name, transferred from the male name and used since the 1940s.
apexes
araxes
astrix
auspex
auxins
auxins
noun
plural of auxin
axioms
axioms
noun
plural of axiom
axised
axised
adj
(in combination) Having the specified number or kind of axes.
axises
axises
noun
Misspelling of axes. Mistakenly used for the plural of axis (“line around which object rotates”).
plural of axis (type of deer)
axites
axites
noun
plural of axite
axones
axones
noun
plural of axone
axseed
axwise
calxes
calxes
noun
plural of calx
caxias
coaxes
coaxes
noun
plural of coaxis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coax
exacts
exacts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exact
exalts
exalts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exalt
extras
extras
noun
plural of extra
flaxes
flaxes
noun
plural of flax
hexads
hexads
noun
plural of hexad
hoaxes
hoaxes
noun
plural of hoax
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hoax
ixoras
ixoras
noun
plural of ixora
lastex
laxest
laxest
adj
superlative form of lax: most lax
laxism
laxism
noun
laxity (in interpreting or enforcing a rule)
laxist
laxist
adj
(chiefly theology) Promoting a lax view or interpretation of something.
noun
(chiefly theology) Someone promoting lax views or relaxed interpretations of something.
loxias
loxias
noun
plural of loxia
mastax
mastax
noun
(zoology) The lore of a bird.
(zoology) The pharynx of a rotifer. It usually contains four horny pieces. The two central ones form the incus, against which the mallei, or lateral ones, work so as to crush the food.
mastix
maxims
maxims
noun
plural of maxim
mystax
mystax
noun
A line or group of prominent bristles on the lower face of certain Diptera (insects)
oxalis
oxalis
noun
(horticulture) Any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Oxalis
oxygas
praxes
praxes
noun
plural of praxis
praxis
praxis
noun
(drama) The deliberate action of a rational being.
(philosophy) The synthesis of theory and practice, without presuming the primacy of either.
An example or form of exercise, or a collection of such examples, for practice.
Custom or established practice.
The practical application of any branch of learning.
sampex
sandix
sandix
noun
(obsolete) A kind of minium, or red lead, made by calcining carbonate of lead, but inferior to true minium.
sandyx
sandyx
noun
Alternative form of sandix
saxaul
saxaul
noun
Any of two species of the amaranth genus Haloxylon: Haloxylon ammodendron (syn. Haloxylon aphyllum; black saxaul) and Haloxylon persicum (white saxaul), found in sandy habitats from Egypt to Mongolia and China.
saxena
saxena
Proper noun
A surname used by the Kayastha caste of India and Pakistan.
saxish
saxons
saxony
saxony
Proper noun
A historic realm and modern state of Germany.
Noun
A fine soft woollen fabric.
Saxony yarn, or flannel made of it or similar yarn.
saxten
saxtie
saxton
sextan
sextan
adj
(obsolete, medicine) That recurs on the sixth day
noun
(obsolete, medicine) A fever that recurs every sixth day.
sextar
sexual
sexual
adj
(LGBT, of a person, rare) Experiencing sexual attraction; not asexual.
(biology) Capable of sexual reproduction; sexed, sexuate.
(obsolete) Pertaining to the female sex.
Arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes.
Characterised by sexual feelings or behaviour; possessing sexuality.
Pertaining to sexual intercourse or other intimate physical contact.
Pertaining to sexuality as a cultural phenomenon; relating to sexual behaviour or conduct.
noun
(LGBT) A person who experiences sexual attraction, a person who has interest in or desire for sex (especially as contrasted with an asexual).
(biology) A species which reproduces by sexual rather than asexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.
sixain
smilax
smilax
noun
Any member of the Smilax genus of greenbriers.
spadix
spadix
noun
(botany) A fleshy spike (inflorescence) with reduced flowers, usually enclosed by a spathe, characteristic of aroids.
(zoology) A male sexual organ of certain cephalopods and hydrozoans (especially the nautilus), used to transfer sperm.
spalax
staxis
staxis
noun
hemorrhage
storax
storax
noun
Any member of the genus Styrax of trees and shrubs.
The resin of the oriental sweetgum tree (Liquidambar orientalis), formerly used as a stimulating expectorant.
styrax
styrax
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.
surtax
surtax
noun
(law) An additional or extra tax.
verb
(transitive) To impose a surtax upon.
syntax
syntax
noun
(computing, countable) The formal rules of formulating the statements of a computer language.
(linguistics) The study of the structure of phrases, sentences, and language.
A set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences.