of A star in the constellation Crux the Southern Cross
admrx
araxa
atrax
axers
bbxrt
beryx
bexar
borax
borax
noun
(chemistry) The sodium salt of boric acid, Na₂B₄O₇, either anhydrous or with 5 or 10 molecules of water of crystallisation; sodium tetraborate.
(sometimes attributive) Cheap or tawdry furniture or other works of industrial design.
A white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors/colours on porcelain, and as a soap, etc.
verb
(transitive) To treat with borax.
boxer
boxer
noun
A breed of stocky, medium-sized, short-haired dog with a square-jawed muzzle.
A letterboxer.
A participant (fighter) in a boxing match.
A type of internal combustion engine in which cylinders are arranged in two banks on either side of a single crankshaft.
One who packs boxes.
The person running a game of two-up.
braxy
braxy
adj
Diseased with braxy.
noun
(now historical) Meat from sheep that have died from this disease, or that have died from accident or disease in general.
An inflammatory disease of sheep.
bronx
bronx
Proper noun
A borough of New York City.
Noun
A cocktail containing gin, vermouth and orange juice.
carex
carex
noun
Any member of the genus Carex of sedges.
ceryx
croix
direx
druxy
druxy
adj
(of wood, obsolete outside dialects) Having decayed spots or streaks of a whitish colour; rotten, decayed.
durax
durex
durex
Proper noun
A brand of condom; sometimes used as a generic term for a condom.
A brand of adhesive tape; sometimes used as the generic term for adhesive tape.
excur
excur
verb
(rare) To digress.
(rare) To pass beyond limits; to go to or towards an extreme.
(rare) To take an excursion.
exert
exert
verb
To make use of, to apply, especially of something non-material.
To put in vigorous action.
exira
exter
extra
extra
adj
(comparable, slang) Over the top; going beyond what is normal or appropriate, often in a dramatic manner.
(not comparable) Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.
(acting) A supernumerary or walk-on in a film or play.
(cricket) A run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat - a wide, bye, leg bye or no ball.
(slang) The state or trait of being over the top, of behaving in an overly dramatic manner.
An extra edition of a newspaper, which is printed outside of the normal printing cycle, for example to report an important late-breaking event.
Something additional, such as an item above and beyond the ordinary school curriculum, or added to the usual charge on a bill.
Something of an extra quality or grade.
exurb
exurb
Noun
A residential area beyond the suburbs
ferox
fixer
fixer
noun
(criminal justice, law) A person who arranges immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion, especially as a business endeavor for profit.
(journalism) A person who assists foreign journalists in volatile countries, often providing interpretation, personal connections, and transportation services.
(photography) A chemical (sodium thiosulfate) used in photographic development that fixes the image in place, preventing further chemical reactions.
(real estate, US) A fixer-upper.
A person who serves as an agent to arrange for a desired result, perhaps by improper means.
Agent noun of fix; one who, or that which, fixes.
forex
forex
noun
Short for foreign exchange.
foxer
foxer
noun
(military, historical) An acoustic decoy used to confuse acoustic homing torpedoes by mechanically generating a loud noise while being towed some distance behind a ship.
hexer
hexer
noun
One who casts a hex, or curse.
hyrax
hyrax
noun
Any of several small, paenungulate herbivorous mammals of the order Hyracoidea, with a bulky frame and fang-like incisors, native to Africa and the Middle East.
irpex
ixora
ixora
noun
(botany) Any of the plants in the genus Ixora.
keryx
larix
laxer
laxer
adj
comparative form of lax: more lax
noun
(slang) lacrosse player
lurex
lurex
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Lurex
luxor
luxor
Proper noun
A city in Egypt, located on the site of the ancient Thebes.
mirex
mirex
noun
(organic chemistry) The pesticide and fire retardant perchloropentacyclodecane, which is a persistent organic pollutant.
mixer
mixer
noun
(US) A dance or other social event meant to foster new acquaintances, as at the beginning of a school year.
(cryptocurrencies) Synonym of tumbler
(electronics) A nonlinear electrical circuit that creates new frequencies from two signals applied to it.
(sound engineering) A mixing console.
A chiropractor who uses other treatments in addition to spinal adjustment.
A device for combining hot and cold water before it emerges from a single spout or shower head.
A machine outfitted with (typically blunt) blades with which it mixes or beats ingredients in a bowl below.
A non-alcoholic drink (such as lemonade, Coca-Cola or fruit juice) that is added to spirits to make cocktails.
Any of various social dances involving frequent changes of partners.
One who mixes or socializes.
One who, or a device that, mixes or merges things together.
murex
murex
noun
Any of the genus Murex of marine gastropods.
nixer
nixer
noun
(Ireland, slang) A job or income which is taken in addition to one's normal employment, generally at evenings or weekends. Originally implied that payment was not declared for taxation, but now refers to any work that is not part of one's regular job.
ortyx
oxter
oxter
noun
(chiefly Scotland, Ireland, Northern England) The armpit.
verb
(transitive) To hug with the arms, or support by taking the arm of.
preux
prexy
prexy
noun
(slang) A president, especially of a college or university.
proxy
proxy
adj
Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.
noun
(sciences) A measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another
(software) An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly.
(video game slang) A proximity mine; a mine that explodes when something approaches within a certain distance.
An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
The authority to act for another, especially when written.
The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts
verb
(networking) To function as a server for a client device, but pass on the requests to another server for service.
To serve as a proxy for.
pyrex
pyrex
noun
(by extension) Any borosilicate glass
(by extension) Any glass capable of withstanding high temperatures, such as tempered glass suitable for cooking
A kind of heat-resistant borosilicate glass, made by mixing a high concentration of boron oxides into the molten glass to reduce its thermal expansion coefficient.
radix
radix
noun
(biology) A root.
(linguistics) A primitive word, from which other words may be derived.
(mathematics) The number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers in a particular base, as ten for decimal.
ramex
ramex
noun
(medicine, archaic) A hernia, varicocele, or any scrotal tumor.
raxed
raxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of rax
raxes
raxes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rax
rebox
rebox
verb
(transitive) To place in a box again; to pack back into a box.
redox
redox
adj
(chemistry) Of or relating to any reaction in which oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously.
noun
(rare, chemistry) A reaction in which an oxidation and a reduction occur simultaneously; a reaction in which electrons are transferred.
verb
(transitive) To subject to a redox reaction.
redux
redux
adj
(of a topic, attributive, postpositive) Redone, restored, brought back, or revisited.
noun
A theme or topic redone, restored, brought back, or revisited.
refix
refix
verb
To fix again.
relax
relax
verb
(intransitive) To become less severe or tense.
(intransitive) To become loose.
(intransitive, of codes and regulations) To become more lenient.
(transitive) To calm down.
(transitive) To make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient.
(transitive) To make something less severe or tense.
(transitive) To make something loose.
(transitive) To relieve (something) from stress.
(transitive, dated) To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open.
remex
remex
noun
A quill.
The flight feather of a bird.
remix
remix
noun
(music) A piece of music formed by combining existing pieces of music together, possibly including various other cosmetic changes
(music) A rearrangement of an older piece of music, possibly including various cosmetic changes.
verb
(music, intransitive) To create a remix.
(music, transitive) To rearrange or radically alter (a particular piece of music).
(transitive) To mix again.
(transitive) To modify (a work in any medium).
resex
retax
retax
verb
(transitive) To tax again.
rewax
rewax
verb
(transitive) To wax again.
rexen
rexer
rexer
noun
A skater who performs rexing.
rexes
rexes
noun
plural of rex
roxie
rumex
rumex
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Rumex; a dock or sorrel.
sarex
sirex
sixer
sixer
noun
(cricket, colloquial) A shot in which the ball passes over the boundary without touching the ground, for which the batting team is awarded 6 runs; a six.
(slang) A prison sentence of six months
A Cub Scout or Brownie who leads a group of six. Whence also Senior Sixer.
sorex
strix
strix
noun
(mythology) A bird-like demon feeding on human flesh and blood.
taxer
taxer
noun
(UK, Cambridge University) One of two officers chosen yearly to regulate the assize of bread, and to see the true gauge of weights and measures is observed.
One who taxes.
taxir
taxor
taxor
noun
Alternative form of taxer
thrax
trixi
trixy
varix
varix
noun
(medicine) A varicose, i.e. swollen and knotted, vein.
(zoology) In mollusks, a particular ridge on the shell, corresponding to a former position of the aperture.
vexer
vexer
noun
One who vexes; one who annoys
waxer
waxer
noun
A device used to apply wax.
A person who applies wax.
Something that waxes (grows larger, as opposed to waning).
xeres
xeric
xeric
adj
(of an environment or habitat) very dry, lacking humidity and water
(of an organism) Adapted to live in a very dry habitat
xerox
xerox
noun
(dated in North America, Philippines, colloquial, informal) A photocopy.
(dated, Canada, US, colloquial, informal) A photocopier.
verb
(dated, Canada, US, Philippines, colloquial, informal) To make a paper copy or copies by means of a photocopier.
xerus
xever
xport
xurel
xyrid
xyrid
noun
Any of several North American plants, of the genus Xyris, resembling sedges.