lex: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of lex
- complex«Word Popularity Bar5/5
complex
- noun a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
composite.
- the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town
- noun a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
coordination compound.
- noun a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
- alex5/5
alex
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- reflex4/5
reflex
- noun an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
inborn reflex; innate reflex; reflex action; instinctive reflex; reflex response; unconditioned reflex; physiological reaction.
- adjective satellite without volition or conscious control
automatic; reflexive.
- the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light
- a reflex knee jerk
- sneezing is reflexive
- noun an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
- simplex4/5
simplex
- adjective satellite allowing communication in only one direction at a time, or in telegraphy allowing only one message over a line at a time
- simplex system
- adjective satellite having only one part or element
- a simplex word has no affixes and is not part of a compound--like `boy' compared with `boyish' or `house' compared with `houseboat'
- adjective satellite allowing communication in only one direction at a time, or in telegraphy allowing only one message over a line at a time
- duplex4/5
duplex
- noun a house with two units sharing a common wall
semidetached house; duplex house.
- noun an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase
duplex apartment.
- noun a house with two units sharing a common wall
- flex3/5
flex
- noun the act of flexing
- he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies
- verb contract
- flex a muscle
- noun the act of flexing
- multiplex3/5
multiplex
- noun communicates two or more signals over a common channel
- noun a movie theater than has several different auditoriums in the same building
- noun communicates two or more signals over a common channel
- telex2/5
telex
- noun a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter
telex machine; teletype machine; teletypewriter; teleprinter.
- verb communicate by telex
- We telexed the information to our sister company
- noun a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter
- circumflex2/5
circumflex
- noun a diacritical mark (^) placed above a vowel in some languages to indicate a special phonetic quality
- noun a diacritical mark (^) placed above a vowel in some languages to indicate a special phonetic quality
- rolex2/5
rolex
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- perplex2/5
perplex
- verb be a mystery or bewildering to
mystify; bewilder; get; beat; puzzle; pose; amaze; vex; baffle; flummox; stick; stupefy; gravel; nonplus; dumbfound.
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
- verb make more complicated
complicate.
- There was a new development that complicated the matter
- verb be a mystery or bewildering to
- ilex2/5
ilex
(Bot.) (a) The holm oak ( Quercus Ilex ).(b) A genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, including the common holly.
- triplex2/5
triplex
- adjective satellite having three units or components or elements
treble; triple; ternary.
- a ternary operation
- a treble row of red beads
- overcrowding made triple sessions necessary
- triple time has three beats per measure
- triplex windows
- adjective satellite having three units or components or elements
- plex2/5
plex
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- culex2/5
culex
(Zoöl.) A genus of dipterous insects, including the gnat and mosquito.
- silex2/5
silex
- noun a pure form of finely ground silica
- noun a vacuum coffee maker
- noun a pure form of finely ground silica
- heteroduplex2/5
heteroduplex
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- atriplex2/5
atriplex
- noun orach; saltbush
genus Atriplex.
- noun orach; saltbush
- retroflex1/5
retroflex
- verb bend or turn backward
replicate.
- verb articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate
- Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants
- verb bend or turn backward
- cineplex1/5
- pulex1/5
pulex
(Zoöl.) A genus of parasitic insects including the fleas. See Flea .
- metroplex1/5
- scolex1/5
scolex
(Zoöl.) (a) The embryo produced directly from the egg in a metagenetic series, especially the larva of a tapeworm or other parasitic worm. See Illust. of Echinococcus .(b) One of the Scolecida.
- quadruplex1/5
quadruplex
- adjective satellite having four units or components
fourfold; quadruplicate; four-fold; quadruple.
- quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure
- quadruplex wire
- adjective satellite having four units or components
- hypercomplex1/5
- ulex1/5
ulex
- noun genus of Eurasian spiny shrubs: gorse
genus Ulex.
- noun genus of Eurasian spiny shrubs: gorse
- dorsiflex1/5
dorsiflex
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- keflex1/5
keflex
- noun an oral cephalosporin (trade names Keflex and Keflin and Keftab) commonly prescribe for mild to moderately severe infections of the skin or ears or throat or lungs or urinary tract
Keftab; cephalexin; Keflin.
- noun an oral cephalosporin (trade names Keflex and Keflin and Keftab) commonly prescribe for mild to moderately severe infections of the skin or ears or throat or lungs or urinary tract
- demultiplex1/5
demultiplex
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- chemoreflex1/5
- megaplex1/5
- supercomplex1/5
supercomplex
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- pollex1/5
pollex
- noun the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
thumb.
- noun the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
- noncomplex1/5
- fourplex1/5
- googolplex1/5
googolplex
- noun a cardinal number represented as 1 followed by a googol of zeros (ten raised to the power of a googol)
- noun a cardinal number represented as 1 followed by a googol of zeros (ten raised to the power of a googol)
- uniplex1/5
- norflex1/5
norflex
- noun a skeletal muscle relaxant (trade name Norflex) used to treat severe muscle strain and Parkinsonism
orphenadrine.
- noun a skeletal muscle relaxant (trade name Norflex) used to treat severe muscle strain and Parkinsonism
Suffixes of lex
- lexical«Word Popularity Bar4/5
lexical
- adjective of or relating to words
- lexical decision task
- adjective of or relating to dictionaries
- adjective of or relating to words
- lexington4/5
lexington
- noun town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought
- noun a city in eastern Kentucky; noted for raising thoroughbred horses
- noun town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought
- lexicon4/5
lexicon
- noun a language user's knowledge of words
mental lexicon; vocabulary.
- noun a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
dictionary.
- noun a language user's knowledge of words
- lexis3/5
lexis
- noun all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function
- noun all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function
- lexus3/5
lexus
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- lexically2/5
lexically
- adverb by means of words
- lexically represented
- adverb by means of words
- lexicography2/5
lexicography
- noun the act of writing dictionaries
- noun the act of writing dictionaries
- lexemes2/5
lexeme
- noun a minimal unit (as a word or stem) in the lexicon of a language; `go' and `went' and `gone' and `going' are all members of the English lexeme `go'
- noun a minimal unit (as a word or stem) in the lexicon of a language; `go' and `went' and `gone' and `going' are all members of the English lexeme `go'
- lexeme2/5
lexeme
- noun a minimal unit (as a word or stem) in the lexicon of a language; `go' and `went' and `gone' and `going' are all members of the English lexeme `go'
- noun a minimal unit (as a word or stem) in the lexicon of a language; `go' and `went' and `gone' and `going' are all members of the English lexeme `go'
- lexicons2/5
lexicon
- noun a language user's knowledge of words
mental lexicon; vocabulary.
- noun a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
dictionary.
- noun a language user's knowledge of words
- lexicographic2/5
lexicographic
- adjective of or relating to lexicography
lexicographical.
- adjective of or relating to lexicography
- lexicographer2/5
lexicographer
- noun a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language
lexicologist.
- noun a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language
- lexicographers2/5
lexicographer
- noun a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language
lexicologist.
- noun a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language
- lexicographical2/5
lexicographical
- adjective of or relating to lexicography
lexicographic.
- adjective of or relating to lexicography
- lexicalized2/5
lexicalized
- adjective expressed by a word
lexicalised.
- verb make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language
lexicalize; lexicalise.
- The concept expressed by German `Gemuetlichkeit' is not lexicalized in English
- adjective expressed by a word
- lexicalization2/5
lexicalization
- noun the process of making a word to express a concept
lexicalisation.
- noun the process of making a word to express a concept
- lexia1/5
lexia
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- lexicology1/5
lexicology
- noun the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language
- noun the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language
- lexicographically1/5
lexicographical
- adjective of or relating to lexicography
lexicographic.
- adjective of or relating to lexicography
- lexan1/5
lexan
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- lexer1/5
lexer
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- lexicalised1/5
lexicalised
- adjective expressed by a word
lexicalized.
- verb make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language
lexicalize; lexicalise.
- The concept expressed by German `Gemuetlichkeit' is not lexicalized in English
- adjective expressed by a word
- lexica1/5
lexica
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- lexicalisation1/5
lexicalisation
- noun the process of making a word to express a concept
lexicalization.
- noun the process of making a word to express a concept
- lexicological1/5
- lexicality1/5
- lexigrams1/5
- lexigram1/5
lexigram
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- lexicostatistics1/5
lexicostatistics
- noun a statistical technique used in glottochronology; used to estimate how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language
- noun a statistical technique used in glottochronology; used to estimate how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language
- lexicalize1/5
lexicalize
- verb make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language
lexicalise.
- The concept expressed by German `Gemuetlichkeit' is not lexicalized in English
- verb make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language
- lexemic1/5
- lexicostatistical1/5
lexicostatistical
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- lexicalizations1/5
lexicalization
- noun the process of making a word to express a concept
lexicalisation.
- noun the process of making a word to express a concept
Derived words of lex
- alexander«Word Popularity Bar5/5
alexander
- noun European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
Smyrnium olusatrum; Alexanders; black lovage; horse parsley.
- noun king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC)
Alexander the Great.
- noun European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
- complexity5/5
complexity
- noun the quality of being intricate and compounded
complexness.
- he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers
- noun the quality of being intricate and compounded
- flexible5/5
flexible
- adjective capable of being changed
- flexible schedules
- adjective able to flex; able to bend easily
flexile.
- slim flexible birches
- adjective capable of being changed
- flexibility5/5
flexibility
- noun the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped
flexibleness.
- noun the quality of being adaptable or variable
flexibleness.
- he enjoyed the flexibility of his working arrangement
- noun the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped
- complexes5/5
complex
- noun a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
composite.
- the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town
- noun a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
coordination compound.
- noun a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
- alexandria4/5
alexandria
- noun a town in Louisiana on the Red River
- noun the chief port of Egypt; located on the western edge of the Nile delta on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Alexander the Great; the capital of ancient Egypt
El Iskandriyah.
- noun a town in Louisiana on the Red River
- complexities4/5
complexity
- noun the quality of being intricate and compounded
complexness.
- he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers
- noun the quality of being intricate and compounded
- flexion4/5
flexion
- noun the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
flection; flexure.
- noun deviation from a straight or normal course
inflection; flection.
- noun the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
- complexion4/5
complexion
- noun the coloring of a person's face
skin colour; skin color.
- noun a combination that results from coupling or interlinking
- diphthongs are complexions of vowels
- noun the coloring of a person's face
- reflexive4/5
reflexive
- noun a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
reflexive pronoun.
- adjective satellite without volition or conscious control
reflex; automatic.
- the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light
- a reflex knee jerk
- sneezing is reflexive
- noun a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
- reflexes4/5
reflex
- noun an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
inborn reflex; innate reflex; reflex action; instinctive reflex; reflex response; unconditioned reflex; physiological reaction.
- adjective satellite without volition or conscious control
automatic; reflexive.
- the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light
- a reflex knee jerk
- sneezing is reflexive
- noun an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
- plexus4/5
plexus
- noun a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels
rete.
- noun a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels
- perplexed4/5
perplexed
- adjective full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
- perplexed language
- perplexed state of the world
- verb be a mystery or bewildering to
mystify; perplex; bewilder; get; beat; puzzle; pose; amaze; vex; baffle; flummox; stick; stupefy; gravel; nonplus; dumbfound.
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
- adjective full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
- alexis4/5
alexis
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- alexandra4/5
alexandra
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- inflexible3/5
inflexible
- adjective incapable of change
- a man of inflexible purpose
- adjective not making concessions
uncompromising; sturdy.
- took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks
- uncompromising honesty
- adjective incapable of change
- flexor3/5
flexor
- noun a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint
flexor muscle.
- noun a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint
- flexed3/5
flex
- noun the act of flexing
- he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies
- verb contract
- flex a muscle
- noun the act of flexing
- dyslexia3/5
dyslexia
- noun impaired ability to learn to read
- noun impaired ability to learn to read
- reflexivity3/5
reflexivity
- noun the coreferential relation between a reflexive pronoun and its antecedent
reflexiveness.
- noun (logic and mathematics) a relation such that it holds between an element and itself
reflexiveness.
- noun the coreferential relation between a reflexive pronoun and its antecedent
- alexandre3/5
alexandre
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- perplexing3/5
perplexing
- adjective satellite lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity
puzzling; confusing.
- sent confusing signals to Iraq
- perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it
- a puzzling statement
- verb be a mystery or bewildering to
mystify; perplex; bewilder; get; beat; puzzle; pose; amaze; vex; baffle; flummox; stick; stupefy; gravel; nonplus; dumbfound.
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
- adjective satellite lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity
- perplexity3/5
perplexity
- noun trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
- noun trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
- multiplexing3/5
multiplex
- noun communicates two or more signals over a common channel
- noun a movie theater than has several different auditoriums in the same building
- noun communicates two or more signals over a common channel
- flexural3/5
flexural
Of, pertaining to, or resulting from, flexure; of the nature of, or characterized by, flexure; as, .flexural elasticity
- alexandrian3/5
alexandrian
Of or pertaining to Alexandria in Egypt; as, the .Alexandrian library
- flexing3/5
flex
- noun the act of flexing
- he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies
- verb contract
- flex a muscle
- noun the act of flexing
- flexibly3/5
flexibly
- adverb with flexibility
- `Come whenever you are free,' he said flexibly
- adverb with flexibility
- reflexively3/5
reflexive
- noun a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
reflexive pronoun.
- adjective satellite without volition or conscious control
reflex; automatic.
- the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light
- a reflex knee jerk
- sneezing is reflexive
- noun a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
- dyslexic3/5
dyslexic
- adjective of or relating to or symptomatic of dyslexia
- adjective satellite having impaired ability to comprehend written words usually associated with a neurologic disorder
dyslectic.
- adjective of or relating to or symptomatic of dyslexia
- flexure3/5
flexure
- noun the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
flection; flexion.
- noun an angular or rounded shape made by folding
plication; crease; fold; bend; crimp.
- a fold in the napkin
- a crease in his trousers
- a plication on her blouse
- a flexure of the colon
- a bend of his elbow
- noun the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
- alexei3/5
alexei
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- multiplexer3/5
multiplexer
- noun a device that can interleave two or more activities
- noun a device that can interleave two or more activities
- inflexibility3/5
inflexibility
- noun a lack of physical flexibility
inflexibleness.
- noun the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe
rigidity; rigidness.
- noun a lack of physical flexibility
- multiplexed2/5
multiplex
- noun communicates two or more signals over a common channel
- noun a movie theater than has several different auditoriums in the same building
- noun communicates two or more signals over a common channel
- complexation2/5
- perplexities2/5
perplexity
- noun trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
- noun trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
- flexors2/5
flexor
- noun a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint
flexor muscle.
- noun a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint
- plexiglas2/5
plexiglas
- noun a light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic
plexiglass.
- noun a light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic
- complexed2/5
complex
- noun a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
composite.
- the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town
- noun a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
coordination compound.
- noun a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
- apoplexy2/5
apoplexy
- noun a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
stroke; CVA; cerebrovascular accident.
- noun a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
- reflexion2/5
reflexion
- noun the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
reflection.
- noun expression without words
expression; reflection; manifestation.
- tears are an expression of grief
- the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition
- noun the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
- reflexology2/5
reflexology
- noun the study of reflex action as it relates to the behavior of organisms
- noun massage to relieve tension by finger pressure; based on the belief that there are reflex points on the feet, hands, and head that are connected to every part of the body
- noun the study of reflex action as it relates to the behavior of organisms
- dorsiflexion2/5
dorsiflexion
- noun the act of bending backward (of the body or a body part)
- noun the act of bending backward (of the body or a body part)
- complexions2/5
complexion
- noun the coloring of a person's face
skin colour; skin color.
- noun a combination that results from coupling or interlinking
- diphthongs are complexions of vowels
- noun the coloring of a person's face
- alexia2/5
alexia
- noun inability to perceive written words
word blindness; visual aphasia.
- noun inability to perceive written words
- flexes2/5
flex
- noun the act of flexing
- he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies
- verb contract
- flex a muscle
- noun the act of flexing
- reflexions2/5
reflexion
- noun the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
reflection.
- noun expression without words
expression; reflection; manifestation.
- tears are an expression of grief
- the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition
- noun the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
- complexly2/5
complexly
- adverb in a complex manner
- adverb in a complex manner
- multiplexers2/5
multiplexer
- noun a device that can interleave two or more activities
- noun a device that can interleave two or more activities
- complexioned2/5
complexion
- noun the coloring of a person's face
skin colour; skin color.
- noun a combination that results from coupling or interlinking
- diphthongs are complexions of vowels
- noun the coloring of a person's face
- complexing2/5
complex
- noun a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
composite.
- the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town
- noun a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
coordination compound.
- noun a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
- plexuses2/5
plexus
- noun a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels
rete.
- noun a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels
- alexandrine2/5
alexandrine
Belonging to Alexandria; Alexandrian. Bancroft.
- duplexes2/5
duplex
- noun a house with two units sharing a common wall
semidetached house; duplex house.
- noun an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase
duplex apartment.
- noun a house with two units sharing a common wall
- plexiform2/5
plexiform
Like network; complicated. Quincy.
- dyslexics2/5
dyslexic
- adjective of or relating to or symptomatic of dyslexia
- adjective satellite having impaired ability to comprehend written words usually associated with a neurologic disorder
dyslectic.
- adjective of or relating to or symptomatic of dyslexia
- reflexives2/5
reflexive
- noun a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
reflexive pronoun.
- adjective satellite without volition or conscious control
reflex; automatic.
- the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light
- a reflex knee jerk
- sneezing is reflexive
- noun a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
- flextime2/5
flextime
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- cataplexy2/5
- inflexion2/5
inflexion
- noun a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
inflection.
- noun a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
- alexandrians2/5
alexandrian
- noun a resident or native of Alexandria (especially Alexandria in Egypt)
- adjective of or relating to Alexander the Great or his empire
- noun a resident or native of Alexandria (especially Alexandria in Egypt)
- plexiglass2/5
plexiglass
- noun a light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic
Plexiglas.
- noun a light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic
Plexiglas.
- noun a light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic
- cephalexin2/5
cephalexin
- noun an oral cephalosporin (trade names Keflex and Keflin and Keftab) commonly prescribe for mild to moderately severe infections of the skin or ears or throat or lungs or urinary tract
Keftab; Keflin; Keflex.
- noun an oral cephalosporin (trade names Keflex and Keflin and Keftab) commonly prescribe for mild to moderately severe infections of the skin or ears or throat or lungs or urinary tract
- demultiplexer2/5
demultiplexer
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- inflexibly2/5
inflexibly
- adverb in an inflexible manner
- `You will--because you must!,' Madam told her inflexibly
- adverb in an inflexible manner
- flexibilities2/5
flexibility
- noun the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped
flexibleness.
- noun the quality of being adaptable or variable
flexibleness.
- he enjoyed the flexibility of his working arrangement
- noun the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped
- multiplexes2/5
multiplex
- noun communicates two or more signals over a common channel
- noun a movie theater than has several different auditoriums in the same building
- noun communicates two or more signals over a common channel
- alexanders2/5
alexander
- noun European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
Smyrnium olusatrum; Alexanders; black lovage; horse parsley.
- noun king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC)
Alexander the Great.
- noun European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
- demultiplexing2/5
- alexandrovich2/5
alexandrovich
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- alexandrina2/5
alexandrina
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- perplexes1/5
perplex
- verb be a mystery or bewildering to
mystify; bewilder; get; beat; puzzle; pose; amaze; vex; baffle; flummox; stick; stupefy; gravel; nonplus; dumbfound.
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
- verb make more complicated
complicate.
- There was a new development that complicated the matter
- verb be a mystery or bewildering to
- flexures1/5
flexure
- noun the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
flection; flexion.
- noun an angular or rounded shape made by folding
plication; crease; fold; bend; crimp.
- a fold in the napkin
- a crease in his trousers
- a plication on her blouse
- a flexure of the colon
- a bend of his elbow
- noun the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
- duplexing1/5
duplex
- noun a house with two units sharing a common wall
semidetached house; duplex house.
- noun an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase
duplex apartment.
- noun a house with two units sharing a common wall
- alexandrite1/5
alexandrite
- noun a green variety of chrysoberyl used as a gemstone
- noun a green variety of chrysoberyl used as a gemstone
- areflexia1/5
areflexia
- noun absence of a reflex; a sign of possible nerve damage
- noun absence of a reflex; a sign of possible nerve damage
- inflexions1/5
inflexion
- noun a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
inflection.
- noun a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
- alexandretta1/5
- hyperflexion1/5
- complexification1/5
- phytoalexins1/5
- reflexed1/5
reflexed
- adjective satellite (of leaves) bent downward and outward more than 90 degrees
- adjective satellite (of leaves) bent downward and outward more than 90 degrees
- phytoalexin1/5
phytoalexin
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- alexandrines1/5
alexandrine
- noun (prosody) a line of verse that has six iambic feet
- noun (prosody) a line of verse that has six iambic feet
- reflexly1/5
reflexly
- adverb in a reflex manner
- such effects can be induced reflexly
- adverb in a reflex manner
- reflexiveness1/5
reflexiveness
- noun the coreferential relation between a reflexive pronoun and its antecedent
reflexivity.
- noun (logic and mathematics) a relation such that it holds between an element and itself
reflexivity.
- noun the coreferential relation between a reflexive pronoun and its antecedent
- flexuosa1/5
flexuosa
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- flexitime1/5
flexitime
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- multiplexor1/5
multiplexor
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- retroflexion1/5
retroflexion
- noun a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part
retroversion; retroflection.
- retroversion of the uterus
- noun an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth
retroflection.
- noun a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part
- irreflexive1/5
- perplexedly1/5
perplexedly
- adverb in a perplexed manner
confoundedly.
- he looked at his professor perplexedly
- adverb in a perplexed manner
- demultiplexed1/5
- demultiplexers1/5
- flexions1/5
flexion
- noun the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
flection; flexure.
- noun deviation from a straight or normal course
inflection; flection.
- noun the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
- amplexus1/5
- simplexes1/5
simplex
- adjective satellite allowing communication in only one direction at a time, or in telegraphy allowing only one message over a line at a time
- simplex system
- adjective satellite having only one part or element
- a simplex word has no affixes and is not part of a compound--like `boy' compared with `boyish' or `house' compared with `houseboat'
- adjective satellite allowing communication in only one direction at a time, or in telegraphy allowing only one message over a line at a time
- deflexion1/5
deflexion
- noun the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
refraction; deflection.
- noun the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position
deflection.
- noun the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
- telexes1/5
telex
- noun a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter
telex machine; teletype machine; teletypewriter; teleprinter.
- verb communicate by telex
- We telexed the information to our sister company
- noun a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter
- heteroduplexes1/5
- perplexingly1/5
perplexing
- adjective satellite lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity
puzzling; confusing.
- sent confusing signals to Iraq
- perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it
- a puzzling statement
- verb be a mystery or bewildering to
mystify; perplex; bewilder; get; beat; puzzle; pose; amaze; vex; baffle; flummox; stick; stupefy; gravel; nonplus; dumbfound.
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
- adjective satellite lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity
- complexus1/5
complexus
A complex; an aggregate of parts; a complication.
- duplexer1/5
duplex
- noun a house with two units sharing a common wall
semidetached house; duplex house.
- noun an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase
duplex apartment.
- noun a house with two units sharing a common wall
- plexippus1/5
plexippus
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- multiplexity1/5
multiplexity
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- semiflexible1/5
- reflexologist1/5
reflexologist
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- flexographic1/5
- nonlexical1/5
nonlexical
- adjective not relating to words
- nonlexical morphemes
- adjective not relating to words
- inflexional1/5
- flexuous1/5
flexuous
- adjective satellite having turns or windings
- the flexuous bed of the stream
- adjective satellite having turns or windings
- reflexologists1/5
- flexeril1/5
flexeril
- noun muscle relaxant (trade name Flexeril) used for muscle spasms or acute injury
cyclobenzaprine.
- noun muscle relaxant (trade name Flexeril) used for muscle spasms or acute injury
- retroflexed1/5
retroflexed
- adjective satellite bent or curved backward
retroflex.
- verb bend or turn backward
replicate; retroflex.
- adjective satellite bent or curved backward
- reflexa1/5
reflexa
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- diplexer1/5
- complexify1/5
complexify
- verb have or develop complicating consequences
ramify.
- These actions will ramify
- verb make complex
- he unnecessarily complexified every problem
- verb have or develop complicating consequences
- complexified1/5
complexify
- verb have or develop complicating consequences
ramify.
- These actions will ramify
- verb make complex
- he unnecessarily complexified every problem
- verb have or develop complicating consequences
- flexo1/5
flexo
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- triplexes1/5
triplex
- adjective satellite having three units or components or elements
treble; triple; ternary.
- a ternary operation
- a treble row of red beads
- overcrowding made triple sessions necessary
- triple time has three beats per measure
- triplex windows
- adjective satellite having three units or components or elements
- alexin1/5
alexin
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- inflexibilities1/5
inflexibility
- noun a lack of physical flexibility
inflexibleness.
- noun the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe
rigidity; rigidness.
- noun a lack of physical flexibility
- genuflexions1/5
genuflexion
- noun the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence
genuflection.
- noun the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence
- supercomplexity1/5
- alexeyevich1/5
alexeyevich
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- prelexical1/5
- deflexed1/5
deflexed
Bent abruptly downward.
- flexography1/5
- dorsiflexor1/5
dorsiflexor
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- flexile1/5
flexile
- adjective able to flex; able to bend easily
flexible.
- slim flexible birches
- adjective able to flex; able to bend easily
- duplexed1/5
duplex
- noun a house with two units sharing a common wall
semidetached house; duplex house.
- noun an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase
duplex apartment.
- noun a house with two units sharing a common wall
- contraflexure1/5
- flexilis1/5
flexilis
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- complexifying1/5
complexify
- verb have or develop complicating consequences
ramify.
- These actions will ramify
- verb make complex
- he unnecessarily complexified every problem
- verb have or develop complicating consequences
- anteflexion1/5
anteflexion
(Med.) A displacement forward of an organ, esp. the uterus, in such manner that its axis is bent upon itself. T. G. Thomas.
- ilexes1/5
ilex
- noun a large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies)
genus Ilex.
- noun a large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies)
- telexed1/5
telex
- noun a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter
telex machine; teletype machine; teletypewriter; teleprinter.
- verb communicate by telex
- We telexed the information to our sister company
- noun a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter
- dyslexias1/5
dyslexia
- noun impaired ability to learn to read
- noun impaired ability to learn to read
- multiplexors1/5
multiplexors
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- semiflexed1/5
semiflexed
Half bent.
- retroflexes1/5
retroflex
- verb bend or turn backward
replicate.
- verb articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate
- Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants
- verb bend or turn backward
- preflexion1/5
- genuflexion1/5
genuflexion
- noun the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence
genuflection.
- noun the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence
- alexine1/5
- complexional1/5
complexional
Of or pertaining to constitutional complexion. A moral rather than a complexional timidity. Burke.
- alexias1/5
alexia
- noun inability to perceive written words
word blindness; visual aphasia.
- noun inability to perceive written words
- anteflexed1/5
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