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Definition: Ensiform |
EnsiformAdjective1. Shaped like a sword blade; "the iris has an ensiform leaf". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Ensiform \En"si*form\, adjective. [Latin expression ensis sword -form: compare to the French expression ensiforme.]. (Websters 1913) |
"Ensiform" is a common misspelling or typo for: uniform. |
Synonyms: EnsiformSynonyms: bladelike (adj), swordlike (adj), sword-shaped (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Sharpness | Adjective: sharp, keen; acute; acicular, aciform; aculeated, acuminated; pointed; tapering; conical, pyramidal; mucronate, mucronated; spindle shaped, needle shaped; spiked, spiky, ensiform, peaked, salient; cusped, cuspidate, cuspidated; cornute, cornuted, cornicultate; prickly; spiny, spinous, spicular; thorny, bristling, muricated, pectinated, studded, thistly, briary; craggy; (rough); snaggy, digitated, two-edged, fusiform; dentiform, denticulated; toothed; odontoid; starlike; stellated, stelliform; sagittate, sagittiform; arrowheaded; arrowy, barbed, spurred. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Ensiform |
| English words defined with "ensiform": bladelike ♦ Ensate, ensiform leaf ♦ Metasternum ♦ swordlike, sword-shaped ♦ Xiphisternum, Xiphoid. (references) |
Expressions using "ensiform": Ensiform cartilage ♦ ensiform leaf ♦ Ensiform process. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "ensiform"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Manx | cliweagh (swordlike). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ensiformay ซึ่งเรียวยาวและปลายแหลมคล้าย"าบ (ทางชีววิทยา). (various references) hình kiếm (xiphoid), hình gươm. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
| Words rhyming with "ensiform" (pronounced 'En"si*form'): Acetabuliform, Aciculiform, Aciform, Acinaciform, Acinetiform, Aciniform, Actiniform, Aculeiform, Adeniform, Adipoceriform, Aeriform, Aliform, Aluminiform, Alveoliform, Ambulacriform, Amentiform, Amianthiform, Ampulliform, Anguiform, Anguilliform, Antenniform, Antheriform, Aquiform, Araneiform, Arboriform, Arciform, Asbestiform, Ascidiform, Aspergilliform, Auriform, Bacciform, Bacilliform, Basaltiform, Biform, Boniform, Botuliform, Boviform, Bromoform, Bursiform, Calceiform, Calciform, Calyciform, Calyptriform, Campaniform, Campaniliform, Cancriform, Capilliform, Capriform, Cauliform, Cerebriform, Cheliform, Choleriform, Cirriform, Claviform, Clypeiform, Cocleariform, Columelliform, Conchiform, Coniform, Coralliform, Cordoform, Corniform, Coroniform, Corticiform, Cotyliform, Crateriform, Cribriform, Cruciform, Cubiform, Cucumiform, Culiciform, Cultriform, Curviform, Cyathiform, Cylindriform, Cymbiform, Cypseliform, Deiform, Dendriform, Dentiform, Difform, Digitiform, Disciform, Disuniform, Diversiform, Dolabriform, Dolioform, Efform, Elytriform, Embryoniform, Enform, Epileptiform, Equiform, Equisetiform, Etheriform, Extractiform, Falciform, Fibriform, Filiciform, filiform, Fistuliform, Flabelliform, Flagelliform, Floriform, Fungiform, Fungilliform, Funiliform, Funnelform, fusiform, Galliform, Gasiform, Gelatiniform, Ginglyform, Glandiform, Graniform, Granitiform, Granuliform, Guttiform, Hamiform, Harengiform, Heliciform, Hippocrepiform, Homiform, Hydatiform, Hydriform, Hyperboliform, Hypocrateriform, Inconform, iodoform, Isopodiform, Juliform, Kaliform, Labyrinthiform, Lachrymiform, Lageniform, Lamelliform, Lanciform, Laniariform, Larviform, lentiform, Leptiform, Libriform, Licheniform, Ligniform, Lindiform, Linguiform, Lirelliform, Lituiform, Luciform, Lumbriciform, Luniform, Madreporiform, Mammiform, Mammilliform, Mandibuliform, Maniform, Maxilliform, Medusiform, Membraniform, Metalliform, Microform, Misform, Misreform, Mitriform, Monadiform, Moniliform, Montiform, Muciform, Multiform, Mummiform, Muriform, Muscariform, Myrtiform, Napiform, Nariform, Nasiform, Nautiform, Nitro-chloroform, Nitroform, Nuciform, Nucleiform, Oculiform, Omniform, Operculiform, Outform, Ovaliform, Overinform, Oviform, Paliform, Palpiform, Pampiniform, Papilliform, Pappiform, Paraboliform, Passeriform, Patelliform, Pectiniform, Pediform, Peltiform, Penicilliform, Penniform, Perciform, Petaliform, Piciform, Piliform, Pinniform, Pisciform, Placentiform, Planiform, Plexiform, Pliform, Plumiliform, Poculiform, Poriform, Preconform, Preform, Proboscidiform, Proteiform, Pumiciform, Punctiform, Puriform, Pyriform, Racemiform, Radiatiform, Radiciform, Raduliform, Ramiform, Remiform, reniform, Resiniform, Restiform, Retiform, Retransform, Rostelliform, Rostriform, Rotiform, Rubiform, Ruiniform, Sacciform, Saliniform, Sandaliform, Scalariform, Scalpriform, Scapiform, Scobiform, Scopiform, Scoriform, Scrotiform, Scutelliform, Scutiform, Scyphiform, Securiform, Semiform, Semipenniform, Septiform, Serpentiform, Setiform, Siliqyiform, Soliform, Spathiform, Spiciform, Spiculiform, Spiniform, Spongiform, Squamiform, Stalactitiform, Stalactoform, Stelliform, Stilliform, Stipitiform, Stratiform, Strobiliform, Strombuliform, Styliform, Subpyriform, Subuliform, Sulciform, Tauriform, Tentaculiform, Terebratuliform, Theiform, Torulaform, Trapeziform, Trichiuriform, Triform, Tubeform, Tubiform, Tubuliform, Umbraculiform, Uncoform, Unform, Unguiform, Ursiform, Vaporiform, Variciform, Variform, Vasiform, Vermiform, Verruciform, Villiform, Vitriform, Vulviform, Webform, Whereform, Ypsiliform, Zeolitiform. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: fermions. | |
| Words within the letters "e-f-i-m-n-o-r-s" | |
-1 letter: fermion, informs, merinos. | |
-2 letters: eonism, fermis, formes, infers, inform, irones, isomer, merino, miners, minors, moires, monies, nosier, rimose, senior, sermon. | |
-3 letters: emirs, enorm, eosin, fermi, ferns, finer, fines, finos, fires, firms, firns, foins, fores, forme, forms, fries, frise, froes, frons, infer, infos, irone, irons, meson, miens, miner, mines, minor, mires, miser, moire, monie, mores, morns, morse, neifs, noirs, noise, nomes, noris, norms, omens, omers, ornis, osier, reifs, reins, resin, rimes, rinse, risen, rosin, senor, serif, serin, siren, snore. | |
-4 letters: emfs, emir, eons, erns, eros, fems, fens, fern, fine, fino, fins, fire, firm, firn, firs, foes, foin, fons, fore, form, froe, from, info, inro, ions, ires, iron, meno, mien, mine, mire, mirs, mise, miso, mons, more, morn, mors, neif, nims, noes, noir, nome, noms, nori, norm, nose, omen, omer, ones, ores, refs, reif, rein, reis, rems, rife, rifs, rime, rims, rins, rise, roes, roms, rose, seif, semi, serf, sine, sire, some, sone, sore, sori, sorn. | |
-5 letters: efs, emf, ems, ens, eon, ern, ers, fem, fen, fer, fie, fin, fir, foe, fon, for, fro, ifs, ins, ion, ire, ism, men, mir, mis, mon, mor, mos, nim, nom, nor, nos, oes, oms, one, ons, ore, ors, ose, ref, rei, rem, res, rif, rim, rin, roe, rom, sei, sen, ser, sim, sin, sir, som, son, sri. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-f-i-m-n-o-r-s" | |
+1 letter: informers, reinforms. | |
+2 letters: cuneiforms, fishmonger, foreignism, fromenties, misfortune, reconfirms, uniformest. | |
+3 letters: fisherwoman, fisherwomen, fishmongers, foreignisms, foremanship, misfortunes, misinformed, overinforms, somniferous, uniformness. | |
+4 letters: amentiferous, conformities, deformations, disconfirmed, foraminifers, foremanships, frontiersman, frontiersmen, infomercials, luminiferous, mifepristone, reformations, seminiferous, uniformities. | |
+5 letters: confirmedness, fashionmonger, fellmongeries, fermentations, freemasonries, imperfections, informalities, manufactories, microfunguses, midafternoons, mifepristones, neurofibromas, perfectionism, preformations, uniformnesses. | |
| 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. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 6E 73 69 66 6F 72 6D |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01101110 01110011 01101001 01100110 01101111 01110010 01101101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E n s i f o r m |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 006E 0073 0069 0066 006F 0072 006D |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3980857572818479 |
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