(linguistics) A type of affix that is attached to the outside of a stem (an existing word), to form a new word. The adfix category branches into prefixes (ones which appear before the stem) and suffixes (ones which appear after the stem).
admix
admix
noun
The act of admixing.
The mixture that results from admixing, especially an alloy.
verb
(transitive) To mingle with something else; to mix.
affix
affix
noun
(decorative art) Any small feature, as a figure, a flower, or the like, added for ornament to a vessel or other utensil, to an architectural feature.
(linguistic morphology) A bound morpheme added to the word’s stem's end.
(linguistic morphology, broadly) A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem; a prefix, suffix, etc.
(mathematics) The complex number a+bi associated with the point in the Gauss plane with coordinates (a,b).
That which is affixed; an appendage.
verb
(transitive) To attach.
(transitive) To fix or fasten figuratively; with on or upon.
(transitive) To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to.
alexi
allix
audix
auxil
auxin
auxin
noun
(botany) 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.
axial
axial
adj
(anatomy) Belonging to the axis of the body, or to the axis of any appendage or organ
(botany) In the same direction as the axis, parallel to the axis.
(chemistry) oriented close to the axis running through the centre of a cyclohexane ring, as opposed to equatorial. See w:Axial bond.
Relating to, resembling, or situated on an axis
noun
(dentistry) A plane parallel to the surface of a tooth.
(ornithology) A flight feather that appears between the primaries and secondaries on some birds.
axile
axile
adj
Situated in the axis of anything; as an embryo which lies in the axis of a seed.
axils
axils
noun
plural of axil
axine
axing
axing
noun
An assault carried out with an axe.
verb
present participle of axe
axiom
axiom
noun
(logic, mathematics, 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).
(philosophy) A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
An established principle in some artistic practice or science that is universally received.
axion
axion
noun
(physics) A hypothetical subatomic particle postulated to resolve certain symmetry problems concerning the strong nuclear force.
axite
axite
noun
(countable) The terminal branch of an axon.
(uncountable) A type of smokeless gunpowder.
axoid
axoid
adj
(anatomy, mathematics) Relating to an axis
Relating to an axe
noun
(anatomy) axis (bone)
(mathematics) A helix surrounding an axis
baxie
bemix
bemix
verb
(transitive, dated) To mix around or about; mingle.
bixby
bixin
bixin
noun
(organic chemistry) An apocarotenoid that is the active ingredient of annatto.
bosix
calix
calix
noun
Dated form of calyx.
cilix
cimex
cimex
noun
Any member of the genus Cimex, especially the bedbug.
comix
comix
noun
(slang) Comics, especially those that are self-published and deal with offbeat or transgressive topics
verb
Alternative spelling of commix
croix
cylix
cylix
noun
Alternative form of kylix
defix
defix
verb
(obsolete) To fix or fasten; to establish.
dexie
dexie
noun
Alternative form of dexy (“tablet of dexedrine”)
dioxy
direx
dixie
dixie
noun
(military) A large iron pot, used in the army.
dixil
dixit
dixon
dixon
Proper noun
a city in Illinois, USA
a small home-rule class city in Kentucky, USA
doxia
doxie
doxie
noun
(informal) A dachshund
Alternative form of doxy (sweetheart or mistress)
exdie
exies
exile
exile
noun
(countable) Someone who is banished from their home or country.
(uncountable) The state of being banished from one's home or country.
verb
(transitive) To send (someone or something) into exile.
exine
exine
noun
(botany, palynology) the outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exosporium.
exing
exing
verb
present participle of ex
exion
exira
exist
exist
verb
(intransitive, stative) to be; have existence; have being or reality
exite
exite
noun
An additional lobe on the outer side of the protopodite of a crustacean limb.
exits
exits
noun
(historical) Income, returns, revenue.
plural of exit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exit
felix
filix
fixed
fixed
adj
(dialectal, informal) Surgically rendered infertile (spayed, neutered or castrated).
(law) Of sound, recorded on a permanent medium.
(of a problem) Resolved; corrected.
Attached; affixed.
Chemically stable.
Not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same.
Repaired
Rigged; fraudulently prearranged.
Stationary.
Supplied with what one needs.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fix
fixer
fixer
noun
(criminal justice, law) A person who arranges immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion, especially as a business endeavor for profit.
(journalism) A person who assists foreign journalists in volatile countries, often providing interpretation, personal connections, and transportation services.
(photography) A chemical (sodium thiosulfate) used in photographic development that fixes the image in place, preventing further chemical reactions.
(real estate, US) A fixer-upper.
A person who serves as an agent to arrange for a desired result, perhaps by improper means.
Agent noun of fix; one who, or that which, fixes.
fixes
fixes
noun
plural of fix
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fix
fixin
fixit
fixup
fixup
noun
Alternative form of fix-up
foxie
foxie
noun
(informal) fox terrier
Diminutive of fox
gulix
helix
helix
noun
(anatomy) The incurved rim of the external ear.
(architecture) A small volute under the abacus of a Corinthian capital.
(mathematics) 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.
An upside down midair 360° spin in playboating.
verb
To form or cause to form a helix.
hexis
hoxie
hoxie
Proper noun
a town in Arkansas, USA.
a city in Kansas, USA
iapyx
idoux
immix
immix
verb
To mix or blend
index
index
noun
(computing, databases) A data structure that improves the performance of operations on a table.
(computing, especially programming and databases) An integer or other key indicating the location of data, e.g. within an array, vector, database table, associative array, or hash table.
(economics) A single number calculated from an array of prices or of quantities.
(linguistics) A type of noun where the meaning of the form changes with respect to the context; e.g., 'Today's newspaper' is an indexical form since its referent will differ depending on the context. See also icon and symbol.
(mathematics) A raised suffix indicating a power.
(obsolete) A prologue indicating what follows.
(sciences) A number representing a property or ratio; a coefficient.
(typography) A symbol resembling a pointing hand, used to direct particular attention to a note or paragraph.
A movable finger on a gauge, scale, etc.
A sign; an indication; a token.
An alphabetical listing of items and their location.
That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses.
The index finger; the forefinger.
verb
(chiefly economics) To normalise in order to account for inflation; to correct for inflation by linking to a price index in order to maintain real levels.
(computing) To access a value in a data container by an index.
(linguistics, transitive) To be indexical for (some situation or state of affairs); to indicate.
(transitive) To arrange an index for something, especially a long text.
To inventory; to take stock.
To measure by an associated value.
infix
infix
noun
(linguistics) A morpheme inserted inside an existing word, such as -bloody- in English.
(linguistics, proscribed) A morpheme that always appears between other morphemes in a word, such as -i- and -o- in English (i.e. an interfix).
verb
(transitive) To instill.
(transitive, archaic) To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in.
(transitive, linguistics) To insert a morpheme inside an existing word.
ioxus
irpex
ixias
ixias
noun
plural of ixia
ixion
ixora
ixora
noun
(botany) Any of the plants in the genus Ixora.
ixtle
ixtle
noun
A variety of Agave angustifolia var. angustifolia (syn. Agave rigida), furnishing a strong coarse fiber.
The fiber itself; pita, or Tampico fiber.
jixie
kylix
kylix
noun
An Ancient Greek drinking cup with a stem, two handles, and a broad, shallow body
larix
lexia
lexia
noun
Alternative form of lexie (unit of reading)
lexic
lexic
adj
Synonym of lexical
lexie
lexie
noun
(literary theory) A minimal unit of reading, such as a sentence or sentence fragment
lexis
lexis
noun
(linguistics) The set of all words and phrases in a language; any unified subset of words from a particular language.
(pedagogy, TEFL) Words, collocations, and common phrases in a language; vocabulary and word combinations.
The vocabulary used by a writer
limax
loxia
loxia
noun
crossbill (finch of genus Loxia)
loxic
maxia
maxie
maxie
Proper noun
A diminutive of the male name Max.
A diminutive of the female name Maxine.
maxim
maxim
noun
(now rare) A self-evident axiom or premise; a pithy expression of a general principle or rule.
A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching.
Alternative letter-case form of Maxim
maxis
maxis
noun
plural of maxi
mexia
mirex
mirex
noun
(organic chemistry) The pesticide and fire retardant perchloropentacyclodecane, which is a persistent organic pollutant.
mixed
mixed
adj
Having two or more separate aspects.
Including both male(s) and female(s).
Not completely pure, tainted or adulterated.
Stemming from two or more races or breeds
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mix
mixen
mixen
noun
A compost heap; a dunghill.
mixer
mixer
noun
(US) A dance or other social event meant to foster new acquaintances, as at the beginning of a school year.
(cryptocurrencies) Synonym of tumbler
(electronics) A nonlinear electrical circuit that creates new frequencies from two signals applied to it.
(sound engineering) A mixing console.
A chiropractor who uses other treatments in addition to spinal adjustment.
A device for combining hot and cold water before it emerges from a single spout or shower head.
A machine outfitted with (typically blunt) blades with which it mixes or beats ingredients in a bowl below.
A non-alcoholic drink (such as lemonade, Coca-Cola or fruit juice) that is added to spirits to make cocktails.
Any of various social dances involving frequent changes of partners.
One who mixes or socializes.
One who, or a device that, mixes or merges things together.
mixes
mixes
noun
plural of mix
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mix
mixie
mixie
noun
(India) mixer; food processor
mixup
mixup
noun
A case of confusion.
moxie
moxie
noun
Nerve, spunk, strength of character.
Verve.
Wit, smarts, skill.
ninox
nixed
nixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of nix
nixer
nixer
noun
(Ireland, slang) A job or income which is taken in addition to one's normal employment, generally at evenings or weekends. Originally implied that payment was not declared for taxation, but now refers to any work that is not part of one's regular job.
nixes
nixes
noun
nothing
plural of nixe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nix
nixie
nixie
noun
A female nix, a water-spirit.
A piece of mail returned as undeliverable.
nixon
nixon
Noun
A low quality, low potency drug passed off as a powerful, pure drug.
nyxis
oxide
oxide
noun
(chemistry) A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.
oxids
oxids
noun
plural of oxid
oxime
oxime
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds, of general formula RR'C=NOH, derived from the condensation of an aldehyde (R' = H) or ketone with hydroxylamine.
oxims
oxims
noun
plural of oxim
oxlip
oxlip
noun
The plant Primula elatior, similar to cowslip but with larger, pale yellow flowers.
pauxi
pauxi
noun
A curassow (Ourax pauxi), often domesticated in South America.
pexsi
pinax
pinax
noun
(by extension) A list or scheme inscribed on a tablet.
A tablet or register.
pioxe
pixel
pixel
noun
One of the squares that make up a pixel art work or a zoomed in image in a computer.
One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory.
verb
To create computer graphics by editing individual pixels.
pixes
pixes
noun
plural of pix
pixie
pixie
noun
(astronomy, meteorology) An upper-atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, a short-lasting pinpoint of light on the surface of convective domes that produces a gnome.
(mythology, fantasy literature, fairy tales) A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature.
(slang) A cute, petite woman with short hair.
A butterfly of the genus Melanis.
pixys
posix
posix
Noun
Portable Operating System Interface, a set of IEEE standards designed to provide application portability between UNIX variants.
pyxie
pyxie
noun
Archaic form of pixie (“magical creature”).
pyxis
pyxis
noun
(Christianity) The box in which ashes are stored for Ash Wednesday
(anatomy) acetabulum
(botany) A capsule in which the lid separates from the top of the fruit to release the seeds; a pyxidium
A nautical compass
A small box
radix
radix
noun
(biology) A root.
(linguistics) A primitive word, from which other words may be derived.
(mathematics) The number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers in a particular base, as ten for decimal.
refix
refix
verb
To fix again.
remix
remix
noun
(music) A piece of music formed by combining existing pieces of music together, possibly including various other cosmetic changes
(music) A rearrangement of an older piece of music, possibly including various cosmetic changes.
verb
(music, intransitive) To create a remix.
(music, transitive) To rearrange or radically alter (a particular piece of music).
(transitive) To mix again.
(transitive) To modify (a work in any medium).
roxie
salix
salix
noun
Any member of the genus Salix; a willow.
saxis
silex
silex
noun
(archaic) Flint.
A finely ground relatively pure form of silicas used as a paint filler etc.
sioux
sirex
sixer
sixer
noun
(cricket, colloquial) A shot in which the ball passes over the boundary without touching the ground, for which the batting team is awarded 6 runs; a six.
(slang) A prison sentence of six months
A Cub Scout or Brownie who leads a group of six. Whence also Senior Sixer.
sixes
sixes
noun
(poker slang) A pair of sixes.
Short for six of one, half a dozen of the other.
plural of six
sixmo
sixmo
noun
sexto (as a paper size in printing).
sixte
sixte
noun
(fencing) The sixth defensive position, with the sword hand held at chest height, and the tip of the sword at eye level.
sixth
sixth
adj
The ordinal form of the number six.
noun
(music) 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.)
(not used in the plural) The person or thing in the sixth position.
One of six equal parts of a whole.
verb
to divide by six, which also means multiplying a denominator by six
sixty
sixty
num
The cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LX and in Arabic numerals as 60.
strix
strix
noun
(mythology) A bird-like demon feeding on human flesh and blood.
taxin
taxir
taxis
taxis
noun
(biology) The directional movement of an organism in response to a stimulus.
(historical) A brigade in an Ancient Greek army.
(medicine) The manipulation of a body part into its normal position after dislocation or fracture.
(rhetoric) The arrangement of the parts of a topic.
arrangement or ordering generally, as in architecture or grammar
plural of taxi
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of taxi
timex
toxic
toxic
adj
(figurative) Severely negative or harmful.
(figurative, of a person) Hateful or strongly antipathetic.
(medicine) Appearing grossly unwell; characterised by serious, potentially life-threatening compromise in the respiratory, circulatory or other body systems.
(toxicology, pharmacology) Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.
toxin
toxin
noun
(usually proscribed) Synonym of toxicant: a toxic substance in a body requiring removal.
A toxic substance, specifically a poison produced by the biological processes of organisms.
trixi
trixy
twixt
twixt
prep
(literary) betwixt, between
unfix
unfix
verb
(transitive) To unfasten from a fixing.
unmix
unmix
verb
(informal, transitive) To separate the components of (a mixture).
upmix
upmix
verb
(audio engineering) To demix a downmixed track and increase the number of channels: convert mono into stereo, or stereo into surround sound, etc.
varix
varix
noun
(medicine) A varicose, i.e. swollen and knotted, vein.
(zoology) In mollusks, a particular ridge on the shell, corresponding to a former position of the aperture.
vaxbi
vexil
vexil
noun
(botany) vexillum
vibex
vibex
noun
(medicine) An extensive patch of subcutaneous extravasation of blood.
vibix
vivax
vivax
noun
(medicine) Malaria caused by the parasite Plasmodium vivax.
vixen
vixen
noun
(colloquial) A racy or salacious woman who is sexually attractive.
(colloquial) A wife who has sex with other men with her husband's consent.
A female fox.
A malicious, quarrelsome or temperamental woman.
wixom
xenia
xenia
noun
(botany) The effect that genes from pollen have on the endosperm.
(classical studies) The concept of hospitality to strangers.
plural of xenium
xenic
xenic
adj
(LGBT) Of or pertaining to xenogenders.
(biology, of a culture) Containing an unidentified organism, especially a bacterium.