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Definition: Locust |
LocustNoun1. Migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae. 2. Hardwood from any of various locust trees. 3. Any of various hard-wooded trees of the family Leguminosae. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "locust" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1824. (references) |
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Bible | Locust There are ten Hebrew words used in Scripture to signify locust. In the New Testament locusts are mentioned as forming part of the food of John the Baptist (Matt. 3:4; Mark 1:6). By the Mosaic law they were reckoned "clean," so that he could lawfully eat them. The name also occurs in Rev. 9:3, 7, in allusion to this Oriental devastating insect. Locusts belong to the class of Orthoptera, i.e., straight-winged. They are of many species. The ordinary Syrian locust resembles the grasshopper, but is larger and more destructive. "The legs and thighs of these insects are so powerful that they can leap to a height of two hundred times the length of their bodies. When so raised they spread their wings and fly so close together as to appear like one compact moving mass." Locusts are prepared as food in various ways. Sometimes they are pounded, and then mixed with flour and water, and baked into cakes; "sometimes boiled, roasted, or stewed in butter, and then eaten." They were eaten in a preserved state by the ancient Assyrians. The devastations they make in Eastern lands are often very appalling. The invasions of locusts are the heaviest calamites that can befall a country. "Their numbers exceed computation: the hebrews called them 'the countless,' and the Arabs knew them as 'the darkeners of the sun.' Unable to guide their own flight, though capable of crossing large spaces, they are at the mercy of the wind, which bears them as blind instruments of Providence to the doomed region given over to them for the time. Innumerable as the drops of water or the sands of the seashore, their flight obscures the sun and casts a thick shadow on the earth (Ex. 10:15; Judg. 6:5; 7:12; Jer. 46:23; Joel 2:10). It seems indeed as if a great aerial mountain, many miles in breadth, were advancing with a slow, unresting progress. Woe to the countries beneath them if the wind fall and let them alight! They descend unnumbered as flakes of snow and hide the ground. It may be 'like the garden of Eden before them, but behind them is a desolate wilderness. At their approach the people are in anguish; all faces lose their colour' (Joel 2:6). No walls can stop them; no ditches arrest them; fires kindled in their path are forthwith extinguished by the myriads of their dead, and the countless armies march on (Joel 2:8, 9). If a door or a window be open, they enter and destroy everything of wood in the house. Every terrace, court, and inner chamber is filled with them in a moment. Such an awful visitation swept over Egypt (Ex. 10:1-19), consuming before it every green thing, and stripping the trees, till the land was bared of all signs of vegetation. A strong north-west wind from the Mediterranean swept the locusts into the Red Sea.", Geikie's Hours, etc., ii., 149. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Biology & Biotechnology | A Southern species of legume. Source: European Union. (references) |
Dream Interpretation | To dream of locusts, foretells discrepancies will be found in your business, for which you will worry and suffer. For a woman, this dream foretells she will bestow her affections upon ungenerous people. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Locust is the name given to the swarming phase of short-horned grasshoppers of the family Acrididae. Locusts are grasshoppers that are capable of swarming (see below) under certain conditions. The origins and apparent extinction of certain species of locust- some of which reach 6 inches (15 cm) in length- are unclear.These species can breed rapidly under suitable conditions and subsequently become gregarious and migratory. They form bands as nymphs and swarms as adults both of which travel great distances during which they can strip fields rapidly and in so doing greatly damage crop yields. An exacerbating factor in the damage to crops caused by locusts is their ability to adapt to eating almost any food plant.
Some examples of Locust species are: the Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria), Red locust (Nomadracis septemfasciata) and the Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria). The latter is probably the most important in terms of its very wide distribution (North Africa, Middle East and Indian Subcontinent) and its ability to migrate very widely.
According to Judaeo-Christian tradition, a swarm of locusts comprised the eighth plague in the Biblical story of the plagues of Egypt.
Various tree species of the genii Gleditsia and Robinia are commonly referred to as locust trees, including:
The fruit of the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua) is also known as locust bean.
- honey locust and
- black locust.
Locust is also the name of a pioneering SMS chat community in the UK.
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Locust is a city located in North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,416.Geography
Locust is located at 35°16'2" North, 80°25'36" West (35.267185, -80.426805)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.3 km² (5.1 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 2,416 people, 922 households, and 712 families residing in the city. The population density is 181.5/km² (470.5/mi²). There are 981 housing units at an average density of 73.7/km² (191.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 94.91% White, 1.53% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.03% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. 3.39% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 922 households out of which 35.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% are married couples living together, 7.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% are non-families. 20.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.62 and the average family size is 3.02. In the city the population is spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 97.3 males. The median income for a household in the city is $44,556, and the median income for a family is $50,987. Males have a median income of $35,614 versus $21,375 for females. The per capita income for the city is $19,250. 4.1% of the population and 3.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 6.9% are under the age of 18 and 2.5% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Locust, North Carolina."
Synonym: LocustSynonym: locust tree (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Evil doer | Canker-worm, wire-worm; locust, Colorado beetle; alacran, alligator, caymon, crocodile, mosquito, mugger, octopus; torpedo; bane. |
Prodigality | Prodigal; spendthrift, waste thrift; losel, squanderer, locust; high roller. |
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Crosswords: Locust |
| English words defined with "locust": clammy locust, courbaril ♦ fernlike, ferny ♦ genus Magicicada, Gleditsia aquatica ♦ harvest fly, Honey locust tree, Hymenaea courbaril ♦ Locust beetle, Locust hunter, Locusta migratoria, Locustic, Longicornia ♦ Magicicada, migratory locust ♦ Papilionaceous ♦ Robinia viscosa, Rocky Mountain locust ♦ swamp locust ♦ water locust. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "locust": Carat of Gold. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "locust": Locustella. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Locust" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Latin (courbaril, courbaril-plum, courbaril-wood, locust, locusts), Manx (locust), Welsh (locust). |
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Screenplays | I am the Lone Locust of the apocalypse (Space Ghost Coast to Coast; writing credit: Ben Karlin) There is no doubt that the classical tradition is the curse of boils, bats, frogs, the curse of blood, the curse of rats, hail, of beasts, the locust, of course, the death of the first-born, and then, finally, of darkness (The Abominable Dr. Phibes; writing credit: James Whiton; William Goldstein) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Time of the Locust (1966) The Five Locust Sisters (1928) Locust Valley (1999) The Day of the Locust (1975) | |
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 | An aerial view of the tug loaded with rock traveling up Locust Bayou. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |  | A view from Locust Bayou stub canal toward the Gulf of Mexico, rock is on the beach in the background. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |
 | Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Bristly locust - Robina hispida in the Swift area. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR). |  | New York, Long Island, Locust Valley, the Lanterns--summer residence of James B. Clews. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Locust St., Des Moines, Iowa. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Emmigrant [sic] receiving piers, Locust Point, Baltimore. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Planting locust root cutting, Natchez Trace Project, near Lexington, Tennessee. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Meeting of the neighborhood or community land use planning committee in Locust Hill. Studying and working on the map of Caswell County are Walter H. Williamson, also chairman of FSA (Farm Security Administration) tenant purchase committee; J.E. Zimmerman,. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Taylor, Myron C., Mr., residence and grounds, Locust Valley, Long Island, New York. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Grounds of the Myron C. Taylor property, Locust Valley, Long Island, New York. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Political Economy | Eritrea | The U.S. also supports financing for regional projects that benefit areas such as locust control programs and early famine warning systems. (references) |
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| "Locust" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 93.33% of the time. "Locust" is used about 30 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 (singular) | 93.33% | 28 | 65,706 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 3.33% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Noun (proper) | 3.33% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 30 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "locust" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Locust | Last name | 300 | 23,638 |
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| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "locust". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Agabus | N/A | Biblical | A locust |
| Arab | N/A | Biblical | A locust |
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1. Locust, NC (city, FIPS 38860) |
Expressions using "locust": black locust ♦ bristly locust ♦ Camel locust ♦ clammy locust ♦ false locust ♦ honey locust ♦ Honey locust tree ♦ locust bean ♦ locust beans ♦ Locust beetle ♦ Locust bird ♦ locust borer ♦ Locust Dale ♦ Locust Fork ♦ Locust Grove ♦ Locust Hill ♦ Locust hunter ♦ locust or carob beans ♦ locust pod ♦ locust tree ♦ Locust Valley ♦ migratory locust ♦ moss locust ♦ praying locust ♦ rocky Mountain locust ♦ seventeen year locust ♦ swamp locust ♦ water locust ♦ water locust tree ♦ yellow locust. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "locust": locust-beam, locust-infested, locust-shaped, locust-shells. | |
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| 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 | Expression | Frequency per Day |
locust | 697 | locust sunburst | 20 |
locust tree | 155 | lake locust | 17 |
locust grove ga | 125 | locust street securities | 17 |
locust valley ny | 112 | lake locust park state | 16 |
insect locust | 110 | locust grove ok | 14 |
honey locust | 61 | locust sunburst tree | 14 |
honey locust tree | 54 | insect locust picture | 14 |
17 locust year | 50 | the locust | 13 |
locust grove va | 50 | locust band | 13 |
black locust | 49 | locust plague | 13 |
locust picture | 40 | locust nc | 13 |
bug locust | 39 | locust bean gum | 12 |
black locust tree | 36 | locust valley | 11 |
locust grove | 30 | locust grove georgia | 11 |
locust lyrics | 30 | locust purple robe tree | 10 |
locust hill country club | 28 | lane legend locust | 9 |
locust hill | 28 | locust point | 9 |
locust purple robe | 26 | locust hill golf course | 8 |
day of the locust | 24 | course golf hills locust | 8 |
locust seventeen year | 20 | high locust school valley | 8 |
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| Language | Translations for "locust"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | veldsprinkaan (grasshopper), sprinkaan (grasshopper). (various references) | |
Albanian | njeri i pangopur (glutton, wolf), karkalec (grasshopper, grig, hopper, shrimp), gjinkallë (cicada), akacie e bardhë. (various references) | |
Arabic | خروب (carob, locust bean), جراد صحرواي, جراد (grasshopper), شخص مخرب (wolf). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | скакалец (grasshopper, grig), рожков (carob, locust tree), хищен човек, ненаситник (glutton, horse-leech, wolf). (various references) | |
Chinese | 蝗蟲 , 蝗虫, 蝗 . (various references) | |
Czech | kobylka (nag). (various references) | |
Danish | græshoppe (grasshopper). (various references) | |
Dutch | sprinkhaan (grasshopper). (various references) | |
Esperanto | akrido (grasshopper). (various references) | |
Faeroese | grashoppa (grasshopper), eingispretta (grasshopper). (various references) | |
Farsi | ملخ(ج.ش.), اقاقیا. (various references) | |
Finnish | heinäsirkka (grasshopper), heinäsirkat (short-horned). (various references) | |
French | sauterelle, criquet. (various references) | |
Frisian | sprinkhoanne (grasshopper). (various references) | |
German | Heuschrecke (grasshopper). (various references) | |
Greek | ακρίδα (grasshoper, grig). (various references) | |
Hebrew | ילק, יוח ", אשכף, ח'ב (grasshopper), חרוב (carob), ארב", חסיל. (various references) | |
Hungarian | szentjánoskenyér (carob, carob-bean, locust-beam, St. John's bread), sáska (mantis). (various references) | |
Icelandic | engispretta (grasshopper). (various references) | |
Indonesian | pelesit, belalang (cricket, grasshopper). (various references) | |
Italian | cavalletta (grasshopper). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 蝉 (cicada), 稲子 (grasshopper). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | せみ (cicada), いな" (grasshopper). (various references) | |
Korean | "뚜기 (Grasshopper, grasshoppers). (various references) | |
Manx | poanrey locust, locust. (various references) | |
Papago | kohntpul. (various references) | |
Papiamen | dalakochi (grasshopper). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ocustlay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | gafanhoto (grasshopper). (various references) | |
Romanian | lãcustã cãlãtoare, salcâm (acacia), roşcov (carob, carob tree), parazit (dead beat, guest, hanger-on, leech, parasite, parasitic, parasitical, pest, sponge, sponger, sycophant, toady), greier (cicada, grig), cicadã. (various references) | |
Russian | саранча (grasshopper). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | lažna akacija, skakavac (flying adder, grasshopper), kao skakavci leteti u roju, štetočina (blighter, canker, pest, vermin). (various references) | |
Spanish | saltamontes (grasshopper, hopper), langosta (lobster). (various references) | |
Sranan | dyompodyompo (grasshopper). (various references) | |
Swazi | si-khónyane. (various references) | |
Swedish | gräshoppa (grasshopper, hopper). (various references) | |
Turkish | keçiboynuzu (carob, locust bean), harnup (carob), akasya (acacia, locust tree, myall, sallee), çekirge (grasshopper), çekírge (grasshopper). (various references) | |
Turkmen | зekirtge. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | сарана (grasshopper). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | con châu chấu người ăn ngấu nghiến. (various references) | |
Welsh | locust. (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | bir. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Acridiidae, bruchi, brucho, bruchum, bruchus, brucus, Hymenaea courbaril, Locust, locusta, Locustidae, lucusta, lucustae, lucustam, lucustarum, lucustas. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Joel Chapter 1, Verse 4 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Ta kataloipa thV kamphV katefagen h akriV kai ta kataloipa thV akridoV katefagen o broucoV kai ta kataloipa tou broucou katefagen h erusibh |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Residuum erucae comedit lucusta et residuum lucustae comedit bruchus et residuum bruchi comedit rubigo |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | A locust eete the residue of eruke, that is, a worme of bowis, and a bruke eete the residue of locust, and rust eete the residue of bruke. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | That which the palmer-worm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the canker-worm eaten; and that which the canker-worm hath left hath the caterpillar eaten. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | What the worm did not make a meal of, has been taken by the locust; and what the locust did not take, has been food for the plant-worm; and what the plant-worm did not take, has been food for the field-fly. |
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| Language | Joel Chapter 1, Verse 4 |
| Albanian | Atë që la krimbi e hëngri karkaleci, atë që la karkaleci e hëngri larva e karkalecit, atë që la larva e hëngri bulkthi. |
| Cebuano | Kadtong gibiyaan sa ulod nga dangaw-dangaw gikaon sa dulon; ug kadtong gibiyaan sa dulon gikaon sa lukton; ug kadtong gibiyaan sa lukton gikaon sa ulod nga hantatawo. |
| Croatian | to ostavi šaška, proždrije skakavac, što ostavi skakavac, proždrije gusjenica, što ostavi gusjenica, proždrije ljupilac. |
| Danish | Græshoppen åd, hvad Gnaveren levned, Springeren åd, hvad Græshoppen levned, Æderen åd, hvad Springeren levned. |
| Dutch | Wat de rups heeft overgelaten, heeft de sprinkhaan afgegeten, en wat de sprinkhaan heeft overgelaten, heeft de kever afgegeten, en wat de kever heeft overgelaten, heeft de kruidworm afgegeten. |
| Finnish | Mitä kalvajasirkalta jäi, sen söi heinäsirkka. Ja mitä heinäsirkalta jäi, sen söi syöjäsirkka. Ja mitä syöjäsirkalta jäi, sen söi tuhosirkka. |
| French | Ce qu`a laissé le gazam, la sauterelle l`a dévoré; Ce qu`a laissé la sauterelle, le jélek l`a dévoré; Ce qu`a laissé le jélek, le hasil l`a dévoré. |
| German | Was die Raupen lassen, das fressen die Heuschrecken; und was die Heuschrecken lassen, das fressen die Käfer; und was die Käfer lassen, das frißt das Geschmeiß. |
| Haitian Creole | Sa jenn ti krikèt yo kite, gwo krikèt devore sa. Sa gwo krikèt yo kite, ti chini devore sa. Sa ti chini yo kite, gwo chini devore sa. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kawanan belalang yang tak terhitung jumlahnya, hinggap di ladang-ladang dan melahap hasilnya. Apa yang disisakan kawanan yang ini, dihabiskan oleh kawanan yang lain lagi. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Barang yang ditinggalkan oleh ulat sentadu itu sudah dimakan oleh belalang, dan barang yang ditinggalkan oleh belalang itu sudah dimakan oleh keridik dan barang yang ditinggalkan oleh keridik itu sudah dimakan oleh riang-riang. |
| Italian | L'avanzo della cavalletta l'ha divorato la locusta, l'avanzo della locusta l'ha divorato il bruco, l'avanzo del bruco l'ha divorato il grillo. |
| Maori | Ko te toenga a te whangawhanga pau ake i te mawhitiwhiti; ko te toenga a te mawhitiwhiti pau ake i te tatarakihi: a ko te toenga a te tatarakihi pau ake i te moka. |
| Norwegian | Hvad gnageren* har levnet, har vrimleren* ett, og hvad vrimleren har levnet, har slikkeren* ett, og hvad slikkeren har levnet, har skaveren* ett. # <* forskjellige navn på gresshopper.> |
| Portuguese | O que a locusta cortadora deixou, a voadora o comeu; e o que a voadora deixou, a devoradora o comeu; e o que a devoradora deixou, a destruidora o comeu. |
| Rumanian | Ce a lqsat nemkncat lqcusta Gazam, a mkncat lqcusta Arbeh, ce a lqsat lqcusta Arbeh, a mkncat lqcusta Ielec, ce a lqsat lqcusta Ielec, a mkncat lqcusta Hasil. |
| Russian | ПУФБЧЫЕЕУС ПФ ЗХУЕОЙ"Щ ЕМБ УБТБОЮБ, ПУФБЧЫЕЕУС ПФ УБТБОЮЙ ЕМЙ ЮЕТЧЙ, Б ПУФБЧЫЕЕУС ПФ ЮЕТЧЕК "ПЕМЙ ЦХЛЙ. |
| Swedish | Vad som blev kvar efter gräsgnagarna, det åto gräshopporna upp; och vad som blev kvar efter gräshopporna, det åto gräsbitarna upp; och vad som blev kvar efter gräsbitarna det åto gräsfrätarna upp. |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "locust": locusta, locustae, locustal, locusts. (additional references) | |
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"Locust" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: lechuza, Locjs, Locost, Locurto, locuste, loust, Luctus, luncus, Lurcott, lycus. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "locust" (pronounced lō"kust) |
| 5 | -ō" k u s t | focused, focussed, refocused, unfocused. |
| 4 | -k u s t | anarchist, blackest, bleakest, darkest, masochist, quickest, sickest, sleekest, slickest, thickest, weakest. |
| 3 | -u s t | agonist, agriculturalist, agronomist, alarmist, alchemist, allergist, amethyst, amorist, analyst, anatomist, anesthesiologist, anesthetist, angriest, animist, antagonist, anthropologist, anticommunist, apologist, apprenticed, aquarist, archaeologist, archivist, arsonist, absolutist, accompanist, ablest, abolitionist, abortionist, activist, artist, atheist, August, ballast, balloonist, barest, behaviorist, biased, bicyclist, biggest, biochemist, biologist, bitterest, bloodiest, bluest, bluntest, boldest, botanist, bravest, breakfast, briefest, brightest, broadest, busiest, buttressed, calloused, canoeist, canvassed, capitalist, cardiologist, caricaturist, cartoonist, catalyst, cellist, chauvinist, cheapest, choicest, clarinetist, classicist, cleanest, closest, coldest, colonialist, colonist, columnist, communist, conservationist, contortionist, conversationalist, coolest, cornettist, craziest, creamiest, criminologist, cruelest, cultist, cyclist, hygienist, idealist, ideologist, illusionist, immunologist, imperialist, impressionist, deadliest, dearest, deepest, deforest, deist, densest, dentist, dermatologist, determinist, direst, dirtiest, dishonest, disinterest, driest, druggist, dullest, dumbest, earliest, earnest, easiest, ecologist, economist, editorialist, eldest, elitist, embarrassed, empiricist, encompassed, encyclopedist, endocrinologist, entomologist, environmentalist, epidemiologist, ethicist, ethnomusicologist, exhibitionist, exorcist, expressionist, extremist, faintest, fairest, fanciest, farthest, fascist, fastest, fattest, federalist, feminist, fetishist, fewest, fiercest, finalist, finest, firmest, fittest, flimsiest, florist, foggiest, fondest, forest, formalist, freest, freshest, friendliest, fullest, fundamentalist, funnest, funniest, furthest, generalist, geneticist, gentlest, geologist, gerontologist, goldest, grandest, gravest, grayest, greatest, greediest, greenest, grimaced, grimmest, grooviest, guitarist, gymnast, gynecologist, happiest, hardest, harnessed, harshest, harvest, healthiest, heaviest, heftiest, herbalist, highest, hippest, hobbyist, holiest, honest, hottest, hugest, humblest, humorist, individualist, industrialist, institutionalist, instrumentalist, interest, internationalist, internist, interventionist, isolationist, jaundiced, journalist, juiciest, junkiest, keenest, kindest, kremlinologist, largest, latest, laziest, leanest, leftist, librettist, lightest, likeliest, linguist, littlest, liveliest, lobbyist, longest, loudest, lowest, loyalist, luckiest, lyricist, machinist, manicurist, mannerist, materialist, meanest, medalist, mercantilist, merest, meteorologist, methodist, microbiologist, mightiest, mildest, mineralogist, misogynist, modernist, modest, monopolist, motorcyclist, motorist, musicologist, narrowest, nastiest, nationalist, naturalist, nearest, neatest, neediest, neurologist, neuroscientist, neutralist, newest, noblest, noisiest, noncommunist, nonconformist, noninterest, noticed, novelist, nutritionist, oboist, obstructionist, oddest, oldest, oncologist, ophthalmologist, opportunist, organist, orthodontist, orthopedist, pacifist, paleontologist, palest, panelist, pathologist, pessimist, pharmacist, philanthropist, photojournalist, physiologist, pianist, polemicist, poorest, populist, prefaced, prejudiced, premised, preservationist, prettiest, priciest, promised, propagandist, protagonist, protectionist, proudest, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, psychologist, psychotherapist, purchased, purest, quietest, quietist, racist, radiologist, rainforest, rainiest, rapist, rarest, receptionist, reddest, reforest, remotest, repurchased, reservationist, reservist, resurfaced, revolutionist, rheumatologist, richest, rightist, riskiest, ritziest, roughest, rudest, saddest, sadist, safest, satirist, savviest, scariest, scientist, secessionist, secularist, segregationist, seismologist, semifinalist, separatist, serologist, serviced, severest, sexiest, shakiest, sharpest, shortest, showiest, shrewdest, silliest, simplest, skimpiest, skinniest, slightest, slimmest, sloppiest, slowest, smallest, smartest, smoggiest, smoothest, socialist, sociologist, softest, soonest, soundest, specialist, spiritualist, stablest, staunchest, steepest, sternest, stickiest, stiffest, stormiest, strangest, strategist, strictest, strongest, stupidest, supremacist, surest, surfaced, survivalist, sweetest, swiftest, tallest, tannest, technologist, televangelist, tempest, terraced, theorist, therapist, thinnest, thorniest, tightest, tiniest, toniest, toughest, tourist, toxicologist, traditionalist, trendiest, trickiest, truest, ugliest, ultranationalist, unbiased, unionist, unkindest, unnoticed, urologist, violinist, violist, virologist, vocalist, warmest, wealthiest, weirdest, wettest, whitest, widest, wildest, wisest, witnessed, worthiest, yellowest, youngest, zaniest, zoologist. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: clouts. | |
| Words within the letters "c-l-o-s-t-u" | |
-1 letter: clots, clout, colts, cults, locus, lotus, louts, scout, tolus. | |
-2 letters: clot, cols, colt, cost, cots, cult, cuts, lost, lots, lout, lust, oust, outs, scot, scut, slot, soul, tolu. | |
-3 letters: col, cos, cot, cut, lot, out, sol, sot, sou, uts. | |
-4 letters: lo, os, so, to, us, ut. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-l-o-s-t-u" | |
+1 letter: consult, couldst, locusta, locusts, occults, oculist, talcous. | |
+2 letters: closeout, clotures, clouters, consults, couldest, coulters, couplets, culottes, lacteous, linocuts, locknuts, lockouts, locustae, locustal, noctules, octuples, oculists, osculant, osculate, outclass, outscold, outslick, potlucks, sculptor, selcouth. | |
+3 letters: blackouts, bluecoats, calutrons, cassoulet, closeouts, closetful, cloudiest, cloudlets, clubroots, cobaltous, colostrum, columnist, consulate, consulted, consulter, consultor, copulates, countless, custodial, dishclout, holocaust, locutions, occulters, occultism, occultist, octuplets, ocularist, osculated, osculates, outcavils, outclimbs, outcrawls, outmuscle, outscolds, outslicks, poultices, sculptors, suctional, suctorial, trochilus, unclothes. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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