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Definition: Axil |
AxilNoun1. The upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Axil \Ax"il\, noun. [Latin expression axilla. Compare to Axle.]. (Websters 1913) |
Crosswords: Axil |
| English words defined with "axil": alar, axillary ♦ bulbil, bulblet ♦ chatterbox, Cypripedium montanum ♦ Epipactis gigantea ♦ flame flower, flameflower ♦ giant helleborine ♦ Infra-axillary ♦ mountain lady's slipper ♦ stream orchid, Subaxillary, Supra-axillary, Suprafoliaceous ♦ Talinum aurantiacum. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "axil": axillary bud. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "axil": Axillary. (references) |
| "Axil" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 82.35% of the time. "Axil" is used about 17 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 82.35% | 14 | 93,893 |
| Noun (singular) | 17.65% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 17 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
axil | 7 |
axil rose | 5 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "axil"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | пазва (axilla, bosom, breast). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | axil (axilla), armhule (axilla). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | axilla (axilla), okselholte (axilla). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | aisselle (axilla), creux axillaire (axilla). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Axilla (axilla), auge (eye, point), Achsel (armpit, shoulder). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | μασχάλη (arm pit, armpit), μασχαλιαία χώρα (axilla). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | חיקית, חיק (bosom, heart, lap, pubis). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | hónalj (arm-hole, armpit, axilla, pits). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | ascella (armpit, axilla, lath). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 葉腋 (leaf axil). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ようえき (leaf axil, service, solution, use and benefits). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | aghlish (armful, armpit). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | axilay axila (armhole, armpit, axilla). (various references) влагалище (axilla, vagina, vulva). (various references) pazuho (armpit, axilla, oxter). (various references) axila (armpit, axilla, oxter, underarm). (various references) bladveck. (various references) ง่ามไม้. (various references) yaprak ile dal arası köşe, dal ile sap arası köşe (axilla). (various references) піхва (vagina), пазуха (axilla, bosom, sinus). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "axil": axile, axilla, axillae, axillar, axillaries, axillars, axillary, axillas, axils. (additional references) | |
Words containing "axil": abaxile, maxilla, maxillae, maxillaries, maxillary, maxillas, maxilliped, maxillipeds, maxillofacial, premaxilla, premaxillae, premaxillaries, premaxillary, submaxillaries, submaxillary, waxily. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "axil" (pronounced 'Ax"il'): Anil, Apperil, Bedevil, Bromanil, Bulbil, Chloranil, Civil, Ganil, imperil, Sigil, Strigil, uncivil, Undevil, Vexil, Vigil. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-i-l-x" | |
-1 letter: ail, lax. | |
-2 letters: ai, al, ax, la, li, xi. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-i-l-x" | |
+1 letter: axial, axile, axils, calix. | |
+2 letters: alexia, alexin, axilla, axlike, biaxal, climax, laxity, lexica, oxalic, oxalis, oxtail, smilax, waxily, xenial. | |
+3 letters: abaxial, abaxile, adaxial, affixal, alexias, alexine, alexins, axially, axillae, axillar, axillas, biaxial, coaxial, exclaim, exilian, explain, exuvial, fixable, flaxier, foxtail, lexical, lixivia, mailbox, maxilla, maximal, mixable, oxtails, relaxin, salpinx, toxical, uxorial, vexilla, waxbill, waxlike. | |
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