Words Containing PTER

278 words contain PTER anywhere. Scores range up to 32 points (ARCHAEOPTERYXES), averaging 16.3 points with standard English tile values. Every entry below shows its point value, US and UK dictionary validity, and a definition where available.

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Comparative form of ABRUPT.

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Agent noun of ACCEPT.

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Plural of ACCEPTER.

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A device enabling compatibility between different components.

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Plural of ADAPTER.

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Comparative form of ADEPT.

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Agent noun of ADOPT.

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Plural of ADOPTER.

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A chemotherapy drug that inhibits folic acid.

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Plural of AMINOPTERIN.

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Belonging to a former group of wingless insects including fleas.

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Comparative form of APT.

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Having columns only at the fronts, not along sides.

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Plural of apterium.

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The condition of being wingless.

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Plural of APTERISM.

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A featherless area on a bird's skin.

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Lacking wings; wingless.

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Lacking limbs, fins, or wings.

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A kiwi, a flightless nocturnal bird of New Zealand.

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Plural of APTERYX.

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An extinct primitive bird from the Jurassic period.

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Plural of ARCHAEOPTERYX.

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Agent noun of ATTEMPT.

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Plural of ATTEMPTER.

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The condition of having short or reduced wings.

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Plural of BRACHYPTERISM.

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Having very short or vestigial wings, especially in insects.

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A scalelike lobe at the base of the wing in some flies.

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A hood-like structure in plants; calyptra.

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Plural of CALYPTERA.

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Plural of CALYPTER.

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Any shrub of the genus Caryopteris.

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Plural of CARYOPTERIS.

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Comparative form of CHAPT.

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Relating to or consisting of chapters.

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Past tense of CHAPTER.

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A building for chapter meetings in a monastery or cathedral.

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Plural of CHAPTERHOUSE.

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Present participle of CHAPTER.

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Plural of CHAPTER.

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Any member of the order Chiroptera; a bat.

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A bat, a mammal with wings.

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Plural of CHIROPTERAN.

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Relating to bats.

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Plural of CHIROPTER.

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A beetle of the order Coleoptera.

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The order of beetles.

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Relating to beetles.

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An insect of the order Coleoptera, including beetles.

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Plural of COLEOPTERAN.

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A person who studies beetles.

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Plural of COLEOPTERIST.

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A beetle or other insect of the order Coleoptera.

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Plural of COLEOPTERON.

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Belonging to the beetle order Coleoptera.

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Plural of COLEOPTER.

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A historical prison attached to a city court.

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Plural of COMPTER.

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Informal term for a helicopter.

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ARCHAEOPTERYXES scores 32 points, the highest in this list using standard English tile values.