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Definition: Pubis |
PubisNoun1. One of the three sections of the hipbone; together the two pubic bones form the front of the pelvis. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "pubis" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1900. (references) |
Etymology: Pubis \Pu"bis\, noun. [New Latin expression. See Pubes.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: PubisSynonyms: os pubis (n), pubic bone (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Pubis |
| English words defined with "pubis": Crab louse ♦ Epipubis ♦ hipbone ♦ innominate bone ♦ pectineal, Pelvic arch, Pelvic girdle, Prepubic, pubic ♦ Symphyseotomy. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "pubis": retropubic, retropubic space. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "pubis": Symphyseotomy. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Pubis" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (pubes, pubis, tab), Spanish (pubis). |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Pubis" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Pubis" is used about 9 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) | 100% | 9 | 117,287 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "pubis": mons pubis ♦ os pubis ♦ pediculosis pubis ♦ Phthirius pubis. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "pubis": ischium-pubis. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; 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. |
| Language | Translations for "pubis"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 耻骨. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | phtirus pubis (phthirus pubis), pediculosis pubis.morpioner (pediculosis pubis), pediculosis pubis (phthirus pubis), pecten ossis pubis (pecten ossis pubis, pubic crest), skambens forbindelse (aitch bone, symphysis pubis), skamben (os pubis, pubic bone), morpion (phthirus pubis), fladlus (pediculosis pubis, phthirus pubis), corpus ossis pubis (body of pubis). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | Phthirus pubis (phthirus pubis), Phthirus inguinalis (phthirus pubis), pediculosis pubis (pediculosis pubis), pecten ossis pubis (pecten ossis pubis, pubic crest), schaambeenverbinding (aitch bone, symphysis pubis), schaambeen (os pubis, pubic bone), corpus ossis pubis (body of pubis). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | pubis (pubes). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Phthirus pubis (phthirus pubis), Phthirus inguinalis (phthirus pubis), Pediculus phthirus (phthirus pubis), Pediculosis pubis s.inguinalis (pediculosis pubis), Pecten ossis pubis (pecten ossis pubis), Schambeinkoerper (body of pubis), Schambeinkamm (pecten ossis pubis), Schambein (pubic bone), Facies symphysialis (symphyseal surface of pubis), Facies symphyseos (symphyseal surface of pubis), Corpus ossis pubis (body of pubis), Beckensymphyse (aitch bone, symphysis pubis). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ήβη (adolescence, puberty, pubescence). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | חיק (axil, bosom, heart, lap). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | pube (pubes). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 恥毛 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ちもう. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 치골. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ubispay púbis (pubic bone). (various references) pubis (os pubis, pubes, pubic bone). (various references) kasık kemiği. (various references) gasyk (groin). (various references) лобкова кістка (pecten). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Pediculus phthirus, Phthirus inguinalis, Phthirus pubis. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"Pubis" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Bubis, dubis, hubis, Kubis, nubis, pambies, pbi, Phusis, pofis, Puba, pubbed, pubber, pubbers, pube, Pubi, pubics, pubie, pubish, Publia, publius, pubo, pubol, pubus, puifs, puki, pulis, pumis, punis, puris, Pvba, pvuii, Pybba, Pybis, subis. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "pubis" (pronounced 'Pu"bis'): Anubis, ibis, Prepubis. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-i-p-s-u" | |
-1 letter: pubs. | |
-2 letters: bis, bus, pis, piu, psi, pub, pus, sib, sip, sub, sup, ups. | |
-3 letters: bi, is, pi, si, up, us. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-i-p-s-u" | |
+2 letters: buppies, bushpig, publics, publish, upbinds, upboils. | |
+3 letters: bicuspid, biparous, buildups, bumpiest, bumpkins, bushpigs, plumbism, suboptic, subpubic, subtopia, subtopic, upbraids, upbuilds, upclimbs. | |
+4 letters: bicuspids, bullwhips, bumpiness, bumptious, copublish, pinchbugs, plausible, plausibly, plumbings, plumbisms, puberties, publicans, publicise, publicist, published, publisher, publishes, republics, republish, spicebush, subalpine, subapical, subperiod, subscript, subtopias, subtopics, subtropic. | |
+5 letters: abruptions, amphibious, bespousing, bluepoints, blueprints, bumpkinish, disputable, disputably, euphorbias, ibuprofens, paintbrush, plumberies, politburos, pourboires, publicised, publicises, publicists, publicizes, publicness, publishers, publishing, punishable, semipublic, spittlebug, suboptimal, suboptimum, subpenaing, subperiods, subprimate, subreption, subscripts, subspecies, subtropics, superbitch, upbraiders. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Expressions 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Translations: Ancient 10. Derivations 11. Rhymes 12. Anagrams | 13. Bibliography |
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