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Definition: CUPREOUS |
CUPREOUSAdjective1. Consisting of copper or resembling copper; coppery. |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | Beside this I got a rare mess of golden and silver and bright cupreous fishes, which looked like a string of jewels. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Translations for "CUPREOUS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | ngjyrë bakri (copper, coppery), i bakërt (copper). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | نحاسي اللون (brazen, copper). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | меден (brazen, copper, honey, honeyed, honied, mellifluent, mellifluous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | mìdìný (coppery). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | kobberholdig svovlkis (cupreous iron pyrites). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | koperhoudend ijzerkies (cupreous iron pyrites). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | pyrites de fer cuivreuses (cupreous iron pyrites). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | kupferhaltiger Schwefel/kies (cupreous iron pyrites). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | χαλκώδησ (coppery). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | חושתי (brassy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | réztartalmú (cupriferous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | cupreo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | cobbyroil (cuprous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | upreouscay cúprico (copper, cupric), de cobre (copper, coppery). (various references) медный (brassy, brazen, copper). (various references) bakarni (copper). (various references) con cobre. (various references) kopparhaltig, kopparaktig, koppar- (coppery, cupric). (various references) bakırlı (coppery, cupric, cuprous), bakırımsı. (various references) що містить мідь (cupriferous), мідистий. (various references) có đ"ng, như đ"ng. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"CUPREOUS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: caprious, cuerpos. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "CUPREOUS" (pronounced 'Cu"pre*ous'): Abdominous, Abiogenous, Ablatitious, Abnormous, Absentaneous, Absonous, Abstemious, Abstentious, Abstractitious, Acanthaceous, Acanthocarpous, Acanthocephalous, Acanthophorous, Acanthopodious, Acanthopterous, Acanthopterygious, Acarpellous, Acarpous, Acclivitous, Acclivous, Acephalous, Acetabuliferous, Acetarious, Acetous, Achilous, Achlamydeous, Acholous, Achromatous, Achroous, Achylous, Achymous, Acidiferous, Acidulous, Acinaceous, Acotyledonous, Acrimonious, Acrocarpous, Acrogenous, Acronyctous, Acrosporous, Acrotomous, Actinophorous, Aculeous, Acuminous, Addititious, Adelphous, Adenophorous, Adenophyllous, Adenous, Adiaphorous. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-o-p-r-s-u-u" | |
-1 letter: croupes, cuprous, recoups, uprouse. | |
-2 letters: cerous, copers, corpse, corpus, coupes, course, croupe, croups, crouse, poseur, pursue, recoup, source, spruce, uprose. | |
-3 letters: ceros, coper, copes, copse, cores, corps, corse, coupe, coups, crops, croup, cruse, cures, curse, ecrus, euros, pores, poser, pours, prose, puces, purse, repos, ropes, roues, roups, rouse, scope, score, scour, spore, sprue. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-o-p-r-s-u-u" | |
+2 letters: drupaceous, operculums, pronucleus, superscout, uncouplers. | |
+3 letters: cupriferous, groupuscule, outproduces, perspicuous, superscouts. | |
+4 letters: countercoups, groupuscules, percutaneous, pronucleuses, supercilious, superconduct. | |
+5 letters: hypercautious, outreproduces, perspicuously, supercautious, supercomputer, superconducts. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Quotations: Fiction 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Derivations 6. Rhymes 7. Anagrams 8. Bibliography |
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