXIMA (17) [noun] A music note equal to two (or sometimes three) longæ; in modern notation, this is typically equivalent to eight semibreves. | [noun] The highest limit | [noun] The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a function MAXIMS (17) [noun] A self-evident axiom or premise; a pithy expression of a general principle or rule. | [noun] A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching. MAXIXE (22) [noun] A Brazilian dance in a rapid 2/4 time, influenced by the tango and polka. | [noun] A deep blue variety of beryl. MENINX (15) [noun] A membrane, especially one of the three membranes enclosing the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates MINXES (15) [noun] A mink. MIXERS (15) [noun] One who, or a device that, mixes or merges things together. | [noun] One who mixes or socializes. | [noun] A machine outfitted with (typically blunt) blades with which it mixes or beats ingredients in a bowl below. MIXING (16) [verb] To stir together. | [verb] To combine (items from two or more sources normally kept separate). | [verb] To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together of ingredients; to concoct from different parts. MIXUPS (17) [noun] A case of confusion. MOXIES (15) MYXOID (19) MYXOMA (20) [noun] A tumor of primitive connective tissue. NIXIES (13) [noun] A female nix, a water-spirit. | [noun] A piece of mail returned as undeliverable. NIXING (14) [verb] To make something become nothing; to reject or cancel. | [verb] To destroy or eradicate. NONTAX (13) ONYXES (16) [noun] A banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz. | [noun] A jet-black color, named after the gemstone. | [noun] Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Horaga. ORYXES (16) [noun] Any of several antelopes, of the genus Oryx, native to Africa, which have long, straight horns. OUTBOX (15) [noun] A box holding papers to be transmitted to others, eg, by mail. | [noun] An electronic folder serving the same purpose, for electronic mail. | [verb] To box better than. OUTFOX (16) [verb] To beat in a competition of wits OXALIC (15) OXALIS (13) [noun] Any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Oxalis OXBOWS (18) [noun] A U-shaped piece of wood used as a collar for an ox, the upper parts fastened to its yoke | [noun] A meander in a river; the land enclosed by such a loop OXCART (15) OXEYES (16) [noun] Several daisy-like flowers in various genera, | [noun] Any oxeye daisy. | [noun] The corn camomile (Anthemis arvensis). OXFORD (17) [noun] A variety of shoe, typically made of heavy leather. | [noun] (by ellipsis) An Oxford Dictionary. OXIDES (14) [noun] A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element. OXIDIC (16) OXIMES (15) OXLIPS (15) [noun] The plant Primula elatior, similar to cowslip but with larger, pale yellow flowers. OXTAIL (13) [noun] The tail of an ox or cow. | [noun] A cut of meat taken from the tail of a cow or calf; it requires long, slow braising, and is used to prepare oxtail soup. OXTERS (13) [noun] The armpit. OXYGEN (17) [noun] The chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994. It is a colorless and odorless gas. | [noun] Molecular oxygen (O2), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature, also called dioxygen. | [noun] A mixture of oxygen and other gases, administered to a patient to help them breathe. PAXWAX (25) PEGBOX (18) [noun] The part of a violin or similar stringed instrument that holds the tuning pegs. PEROXY (18) PHENIX (18) PICKAX (21) [noun] A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge. | [verb] To use a pickaxe. PIXELS (15) [noun] One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory. | [noun] One of the squares that make up a pixel art work or a zoomed in image in a computer. PIXIES (15) [noun] (fantasy literature, fairy tales) A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature. | [noun] A cute, petite woman with short hair. | [noun] An upper-atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, a short-lasting pinpoint of light on the surface of convective domes that produces a gnome. PLEXAL (15) PLEXOR (15) [noun] A hammer (or other instrument) used to test a person's reflexes. PLEXUS (15) [noun] A network or interwoven mass, especially of nerves, blood vessels, or lymphatic vessels. | [noun] The system of equations required for the complete expression of the relations which exist between a set of quantities. POLEAX (15) [noun] An ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle. | [noun] A long-handled battle axe, being a combination of ax, hammer and pike. | [verb] To fell someone with, or as if with, a poleaxe. POLLEX (15) [noun] The thumb; the first, or preaxial, digit of the forelimb, corresponding to the hallux in the hind limb. In birds, the pollex is the joint which bears the alula or bastard wing. POXING (16) PRAXES (15) PRAXIS (15) [noun] The practical application of any branch of learning. | [noun] The deliberate action of a rational being. | [noun] The synthesis of theory and practice, without presuming the primacy of either. PREFIX (18) [noun] Something placed before another | [verb] To determine beforehand; to set in advance. | [verb] To put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start. PREMIX (17) [noun] A blend of components that has been mixed in advance of use or of further processing. | [noun] A manufactured beverage consisting of alcohol and soft drink, milk or other non-alcoholic drinks; an alcopop. | [verb] To blend in advance. PRETAX (15) [adjective] Before the payment of taxes. PREXES (15) [noun] (college slang) A president, especially of a university. | [noun] Prefix. PROLIX (15) [adjective] Tediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details. | [adjective] Long; having great length. PYXIES (18) RAXING (14) REFLEX (16) [noun] An automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not require mental processing. | [noun] The descendant of an earlier language element, such as a word or phoneme, in a daughter language. | [noun] The descendant of anything from an earlier time, such as a cultural myth. REFLUX (16) [noun] The backwards flow of any fluid. | [noun] A technique, using a reflux condenser, allowing one to boil the contents of a vessel over an extended period. | [noun] The leaking of stomach acid up into the oesophagus. REMIXT (15) SAXONY (16) SCOLEX (15) [noun] The structure at the front end of a tapeworm which, in the adult, has suckers and hooks by which it attaches itself to a host. SEXIER (13) [adjective] (of a person) Having sex appeal; suggestive of sex. | [adjective] That can sexually attract or arouse. | [adjective] (of a thing or concept) interesting, attractive, intriguing, or appealing. SEXILY (16) SEXING (14) [verb] To determine the sex of an animal. | [verb] To have sex with. | [noun] The determination of the sex of a young bird (typically poultry) SEXISM (15) [noun] The belief that people of one sex or gender are inherently superior to others. | [noun] Discrimination or different treatment (e.g. in job opportunities) based on sex or gender. | [noun] Attitudes or actions that are based on or promote the expectation that people adhere to stereotypical social roles (gender roles) based on sex. SEXIST (13) [noun] A person who discriminates on grounds of sex; someone who practises sexism. | [adjective] Unfairly discriminatory against one sex in favour of the other. SEXPOT (15) [noun] A sexy person. SEXTAN (13) SEXTET (13) [noun] Any group of six people or things. | [noun] A composition for six voices or instruments. | [noun] A group of six singers or instrumentalists. SEXTON (13) [noun] A church official who looks after a church building and its graveyard and may act as a gravedigger and bell-ringer. | [noun] A sexton beetle. SEXTOS (13) SEXUAL (13) [noun] A species which reproduces by sexual rather than asexual reproduction, or a member of such a species. | [noun] A person who experiences sexual attraction, a person who has interest in or desire for sex (especially as contrasted with an asexual). | [adjective] Arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes. SILVEX (16) SIXMOS (15) SIXTES (13) SIXTHS (16) [noun] (not used in the plural) The person or thing in the sixth position. | [noun] One of six equal parts of a whole. | [noun] The interval between one note and another, five notes higher in the scale, for example C to A, a major sixth, or C to A flat, a minor sixth. (Note that the interval covers six notes counting inclusively, for example C-D-E-F-G-A.) SKYBOX (22) [noun] A seating area for VIPs in a stadium. | [noun] A cube with textures on its inner faces, used to simulate the sky or similar backdrop around a three-dimensional playfield. SMILAX (15) [noun] Any member of the Smilax genus of greenbriers. SPADIX (16) [noun] A fleshy spike (inflorescence) with reduced flowers, usually enclosed by a spathe, characteristic of aroids. | [noun] A male sexual organ of certain cephalopods and hydrozoans (especially the nautilus), used to transfer sperm. SPHINX (18) [noun] A creature with the head of a person and the body of an animal (commonly a lion). | [noun] A person who keeps his/her thoughts and intentions secret; an enigmatic person. | [noun] A mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx, formerly classified a baboon, and called sphinx baboon. STORAX (13) [noun] Any member of the genus Styrax of trees and shrubs. | [noun] The resin of the oriental sweetgum tree (Liquidambar orientalis), formerly used as a stimulating expectorant. STYRAX (16) [noun] Any member of the genus Styrax of about 130 species of large shrubs or small trees, mostly native to temperate or tropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere. SUBFIX (18) SUFFIX (19) [noun] (grammar) A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning. | [noun] A subscript. | [noun] A final segment of a string of characters. SURTAX (13) [noun] An additional or extra tax. | [verb] To impose a surtax upon. SYNTAX (16) [noun] A set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences. | [noun] The formal rules of formulating the statements of a computer language. | [noun] The study of the structure of phrases, sentences and language. SYRINX (16) [noun] A set of panpipes. | [noun] A narrow channel cut in rock, especially in ancient Egyptian tombs. | [noun] The voice organ in birds. TAXEME (15) TAXERS (13) TAXIED (14) [verb] To move an aircraft on the ground under its own power. | [verb] To travel by taxicab. TAXIES (13) [noun] A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, driven by a taxi driver. | [noun] A share taxi. | [verb] To move an aircraft on the ground under its own power. TAXING (14) [verb] To impose and collect a tax from (a person or company). | [verb] To impose and collect a tax on (something). | [verb] To make excessive demands on. TAXITE (13) TAXMAN (15) [noun] (sometimes derogatory) A tax collector. | [noun] (sometimes derogatory) A tax-collecting organ, personified. TAXMEN (15) [noun] (sometimes derogatory) A tax collector. | [noun] (sometimes derogatory) A tax-collecting organ, personified. TAXONS (13) TEABOX (15) THORAX (16) [noun] The region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs. | [noun] The middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body to which the legs are attached. TOXICS (15) [noun] (waste processing) Toxic waste TOXINE (13) TOXINS (13) [noun] A toxic or poisonous substance produced by the biological processes of biological organisms. TOXOID (14) [noun] A toxin that has had its toxic properties removed, but retains its ability to generate an immune response. TUXEDO (14) [noun] A typically black formal jacket worn by men. | [noun] The entire suit complementing and including this jacket. UNFIXT (16) UNISEX (13) [adjective] Designed to be suitable for any sex or gender. | [adjective] Not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender. UNMIXT (15) UNSEXY (16) [adjective] Not sexy. | [adjective] (of research etc) Perceived as not having wide contemporary interest; plodding. UNVEXT (16) URTEXT (13) [noun] A primitive, seminal, or prototypical example of an artistic genre or the basis of an ideological movement. | [noun] The original version of a piece of music or text, as created by the composer or writer. VERNIX (16) [noun] Vernix caseosa; a fatty deposit covering the skin of newborn babies. VERTEX (16) [noun] The highest point of something. | [noun] The highest surface on the skull. | [noun] The common point of the two rays of the angle, or its equivalent structure in polyhedra (meeting of edges) and higher order polytopes. VEXERS (16) VEXILS (16) VEXING (17) [verb] To trouble aggressively, to harass. | [verb] To annoy, irritate. | [verb] To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress. VIXENS (16) [noun] A female fox. | [noun] A malicious, quarrelsome or temperamental woman. | [noun] A racy or salacious woman. VOLVOX (19) [noun] Any of the genus Volvox of chlorophytes. VORTEX (16) [noun] A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column. | [noun] Anything that involves constant violent or chaotic activity around some centre. | [noun] Anything that inevitably draws surrounding things into its current. WAXERS (16) WAXIER (16) [adjective] Resembling wax in texture or appearance. WAXILY (19) WAXING (17) [verb] To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny. | [verb] To remove hair at the roots from (a part of the body) by coating the skin with a film of wax that is then pulled away sharply. | [verb] To defeat utterly. XEBECS (17) [noun] A small two-masted, and later three-masted, Mediterranean transport ship with an overhanging bow and stern. XENIAL (13) XENIAS (13) XENONS (13) XYLANS (16) XYLEMS (18) XYLENE (16) [noun] Any of a group of three isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons, found in coal and wood tar. XYLOID (17) XYLOLS (16) XYLOSE (16) [noun] One of the pentoses, C5H10O5, a white crystalline sugar, derived from wood. XYLYLS (19) XYSTER (16) XYSTOI (16) XYSTOS (16) XYSTUS (16) [noun] (in Ancient Greece) A long and open portico within the gymnasium.

ABAXIAL (16) [adjective] Of a side that is facing away from the axis or central line, such as the underside of a leaf; or the back of an animal. | [adjective] Not in the axis. Applied to an embryo placed out of the axis of the seed. ABAXILE (16) ADAXIAL (15) [adjective] On the side that is towards the axis or central line, usually on the upper side. | [adjective] (developmental biology) adjacent to the axis, or in vertebrates the notochord. ADDAXES (16) [noun] A large African antelope (Addax nasomaculatus), with long horns, that lives in the desert. ADMIXED (18) [verb] To mingle with something else; to mix. ADMIXES (17) [noun] The act of admixing. | [noun] The mixture that results from admixing, especially an alloy. | [verb] To mingle with something else; to mix. ADNEXAL (15) [adjective] Relating to or denoting an appendage or structure attached to or adjacent to a main body part, especially in anatomy referring to structures near the uterus such as the fallopian tubes and ovaries. AFFIXAL (20) [adjective] Relating to or functioning as an affix (a word element attached to a root word to modify its meaning). AFFIXED (21) [verb] To attach. | [verb] To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to. | [verb] To fix or fasten figuratively; with on or upon. AFFIXER (20) [noun] One who affixes; something that attaches or fastens. | [noun] In linguistics, a morpheme that is attached to a root or stem to modify its meaning. AFFIXES (20) [noun] That which is affixed; an appendage. | [noun] A bound morpheme added to the word’s stem's end. | [noun] (broadly) A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem; a prefix, suffix etc. ALEXIAS (14) ALEXINE (14) ALEXINS (14) ALLOXAN (14) [noun] An oxidation product of uric acid, 2,4,5,6(1H,3H)-pyrimidinetetrone, capable of inducing diabetes by destroying pancreatic tissue ANNEXED (15) [verb] To add something to another thing, especially territory; to incorporate. | [verb] To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc. | [verb] To join; to be united. ANNEXES (14) [noun] An addition, an extension. | [noun] An appendix to a book or document. | [noun] An addition or extension to a building. | [verb] To add something to another thing, especially territory; to incorporate. ANOREXY (17) ANOXIAS (14) [noun] Plural of anoxia, a condition of oxygen deficiency in the body or tissues. ANTEFIX (17) [noun] An ornamental block or tile fixed to the eaves of a roof to conceal the ends of tiles or rafters. ANTHRAX (17) [noun] An acute infectious disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle, caused by Bacillus anthracis. | [noun] The human disease that can occur in humans through contact with infected herbivores, tissue from infected animals, or high concentrations of anthrax spores, but is not usually spread between humans, with symptoms including lesions on the skin or in the lungs, often fatal. ANTISEX (14) ANTITAX (14) ANXIETY (17) [noun] An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event. | [noun] An uneasy or distressing desire (for something). | [noun] A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach. ANXIOUS (14) [adjective] Nervous and worried. | [adjective] Having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown. | [adjective] (of things) Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying. APRAXIA (16) [noun] Total or partial loss of the ability to perform coordinated movements or manipulate objects in the absence of motor or sensory impairment; specifically, a disorder of motor planning. APRAXIC (18) [adjective] Relating to or affected by apraxia, a neurological condition characterized by loss of ability to execute learned purposeful movements despite having the desire and physical ability to perform them. APTERYX (19) [noun] A flightless bird native to New Zealand, also known as a kiwi. ARUSPEX (16) [noun] A Roman priest who practiced divination by inspecting the entrails of sacrificial animals. | [noun] A soothsayer or diviner. ASEXUAL (14) [noun] A species which reproduces by asexual rather than sexual reproduction, or a member of such a species. | [noun] A person who does not experience sexual attraction; a person who lacks interest in or desire for sex. | [noun] Something which does not have a sex, or a word which refers to such a thing. ASPHYXY (25) ATARAXY (17) [noun] Freedom from mental disturbance; imperturbability, dogged indifference. ATAXIAS (14) [noun] Plural of ataxia; neurological conditions characterized by loss of coordination and control of voluntary movements. ATAXICS (16) [noun] Plural of ataxic; people who suffer from ataxia, a neurological condition characterized by lack of coordination and control of voluntary movements. ATAXIES (14) [noun] Plural of ataxia, a neurological disorder characterized by loss of muscle coordination and control. AUXESES (14) [noun] Plural of auxesis, a rhetorical device involving amplification or exaggeration for emphasis or effect. AUXESIS (14) [noun] A rhetorical device involving a gradual increase in the force or importance of successive words or clauses. | [noun] In biology, an increase in size of an organism or part without cell division. AUXETIC (16) [adjective] Describing a material that expands laterally when stretched and contracts laterally when compressed, having a negative Poisson's ratio. AUXINIC (16) AXIALLY (17) [adverb] In a manner relating to or along an axis. | [adverb] In a direction parallel to the main axis of something. AXILLAE (14) [noun] The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs. | [noun] The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder. AXILLAR (14) [adjective] Relating to or located in the axilla (armpit region). AXILLAS (14) [noun] Plural of axilla; the armpits or the angle between a leaf or branch and the stem. AXOLOTL (14) [noun] A critically endangered salamander found in the elevated lakes of Mexico, Ambystoma mexicanum. AXONEME (16) [noun] A bundle of nine microtubules forming the internal scaffolding of a cilium, with two extra central microtubules connecting the others if the cilium is motile AXSEEDS (15) BANDBOX (19) [noun] A box of lightweight construction (e.g. cardboard, thin wood) for carrying hats or other apparel items. | [noun] A small baseball park conducive to scoring home runs. BATEAUX (16) [noun] A small, flat-bottomed type of boat. BAUXITE (16) [noun] The principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like mineral, being a mixture of hydrated oxides and hydroxides. BEESWAX (19) [noun] A wax secreted by bees from which they make honeycomb; or, the processed form of this wax used in the manufacture of various goods. | [noun] (mildly) “Business”, as in such phrases as mind your own beeswax and none of your beeswax. | [verb] To polish with beeswax. BEMIXED (19) BEMIXES (18) [verb] Third person singular simple present indicative form of "bemix," meaning to mix thoroughly or confuse by mixing. BETAXED (17) BETWIXT (19) [preposition] Between. BIAXIAL (16) [adjective] Having two axes | [adjective] Having a value in two perpendicular directions. [In solid mechanics it generally means that normal stresses exist in two of the possible three directions. Note that they do not have to be equal in sign or magnitude.] BOOMBOX (20) [noun] A powerful portable audio system for listening collectively to recorded or broadcast sound. BORAXES (16) [noun] Plural of borax, a mineral compound of boron used in cleaning products, glass manufacturing, and other industrial applications. BOXCARS (18) [noun] An enclosed railroad freight car, especially one with a sliding door. BOXFISH (22) [noun] Any of the family Ostraciidae of often colorful, squared, bony fishes. | [noun] Certain species in Ostraciidae, principally in genus Ostracion. BOXFULS (19) [noun] Plural of boxful; the amount that a box can hold, or multiple quantities of items filling boxes. BOXHAUL (19) [verb] To turn a sailing ship around by putting the helm hard alee and hauling the headsails flat, causing the ship to pivot on its heel rather than completing a full tack. BOXIEST (16) [adjective] Box-like or box-shaped. BOXINGS (17) [noun] The act or sport of fighting with gloved fists. | [noun] Plural of boxing, referring to multiple instances or contexts of the sport or activity. | [noun] Material or containers used for packing or shipping goods. BOXLIKE (20) [adjective] Resembling or having the shape or characteristics of a box; square or rectangular in form. BOXWOOD (20) [noun] The box tree, Buxus sempervirens. | [noun] The hard, close-grained wood of this tree, used in delicate woodwork and in making inlays. | [noun] Any tree of genus Buxus. BRAXIES (16) [noun] A disease in sheep characterized by inflammation of the abomasum (fourth stomach), typically fatal and caused by bacterial toxins. | [noun] Plural of braxy, referring to multiple cases of this disease or affected animals. BROADAX (17) [noun] A large ax with a broad blade, used for splitting wood or in logging. | [noun] A tool with a wide, flat blade used for hewing or shaping wood. BRUXISM (18) [noun] The habit or practice of grinding the teeth, as while sleeping, or due to stress or certain drugs. BUREAUX (16) [noun] An administrative unit of government; office. | [noun] An organization or office for collecting or providing information or news. | [noun] An office (room where clerical or professional duties are performed). BUXOMER (18) BUXOMLY (21) [adverb] In a buxom manner; with a full-figured or well-endowed appearance or quality. CACHEXY (24) [noun] Cachexia. CALYXES (19) [noun] The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop. | [noun] Any of various cup-like structures. CARAPAX (18) [noun] The hard outer shell or case of a turtle, tortoise, or crustacean. | [noun] A covering or protection resembling a shell. CASHBOX (21) [noun] A box for holding cash. | [noun] A toll booth. CHAMOIX (21) CLAXONS (16) [noun] Loud mechanical horns or warning devices that produce a sharp, piercing sound. | [noun] Plural of claxon, a brand name that became a generic term for such horns. COALBOX (18) [noun] A box or container used to store coal for heating purposes. COANNEX (16) COAXERS (16) [noun] Plural of coaxer; people or things that coax or persuade someone gently or gradually. | [verb] Third person singular present tense of coax; persuades someone gradually or gently to do something. COAXIAL (16) [noun] A coaxial cable | [adjective] Having a common central axis COAXING (17) [verb] To fondle, kid, pet, tease. | [verb] To wheedle, persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something. | [verb] To carefully manipulate into a particular desired state, situation or position. COEXERT (16) COEXIST (16) [verb] (of two or more things, people, concepts, etc.) To exist contemporaneously or in the same area. COMMIXT (20) [adjective] Mixed together; blended or combined with other things. COMPLEX (20) [noun] A network of interconnected systems. | [noun] A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base. | [noun] An assemblage of related things; a collection. CONFLUX (19) [noun] A merger of rivers, or the place where rivers merge. | [noun] A convergence or moving gathering of forces, people, or things. CONTEXT (16) [noun] The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence. | [noun] The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning. | [noun] The surroundings and environment in which an artifact is found and which may provide important clues about the artifact's function and/or cultural meaning. COTEAUX (16) [noun] Plural of coteau; a small hill or the side of a hill, particularly in French geographical terminology used in English contexts. COXALGY (20) [noun] Pain in the hip joint or hip region. COXCOMB (22) [noun] The cap of a court jester, adorned with a red stripe. | [noun] The fleshy red pate of a rooster. | [noun] (by extension) A foolish or conceited person; a dandy. COXITIS (16) [noun] Inflammation of the hip joint or the coxa (hip bone). DESEXED (16) [verb] To remove another's sexual characteristics or functions, often physical sterilization. DESEXES (15) [verb] To remove another's sexual characteristics or functions, often physical sterilization. DETOXED (16) [verb] To detoxify, especially from alcohol or recreational drugs. DETOXES (15) [noun] Detoxification, especially of the body from alcohol or illegal, addictive drugs. | [noun] A detoxification unit. | [verb] To detoxify, especially from alcohol or recreational drugs. DEWAXED (19) [verb] To remove wax from a material or from a surface. | [adjective] That has been treated by a dewaxing process DEWAXES (18) [verb] To remove wax from a material or from a surface. DEXTRAL (15) [adjective] Of or pertaining to the right side DEXTRAN (15) [noun] A biopolymer of glucose produced by enzymes of certain bacteria; used as a substitute for blood plasma, and as a stationary phase in chromatography. DEXTRIN (15) [noun] Any of a range of oligomers of glucose, intermediate in complexity between maltose and starch, produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch; used commercially as adhesives. DIGOXIN (16) [noun] A poisonous compound present in the foxglove (Digitalis lanata) and other plants. It is a steroid glycoside and is used in small doses as a cardiac stimulant. DIOXANE (15) [noun] Any of a class of six-membered, saturated heterocycles having four carbon atoms and two oxygen atoms in the ring. DIOXANS (15) DIOXIDE (16) [noun] Any oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule. DIOXIDS (16) DIOXINS (15) [noun] Any of a broad range of toxic or carcinogenic halogenated polycyclic compounds that occur as byproducts of herbicides. | [noun] The parent compound, dibenzo-p-dioxin, in which two benzene rings are connected vio two oxygen atoms; oxanthrene. | [noun] The unsaturated six-membered heterocycle having four carbon atoms, two oxygen atoms and two double bonds. ELIXIRS (14) [noun] A liquid which converts lead to gold. | [noun] A substance or liquid which is believed to cure all ills and give eternal life. | [noun] (by extension) The alleged cure for all ailments; cure-all, panacea. EPITAXY (19) [noun] An overgrowth in which the overlying crystal is either induced into the same orientation, or otherwise grows under the influence of the underlying crystal into the same orientation. EPOXIDE (17) [noun] Any of a class of organic compound, cyclic ethers, having a three-membered ring; they are prepared by the selective oxidation of alkenes or by ring-closure of halohydrins; used to make plastics | [noun] Any similar compound in which an ether linkage has been made across a larger ring EPOXIED (17) [verb] To glue with epoxy. EPOXIES (16) [noun] A thermosetting polyepoxide resin used chiefly in strong adhesives, coatings and laminates; epoxy resin. | [verb] To glue with epoxy. EPOXYED (20) EQUINOX (23) [noun] The intersection of the apparent path of the sun in the sky (the ecliptic) with the celestial equator. | [noun] One of the two days on which this intersection occurs each year: (for the Northern hemisphere) March 20 or 21 in the spring and September 22 or 23 in the autumn. ETHOXYL (20) EXACTAS (16) [noun] A bet in which the bettor must correctly pick the two runners who finish first and second, in the correct order. EXACTED (17) [verb] To demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way. | [verb] To make desirable or necessary. | [verb] To inflict; to forcibly obtain or produce. EXACTER (16) EXACTLY (19) [adverb] (manner) without approximation; precisely. | [adverb] (focus) Used to provide emphasis. | [interjection] Signifies agreement or recognition. EXACTOR (16) EXALTED (15) [verb] To honor; to hold in high esteem. | [verb] To raise in rank, status etc., to elevate. | [verb] To elate, or fill with the joy of success. EXALTER (14) EXAMENS (16) [noun] Examination; inquiry EXAMINE (16) [verb] To observe or inspect carefully or critically | [verb] To check the health or condition of something or someone | [verb] To determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination EXAMPLE (18) [noun] Something that is representative of all such things in a group. | [noun] Something that serves to illustrate or explain a rule. | [noun] Something that serves as a pattern of behaviour to be imitated (a good example) or not to be imitated (a bad example). EXARCHS (19) [noun] In the Byzantine Empire, a governor of a distant province. | [noun] In the Eastern Christian Churches, the deputy of a patriarch, or a bishop who holds authority over other bishops without being a patriarch. | [noun] In these same churches, a bishop appointed over a group of the faithful not yet large enough or organized enough to constitute an eparchy or diocese. EXARCHY (22) EXCEEDS (17) [verb] To be larger, greater than (something). | [verb] To be better than (something). | [verb] To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than. EXCEPTS (18) [verb] To exclude; to specify as being an exception. | [verb] To take exception, to object (to or against). EXCERPT (18) [noun] A clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work such as a news article, a film, or a literary composition. | [verb] To select or copy sample material (excerpts) from a work. EXCIDED (18) EXCIDES (17) EXCIMER (18) [noun] Any diatomic exciplex EXCIPLE (18) EXCISED (17) [verb] To impose an excise tax on something. | [verb] To cut out; to remove. EXCISES (16) [noun] A tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country). EXCITED (17) [verb] To stir the emotions of. | [verb] To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate. | [verb] To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level. EXCITER (16) [noun] A person who excites. | [noun] The electronic oscillator that generates the carrier signal for a transmitter. EXCITES (16) [verb] To stir the emotions of. | [verb] To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate. | [verb] To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level. EXCITON (16) [noun] A bound state of an electron and an electron hole in an insulator or semiconductor EXCITOR (16) EXCLAIM (18) [noun] Exclamation; outcry, clamor. | [verb] To cry out suddenly, from some strong emotion. | [verb] To say suddenly and with strong emotion. EXCLAVE (19) [noun] A portion of a country's territory not connected to the main part | [noun] A detached part of an organ, as of the pancreas, thyroid, or other gland. EXCLUDE (17) [verb] To bar (someone) from entering; to keep out. | [verb] To expel; to put out. | [verb] To omit from consideration. EXCRETA (16) [noun] Bodily waste which is excreted from the body. EXCRETE (16) [verb] To discharge material (including waste products) from a cell, body or system. EXCUSED (17) [verb] To forgive; to pardon. | [verb] To allow to leave, or release from any obligation. | [verb] To provide an excuse for; to explain, with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement. EXCUSER (16) EXCUSES (16) [noun] Explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault. | [noun] A defense to a criminal or civil charge wherein the accused party admits to doing acts for which legal consequences would normally be appropriate, but asserts that special circumstances relieve that party of culpability for having done those acts. | [noun] (with preceding negative adjective, especially sorry, poor or lame) An example of something that is substandard or of inferior quality. EXECUTE (16) [verb] To kill as punishment for capital crimes. | [verb] To carry out; to put into effect. | [verb] To perform. EXEDRAE (15) [noun] A semicircular recess, with stone benches, used as a place for discussion. | [noun] (by extension) A curved bench with a high back. EXEGETE (15) [noun] A person skilled in exegesis; an interpreter of texts, signs, the words of an oracle, and similar obscure or esoteric sources. | [verb] To interpret; to perform an exegesis. EXEMPLA (18) [noun] An example. | [noun] A story demonstrating a moral point; a parable. EXEMPTS (18) [noun] One who has been released from something. | [noun] A type of French police officer. | [noun] One of four officers of the Yeomen of the Royal Guard, having the rank of corporal; an exon. EXERGUE (15) [noun] A space beneath the main design on a coin or medal for the insertion of the date or other minor inscription. EXERTED (15) [verb] To put in vigorous action. | [verb] To make use of, to apply, especially of something non-material. EXHALED (18) [verb] To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out. | [verb] To expel (something, such as tobacco smoke) from the lungs by action of the diaphragm. | [verb] To pass off in the form of vapour; to emerge. EXHALES (17) [verb] To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out. | [verb] To expel (something, such as tobacco smoke) from the lungs by action of the diaphragm. | [verb] To pass off in the form of vapour; to emerge. EXHAUST (17) [noun] A system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged; see also exhaust system. | [noun] The steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there. | [noun] The dirty air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose. EXHIBIT (19) [noun] An instance of exhibiting. | [noun] That which is exhibited. | [noun] A public showing; an exhibition. EXHORTS (17) [verb] To urge; to advise earnestly. EXHUMED (20) [verb] To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter. | [verb] To uncover; to bring to light. EXHUMER (19) EXHUMES (19) [verb] To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter. | [verb] To uncover; to bring to light. EXIGENT (15) [noun] Extremity; end; limit; pressing urgency. | [noun] The amount that is required. | [noun] A writ in proceedings before outlawry. EXILIAN (14) EXILING (15) [verb] To send into exile. EXISTED (15) [verb] (stative) to be; have existence; have being or reality EXITING (15) [verb] To go out or go away from a place or situation; to depart, to leave. | [verb] To depart from life; to die. | [verb] To end or terminate (a program, subroutine, etc.) EXOCARP (18) [noun] The outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits; the skin or epicarp EXODERM (17) EXOGAMY (20) [noun] Marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than one's own as required by custom or law | [noun] The fusion of two unrelated gametes EXOGENS (15) EXORDIA (15) [noun] A beginning. | [noun] The introduction to an essay or discourse. EXOSMIC (18) EXOTICA (16) [noun] A genre of American music from the 1950s, characterized by an evocative musical focus on the islands of the South Pacific. EXOTICS (16) [noun] An organism that is exotic to an environment. | [noun] An exotic dancer; a stripteaser. | [noun] Any exotic particle. EXOTISM (16) EXPANDS (17) [verb] To change (something) from a smaller form and/or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open. | [verb] To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something). | [verb] To express (something) at length and/or in detail. EXPANSE (16) [noun] A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky, or land. | [noun] An amount of spread or stretch. EXPECTS (18) [verb] To predict or believe that something will happen | [verb] To consider obligatory or required. | [verb] To consider reasonably due. EXPENDS (17) [verb] To consume, exhaust (some resource) | [verb] (of money) to spend, disburse EXPENSE (16) [noun] A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds. | [noun] The elimination or consumption of something, sometimes with the notion of loss or damage to the thing eliminated. | [noun] Loss. EXPERTS (16) [noun] A person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject. | [noun] A player ranking just below master. EXPIATE (16) [verb] To atone or make reparation for. | [verb] To make amends or pay the penalty for. | [verb] To relieve or cleanse of guilt. EXPIRED (17) [verb] To die. | [verb] To lapse and become invalid. | [verb] To exhale; to breathe out. EXPIRER (16) EXPIRES (16) [verb] To die. | [verb] To lapse and become invalid. | [verb] To exhale; to breathe out. EXPLAIN (16) [verb] To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of. | [verb] To give a valid excuse for past behavior. | [verb] To make flat, smooth out. EXPLANT (16) [noun] Any portion taken from a plant or an animal that will be used to initiate a culture. It can be a portion of the shoot, or of the leaves, or even just some cells. | [verb] To remove something, such as a medical device, that has been implanted. EXPLODE (17) [verb] To destroy with an explosion. | [verb] To destroy violently or abruptly. | [verb] To create an exploded view of. EXPLOIT (16) [noun] A heroic or extraordinary deed. | [noun] An achievement. | [noun] A program or technique that exploits a vulnerability in other software. EXPLORE (16) [noun] An exploration; a tour of a place to see what it is like. | [verb] To seek for something or after someone. | [verb] To examine or investigate something systematically. EXPORTS (16) [verb] To carry away | [verb] To sell (goods) to a foreign country | [verb] To cause to spread in another part of the world EXPOSAL (16) EXPOSED (17) [verb] To reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to. | [verb] To subject photographic film to light thereby recording an image. | [verb] To abandon, especially an unwanted baby in the wilderness. EXPOSER (16) EXPOSES (16) [verb] To reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to. | [verb] To subject photographic film to light thereby recording an image. | [verb] To abandon, especially an unwanted baby in the wilderness. EXPOSIT (16) EXPOUND (17) [verb] To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length | [verb] To make a statement, especially at length. EXPRESS (16) [noun] A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly. | [noun] A service that allows mail or money to be sent rapidly from one destination to another. | [noun] An express rifle. | [noun] The action of conveying some idea using words or actions; communication, expression. EXPULSE (16) EXPUNGE (17) [verb] To erase or strike out. | [verb] To eliminate completely; annihilate. | [verb] To delete permanently (e-mail etc.) that was previously marked for deletion but still stored. EXSCIND (17) EXSECTS (16) EXSERTS (14) [verb] To thrust out; to cause to protrude. EXTENDS (15) [verb] To increase in extent. | [verb] To possess a certain extent; to cover an amount of space. | [verb] To cause to increase in extent. EXTENTS (14) [noun] A range of values or locations. | [noun] The space, area, volume, etc., to which something extends. | [noun] A contiguous area of storage in a file system. EXTERNE (14) EXTERNS (14) [noun] A person affiliated with an institution in a lesser capacity, for example, as a non-resident or as a part-time affiliate. | [noun] Outward form or part; exterior. | [noun] In the C and C++ programming languages, a variable that can be separately declared in many places, all of them referring to the same variable. EXTINCT (16) [verb] To make extinct; to extinguish or annihilate. | [adjective] Extinguished, no longer alight (of fire, candles etc.) | [adjective] No longer used; obsolete, discontinued. EXTOLLS (14) EXTORTS (14) [verb] To take or seize off an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity | [verb] To obtain by means of the offense of extortion. | [verb] To twist outwards. EXTRACT (16) [noun] Something that is extracted or drawn out. | [noun] A portion of a book or document, incorporated distinctly in another work; a citation; a quotation. | [noun] A decoction, solution, or infusion made by drawing out from any substance that which gives it its essential and characteristic virtue EXTREMA (16) [noun] A point, or value, which is a maximum or a minimum EXTREME (16) [noun] The greatest or utmost point, degree or condition. | [noun] Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale. | [noun] A drastic expedient. EXTRUDE (15) [verb] To push or thrust out. | [verb] To form or shape (a metal, plastic etc.) by forcing it through a die or an opening. | [verb] To expel; to drive off. EXUDATE (15) [noun] A fluid that has exuded from somewhere; especially one that has exuded from a pore of an animal or plant. | [verb] To exude. EXUDING (16) [verb] To discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other liquid matter; to give out. | [verb] To flow out through the pores. | [noun] The process by which something exudes. EXULTED (15) [verb] To rejoice; to be very happy, especially in triumph. EXURBAN (16) EXURBIA (16) [noun] A residential area beyond the suburbs. EXUVIAE (17) [noun] The remains of the exoskeleton after any member of the Arthropoda, such as an insect, crustacean or arachnid has sloughed, discarding its old integument and developing the new one. | [noun] The coverings of an animal that have been shed or cast off, particularly the molted exoskeletons of arthropods. | [noun] (history) Among the Ancient Romans, weaponry and equipment stripped from the person of a foe; booty. EXUVIAL (17) EXUVIUM (19) FEEDBOX (20) [noun] A box containing animal feed. FIREBOX (19) [noun] The chamber of a steam engine, or a steam locomotive, in which the fuel is burned. | [noun] The part of a fireplace where the fuel is burned. | [noun] A redheaded woman (by synecdoche, pars pro toto), or her red pubic hair. FIXABLE (19) FIXATED (18) [verb] To make something fixed and stable; to fix. | [verb] To stare fixedly at something. | [verb] To attend to something to the exclusion of all others; used with on. FIXATES (17) [verb] To make something fixed and stable; to fix. | [verb] To stare fixedly at something. | [verb] To attend to something to the exclusion of all others; used with on. FIXATIF (20) FIXEDLY (21) FIXINGS (18) [noun] The act of subverting (fixing) a vote. | [noun] (usually in the plural) Something to aid attachment during construction (screws, wall plugs, etc) | [noun] See fixings. FIXTURE (17) [noun] Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it; compare fitting, furnishing. | [noun] A regular patron of a place or institution. | [noun] A lighting unit; a luminaire. FIXURES (17) FLAXIER (17) FLEXILE (17) [adjective] Flexible; capable of being repeatedly flexed without breaking FLEXING (18) [verb] To bend something. | [verb] To repeatedly bend one of one's joints. | [verb] To move part of the body using one's muscles. FLEXION (17) [noun] The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension. | [noun] The state of being bent or flexed. | [noun] Deviation from straightness. FLEXORS (17) [noun] A muscle whose contraction acts to bend a joint or limb. FLEXURE (17) [noun] The act of bending or flexing; flexion. | [noun] A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve. | [noun] A curve or bend in a tubular organ. FLUMMOX (21) [verb] To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast. FLUXING (18) [verb] To use flux on. | [verb] To melt. | [verb] To flow as a liquid. FLUXION (17) [noun] The derivative of a function. | [noun] The action of flowing. | [noun] A difference or variation. FOWLPOX (22) FOXFIRE (20) [noun] Bioluminescence created by some types of fungus, particularly those growing on rotting wood. | [noun] (by extension) Wood exhibiting fungal bioluminescence; torchwood. FOXFISH (23) FOXHOLE (20) [noun] The burrow in the ground where a fox lives. | [noun] A small pit dug into the ground as a shelter for protection against enemy fire. | [verb] To dig a military foxhole into, or convert into a foxhole by digging. FOXHUNT (20) [noun] A hunt for foxes, usually with dogs. | [noun] A hunt for radio transmitters; radiosport. | [verb] To hunt foxes, usually with dogs. FOXIEST (17) [adjective] Having the qualities of a fox. | [adjective] Cunning, sly. | [adjective] Attractive, sexy (of a woman). FOXINGS (18) FOXLIKE (21) FOXSKIN (21) FOXTAIL (17) [noun] The tail of a fox. | [noun] A dry spikelet or spikelet seed and flower cluster of some grasses | [noun] A plant having a part resembling the tail of a fox or such spikelet. FOXTROT (17) [noun] A ballroom dance with a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm. | [noun] A pace with short steps, as in changing from trotting to walking. | [noun] The letter F in the ICAO spelling alphabet. GALAXES (15) GATEAUX (15) [noun] A rich, usually iced, cake. | [noun] A dish of minced meat made up like a pudding, and boiled in a shape or mould. GEARBOX (17) [noun] An enclosed gear train. | [noun] That part of a car's transmission containing the train of gears, and to which the gear lever is connected. GRAVLAX (18) [noun] Salmon dry-cured in salt, seasoned with dill and sugar, and served usually thinly sliced as an appetizer. HAPAXES (19) HELIXES (17) HELLBOX (19) HEXADES (18) HEXADIC (20) HEXAGON (18) [noun] A polygon with six sides and six angles. HEXANES (17) [noun] Any of five isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons, C6H14. They are colorless, volatile liquids. HEXAPLA (19) HEXAPOD (20) [noun] Any organism, being or robot with six legs. | [noun] An arthropod with six feet; a member of subphylum Hexapoda. | [noun] An insect. HEXEREI (17) HEXONES (17) HEXOSAN (17) HEXOSES (17) [noun] A sugar or saccharide containing six carbon atoms. HOAXERS (17) [noun] Someone who perpetrates hoaxes. HOAXING (18) [verb] To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated. | [noun] The perpetration of a hoax. HOMOSEX (19) HYDROXY (24) [adjective] Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical. | [noun] An antimalarial drug used to reduce inflammation in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. HYPOXIA (22) [noun] A condition in which tissues (especially the blood) are deprived of an adequate supply of oxygen; anoxia | [noun] A reduced concentration of dissolved oxygen in an aquatic environment. HYPOXIC (24) HYRAXES (20) [noun] Any of several small, paenungulate herbivorous mammals of the order Hyracoidea, with a bulky frame and fang-like incisors, native to Africa and the Middle East. IMMIXED (19) IMMIXES (18) INDEXED (16) [verb] To arrange an index for something, especially a long text. | [verb] To inventory, to take stock. | [verb] To normalise in order to account for inflation; to correct for inflation by linking to a price index in order to maintain real levels. INDEXER (15) INDEXES (15) [noun] An alphabetical listing of items and their location. | [noun] The index finger; the forefinger. | [noun] A movable finger on a gauge, scale, etc. INDOXYL (18) [noun] A hydroxyl derivative of indole produced by bacterial degradation of indoleacetic acid INEXACT (16) [adjective] Imperfectly conforming; exceeding or falling short in some respect. | [adjective] Imprecisely or indefinitely conceived or stated. | [adjective] (of a differential) having a path-dependent integral INFIXED (18) [verb] To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in. | [verb] To instill. | [verb] To insert a morpheme inside an existing word. INFIXES (17) [noun] A morpheme inserted inside an existing word, such as -bloody- in English. | [noun] A morpheme that always appears between other morphemes in a word, such as -i- and -o- in English. | [verb] To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in. IXODIDS (16) JINXING (22) [verb] To cast a spell on. | [verb] To bring bad luck to. | [verb] To cause something to happen by mentioning it, usually sarcastically. JUKEBOX (27) [noun] A coin-operated machine that plays recorded music; it has push-buttons to make selections. | [noun] An automated carousel for the storage and retrieval of tapes, CD-ROMs, etc. | [noun] (by extension) A software application capable of replaying tracks from a digital music collection. KLAXONS (18) [noun] A loud electric alarm or horn. LATEXES (14) [noun] A clear liquid believed to be a component of a humour or other bodily fluid (esp. plasma and lymph) | [noun] The milky sap of several trees that coagulates on exposure to air; used to make rubber. | [noun] An emulsion of rubber in water, used in adhesives and the like. LAXNESS (14) LEXEMES (16) [noun] A unit of lexical meaning, roughly corresponding to the set of inflected forms taken by a single word. | [noun] An individual instance of a continuous character sequence without spaces, used in lexical analysis (see token). LEXEMIC (18) LEXICAL (16) [adjective] Concerning the vocabulary, words, sentences or morphemes of a language | [adjective] Concerning lexicography or a lexicon or dictionary | [adjective] Denoting a content word as opposed to a function word LEXICON (16) [noun] The vocabulary of a language. | [noun] A dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes. | [noun] A dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic. LIXIVIA (17) LOCKBOX (22) [noun] A box with a built-in lock; a safe. LUXATED (15) [verb] To dislocate. LUXATES (14) [verb] To dislocate. MAILBOX (18) [noun] A box into which mail is put | [noun] A folder or account for the storage of e-mail; an electronic in-box or mailstore. MAXILLA (16) [noun] Either of the two bones that together form the upper jaw. | [noun] (arthropodology) One of a set of paired mouthparts found in many arthropods and used for tasting and manipulating food. MAXIMAL (18) [noun] The element of a set with the greatest magnitude. | [noun] Said of an ideal of a ring or a filter of a lattice: that it is as large as it can be without being trivial (improper). | [noun] Said of a set of well-formed formulas: that it is as large as it can be without being inconsistent; i.e. that for any well-formed formula φ, the set contains either φ or ~φ. MAXIMIN (18) [noun] In decision theory and game theory etc, a rule to identify the worst outcome of each possible option to find one's best (maximum payoff) play. | [verb] To employ a maximin algorithm. MAXIMUM (20) [noun] The highest limit | [noun] The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a function | [noun] An upper bound of a set which is also an element of that set MAXIXES (23) [noun] A Brazilian dance in a rapid 2/4 time, influenced by the tango and polka. | [noun] A deep blue variety of beryl. MAXWELL (19) [noun] A unit of magnetic flux that produces one abvolt per turn per second. METHOXY (22) MILIEUX (16) [noun] Medium. | [noun] Social setting or environment. MINIMAX (18) [noun] In decision theory, game theory, etc. a decision rule used for minimizing the maximum possible loss, or maximizing the minimum gain. | [verb] To find the optimum play, or decision, to achieve minimizing the maximum loss. MINXISH (19) MIREXES (16) MIXABLE (18) MIXIBLE (18) MIXTURE (16) [noun] The act of mixing. | [noun] Something produced by mixing. | [noun] Something that consists of diverse elements. MONAXON (16) MUREXES (16) [noun] Any of the genus Murex of marine gastropods. MYXOMAS (21) [noun] A tumor of primitive connective tissue. NARTHEX (17) [noun] A western vestibule leading to the nave in some Christian churches. NEXUSES (14) [noun] A form of connection. | [noun] A connected group. | [noun] The centre of something. NOXIOUS (14) [adjective] Harmful; injurious. ORATRIX (14) OUTJINX (21) OVERLAX (17) OVERMIX (19) OVERTAX (17) [verb] To tax to an excessive degree | [verb] To overburden OXALATE (14) [noun] Any salt or ester of oxalic acid. OXAZINE (23) OXBLOOD (17) OXCARTS (16) OXFORDS (18) [noun] A variety of shoe, typically made of heavy leather. | [noun] (by ellipsis) An Oxford Dictionary. OXHEART (17) OXIDANT (15) [noun] An oxidizing agent OXIDASE (15) [noun] Any of many enzymes which catalyze oxidation reactions, especially ones using molecular oxygen. OXIDATE (15) [noun] An oxide. | [verb] To oxidize. OXIDISE (15) [verb] To combine with oxygen or otherwise make an oxide. | [verb] To increase the valence (or the positive charge) of an element by removing electrons. | [verb] To coat something with an oxide. OXIDIZE (24) [verb] To combine with oxygen or otherwise make an oxide. | [verb] To increase the valence (or the positive charge) of an element by removing electrons. | [verb] To coat something with an oxide. OXTAILS (14) OXYACID (20) [noun] An acid containing oxygen, as opposed to a hydracid. OXYGENS (18) OXYMORA (19) OXYPHIL (22) OXYSALT (17) OXYSOME (19) OXYTONE (17) [noun] A word with the stress or an acute accent on the last syllable. | [adjective] (of a word) Having the stress or an acute accent on the last syllable. PACKWAX (25) PANCHAX (21) PARADOX (17) [noun] An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa. | [noun] A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome. | [noun] A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true. PEMPHIX (23) PEROXID (17) PERPLEX (18) [noun] A difficulty. | [verb] To cause to feel baffled; to puzzle. | [verb] To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated. PHALANX (19) [noun] (plural phalanxes) An ancient Greek and Macedonian military unit that consisted of several ranks and files (lines) of soldiers in close array with joined shields and long spears. | [noun] (historical sociology) A Fourierite utopian community; a phalanstery. | [noun] (plural phalanxes) A large group of people, animals or things, compact or closely massed, or tightly knit and united in common purpose. PHARYNX (22) [noun] The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus. PHENOXY (22) PHLOXES (19) [noun] Any flowering plant of the genus Phlox. PHOENIX (19) [noun] A mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes. | [noun] Anything that is reborn after apparently being destroyed. | [noun] A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies. PICKAXE (22) [noun] A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge. | [verb] To use a pickaxe. PILLBOX (18) [noun] A small box in which pills are kept. | [noun] A flat, concrete gun emplacement. | [noun] A doctor's carriage. PIXYISH (22) PLEXORS (16) [noun] A hammer (or other instrument) used to test a person's reflexes. POLEAXE (16) [noun] An ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle. | [noun] A long-handled battle axe, being a combination of ax, hammer and pike. | [verb] To fell someone with, or as if with, a poleaxe. POSTBOX (18) [noun] A box in which post can be left by a sender to be picked up by a courier or postman (postal worker). POSTFIX (19) [noun] Suffix. | [verb] To suffix. | [verb] To subject a sample to postfixation POSTTAX (16) PREMIXT (18) PRETEXT (16) [noun] A false, contrived, or assumed purpose or reason; a pretense. | [verb] To employ a pretext, which involves using a false or contrived purpose for soliciting the gain of something else. PREXIES (16) [noun] A definitive stamp of the presidential series issued by the United States from 1938 to 1954. | [noun] A president, especially of a college or university. PRINCOX (18) PROXIES (16) [noun] An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person. | [noun] The authority to act for another, especially when written. | [noun] The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts. PROXIMO (18) [adverb] Of next month. PYREXIA (19) [noun] Fever. | [noun] Trench fever. PYREXIC (21) PYXIDES (20) [noun] A small box | [noun] A capsule in which the lid separates from the top of the fruit to release the seeds; a pyxidium | [noun] A nautical compass PYXIDIA (20) [noun] A seed capsule in the form of a box, the seeds being released when the top splits off. QUIXOTE (23) RADIXES (15) REAFFIX (20) REANNEX (14) RECTRIX (16) [noun] A governess; a rectoress. | [noun] A flight feather on the tails of birds, used for directional control. REDOXES (15) REEXPEL (16) REFIXED (18) [verb] To fix again. REFIXES (17) [verb] To fix again. REINDEX (15) RELAXED (15) [verb] To calm down. | [verb] To make something loose. | [verb] To become loose. RELAXER (14) [noun] Any agent that produces relaxation. | [noun] A person who relaxes. RELAXES (14) [verb] To calm down. | [verb] To make something loose. | [verb] To become loose. RELAXIN (14) [noun] A peptide hormone of the insulin superfamily REMIXED (17) [verb] To mix again. | [verb] To create a remix. | [verb] To rearrange or radically alter (a particular piece of music). REMIXES (16) [noun] A rearrangement of an older piece of music, possibly including various cosmetic changes. | [noun] A piece of music formed by combining existing pieces of music together, possibly including various other cosmetic changes | [verb] To mix again. RESEAUX (14) RETAXED (15) RETAXES (14) REWAXED (18) REWAXES (17) SALPINX (16) SALTBOX (16) [noun] A box for keeping salt in. | [noun] A similar box formerly used as a percussion instrument in burlesque music. | [noun] A distinctively shaped wooden frame house with two storeys at the front and one behind, characteristic of New England SANDBOX (17) [noun] A children's play area consisting of a box filled with sand. | [noun] A box filled with sand that is shaped to form a mould for metal casting. | [noun] A container for sand or pounce, used historically before blotting paper. SAXHORN (17) [noun] Any of a group of similar brass instruments, resembling a bugle in shape, but with valves SAXTUBA (16) SEXIEST (14) [adjective] (of a person) Having sex appeal; suggestive of sex. | [adjective] That can sexually attract or arouse. | [adjective] (of a thing or concept) interesting, attractive, intriguing, or appealing. SEXISMS (16) SEXISTS (14) [noun] A person who discriminates on grounds of sex; someone who practises sexism. SEXLESS (14) [adjective] Without sexual activity. | [adjective] Without physical or behavioral sexual distinction. | [adjective] Provoking or showing no sexual desire SEXPOTS (16) [noun] A sexy person. SEXTAIN (14) SEXTANS (14) SEXTANT (14) [noun] A navigational device for deriving angular distances between objects so as to determine latitude and longitude. | [noun] One sixth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 60°. | [noun] One of six groups of adjacent teeth, excluding the wisdom teeth. The front sextants go from canine to canine, and there are sextants on the right and left of these. See w:Periodontal examination. SEXTETS (14) [noun] Any group of six people or things. | [noun] A composition for six voices or instruments. | [noun] A group of six singers or instrumentalists. SEXTILE (14) [noun] A quantile of six equal proportions; any of the subsets thus obtained. | [noun] A segment that is a sixth of the whole. | [noun] A sextile aspect or position. SEXTONS (14) [noun] A church official who looks after a church building and its graveyard and may act as a gravedigger and bell-ringer. | [noun] A sexton beetle. SILEXES (14) SIMPLEX (18) [noun] An analogue in any dimension of the triangle or tetrahedron: the convex hull of n+1 points in n-dimensional space. | [noun] A simple word, one without affixes. | [adjective] Single, simple; not complex. SIXFOLD (18) [adjective] Having six component parts. | [adverb] Times six, multiplied by six. SIXTEEN (14) [numeral] The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI. SIXTHLY (20) SIXTIES (14) [noun] The decade of the 1860s, 1960s, etc. (but especially the 1960s) | [noun] A period in American history centered around the counterculture movement of the late 1960s. | [noun] The decade of one's life from age 60 through age 69. SOAPBOX (18) [noun] A crate for packing soap. | [noun] Any physical or media platform which gives prominence to the person on it and the views they espouse. | [noun] A talk about one's pet topic (or the topic itself), especially when only tangentially relevant to an ongoing discussion. SONOVOX (17) SPANDEX (17) [noun] A synthetic fibre known for its exceptional elasticity. | [noun] Clothing made from such material. SUBTAXA (16) SUBTEXT (16) [noun] (authorship) The implicit meaning of a text, often a literary one, or a speech or dialogue. TAXABLE (16) [noun] Something on which tax must be paid. | [adjective] Subject to taxation. TAXABLY (19) TAXEMES (16) TAXEMIC (18) TAXICAB (18) [noun] A vehicle that passengers hire to take them between locations of their choice, the fare being calculated with a taximeter; a taxi or cab | [verb] To travel by taxicab. TAXIING (15) [verb] To move an aircraft on the ground under its own power. | [verb] To travel by taxicab. | [noun] The movement of aircraft on the ground in readiness for takeoff or after landing TAXIMAN (16) TAXIMEN (16) TAXITES (14) TAXITIC (16) TAXIWAY (20) [noun] A road or path within an airport designated for the taxiing of aircraft connecting the runways with ramps, hangars, terminals and other facilities. TAXLESS (14) TAXPAID (17) TAXWISE (17) TAXYING (18) TECTRIX (16) [noun] The covert of a bird's wing TELEXED (15) [verb] To send (a message) by telex. TELEXES (14) [noun] A communications system consisting of a network of teletypewriters. | [noun] A message sent through such a network. | [noun] The machine used to send and receive such messages. TEXASES (14) TEXTILE (14) [noun] (usually in the plural) Any material made of interlacing fibres, including carpeting and geotextiles. | [noun] (naturism) A non-nudist. | [adjective] (naturism) Clothing compulsive. TEXTUAL (14) [adjective] Of, or pertaining to text. | [adjective] Pertaining to text messages, by analogy with sexual: textual harassment, textual intercourse; compare sexting. | [adjective] Contrast with libel TEXTURE (14) [noun] The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something. | [noun] The quality given to a work of art by the composition and interaction of its parts. | [noun] An image applied to a polygon to create the appearance of a surface. TOOLBOX (16) [noun] A storage case for tools. | [noun] A set of pre-existing routines for use in writing new programs. | [noun] Dumbass or idiot. TORTRIX (14) [noun] A tortrix moth, any member of the family Tortricidae TOXEMIA (16) [noun] Blood poisoning; adverse reaction to toxic byproducts of systemic infection. TOXEMIC (18) TOXICAL (16) TOXINES (14) TOXOIDS (15) [noun] A toxin that has had its toxic properties removed, but retains its ability to generate an immune response. TRIOXID (15) TRIPLEX (16) [noun] A building with three apartments or divisions | [noun] A throwing motion where three balls are thrown with one hand at the same time. | [noun] Triple time. TUBIFEX (19) [noun] Any member of the genus Tubifex of tubificid annelids. TUXEDOS (15) [noun] A typically black formal jacket worn by men. | [noun] The entire suit complementing and including this jacket. ULEXITE (14) [noun] A white mineral with triclinic crystals, NaCaB5O9·8H2O. UNBOXED (17) [verb] To remove from a box. | [verb] To retrieve (a value of a primitive type) from the object in which it is boxed. UNBOXES (16) [verb] To remove from a box. | [verb] To retrieve (a value of a primitive type) from the object in which it is boxed. UNFIXED (18) [verb] To unfasten from a fixing. | [adjective] Not fixated or fixed; moving or changing freely | [adjective] (of a problem) Not fixed; not corrected. UNFIXES (17) UNMIXED (17) [adjective] Pure, not mixed or combined. UNMIXES (16) UNSEXED (15) [adjective] Not separated by sex. | [verb] To deprive of sexual attributes or characteristics. | [verb] To sterilize (deprive of the ability to procreate); to castrate. UNSEXES (14) [verb] To deprive of sexual attributes or characteristics. | [verb] To sterilize (deprive of the ability to procreate); to castrate. UNTAXED (15) [adjective] Not subject to being taxed. | [adjective] Not having had the required taxes paid on it. | [adjective] Not tired or strained, working well within capacity. UNVEXED (18) UNWAXED (18) [adjective] Not waxed. URTEXTS (14) [noun] A primitive, seminal, or prototypical example of an artistic genre or the basis of an ideological movement. | [noun] The original version of a piece of music or text, as created by the composer or writer. UXORIAL (14) [adjective] Of or pertaining to a wife, or her genes or relatives. | [adjective] Devoted to one's wife; uxorious. VEXEDLY (21) VEXILLA (17) [noun] A flag, banner, or standard. | [noun] A company of troops serving under one standard. | [noun] The sign of the cross. VIXENLY (20) WAXBILL (19) [noun] Any bird of the genus Estrilda. WAXIEST (17) [adjective] Resembling wax in texture or appearance. WAXINGS (18) [noun] The action of the verb to wax. | [noun] A cosmetic procedure in which hair is removed from the body by the application and removal of wax. | [noun] A recording intended for a phonograph. WAXLIKE (21) WAXWEED (21) WAXWING (21) [noun] Any of several songbirds of the genus Bombycilla, having crested heads, and red tips to the wings. 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AMPLEXUS (19) [noun] A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process. ANATOXIN (15) [noun] A toxin produced by certain cyanobacteria that acts as a neurotoxin, also called Very Fast Death Factor (VFDF). ANNEXING (16) [verb] To add something to another thing, especially territory; to incorporate. | [verb] To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc. | [verb] To join; to be united. ANOREXIA (15) [noun] Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease. | [noun] Anorexia nervosa. ANOREXIC (17) [noun] Somebody suffering from anorexia nervosa. | [noun] A medicine which suppresses appetite. | [adjective] Pertaining to, or suffering from anorexia nervosa. ANOXEMIA (17) [noun] A deficiency of oxygen in the blood. | [noun] A condition characterized by insufficient oxygen content in the arterial blood. ANOXEMIC (19) [adjective] Relating to or characterized by anoxemia, a condition of insufficient oxygen in the blood. ANTEFIXA (18) [noun] Plural of antefix, ornamental blocks or tiles placed at the eaves of a classical building to conceal the ends of roof tiles. ANTHELIX (18) [noun] The inner curved ridge of the external ear, located above the lobe and parallel to the helix. APOMIXES (19) [noun] Plant reproduction without fertilization. | [noun] Plant reproduction without fertilization, meiosis, or the production of gametes. | [noun] Animal reproduction in which the egg cell does not undergo meiosis or fertilization. APOMIXIS (19) [noun] Plant reproduction without fertilization. | [noun] Plant reproduction without fertilization, meiosis, or the production of gametes. | [noun] Animal reproduction in which the egg cell does not undergo meiosis or fertilization. APOPLEXY (22) [noun] Bleeding within internal organs and the accompanying symptoms. | [noun] Sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion, usually caused by pressure on the brain. | [noun] (colloquially) Great anger and excitement. APPENDIX (20) [noun] Something attached to something else; an attachment or accompaniment. | [noun] A text added to the end of a book or an article, containing additional information. | [noun] The vermiform appendix, an inner organ that can become inflamed. APRAXIAS (17) [noun] Plural of apraxia; a neurological condition characterized by loss of ability to execute learned purposeful movements despite having the physical ability and desire to perform them. ASPHYXIA (23) [noun] Loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia. | [noun] Loss of consciousness due to the body's inability to deliver oxygen to its tissues, either by the breathing of air lacking oxygen or by the inability of the blood to carry oxygen. | [noun] A condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body leads to loss of consciousness or death. Replaced in the mid-20th century by the more specific terms anoxia, hypoxia, hypoxemia and hypercapnia. ATARAXIA (15) [noun] Tranquility of mind; absence of mental disturbance. ATARAXIC (17) [adjective] Relating to or producing a state of tranquility and freedom from anxiety or emotional disturbance. AUXETICS (17) [noun] Materials or substances that exhibit auxetic behavior, having a negative Poisson's ratio such that they expand perpendicular to the direction of applied stress. | [adjective] Relating to or denoting materials with auxetic properties. AVIATRIX (18) [noun] A female aviator. AXIALITY (18) [noun] The quality or state of being axial; the condition of being situated on or around an axis. AXILLARS (15) [noun] Plural of axillar; relating to or situated in the armpit or axilla region of the body. AXILLARY (18) [noun] Any of the feathers connecting the undersurface of the wing and the body, and concealed by the closed wing. | [adjective] Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit. | [adjective] Situated in, or rising from, an axil; relating to an axil. AXIOLOGY (19) [noun] The study of the origin, nature, functions, types, and interrelations of values; value theory. | [noun] The particular value theory of a philosopher, school of thought, etc. AXLETREE (15) [noun] The rod or spindle on which a wheel revolves; an axis. | [noun] The bar connecting the two wheels of a vehicle. AXOLOTLS (15) [noun] A critically endangered salamander found in the elevated lakes of Mexico, Ambystoma mexicanum. AXONEMAL (17) [adjective] Relating to or resembling an axoneme, the core structure of cilia and flagella containing microtubules. AXONEMES (17) [noun] A bundle of nine microtubules forming the internal scaffolding of a cilium, with two extra central microtubules connecting the others if the cilium is motile AXOPLASM (19) [noun] The cytoplasm of an axon BANDEAUX (18) [noun] A band for the hair. | [noun] A band. | [noun] A narrow, tight bra, especially when strapless; hence, any women's top made from a similar band of fabric. BANJAXED (25) [verb] (originally Ireland) To ruin or destroy. | [adjective] Broken, ruined, shattered; confounded. | [adjective] Tired, sleepy, cream crackered. BANJAXES (24) [verb] (originally Ireland) To ruin or destroy. BATTEAUX (17) [noun] Plural of bateau, which is a flat-bottomed boat or a type of pontoon used for transport or construction. BAUXITES (17) [noun] The plural of bauxite, an ore of aluminum that is the primary source of aluminum metal. BAUXITIC (19) [adjective] Relating to or containing bauxite, the principal ore of aluminum. BEMIXING (20) BICONVEX (22) [adjective] Having both sides convex. BIOTOXIN (17) [noun] Any toxin produced by a living organism BISEXUAL (17) [noun] A person who is bisexual. | [noun] A plant or fungus, or part thereof, which is bisexual. | [adjective] (of humans or other animals) Sexually attracted to both men and women (by a narrow definition) or to people of multiple or any genders (by a broad definition; compare pansexual). BOLLIXED (18) [verb] To confuse. | [verb] To botch or bungle. BOLLIXES (17) [verb] To confuse. | [verb] To botch or bungle. BOLLOXED (18) [verb] Past tense of bollix; to mess up or bungle something. | [verb] To damage or ruin something. BOLLOXES (17) [verb] Third-person singular present tense of bollix, meaning to mess up or bungle something. | [noun] Plural of bollox, a vulgar British slang term for testicles. BOMBYXES (24) [noun] Plural of bombyx, a genus of moths that includes the silkworm moth. BORDEAUX (18) [noun] A wine coming from that area. | [noun] A Bordeaux mixture. BOXBERRY (22) BOXBOARD (20) [noun] Paperboard used for the manufacture of folding cartons and rigid boxes. BOXHAULS (20) [verb] Third-person singular present tense of boxhaul, a nautical maneuver in which a sailing ship is put about by hauling the foresail aback and swinging the stern around. BOXINESS (17) [noun] The quality or state of being boxy in shape; resembling or characteristic of a box. BOXTHORN (20) [noun] Any plant of the genus Lycium. BOXWOODS (21) [noun] Plural of boxwood, a dense, fine-grained wood from the boxwood tree, traditionally used for engraving blocks and fine woodwork. | [noun] Plural of boxwood, the evergreen shrub or small tree (genus Buxus) itself, commonly used in ornamental gardening and hedges. BREADBOX (20) [noun] A container designed to store bread and keep it fresh. | [noun] A unit of measurement used humorously in the phrase "Is it bigger than a breadbox?" to describe something of moderate size. BROADAXE (18) [noun] A large axe with a broad blade, used historically for splitting wood or in warfare. | [noun] A tool with a wide, flat blade used in woodworking and construction. BRUXISMS (19) [noun] Plural of bruxism, the involuntary grinding or clenching of the teeth, typically occurring during sleep. BUXOMEST (19) [adjective] Superlative form of buxom; most full-figured or full-bosomed, typically said of a woman. CACHEXIA (22) [noun] A systemic wasting of muscle tissue, with or without loss of fat mass, that accompanies a chronic disease. CACHEXIC (24) [adjective] Relating to or affected by cachexia, a condition of severe malnutrition and wasting of the body. CACOMIXL (21) CARBOXYL (22) [noun] A univalent functional group consisting of a carbonyl and a hydroxyl functional group (-CO.OH); characteristic of carboxylic acids. CATHEXES (20) [noun] Plural of cathexis, the concentration of emotional energy on a person, thing, or idea in psychoanalytic theory. CATHEXIS (20) [noun] The concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea. CAUDEXES (18) [noun] Plural of caudex; the trunk or stem of a tree, or the base of a perennial plant from which new growth emerges. CERVIXES (20) [noun] Plural of cervix, the narrow lower part of the uterus that connects to the vagina. CHAPEAUX (22) [noun] A hat. | [noun] A cap of maintenance. | [noun] The mass of grape solids that floats on the surface during the fermentation of wine. CHATEAUX (20) [noun] A French castle, fortress, manor house, or large country house. | [noun] Any stately residence imitating a distinctively French castle. | [noun] An estate where wine is produced and often bottled, especially in Bordeaux. CHRONAXY (23) [noun] The minimum time required for an electric current of twice the rheobase strength to stimulate a tissue, used in electrophysiology and medical applications. CICATRIX (19) [noun] A scar that remains after the development of new tissue over a recovering wound or sore (also used figuratively). CLIMAXED (20) [verb] To reach or bring to a climax. | [verb] To orgasm; to reach orgasm. CLIMAXES (19) [noun] (originally rhetorical) A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in ascending order. | [noun] An instance of such an ascending series. | [noun] The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point. COCCYXES (24) [noun] Plural of coccyx, the small triangular bone at the base of the spine in humans and other vertebrates. COEXERTS (17) [verb] Exerts together or jointly; applies effort or influence in combination with another or others. COEXISTS (17) [verb] (of two or more things, people, concepts, etc.) To exist contemporaneously or in the same area. COEXTEND (18) COMMIXED (22) [verb] To mix separate things together. | [verb] To become mixed; to amalgamate. COMMIXES (21) [verb] To mix separate things together. | [verb] To become mixed; to amalgamate. CONTEXTS (17) [noun] The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence. | [noun] The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning. | [noun] The surroundings and environment in which an artifact is found and which may provide important clues about the artifact's function and/or cultural meaning. CONVEXES (20) [verb] Third person singular present tense of "convex," meaning to make convex or curve outward. | [noun] Plural of "convex," referring to curved outward surfaces or shapes. CONVEXLY (23) [adverb] In a convex manner; with a curved or rounded outward surface. CORTEXES (17) [noun] Plural of cortex; the outer layer of an organ or structure, particularly the brain or kidney. COUTEAUX (17) [noun] Plural of couteau, a large knife or cutlass used historically, particularly in French-speaking regions. COWPOXES (22) [noun] Plural of cowpox, a viral disease of cattle that can be transmitted to humans, historically used in the development of the first smallpox vaccine. COXALGIA (18) [noun] Pain in the hip joint or hip region. COXALGIC (20) [adjective] Relating to or affected by coxalgia (pain in the hip joint). COXCOMBS (23) [noun] The cap of a court jester, adorned with a red stripe. | [noun] The fleshy red pate of a rooster. | [noun] (by extension) A foolish or conceited person; a dandy. COXSWAIN (20) [noun] In a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew. | [noun] The member of a crew who steers the shell and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers. | [noun] The second or third mate of a vessel, in charge of the master's barge. CRUCIFIX (22) [noun] A wooden cross used for crucifixions, as by the Romans. | [noun] An ornamental or symbolic sculptural representation of Christ on a cross, often worn as a pendant or displayed in a Christian church. | [noun] The iron cross, a position on the rings where the gymnast holds the rings straight out on either side of the body. CURTALAX (17) DEFLEXED (20) [adjective] Bent downward, as branches, leaves, or hairs. DEIXISES (16) DESEXING (17) [verb] To remove another's sexual characteristics or functions, often physical sterilization. DETOXIFY (22) [verb] To remove foreign and harmful substances from something. DETOXING (17) [verb] To detoxify, especially from alcohol or recreational drugs. DEWAXING (20) [verb] To remove wax from a material or from a surface. | [noun] A process in which wax is removed from a material or a surface. DEXTRANS (16) DEXTRINE (16) DEXTRINS (16) DEXTROSE (16) [noun] The naturally-occurring dextrorotatory form of glucose monosaccharide molecule. DEXTROUS (16) [adjective] Skillful with one's hands. | [adjective] Skillful in some specific thing. | [adjective] Agile; flexible; able to move fluidly and gracefully. DIGOXINS (17) DIOXANES (16) DIOXIDES (17) [noun] Any oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule. DIPLEXER (18) DOXOLOGY (20) [noun] An expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn sung as part of a Christian worship service. DUPLEXED (19) DUPLEXER (18) DUPLEXES (18) [noun] A house made up of two dwelling units. | [noun] A cancellation combining a numerical cancellation with a second mark showing time, date, and place of posting. | [noun] A throwing motion where two balls are thrown with one hand at the same time. DUXELLES (16) [noun] A finely chopped mixture of mushrooms, onions, shallots and herbs sautéed in butter and reduced to a paste, used in stuffings and sauces (as in beef Wellington) or as a garnish. DYSLEXIA (19) [noun] A learning disability characterized by reading and writing difficulties. DYSLEXIC (21) [noun] A person who has dyslexia. | [adjective] Of or pertaining to dyslexia. | [adjective] Having dyslexia. DYSTAXIA (19) EARWAXES (18) ECONOBOX (19) [noun] A small, unassuming automobile. EFFLUXES (21) EKTEXINE (19) ENDEXINE (16) EPICALYX (22) EPITAXIC (19) EPOXIDES (18) [noun] Any of a class of organic compound, cyclic ethers, having a three-membered ring; they are prepared by the selective oxidation of alkenes or by ring-closure of halohydrins; used to make plastics | [noun] Any similar compound in which an ether linkage has been made across a larger ring EPOXYING (21) [verb] To glue with epoxy. ETHOXIES (18) ETHOXYLS (21) EUTAXIES (15) EUXENITE (15) EXACTERS (17) EXACTEST (17) EXACTING (18) [verb] To demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way. | [verb] To make desirable or necessary. | [verb] To inflict; to forcibly obtain or produce. EXACTION (17) [noun] The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force | [noun] Extortion. | [noun] That which is exacted; a severe tribute; a fee, reward, or contribution, demanded or levied with severity or injustice. EXACTORS (17) EXALTERS (15) EXALTING (16) [verb] To honor; to hold in high esteem. | [verb] To raise in rank, status etc., to elevate. | [verb] To elate, or fill with the joy of success. EXAMINED (18) [verb] To observe or inspect carefully or critically | [verb] To check the health or condition of something or someone | [verb] To determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination EXAMINEE (17) [noun] The one who is examined. EXAMINER (17) [noun] A person who investigates someone or something. | [noun] A person who sets an examination. | [noun] A person who marks an examination. EXAMINES (17) [verb] To observe or inspect carefully or critically | [verb] To check the health or condition of something or someone | [verb] To determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination EXAMPLED (20) [verb] To be illustrated or exemplified (by). EXAMPLES (19) [noun] Something that is representative of all such things in a group. | [noun] Something that serves to illustrate or explain a rule. | [noun] Something that serves as a pattern of behaviour to be imitated (a good example) or not to be imitated (a bad example). EXANTHEM (20) EXARCHAL (20) EXCAVATE (20) [verb] To make a hole in (something); to hollow. | [verb] To remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out. | [verb] To uncover (something) by digging. | [noun] Any member of a major grouping of unicellular eukaryotes, of the clade Excavata. EXCEEDED (19) [verb] To be larger, greater than (something). | [verb] To be better than (something). | [verb] To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than. 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EXCHANGE (21) [noun] An act of exchanging or trading. | [noun] A place for conducting trading. | [noun] A telephone exchange. | [verb] To trade or barter. EXCIDING (19) EXCIMERS (19) [noun] Any diatomic exciplex EXCIPLES (19) EXCISING (18) [verb] To impose an excise tax on something. | [verb] To cut out; to remove. EXCISION (17) [noun] The deletion of some text during editing. | [noun] The removal of a tumor, etc., by cutting. | [noun] The removal of a gene from a section of genetic material. EXCITANT (17) [noun] Something that excites or stimulates; a stimulant | [adjective] Exciting; stimulating EXCITERS (17) [noun] A person who excites. | [noun] The electronic oscillator that generates the carrier signal for a transmitter. EXCITING (18) [verb] To stir the emotions of. | [verb] To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate. | [verb] To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level. EXCITONS (17) [noun] A bound state of an electron and an electron hole in an insulator or semiconductor EXCITORS (17) EXCLAIMS (19) [noun] Exclamation; outcry, clamor. EXCLAVES (20) [noun] A portion of a country's territory not connected to the main part | [noun] A detached part of an organ, as of the pancreas, thyroid, or other gland. EXCLUDED (19) [verb] To bar (someone) from entering; to keep out. | [verb] To expel; to put out. | [verb] To omit from consideration. EXCLUDER (18) EXCLUDES (18) [verb] To bar (someone) from entering; to keep out. | [verb] To expel; to put out. | [verb] To omit from consideration. EXCRETAL (17) EXCRETED (18) [verb] To discharge material (including waste products) from a cell, body or system. EXCRETER (17) EXCRETES (17) [verb] To discharge material (including waste products) from a cell, body or system. | [noun] Excreta; matters discharged from the animal body EXCURSUS (17) [noun] A fuller treatment (in a separate section) of a particular part of the text of a book, especially a classic. | [noun] A narrative digression, especially to discuss a particular issue. EXCUSERS (17) EXCUSING (18) [verb] To forgive; to pardon. | [verb] To allow to leave, or release from any obligation. | [verb] To provide an excuse for; to explain, with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement. EXECRATE (17) [verb] To feel loathing for; to abhor | [verb] To declare to be hateful or abhorrent; to denounce | [verb] To invoke a curse; to curse or swear EXECUTED (18) [verb] To kill as punishment for capital crimes. | [verb] To carry out; to put into effect. | [verb] To perform. EXECUTER (17) EXECUTES (17) [verb] To kill as punishment for capital crimes. | [verb] To carry out; to put into effect. | [verb] To perform. EXECUTOR (17) [noun] A person who carries out some task. | [noun] A component of a system that executes or runs something. | [noun] Someone appointed by a testator to administer a will; an administrator. EXEGESES (16) [noun] An exposition or explanation of a text, especially a religious one. EXEGESIS (16) [noun] An exposition or explanation of a text, especially a religious one. EXEGETES (16) [noun] A person skilled in exegesis; an interpreter of texts, signs, the words of an oracle, and similar obscure or esoteric sources. | [verb] To interpret; to perform an exegesis. EXEGETIC (18) EXEMPLAR (19) [noun] Something fit to be imitated; an ideal, a model. | [noun] A role model. | [noun] Something typical or representative of a class; an example. | [adjective] Exemplary. EXEMPLUM (21) [noun] An example. | [noun] A story demonstrating a moral point; a parable. EXEMPTED (20) [verb] To grant (someone) freedom or immunity from. EXEQUIAL (24) [adjective] Of or pertaining to funerals; funereal. EXEQUIES (24) [noun] (now only in plural) Funeral rites. EXERCISE (17) [noun] Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability. | [noun] Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness. | [noun] A setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use. EXERGUAL (16) EXERGUES (16) [noun] A space beneath the main design on a coin or medal for the insertion of the date or other minor inscription. EXERTING (16) [verb] To put in vigorous action. | [verb] To make use of, to apply, especially of something non-material. EXERTION (15) [noun] An expenditure of physical or mental effort. 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EXPEDITE (18) [verb] To accelerate the progress of. | [verb] To perform (a task) fast and efficiently. | [adjective] Free of impediment; unimpeded. EXPELLED (18) [verb] To eject or erupt. | [verb] To fire (a bullet, arrow etc.). | [verb] To remove from membership. EXPELLEE (17) EXPELLER (17) EXPENDED (19) [verb] To consume, exhaust (some resource) | [verb] (of money) to spend, disburse | [adjective] Spent; used up; exhausted. EXPENDER (18) EXPENSED (18) [verb] To charge a cost against an expense account; to bill something to the company for which one works. EXPENSES (17) [noun] A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds. | [noun] The elimination or consumption of something, sometimes with the notion of loss or damage to the thing eliminated. | [noun] Loss. EXPERTED (18) EXPERTLY (20) [adverb] In an expert manner; with great skill. 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EXPLODED (19) [verb] To destroy with an explosion. | [verb] To destroy violently or abruptly. | [verb] To create an exploded view of. EXPLODER (18) EXPLODES (18) [verb] To destroy with an explosion. | [verb] To destroy violently or abruptly. | [verb] To create an exploded view of. EXPLOITS (17) [noun] A heroic or extraordinary deed. | [noun] An achievement. | [noun] A program or technique that exploits a vulnerability in other software. EXPLORED (18) [verb] To seek for something or after someone. | [verb] To examine or investigate something systematically. | [verb] To travel somewhere in search of discovery. EXPLORER (17) [noun] One who explores something | [noun] A person who by means of travel (notably an expedition) searches out new information. | [noun] Any of various hand tools, with sharp points, used in dentistry. EXPLORES (17) [verb] To seek for something or after someone. | [verb] To examine or investigate something systematically. | [verb] To travel somewhere in search of discovery. EXPONENT (17) [noun] One who expounds, represents or advocates. | [noun] The number by which a value (called the base) is said to be raised to a power in exponentiation: for example, the 3 in 2^3=8. | [noun] The degree to which the root of a radicand is found, for example, the 2 in \sqrt[2]r=b. EXPORTED (18) [verb] To carry away | [verb] To sell (goods) to a foreign country | [verb] To cause to spread in another part of the world EXPORTER (17) [noun] One who, or that which, exports: especially a person who or organization that exports or sells goods made in one country for delivery in another country. 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FLEXTIME (20) [noun] An arrangement that allows employees to set their own working hours within agreed limits; normally must include certain periods (core time) when they must be at work. FLEXUOSE (18) FLEXUOUS (18) [adjective] Winding from side to side; sinuous FLEXURAL (18) FLEXURES (18) [noun] The act of bending or flexing; flexion. | [noun] A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve. | [noun] A curve or bend in a tubular organ. FLUXGATE (19) [noun] Any of several devices that use soft iron cores surrounded by coils of wire that generate a pattern of induced currents when it moves relative to an external magnetic field FLUXIONS (18) [noun] The derivative of a function. | [noun] The action of flowing. | [noun] A difference or variation. FOURPLEX (20) FOXFIRES (21) FOXGLOVE (22) [noun] Digitalis, a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous biennials native to the Old World, certain of which are prized for their showy flowers. The drug digitalis or digoxin was first isolated from the plant. FOXHOLES (21) [noun] The burrow in the ground where a fox lives. | [noun] A small pit dug into the ground as a shelter for protection against enemy fire. | [verb] To dig a military foxhole into, or convert into a foxhole by digging. FOXHOUND (22) [noun] A dog of a medium-sized breed developed for hunting. FOXHUNTS (21) [noun] A hunt for foxes, usually with dogs. | [noun] A hunt for radio transmitters; radiosport. | [verb] To hunt foxes, usually with dogs. FOXINESS (18) FOXSKINS (22) FOXTAILS (18) [noun] The tail of a fox. | [noun] A dry spikelet or spikelet seed and flower cluster of some grasses | [noun] A plant having a part resembling the tail of a fox or such spikelet. FOXTROTS (18) [noun] A ballroom dance with a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm. | [noun] A pace with short steps, as in changing from trotting to walking. | [noun] The letter F in the ICAO spelling alphabet. GALAXIES (16) [noun] The Milky Way; the apparent band of concentrated stars which appears in the night sky over earth. | [noun] Any of the collections of many millions or billions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc. existing as independent and coherent systems, of which there are billions in the known universe. | [noun] Any print or pattern reminiscent of a galaxy, generally consisting of blending, semiopaque patches of vibrant color on a dark background. GEOTAXES (16) GEOTAXIS (16) [noun] A living creature's ability to move by orienting itself by gravitational forces | [noun] A downward movement GLOXINIA (16) [noun] Any of several South American plants (of the genus Gloxinia or Sinningia) that have showy, colourful flowers HARUSPEX (20) [noun] A soothsayer or priest in Ancient Rome (originally Etruscan) who practiced divination by inspecting entrails. HATBOXES (20) [noun] A piece of luggage for a hat; a case or box for a hat. HERETRIX (18) HERITRIX (18) HEXAGONS (19) [noun] A polygon with six sides and six angles. HEXAGRAM (21) [noun] A hollow six-pointed star formed by overlapping two equilateral triangles. | [noun] Any of the 64 sets of solid and broken lines, formed by pairs of trigrams, used for divination in the I Ching. | [noun] A large silver coin minted during the Byzantine Empire. HEXAMINE (20) HEXAPLAR (20) HEXAPLAS (20) HEXAPODS (21) [noun] Any organism, being or robot with six legs. | [noun] An arthropod with six feet; a member of subphylum Hexapoda. | [noun] An insect. HEXAPODY (24) HEXARCHY (26) HEXEREIS (18) HEXOSANS (18) HOMEOBOX (22) [noun] A short sequence of DNA that is shared by several genes involved in the morphogenesis of many organisms. HORSEPOX (20) HOTBOXES (20) [noun] A container maintained at elevated temperatures in order to heat or cook its contents. | [noun] An overheated shaft bearing. | [verb] To smoke marijuana in a small confined area, such as the inside of a car, until it is full of smoke, thereby purportedly intensifying the drug's effects. HYDROXYL (25) [noun] A univalent radical or functional group (–OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds. HYPOXIAS (23) ICEBOXES (19) [noun] A box or compartment containing ice. | [noun] A compartment in a refrigerator that is colder than the rest of the refrigerator and is used as a freezer. | [noun] A refrigerator. IMMIXING (20) INDEXERS (16) INDEXING (17) [verb] To arrange an index for something, especially a long text. | [verb] To inventory, to take stock. | [verb] To normalise in order to account for inflation; to correct for inflation by linking to a price index in order to maintain real levels. INDOXYLS (19) INEXPERT (17) [noun] An inept or unskilled person. | [adjective] Inept or unskilled; not of expert ability or quality. INFIXING (19) [verb] To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in. | [verb] To instill. | [verb] To insert a morpheme inside an existing word. INFIXION (18) INFLEXED (19) [adjective] Inflected INFLUXES (18) [noun] A flow inward or into something; a coming in. | [noun] That which flows or comes in. | [noun] Influence; power. INTERMIX (17) [noun] An intermixture; the product of mixing together | [verb] To mix together; to intermingle or blend. INTERREX (15) INTERSEX (15) JAMBEAUX (26) [noun] A piece of armour for the leg. LARYNXES (18) [noun] An organ of the neck of mammals situated just below where the tract of the pharynx splits into the trachea and the oesophagus (or esophagus). It is involved in breath control and protection of the trachea, and, because it houses the vocal cords, sound production. LAXATION (15) LAXATIVE (18) [noun] Any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect. | [adjective] Having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation. LAXITIES (15) LEXICONS (17) [noun] The vocabulary of a language. | [noun] A dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes. | [noun] A dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic. LIXIVIAL (18) LIXIVIUM (20) LUMMOXES (19) [noun] A clumsy, stupid person; an awkward bungler. LUXATING (16) [verb] To dislocate. 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MAXIMISE (19) [verb] To make as large as possible | [verb] To expand (a window) to fill the main display area MAXIMITE (19) MAXIMIZE (28) [verb] To make as large as possible | [verb] To expand (a window) to fill the main display area MAXIMUMS (21) [noun] The highest limit | [noun] The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a function | [noun] An upper bound of a set which is also an element of that set MAXWELLS (20) [noun] A unit of magnetic flux that produces one abvolt per turn per second. METHOXYL (23) MICROLUX (19) MILLILUX (17) MIXOLOGY (21) [noun] The art of combining various ingredients to make cocktails. | [noun] The work of a disc jockey. MIXTURES (17) [noun] The act of mixing. | [noun] Something produced by mixing. | [noun] Something that consists of diverse elements. MONAXIAL (17) MONAXONS (17) MONOXIDE (18) [noun] Any oxide containing a single oxygen atom in each molecule or formula unit MORCEAUX (19) [noun] A bit; a morsel. MYXEDEMA (23) [noun] A form of cutaneous and dermal edema that is secondary to increased deposition of connective tissue components in subcutaneous tissue. MYXOCYTE (25) MYXOMATA (22) [noun] A tumor of primitive connective tissue. NALOXONE (15) [noun] An opioid inverse agonist used to counter the effects of an overdose on opioids (such as heroin or morphine). NEURAXON (15) NEXTDOOR (16) [adverb] In an adjacent building, room or place. | [adjective] That occupies an adjacent place, especially the building immediately to the left or right. NONTAXES (15) NONTOXIC (17) [adjective] Not toxic; not poisonous. OCTUPLEX (19) ORTHODOX (19) [adjective] Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology. | [adjective] Adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted. | [adjective] Of pollen, seed, or spores: viable for a long time; viable when dried to low moisture content. OTOTOXIC (17) [adjective] Causing ototoxicity. OUTBOXED (18) [verb] To box better than. OUTBOXES (17) [verb] To box better than. OUTFOXED (19) [verb] To beat in a competition of wits OUTFOXES (18) [verb] To beat in a competition of wits OXALATED (16) OXALATES (15) [noun] Any salt or ester of oxalic acid. OXALISES (15) [noun] Any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Oxalis OXAZEPAM (28) OXAZINES (24) OXBLOODS (18) OXHEARTS (18) OXIDABLE (18) OXIDANTS (16) [noun] An oxidizing agent OXIDASES (16) [noun] Any of many enzymes which catalyze oxidation reactions, especially ones using molecular oxygen. 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OXPECKER (23) [noun] Either of two species of passerine bird in the genus Buphagus, in the monotypic family Buphagidae, endemic to sub-Saharan African savannah. OXTONGUE (16) OXYACIDS (21) [noun] An acid containing oxygen, as opposed to a hydracid. OXYGENIC (21) OXYMORON (20) [noun] A figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect. | [noun] (sometimes proscribed) A contradiction in terms. OXYPHILE (23) OXYPHILS (23) OXYSALTS (18) OXYSOMES (20) OXYTOCIC (22) OXYTOCIN (20) [noun] A hormone that stimulates contractions during labor, and then the production of milk. OXYTONES (18) [noun] A word with the stress or an acute accent on the last syllable. PANMIXES (19) PANMIXIA (19) [noun] A situation in which an individual is just as likely to mate with another randomly chosen individual as any other in the population. | [noun] The cessation of natural selection, as on a useless organ. PANMIXIS (19) PARALLAX (17) [noun] An apparent shift in the position of two stationary objects relative to each other as viewed by an observer, due to a change in observer position. | [noun] The angle of seeing of the astronomical unit. | [verb] To measure (a distance) based on parallax observations. PAROXYSM (22) [noun] A random or sudden outburst (of activity). | [noun] An explosive event during a volcanic eruption. | [noun] A sudden recurrence of a disease, such as a seizure or a coughing fit. PAXWAXES (27) PEGBOXES (20) [noun] The part of a violin or similar stringed instrument that holds the tuning pegs. PEROXIDE (18) [noun] A divalent radical or anion containing two oxygen atoms linked by a covalent bond; any substance containing this group which yields hydrogen peroxide when treated with an acid | [noun] Hydrogen peroxide, especially an aqueous solution used as a bleach | [noun] Any unstable compound or general formula R-O-O-R' PEROXIDS (18) PHENIXES (20) PHYLAXIS (23) PICKAXED (24) [verb] To use a pickaxe. PICKAXES (23) [noun] A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge. | [verb] To use a pickaxe. PIXIEISH (20) PIXINESS (17) PLATEAUX (17) [noun] A largely level expanse of land at a high elevation; tableland. | [noun] A comparatively stable level in something that varies. | [noun] An ornamental dish for the table; a tray or salver. PLEXUSES (17) [noun] A network or interwoven mass, especially of nerves, blood vessels, or lymphatic vessels. | [noun] The system of equations required for the complete expression of the relations which exist between a set of quantities. POLEAXED (18) [verb] To fell someone with, or as if with, a poleaxe. | [verb] To astonish; to shock or surprise utterly. POLEAXES (17) [noun] An ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle. | [noun] A long-handled battle axe, being a combination of ax, hammer and pike. PONTIFEX (20) [noun] A pontiff, or high priest, in Ancient Rome. POXVIRUS (20) [noun] Any of a group of DNA viruses, of the family Poxviridae, that cause pox diseases in vertebrates PRAXISES (17) PREAXIAL (17) PRECIEUX (19) PREEXIST (17) [verb] To exist before something else. PREFIXAL (20) PREFIXED (21) [verb] To determine beforehand; to set in advance. | [verb] To put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start. | [adjective] Having a (specified) prefix. PREFIXES (20) [noun] Something placed before another | [verb] To determine beforehand; to set in advance. | [verb] To put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start. PREMIXED (20) [verb] To blend in advance. | [adjective] Mixed prior to use or sale PREMIXES (19) [noun] A blend of components that has been mixed in advance of use or of further processing. | [noun] A manufactured beverage consisting of alcohol and soft drink, milk or other non-alcoholic drinks; an alcopop. PRETEXTS (17) [noun] A false, contrived, or assumed purpose or reason; a pretense. PROLIXLY (20) PROTOXID (18) PROXEMIC (21) PROXIMAL (19) [adjective] Closer to the point of attachment or observation. | [adjective] Facing toward another tooth. The proximal surfaces of a tooth are those that touch or are close to neighboring teeth. | [adjective] Closer to the speaker. PYREXIAL (20) PYREXIAS (20) PYROXENE (20) [noun] Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium. PYXIDIUM (23) [noun] A seed capsule in the form of a box, the seeds being released when the top splits off. QUADPLEX (27) [noun] A building divided into four separate residences or commercial premises QUINCUNX (26) [noun] An arrangement of five units in a pattern corresponding to the five-spot on dice, playing cards, or dominoes. | [noun] An angle of five-twelfths of a circle, or 150°, between two objects. | [noun] A Galton board. QUIXOTES (24) QUIXOTIC (26) [adjective] Possessing or acting with the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality; exceedingly idealistic. | [adjective] Impulsive. | [adjective] Like Don Quixote; romantic to extravagance; absurdly chivalric; apt to be deluded. QUIXOTRY (27) REEXPELS (17) REEXPORT (17) [noun] Export of a (recently) imported good (often not or hardly reworked) | [verb] To export again; to export something that has been imported REEXPOSE (17) REFIXING (19) [verb] To fix again. REFLEXED (19) [verb] To bend, turn back or reflect. | [verb] To respond to a stimulus. | [adjective] Turned backwards REFLEXES (18) [noun] An automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not require mental processing. | [noun] The descendant of an earlier language element, such as a word or phoneme, in a daughter language. | [noun] The descendant of anything from an earlier time, such as a cultural myth. REFLEXLY (21) REFLUXED (19) [verb] To flow back or return. | [verb] To boil a liquid in a vessel having a reflux condenser REFLUXES (18) [noun] The backwards flow of any fluid. | [noun] A technique, using a reflux condenser, allowing one to boil the contents of a vessel over an extended period. | [noun] The leaking of stomach acid up into the oesophagus. RELAXANT (15) [noun] A drug or other agent that promotes relaxation. RELAXERS (15) [noun] Any agent that produces relaxation. | [noun] A person who relaxes. RELAXING (16) [verb] To calm down. | [verb] To make something loose. | [verb] To become loose. RELAXINS (15) REMIXING (18) [verb] To mix again. | [verb] To create a remix. | [verb] To rearrange or radically alter (a particular piece of music). RETAXING (16) REWAXING (19) RONDEAUX (16) [noun] A fixed form of verse based on two rhyme sounds and consisting usually of 13 lines in three stanzas with the opening words of the first line of the first stanza used as an independent refrain after the second and third stanzas. | [noun] A monophonic song with a two-part refrain. ROULEAUX (15) [noun] A little roll; a roll of coins put up in paper, or something resembling such a roll. | [noun] A decorative technique that involves creating patterns with piping, cording or bias tape. A rouleau loop uses the same cord or piping as a way of fastening buttons, most notably down the back of bridal gowns. | [noun] (chiefly in the plural) A stack of aggregated red blood cells, as seen in certain haematological and other diseases. SARDONYX (19) [noun] A gemstone having bands of red sard; a variety of onyx or chalcedony. | [noun] A tincture of sanguine colour when the blazoning is done by precious stones. SAUCEBOX (19) SAXATILE (15) [adjective] Of or relating to rocks; living among rocks. SAXHORNS (18) [noun] Any of a group of similar brass instruments, resembling a bugle in shape, but with valves SAXONIES (15) SAXTUBAS (17) SEXINESS (15) [noun] The state or quality of being sexy, of possessing the traits of sexual appeal SEXOLOGY (19) [noun] The study of sex and sexuality, usually from a psychological or clinical perspective. SEXTAINS (15) SEXTANTS (15) [noun] A navigational device for deriving angular distances between objects so as to determine latitude and longitude. | [noun] One sixth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 60°. | [noun] One of six groups of adjacent teeth, excluding the wisdom teeth. The front sextants go from canine to canine, and there are sextants on the right and left of these. See w:Periodontal examination. SEXTARII (15) SEXTETTE (15) [noun] Any group of six people or things. | [noun] A composition for six voices or instruments. | [noun] A group of six singers or instrumentalists. SEXTILES (15) SEXTUPLE (17) [noun] A sixfold amount | [verb] To make, or to become, six times as much (or as many). | [adjective] Having six parts. SEXTUPLY (20) SEXUALLY (18) [adverb] In a sexual manner: erotically. | [adverb] With respect to sex (either of the two divisions of organisms). | [adverb] With respect to sexual intercourse. SILOXANE (15) [noun] Any of a class of compound having a short repeating unit of silicon and oxygen atoms (either in a chain or a ring), typically with organic side chains SILVEXES (18) SIXPENCE (19) [noun] The value of six old pence; half of a shilling; or one-fortieth of a pound sterling. | [noun] A former British coin worth sixpence, first minted in 1551. SIXPENNY (20) [noun] A publication costing sixpence. | [noun] A stamp worth sixpence. | [adjective] Worth six pennies. SIXTEENS (15) SIXTIETH (18) [noun] The person or thing in the sixtieth position. | [noun] One of sixty equal parts of a whole. | [adjective] The ordinal form of the number sixty. SIXTYISH (21) SKYBOXES (24) [noun] A seating area for VIPs in a stadium. | [noun] A cube with textures on its inner faces, used to simulate the sky or similar backdrop around a three-dimensional playfield. SMALLPOX (19) [noun] An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s. Those who survived were left with pockmarks. SMILAXES (17) [noun] Any member of the Smilax genus of greenbriers. SNUFFBOX (23) [noun] A small box or container to hold snuff or loose tobacco. SOUNDBOX (18) [noun] The open chamber (resonator) of a stringed musical instrument, which intensifies its tone. SPADIXES (18) SPHINXES (20) [noun] A creature with the head of a person and the body of an animal (commonly a lion). | [noun] A person who keeps his/her thoughts and intentions secret; an enigmatic person. | [noun] A mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx, formerly classified a baboon, and called sphinx baboon. SPINIFEX (20) [noun] An Australian coastal grass, in genus Spinifex | [noun] A coastal grass, either in genera Trioidia or Spinifex. STORAXES (15) [noun] Any member of the genus Styrax of trees and shrubs. | [noun] The resin of the oriental sweetgum tree (Liquidambar orientalis), formerly used as a stimulating expectorant. STYRAXES (18) [noun] Any member of the genus Styrax of about 130 species of large shrubs or small trees, mostly native to temperate or tropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere. SUBAXIAL (17) SUBFIXES (20) SUBINDEX (18) SUBOXIDE (18) [noun] Any oxide containing a small proportion of oxygen SUBTAXON (17) SUBTEXTS (17) [noun] (authorship) The implicit meaning of a text, often a literary one, or a speech or dialogue. SUFFIXAL (21) SUFFIXED (22) [verb] To append (something) to the end of something else. SUFFIXES (21) [noun] (grammar) A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning. | [noun] A subscript. | [noun] A final segment of a string of characters. SUPERFIX (20) SUPERSEX (17) SUPERTAX (17) [noun] An additional tax on something that has already been taxed | [noun] A higher rate of an existing tax SURTAXED (16) SURTAXES (15) [noun] An additional or extra tax. SWEATBOX (20) [noun] Any box or boxlike structure used to induce sweating, such as of hides or tobacco | [noun] A jail cell. | [noun] A small overheated cell or room used for solitary confinement or torture. SWINEPOX (20) SYNTAXES (18) [noun] A set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences. | [noun] The formal rules of formulating the statements of a computer language. | [noun] The study of the structure of phrases, sentences and language. SYRINXES (18) [noun] A set of panpipes. | [noun] A narrow channel cut in rock, especially in ancient Egyptian tombs. | [noun] The voice organ in birds. TABLEAUX (17) [noun] A striking and vivid representation; a picture. | [noun] A vivid graphic scene of a group of people arranged as in a painting or bas relief sculpture. | [noun] Hence, an arrangement of actors in static positions on stage, having the effect of pointing up a particular moment in the drama, conventionally revealed by opening tableau curtains (known as "tabs"). TAXABLES (17) TAXATION (15) [noun] The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed. | [noun] A particular system of taxing people or companies | [noun] The revenue gained from taxes TAXICABS (19) [noun] A vehicle that passengers hire to take them between locations of their choice, the fare being calculated with a taximeter; a taxi or cab | [verb] To travel by taxicab. TAXINGLY (19) TAXIWAYS (21) [noun] A road or path within an airport designated for the taxiing of aircraft connecting the runways with ramps, hangars, terminals and other facilities. TAXONOMY (20) [noun] The science or the technique used to make a classification. | [noun] A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system. | [noun] The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms. TAXPAYER (20) [noun] A person who is subject to, liable for, or pays tax as opposed to a nontaxpayer who is neither the subject nor the object of revenue laws. | [noun] All of the people, collectively, in a population who pay tax (especially used in the context of the government financing something using the tax revenue). TEABOXES (17) TELETEXT (15) [noun] A text-based information retrieval system using television sets with a suitable decoder; developed by the BBC. TELEXING (16) [verb] To send (a message) by telex. TETROXID (16) TEXTBOOK (21) [noun] A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges. | [adjective] Of or pertaining to textbooks or their style, especially in being dry and pedagogical; textbooky, textbooklike. | [adjective] Having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon, so that it might be included as an example in a textbook. TEXTILES (15) [noun] (usually in the plural) Any material made of interlacing fibres, including carpeting and geotextiles. | [noun] (naturism) A non-nudist. TEXTLESS (15) TEXTUARY (18) TEXTURAL (15) TEXTURED (16) [verb] To create or apply a texture | [adjective] Having texture, not smooth. TEXTURES (15) [noun] The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something. | [noun] The quality given to a work of art by the composition and interaction of its parts. | [noun] An image applied to a polygon to create the appearance of a surface. THORAXES (18) [noun] The region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs. | [noun] The middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body to which the legs are attached. THYROXIN (21) [noun] A hormone (an iodine derivative of tyrosine), produced by the thyroid gland, that regulates cell metabolism and growth. TOADFLAX (19) [noun] Any of several European plants, of the genus Linaria, having two-lipped yellow flowers. | [noun] Any of several other plants in the family Plantaginaceae. TONNEAUX (15) TOXAEMIA (17) [noun] Blood poisoning; adverse reaction to toxic byproducts of systemic infection. TOXAEMIC (19) TOXEMIAS (17) TOXICANT (17) [noun] A toxic or poisonous substance | [adjective] Capable of causing damage by poisoning TOXICITY (20) [noun] The quality or degree of being toxic. TRANSFIX (18) [verb] To render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe. | [verb] To pierce with a sharp pointed weapon. | [verb] To fix or impale. | [noun] A discontinuous affix, which occurs at more than one position in a word, typical of Semitic languages. TRIAXIAL (15) [adjective] Having three axes (e.g having a shape of an elongated oblate spheroid) TRIOXIDE (16) [noun] Any oxide containing three oxygen atoms in each molecule | [noun] Any organic compound of general formula R-OOO-R', derived from trioxidane TRIOXIDS (16) TRUMEAUX (17) [noun] The pillar or center post supporting the lintel in the middle of a doorway or window opening, especially in a church. | [noun] A trumeau mirror. TUXEDOED (17) TUXEDOES (16) [noun] A typically black formal jacket worn by men. | [noun] The entire suit complementing and including this jacket. ULEXITES (15) UNBOXING (18) [verb] To remove from a box. | [verb] To retrieve (a value of a primitive type) from the object in which it is boxed. | [noun] The removal of something from its box; an unpacking. UNDERTAX (16) UNEXOTIC (17) UNEXPERT (17) UNFIXING (19) UNFLEXED (19) UNIAXIAL (15) [adjective] Having a single axis; monoaxial | [adjective] Having a single stem, with no branches, that terminates in a flower UNISEXES (15) UNMIXING (18) UNSEXING (16) [verb] To deprive of sexual attributes or characteristics. | [verb] To sterilize (deprive of the ability to procreate); to castrate. UNSEXUAL (15) UXORIOUS (15) [adjective] Very devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife. VERNIXES (18) VERTEXES (18) [noun] The highest point of something. | [noun] The highest surface on the skull. | [noun] The common point of the two rays of the angle, or its equivalent structure in polyhedra (meeting of edges) and higher order polytopes. VEXATION (18) [noun] The act of annoying, vexing, or irritating. | [noun] The state of being vexed or irritated. VEXILLAR (18) VEXILLUM (20) [noun] A flag, banner, or standard. | [noun] A company of troops serving under one standard. | [noun] The sign of the cross. VEXINGLY (22) VIDEOTEX (19) [noun] Any of various early information retrieval services, such as viewdata and Teletext systems, that delivered pages of computerized text to users on request. VIXENISH (21) VOLVOXES (21) [noun] Any of the genus Volvox of chlorophytes. VORTEXES (18) [noun] A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column. | [noun] Anything that involves constant violent or chaotic activity around some centre. | [noun] Anything that inevitably draws surrounding things into its current. WAXBERRY (23) [noun] The bayberry. | [noun] The snowberry. | [noun] The yangmei. WAXBILLS (20) [noun] Any bird of the genus Estrilda. WAXINESS (18) WAXPLANT (20) WAXWEEDS (22) WAXWINGS (22) [noun] Any of several songbirds of the genus Bombycilla, having crested heads, and red tips to the wings. WAXWORKS (25) [noun] A figure made of wax, especially an effigy of a famous person. | [noun] An exhibition of waxwork figures; a wax museum. WAXWORMS (23) XANTHANS (18) XANTHATE (18) [noun] Any salt or ester of xanthic acid. XANTHEIN (18) XANTHENE (18) [noun] Any of a group of tricyclic heterocycles (dibenzopyrans) that are the basis for a range of dyes such as fluorescein and eosin XANTHINE (18) [noun] Any of a group of alkaloids that include caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine as well as the parent compound, a precursor of uric acid found in many organs of the body. XANTHINS (18) [noun] Any of a group of alkaloids that include caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine as well as the parent compound, a precursor of uric acid found in many organs of the body. XANTHOMA (20) [noun] A small, yellow nodule, rich in cholesterol and other lipids, that occurs in the skin, often near a joint XANTHONE (18) XANTHOUS (18) XENOGAMY (21) [noun] The transfer of pollen from the anthers of one plant to the stigma of another; cross-pollination | [noun] Cross-cultural marriage XENOGENY (19) XENOLITH (18) [noun] Any piece of rock having a different origin to that of the igneous rock in which it is found XEROSERE (15) XEROXING (23) [verb] To make a paper copy or copies by means of a photocopier. XIPHOIDS (21) XYLIDINE (19) XYLIDINS (19) XYLITOLS (18) XYLOCARP (22) XYLOTOMY (23)

ABOIDEAUX (19) ABOITEAUX (18) ACETOXYLS (21) [noun] Plural of acetoxyl, a chemical group consisting of an acetyl group bonded to an oxygen atom, used in organic chemistry and chemical nomenclature. ADMIXTURE (19) [noun] An instance of admixing, a mixing in of something. | [noun] A mixture, in some contexts AFFIXABLE (24) [adjective] Capable of being affixed or attached to something else. AFFIXMENT (24) AFLATOXIN (19) [noun] Any of a family of mycotoxins, produced by molds of the Aspergillus genus, that can be toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic; typically found as contaminants of animal food or peanuts. ALEXANDER (17) ALKOXIDES (21) AMPHIOXUS (23) [noun] The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma. ANATOXINS (16) [noun] Toxins produced by certain cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) that are neurotoxic and can cause paralysis in animals and humans. ANOREXIAS (16) [noun] Plural of anorexia, a condition characterized by loss of appetite or an eating disorder involving severe restriction of food intake. ANOREXICS (18) [noun] Somebody suffering from anorexia nervosa. | [noun] A medicine which suppresses appetite. ANOREXIES (16) [noun] Plural of anorexia; conditions characterized by loss of appetite or eating disorders. ANOXEMIAS (18) [noun] Plural of anoxemia, a deficiency of oxygen in the blood. ANTEFIXAE (19) [noun] Ornamental tiles or blocks fixed to the eaves of a roof, typically used in classical architecture to conceal the ends of roof tiles. ANTEFIXES (19) [noun] Ornamental tiles or blocks used to conceal the ends of roof tiles at the eaves of a building. | [noun] Plural of antefix, decorative architectural elements fixed to the front of a building or structure. ANTIAUXIN (16) ANTITOXIC (18) [adjective] Acting against or neutralizing the effects of poison or toxins. ANTITOXIN (16) [noun] An antibody that is capable of neutralising specific toxins that are causative agents of disease. ANXIETIES (16) [noun] An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event. | [noun] An uneasy or distressing desire (for something). | [noun] A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach. ANXIOUSLY (19) [adverb] In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously. APTERYXES (21) [noun] Plural of apteryx; a flightless bird native to New Zealand, commonly known as a kiwi. ASEXUALLY (19) [adverb] In an asexual manner; without having sex. ASPHYXIAS (24) [noun] Plural of asphyxia; conditions of oxygen deprivation causing unconsciousness or death. | [verb] Third-person singular present tense of asphyxia (in medical contexts, to cause asphyxia). ASPHYXIES (24) [verb] Third-person singular present tense of asphyxiate; to cause someone to die from lack of oxygen or inability to breathe. ATARAXIAS (16) [noun] A state of freedom from fear and pain; tranquility of mind. | [noun] Plural of ataraxia, a philosophical concept of achieving perfect calm and peace. ATARAXICS (18) [noun] Plural of ataraxic; drugs or substances that produce a state of tranquility and freedom from anxiety. | [adjective] Relating to or producing ataraxia, a state of calm indifference or freedom from emotional disturbance. ATARAXIES (16) [noun] A state of perfect tranquility and freedom from fear or pain. | [noun] Plural of ataraxia, a philosophical concept of undisturbed peace of mind. AUXILIARY (19) [noun] A person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner. | [noun] A sailing vessel equipped with an engine. | [noun] (grammar) An auxiliary verb. AUXOTROPH (21) [noun] Any microorganism that has lost the ability to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, usually as a result of mutation AXIOMATIC (20) [adjective] Self-evident or unquestionable. | [adjective] Relating to or containing axioms. AXLETREES (16) [noun] The plural of axletree, which is a bar or beam on which a wheel revolves; an axle. AXOPLASMS (20) [noun] The cytoplasm of an axon, the long extension of a nerve cell that conducts electrical impulses. BANDBOXES (21) [noun] A box of lightweight construction (e.g. cardboard, thin wood) for carrying hats or other apparel items. | [noun] A small baseball park conducive to scoring home runs. BANJAXING (26) [verb] (originally Ireland) To ruin or destroy. BEESWAXES (21) [noun] A wax secreted by bees from which they make honeycomb; or, the processed form of this wax used in the manufacture of various goods. | [noun] (mildly) “Business”, as in such phrases as mind your own beeswax and none of your beeswax. | [verb] To polish with beeswax. BIAXIALLY (21) [adverb] In a manner involving or relating to two axes, particularly regarding the orientation or properties of materials along two perpendicular directions. BIOTOXINS (18) [noun] Any toxin produced by a living organism BISEXUALS (18) [noun] A person who is bisexual. | [noun] A plant or fungus, or part thereof, which is bisexual. BOLLIXING (19) [verb] To confuse. | [verb] To botch or bungle. BOLLOXING (19) [verb] To make a mess of something; to bungle or ruin something through incompetence or carelessness. BOOMBOXES (22) [noun] A powerful portable audio system for listening collectively to recorded or broadcast sound. BOXBOARDS (21) [noun] Plural of boxboard; a paperboard made from wood pulp used for making boxes and cartons. BOXFISHES (24) [noun] Any of the family Ostraciidae of often colorful, squared, bony fishes. | [noun] Certain species in Ostraciidae, principally in genus Ostracion. BOXHAULED (22) [verb] Past tense of boxhaul, a nautical maneuver in which a sailing ship is turned around by putting the helm hard alee and backing the sails to force the bow through the wind. BOXTHORNS (21) [noun] Any plant of the genus Lycium. BROADAXES (19) [noun] Plural of broadax, a large ax with a broad blade used for splitting wood or shaping timber. BUXOMNESS (20) [noun] The quality or state of being buxom; fullness of figure, particularly in a woman's bosom or bust. CACHEXIAS (23) [noun] Plural of cachexia; a state of malnutrition and wasting caused by chronic disease, malignancy, or severe illness. CACHEXIES (23) [noun] Plural of cachexia; a condition of general ill health and malnutrition, characterized by wasting and weakness, often associated with chronic disease or cancer. CACOMIXLS (22) CARAPAXES (20) [noun] Plural of carapax, an alternative spelling of carapace, which is the hard protective shell or covering of certain animals such as turtles and crustaceans. CARBOXYLS (23) [noun] Plural of carboxyl, a functional group consisting of a carbon atom bonded to an oxygen atom and a hydroxyl group, commonly found in organic acids. CASHBOXES (23) [noun] A box for holding cash. | [noun] A toll booth. CATALEXES (18) [noun] Plural of catalexis, the omission of one or more syllables from the end of a metrical line in poetry, especially the dropping of the final unstressed syllable. | [noun] Lines of verse that are catalectic, or metrically incomplete. CATALEXIS (18) [noun] The omission of one or more syllables from the end of a metrical line in poetry. | [noun] The shortening of a word by dropping final sounds or syllables. CATAPLEXY (23) [noun] An abrupt loss of muscle tone, sometimes associated with narcolepsy. CHRONAXIE (21) [noun] The minimum time interval required for an electric current of twice the rheobase strength to stimulate a tissue, used in physiology and neuroscience. CLIMAXING (21) [verb] To reach or bring to a climax. | [verb] To orgasm; to reach orgasm. COALBOXES (20) [noun] Plural of coalbox; a box or container used for storing coal, typically found near fireplaces or stoves. COANNEXED (19) COANNEXES (18) COAXIALLY (21) [adverb] In a manner sharing a common axis; arranged or positioned along the same axis. COEXERTED (19) COEXISTED (19) [verb] (of two or more things, people, concepts, etc.) To exist contemporaneously or in the same area. COEXTENDS (19) [verb] Extends together with or to the same extent as something else. | [verb] To extend over the same area or range as another entity. COMMIXING (23) [verb] To mix separate things together. | [verb] To become mixed; to amalgamate. COMPLEXED (23) [verb] To form a complex with another substance | [verb] To complicate. | [adjective] Combined in the form of a complex COMPLEXER (22) [adjective] More complex; having a greater degree of complexity or complication. COMPLEXES (22) [noun] A network of interconnected systems. | [noun] A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base. | [noun] An assemblage of related things; a collection. COMPLEXLY (25) [adverb] In a complex manner; in a way that is complicated or intricate. CONFLUXES (21) [noun] A merger of rivers, or the place where rivers merge. | [noun] A convergence or moving gathering of forces, people, or things. CONNEXION (18) [noun] The act of connecting. | [noun] The point at which two or more things are connected. | [noun] A feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people. CONVEXITY (24) [noun] The quality or state of being convex; the condition of curving outward like the exterior of a sphere. | [noun] In mathematics and economics, a property of sets or functions where a line segment between any two points lies within the set or above the function. COXALGIAS (19) [noun] Plural of coxalgia; pain in the hip joint or hip area. COXALGIES (19) [noun] Plural of coxalgia; pain in the hip joint or hip region. COXCOMBRY (27) [noun] Foolish or conceited behavior; the conduct or dress of a coxcomb. COXITIDES (19) [noun] Plural of coxitis, inflammation of the hip joint. 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EXPLANTED (19) [verb] To remove something, such as a medical device, that has been implanted. | [adjective] Removed from a natural site of growth, and placed in a culture medium (especially in relation to plants) | [adjective] Removed from the body (especially in relation to organs) EXPLETIVE (21) [noun] A profane, vulgar term, notably a curse or obscene oath. | [noun] A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position. | [noun] A word that adds to the strength of a phrase without affecting its meaning. EXPLETORY (21) EXPLICATE (20) [verb] To explain meticulously or in great detail; to elucidate; to analyze. | [adjective] Evolved; unfolded. EXPLICITS (20) EXPLODERS (19) EXPLODING (20) [verb] To destroy with an explosion. | [verb] To destroy violently or abruptly. | [verb] To create an exploded view of. EXPLOITED (19) [verb] To use for one’s own advantage. | [verb] To forcibly deprive someone of something to which she or he has a natural right. EXPLOITER (18) EXPLORERS (18) [noun] One who explores something | [noun] A person who by means of travel (notably an expedition) searches out new information. | [noun] Any of various hand tools, with sharp points, used in dentistry. EXPLORING (19) [verb] To seek for something or after someone. | [verb] To examine or investigate something systematically. | [verb] To travel somewhere in search of discovery. EXPLOSION (18) [noun] A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical.) | [noun] A bursting due to pressure. | [noun] The sound of an explosion. EXPLOSIVE (21) [noun] Any explosive substance. | [adjective] With the capability to, or likely to, explode. | [adjective] Having the character of an explosion. EXPONENTS (18) [noun] One who expounds, represents or advocates. | [noun] The number by which a value (called the base) is said to be raised to a power in exponentiation: for example, the 3 in 2^3=8. | [noun] The degree to which the root of a radicand is found, for example, the 2 in \sqrt[2]r=b. EXPORTERS (18) [noun] One who, or that which, exports: especially a person who or organization that exports or sells goods made in one country for delivery in another country. EXPORTING (19) [verb] To carry away | [verb] To sell (goods) to a foreign country | [verb] To cause to spread in another part of the world EXPOSITED (19) EXPOSITOR (18) [noun] A person who expounds; a commentator. EXPOSURES (18) [noun] The condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected. | [noun] Lack of protection from weather or the elements. | [noun] The act of exposing something, such as a scandal. 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EXTORTIVE (19) EXTRACTED (19) [verb] To draw out; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc. | [verb] To withdraw by expression, distillation, or other mechanical or chemical process. Compare abstract (transitive verb). | [verb] To take by selection; to choose out; to cite or quote, as a passage from a book. EXTRACTOR (18) [noun] Any of various mechanical devices that extract a component from others. | [noun] An apparatus that uses a solvent to remove soluble substances from a mixture. | [noun] A centrifugal drying machine. EXTRADITE (17) [verb] To remove a person from one state to another by legal process. EXTRALITY (19) EXTRAVERT (19) [noun] Alternative spelling of extrovert | [verb] Alternative spelling of extrovert, especially so as to be visible. | [adjective] Alternative spelling of extrovert EXTREMELY (21) [adverb] (degree) To an extreme degree. EXTREMEST (18) EXTREMISM (20) [noun] Extreme ideas or actions. 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FIREBOXES (21) [noun] The chamber of a steam engine, or a steam locomotive, in which the fuel is burned. | [noun] The part of a fireplace where the fuel is burned. | [noun] A redheaded woman (by synecdoche, pars pro toto), or her red pubic hair. FIXATIONS (19) [noun] The act of fixing. | [noun] The state of being fixed or fixated. | [noun] The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of volatile elements. FIXATIVES (22) [noun] A substance that fixes, protects, or preserves. | [noun] (perfumery) The components of a perfume that prolong or bolster the notes, and may or may not be the base note itself. FIXEDNESS (20) FLAMBEAUX (23) [noun] A burning torch, especially one carried in procession. FLAXSEEDS (20) [noun] The seed of the flax plant; a source of linseed oil. 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FOWLPOXES (24) FOXFISHES (25) FOXGLOVES (23) [noun] Digitalis, a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous biennials native to the Old World, certain of which are prized for their showy flowers. The drug digitalis or digoxin was first isolated from the plant. FOXHOUNDS (23) [noun] A dog of a medium-sized breed developed for hunting. FOXHUNTED (23) FOXHUNTER (22) GEARBOXES (19) [noun] An enclosed gear train. | [noun] That part of a car's transmission containing the train of gears, and to which the gear lever is connected. GLOXINIAS (17) [noun] Any of several South American plants (of the genus Gloxinia or Sinningia) that have showy, colourful flowers HELLBOXES (21) HETERODOX (20) [adjective] Of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from orthodoxy, or the norm, but not sufficiently different to be called heretical. HEXACHORD (25) [noun] A series of six tones denoted with the syllables ut-re-mi-fa-sol-la separated by seconds, the only of which that is a minor second being mi-fa. HEXAGONAL (20) [adjective] Having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon. | [adjective] Having three equal axes which cross at 60° angles, and an unequal axis which crosses the others at 90° angle. HEXAGRAMS (22) [noun] A hollow six-pointed star formed by overlapping two equilateral triangles. | [noun] Any of the 64 sets of solid and broken lines, formed by pairs of trigrams, used for divination in the I Ching. | [noun] A large silver coin minted during the Byzantine Empire. HEXAHEDRA (23) [noun] A polyhedron with six faces. The regular hexahedron is the cube, and is one of the Platonic solids. HEXAMETER (21) [noun] A line in a poem having six metrical feet | [noun] A poetic metre in which each line has six feet HEXAMINES (21) HEXAPLOID (22) [noun] A cell or organism that has six complete sets of chromosomes | [adjective] Having six complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell HOMOSEXES (21) HYDROXIDE (24) [noun] An univalent anion (OH-) based on the hydroxyl functional group. | [noun] Any substance containing such an anion. HYDROXYLS (26) HYPERTEXT (24) [noun] Digital text in which the reader may navigate related information through embedded hyperlinks. | [noun] A hypertext document. HYPOTAXES (24) HYPOTAXIS (24) [noun] (grammar) Syntactic subordination of one clause or construction to another. HYPOXEMIA (26) [noun] An abnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood, be it the partial pressure of oxygen (mm Hg), the content of oxygen (ml oxygen per dl of blood) or the per cent saturation of the blood's hemoglobin, singly or in combination. HYPOXEMIC (28) IMMIXTURE (20) [noun] The act, or the result of immixing INDEXICAL (19) [noun] An indexical statement. | [adjective] Of, pertaining to, or like, an index; having the form of an index. | [adjective] Having the character of pointing to, or indicating, a particular state of affairs. INDEXINGS (18) INEXACTLY (21) INEXPERTS (18) INFIXIONS (19) INFLEXION (19) [noun] (grammar) A change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function. | [noun] A change in pitch or tone of voice. | [noun] A change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave. JUKEBOXES (29) [noun] A coin-operated machine that plays recorded music; it has push-buttons to make selections. | [noun] An automated carousel for the storage and retrieval of tapes, CD-ROMs, etc. | [noun] (by extension) A software application capable of replaying tracks from a digital music collection. JUXTAPOSE (25) [verb] To place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison. 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MAXIMALLY (23) MAXIMISED (21) [verb] To make as large as possible | [verb] To expand (a window) to fill the main display area MAXIMISES (20) [verb] To make as large as possible | [verb] To expand (a window) to fill the main display area MAXIMITES (20) MAXIMIZED (30) [verb] To make as large as possible | [verb] To expand (a window) to fill the main display area MAXIMIZER (29) MAXIMIZES (29) [verb] To make as large as possible | [verb] To expand (a window) to fill the main display area MEDIATRIX (19) METAXYLEM (23) MINIMAXES (20) [noun] In decision theory, game theory, etc. a decision rule used for minimizing the maximum possible loss, or maximizing the minimum gain. | [verb] To find the optimum play, or decision, to achieve minimizing the maximum loss. MINOXIDIL (19) [noun] A compound used orally as a vasodilator to treat hypertension and topically to reverse baldness. MONOXIDES (19) [noun] Any oxide containing a single oxygen atom in each molecule or formula unit MULTIPLEX (20) [noun] A building or a place where several activities occur in multiple units concurrently or different times. | [noun] (by extension) A large cinema complex comprising many (typically more than five, and often over ten) movie theatres or houses. | [noun] Throwing motion where more than one ball is thrown with one hand at the same time. MYCOTOXIN (23) [noun] Any substance, produced by a mold or fungus, that is injurious to vertebrates upon ingestion, inhalation or skin contact MYXEDEMAS (24) MYXOCYTES (26) MYXOVIRAL (24) MYXOVIRUS (24) [noun] Any of a group of RNA viruses of the Orthomyxoviridae and Paramyxoviridae families. NALOXONES (16) NARTHEXES (19) [noun] A western vestibule leading to the nave in some Christian churches. NEOCORTEX (18) [noun] The top layer of the cerebral hemispheres in the brain of mammals; part of the cerebral cortex. NEURAXONS (16) NONEXEMPT (20) NONEXOTIC (18) NONEXPERT (18) [noun] A person who is not an expert. NONEXTANT (16) NONSEXIST (16) NONSEXUAL (16) [adjective] Asexual; lacking sexual reproductive capabilities; neuter. | [adjective] Not involving sexuality or sexual arousal; platonic NOXIOUSLY (19) OBNOXIOUS (18) [adjective] Extremely unpleasant or offensive; very annoying, odious or contemptible. | [adjective] Exposing to harm or injury. ORTHODOXY (23) [noun] Correctness in doctrine and belief. | [noun] Conformity to established and accepted beliefs (usually of religions). OUTBOXING (19) [verb] To box better than. 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OXIDISERS (17) OXIDISING (18) [adjective] Alternative spelling of oxidizing | [verb] To combine with oxygen or otherwise make an oxide. | [verb] To increase the valence (or the positive charge) of an element by removing electrons. OXIDIZERS (26) OXIDIZING (27) [verb] To combine with oxygen or otherwise make an oxide. | [verb] To increase the valence (or the positive charge) of an element by removing electrons. | [verb] To coat something with an oxide. OXPECKERS (24) [noun] Either of two species of passerine bird in the genus Buphagus, in the monotypic family Buphagidae, endemic to sub-Saharan African savannah. OXTONGUES (17) OXYGENATE (20) [verb] To treat or infuse with oxygen | [verb] To give (a patient) oxygen therapy. OXYPHILES (24) OXYPHILIC (26) OXYTOCICS (23) OXYTOCINS (21) PACKWAXES (27) PANCHAXES (23) PANMIXIAS (20) PANSEXUAL (18) [noun] Someone who is attracted to all types of people regardless of gender. | [adjective] Sexually attracted to people regardless of gender. | [adjective] Sexually attracted to everyone. PARADOXES (19) [noun] An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa. | [noun] A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome. | [noun] A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true. PARATAXES (18) [noun] (grammar) Speech or writing in which clauses or phrases are placed together without being separated by conjunctions, for example "I came; I saw; I conquered". | [noun] The juxtaposition of two images or fragments, usually starkly dissimilar, without a clear connection. | [noun] A coalition or "partisan camp" in the Ancient Greek political system. PARATAXIS (18) [noun] (grammar) Speech or writing in which clauses or phrases are placed together without being separated by conjunctions, for example "I came; I saw; I conquered". | [noun] The juxtaposition of two images or fragments, usually starkly dissimilar, without a clear connection. | [noun] A coalition or "partisan camp" in the Ancient Greek political system. PAROXYSMS (23) [noun] A random or sudden outburst (of activity). | [noun] An explosive event during a volcanic eruption. | [noun] A sudden recurrence of a disease, such as a seizure or a coughing fit. PEMPHIXES (25) PENTOXIDE (19) [noun] Any oxide containing five oxygen atoms in each molecule PEPPERBOX (24) [noun] A peppershaker. | [noun] A repeating firearm with three or more barrels grouped around a central axis. | [noun] A buttress at one side of the court in the game of fives. PEROXIDED (20) [verb] To treat (something) with hydrogen peroxide, especially hair in order to bleach it PEROXIDES (19) [noun] A divalent radical or anion containing two oxygen atoms linked by a covalent bond; any substance containing this group which yields hydrogen peroxide when treated with an acid | [noun] Hydrogen peroxide, especially an aqueous solution used as a bleach | [noun] Any unstable compound or general formula R-O-O-R' PEROXIDIC (21) PERPLEXED (21) [verb] To cause to feel baffled; to puzzle. | [verb] To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated. | [verb] To plague; to vex; to torment. PERPLEXES (20) [verb] To cause to feel baffled; to puzzle. | [verb] To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated. | [verb] To plague; to vex; to torment. PHALANXES (21) [noun] (plural phalanxes) An ancient Greek and Macedonian military unit that consisted of several ranks and files (lines) of soldiers in close array with joined shields and long spears. | [noun] (historical sociology) A Fourierite utopian community; a phalanstery. | [noun] (plural phalanxes) A large group of people, animals or things, compact or closely massed, or tightly knit and united in common purpose. PHARYNXES (24) PHENOXIDE (22) PHOENIXES (21) [noun] A mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes. | [noun] Anything that is reborn after apparently being destroyed. | [noun] A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies. PICKAXING (25) [verb] To use a pickaxe. PILLBOXES (20) [noun] A small box in which pills are kept. | [noun] A flat, concrete gun emplacement. | [noun] A doctor's carriage. PIXILATED (19) [adjective] Behaving in an eccentric manner, as though led by pixies. | [adjective] Whimsical | [adjective] Drunk PLAINTEXT (18) [noun] Text or any data that is to be encrypted (as opposed to ciphertext). | [noun] Data which consists only of human-readable text, as opposed to machine-readable binary data or formatting markup. PLEXIFORM (23) [noun] Plexiform neurofibroma | [adjective] Having the form of a plexus POLEAXING (19) [verb] To fell someone with, or as if with, a poleaxe. | [verb] To astonish; to shock or surprise utterly. POLYMYXIN (26) [noun] Any of several toxic antibiotics, derived from the soil bacterium Bacillus polymyxa, used to treat infections by gram-negative bacteria POSTAXIAL (18) POSTBOXES (20) [noun] A box in which post can be left by a sender to be picked up by a courier or postman (postal worker). POSTFIXED (22) [verb] To suffix. | [verb] To subject a sample to postfixation | [adjective] Subjected to postfixation POSTFIXES (21) [noun] Suffix. | [verb] To suffix. | [verb] To subject a sample to postfixation PREEXILIC (20) PREEXISTS (18) [verb] To exist before something else. PREFIXING (22) [verb] To determine beforehand; to set in advance. | [verb] To put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start. PREMIXING (21) [verb] To blend in advance. | [noun] Mixing prior to use or sale PRETEXTED (19) PRIEDIEUX (19) PRINCOXES (20) PROLIXITY (21) PROTHORAX (21) [noun] The anterior segment of the insect thorax; it carries the first pair of legs PROTOXIDS (19) PROXEMICS (22) [noun] The study of the effects of the physical distance between people in different cultures and societies. 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RELAXEDLY (20) REOXIDIZE (26) RETEXTURE (16) [noun] The act of weaving or forming again. | [verb] To give a new texture to. RETROFLEX (19) [noun] A consonant pronounced with the underside of the tongue approaching or touching the palate. | [noun] A consonant pronounced with the tip of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge. | [noun] A consonant pronounced with the blade of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge. SALTBOXES (18) [noun] A box for keeping salt in. | [noun] A similar box formerly used as a percussion instrument in burlesque music. | [noun] A distinctively shaped wooden frame house with two storeys at the front and one behind, characteristic of New England SANDBOXES (19) [noun] A children's play area consisting of a box filled with sand. | [noun] A box filled with sand that is shaped to form a mould for metal casting. | [noun] A container for sand or pounce, used historically before blotting paper. SAXIFRAGE (20) [noun] Any plant in the genus Saxifraga. SAXITOXIN (23) SAXOPHONE (21) [noun] A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards. SEXLESSLY (19) SEXTARIUS (16) SEXTETTES (16) [noun] Any group of six people or things. | [noun] A composition for six voices or instruments. | [noun] A group of six singers or instrumentalists. SEXTUPLED (19) [verb] To make, or to become, six times as much (or as many). SEXTUPLES (18) [noun] A sixfold amount SEXTUPLET (18) [noun] A group of six objects. | [noun] One of a group of six persons or animals born from the same mother during the same birth. | [noun] A group of six notes played in the time of four. SEXUALITY (19) [noun] The quality of being sexual; that which is characterized or distinguished by sex. | [noun] Sexual activity; concern with, or interest in, sexual activity. | [noun] Sexual potency. SEXUALIZE (25) [verb] To make sexual, or give sex appeal to. | [verb] To distinguish as belonging to separate sexes. SHADOWBOX (25) [noun] A diorama | [verb] To practice moves without an actual opponent, often in front of a mirror. SILOXANES (16) [noun] Any of a class of compound having a short repeating unit of silicon and oxygen atoms (either in a chain or a ring), typically with organic side chains SIMPLEXES (20) [noun] An analogue in any dimension of the triangle or tetrahedron: the convex hull of n+1 points in n-dimensional space. | [noun] A simple word, one without affixes. SIXPENCES (20) [noun] The value of six old pence; half of a shilling; or one-fortieth of a pound sterling. | [noun] A former British coin worth sixpence, first minted in 1551. SIXTEENMO (18) [noun] Sextodecimo (as a paper size in printing). SIXTEENTH (19) [noun] One of sixteen equal parts of a whole. | [adjective] The ordinal form of the number sixteen. SIXTIETHS (19) [noun] The person or thing in the sixtieth position. | [noun] One of sixty equal parts of a whole. SOAPBOXES (20) [noun] A crate for packing soap. | [noun] Any physical or media platform which gives prominence to the person on it and the views they espouse. | [noun] A talk about one's pet topic (or the topic itself), especially when only tangentially relevant to an ongoing discussion. SONOVOXES (19) SPANDEXES (19) STRONGBOX (19) [noun] A sturdy box with a lock for storing valuables. SUBCLIMAX (22) SUBOXIDES (19) [noun] Any oxide containing a small proportion of oxygen SUBTAXONS (18) SUFFIXING (23) [verb] To append (something) to the end of something else. SULFOXIDE (20) SURTAXING (17) TAMOXIFEN (21) [noun] A nonsteroidal estrogen antagonist used in the treatment of advanced breast cancer. TAXATIONS (16) TAXIDERMY (22) [noun] The art of stuffing and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state. | [verb] To stuff and mount the skin of a dead animal. TAXIMETER (18) [noun] A device installed in a taxicab that calculates the fare based upon distance travelled and waiting time. TAXONOMIC (20) [adjective] Of, or relating to taxonomy. TAXPAYERS (21) [noun] A person who is subject to, liable for, or pays tax as opposed to a nontaxpayer who is neither the subject nor the object of revenue laws. | [noun] All of the people, collectively, in a population who pay tax (especially used in the context of the government financing something using the tax revenue). TAXPAYING (22) TELETEXTS (16) TELOTAXES (16) TELOTAXIS (16) TESTATRIX (16) [noun] A female testator. 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ALEXANDERS (18) [noun] Any of various umbellifers, often specifically Smyrnium olusatrum or Heracleum maximum, the cow parsnip. | [noun] Various plants of genus Zizia or Angelica thought to resemble European alexanders. | [noun] A cocktail made of cognac or gin, white crème de cacao, and light cream. AMBISEXUAL (21) [noun] An ambisexual person. | [adjective] Bisexual: attracted to persons of either sex. | [adjective] Unisex: fit for persons of either sex. AMPHIMIXES (26) [noun] Plural of amphimixis, the union of two gametes in sexual reproduction. AMPHIMIXIS (26) [noun] Sexual reproduction | [noun] The union of a male and female gamete AMPLEXUSES (21) [noun] Plural of amplexus, the mating position of amphibians in which the male clasps the female from behind to fertilize eggs as they are laid. ANNEXATION (17) [noun] Addition or incorporation of something, or territories that have been annexed. | [noun] A legal merging of a territory into another body. ANTHELIXES (20) [noun] Plural of anthelixe, the curved ridge of cartilage on the inner ear that is parallel to and anterior to the helix. | [noun] Plural of anthelion, a rare optical phenomenon similar to a halo that appears opposite the sun. ANTIAUXINS (17) [noun] Substances that inhibit or counteract the effects of auxins, which are plant growth hormones. ANTICLIMAX (21) [noun] A failed or reverse climax, particularly: ANTISEXIST (17) ANTISEXUAL (17) ANTITOXINS (17) [noun] An antibody that is capable of neutralising specific toxins that are causative agents of disease. ANXIOLYTIC (22) [noun] A drug prescribed for the treatment of symptoms of anxiety. | [adjective] (pharmaceutical effect) That reduces anxiety; tranquilizing APOPLEXIES (21) [noun] Bleeding within internal organs and the accompanying symptoms. | [noun] Sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion, usually caused by pressure on the brain. | [noun] (colloquially) Great anger and excitement. APPENDIXES (22) [noun] Something attached to something else; an attachment or accompaniment. | [noun] A text added to the end of a book or an article, containing additional information. | [noun] The vermiform appendix, an inner organ that can become inflamed. ASEXUALITY (20) [noun] The state or quality of being asexual, that is: ASPHYXIATE (25) [verb] To smother or suffocate someone. | [verb] To be smothered or suffocated. AUTOSEXING (18) [adjective] Denoting a breed of poultry or other animals in which the sexes can be distinguished at birth or hatching by observable characteristics such as color or markings. AUXOTROPHS (22) [noun] Any microorganism that has lost the ability to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, usually as a result of mutation AUXOTROPHY (25) [noun] A condition in which an organism has lost the ability to synthesize a particular organic compound required for growth and therefore needs it supplied in the growth medium. 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CHATTERBOX (24) [noun] An artificial intelligence program intended to simulate interactive conversation with another person | [noun] One who chats or talks to excess. | [noun] A cootie catcher (children's fortune-telling device). CHEMOTAXES (24) [noun] The plural of chemotaxis, referring to the movement of organisms or cells in response to chemical stimuli. CHEMOTAXIS (24) [noun] The movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant. CHIONODOXA (23) [noun] Any plant of the genus Chionodoxa. CHRONAXIES (22) [noun] The minimum time required for an electric current of twice the rheobase strength to stimulate nerve or muscle tissue. | [noun] Plural of chronaxie, a measure used in electrophysiology. CICATRIXES (21) [noun] Plural of cicatrix; scars or marks left by the healing of a wound, burn, or sore. | [noun] In botany, a scar left on a stem where a leaf has fallen. 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EXERCISING (20) [verb] To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop. | [verb] To perform physical activity for health or training. | [verb] To use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice. EXFOLIATED (21) [verb] To remove the leaves from a plant. | [verb] To remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation. | [verb] To split into scales, especially to become converted into scales as the result of heat or decomposition. EXFOLIATES (20) [verb] To remove the leaves from a plant. | [verb] To remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation. | [verb] To split into scales, especially to become converted into scales as the result of heat or decomposition. EXHALATION (20) [noun] The act or process of exhaling; breathing out | [noun] That which is exhaled, or which rises in the form of vapor, fume, or steam | [noun] A bright phenomenon; a meteor. 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(Dictionary of Philosophy; 1968) EXOBIOLOGY (23) [noun] The branch of biology dealing with lifeforms from a different planet. EXOCYTOSES (22) EXOCYTOSIS (22) [noun] The secretion of substances through cellular membranes, either to excrete waste products or as a regulatory function. EXOCYTOTIC (24) EXODONTIAS (18) EXODONTIST (18) EXOENZYMES (31) [noun] Any enzyme, generated by a cell, that functions outside of that cell. EXONERATED (18) [verb] To relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load). | [verb] Of a body of water: to discharge or empty (itself). | [verb] To free from an obligation, responsibility or task. EXONERATES (17) [verb] To relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load). | [verb] Of a body of water: to discharge or empty (itself). | [verb] To free from an obligation, responsibility or task. EXORBITANT (19) [adjective] Exceeding proper limits; extravagant; excessive or unduly high. 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