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— English words —

• chimera n. (Greek mythology) Alternative letter-case form of Chimera, a supposed monster in Lycia with the head…
• chimera n. (Mythology, art) Any fantastic creature combining parts from different animals.
• chimera n. (Figurative) A foolish, incongruous, or vain thought or product of the imagination.
• chimera n. (Figurative) Anything composed of very disparate parts.
• chimera n. (Architecture) A grotesque like a gargoyle, but without a spout for rainwater.
• chimera n. (Genetics) An organism with genetically distinct cells originating from two or more zygotes.
• chimera n. (Zoology) Alternative form of chimaera, a cartilaginous marine fish in the subclass Holocephali and…
• chimera n. (Figurative) Synonym of bogeyman: any terrifying thing, especially as an unreal, imagined threat.
• Chimera prop.n. (Greek mythology) A supposed fire-breathing monster in Lycia with the head of a lion, body of a goat…
• Chimera prop.n. (Geography, Ancient Greece) A fire-spewing mountain in Lycia or Cilicia, presumed to be an ancient name…
• Chimera prop.n. (Geography, historical) Former name of Himara, a port town in southern Albania.
• Chimera prop.n. (Geography, historical) Former name of Ceraunian Mountains, the Albanian mountain range near Himara.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Czech
  • chiméra n. Chimera (vain, foolish, or incongruous fancy, or creature of the imagination).
  • chiméra n. (Genetics) chimera (organism with genetically distinct cells originating from two zygotes).
  • Chiméra prop.n. (Greek mythology) Chimera.
• Polish
  • chimera n. Figment of one’s imagination, invention, delusion, phantom.
  • chimera n. Caprice, whim, fancy.
  • chimera n. (Architecture) chimera.
  • chimera n. (Genetics) chimera.
  • chimera n. (Zoology) chimaera.
• Romanian
  • chimeră n. Obsolete form of himeră.
• Slovak
  • chiméra n. (Genetics) chimera.

— English words, defined in German —

• chimera S. Britisch: chimaera.
• chimera S. Mythologie: Mischwesen, die aus verschiedenen Tieren zusammengesetzt sind.
• chimera S. Ein Hirngespinst.

— English words, defined in French —

• chimera n. (Fantastique) Chimère.
• chimera n. (Habillement) Simarre, manteau.
• Chimera n.prop. Chimère (créature).

— English word, defined in Italian —

• chimera s. (Araldica) chimera.

— In French —

• chimera v. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de chimer.
• chiméra v. Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de chimérer.

— In Italian —

• chimera s. (Mitologia) mostro mitologico con parti del corpo di animali diversi.
• chimera s. (Senso figurato) entità talmente fantastica che non si fa vedere.
• chimera s. (Zoologia), (ittiologia) definizione mancante; se vuoi, [chimera…
• chimera s. (Biologia) (zoologia) cellula animale derivata dalla fusione…
• chimera s. (Araldica) figura araldica convenzionale che rappresenta…
• chimera s. (Architettura) elemento architettonico decorativo con sembianze animali.

104 English words from 22 English definitions

Albania Albanian Alternative ancient Ancient␣Greece and animals any Anything Architecture art body bogeyman breathing but Caprice cartilaginous case cells chimaera chimera Cilicia combining composed creature delusion different disparate distinct especially fancy fantastic Figment Figurative fire fire␣breathing fish foolish for form Former from gargoyle genetically Genetics Geography goat Greece Greek grotesque head Himara historical imagination imagined incongruous invention letter letter␣case like lion Lycia marine monster more mountain mountain␣range Mountains mythology name near Obsolete of␣a one organism originating parts phantom port presumed product rainwater range southern spewing spout subclass supposed Synonym terrifying the thing thought threat town two unreal vain very whim with without Zoology zygotes

16 English words from 15 foreign definitions

cellula che chimaera chimer chimera con del die Fantastique figura manteau non parti passé Simarre simple

51 foreign words from 15 foreign definitions

animale animali araldica architettonico Architettura aus Biologia Britisch Chimère chimérer convenzionale corpo créature dalla decorativo definizione derivata diversi du␣passé Ein elemento entità fantastica figurato fusione futur Habillement Hirngespinst ittiologia mancante Mitologia mitologico mostro Mythologie passé␣simple personne rappresenta sembianze Senso Senso␣figurato sind singulier talmente Tieren Troisième Troisième␣personne vedere verschiedenen vuoi zoologia zusammengesetzt

8 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

chimeral chimeras chimeralike chimerality chimeraplast chimeraplasts chimeraplasty chimeragenesis

5 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

bichimeras allochimeras xenochimeras microchimeras multichimeras

5 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

bichimera allochimera xenochimera microchimera multichimera

20 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

chi Chi CHI Ch'i Chi. chim chime chimer era ERA him Him H.I.M. Hime IME IMer mer MER -mer mer-

13 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

are Are ARE Åre A.R.E. Arem EMI IHC rem Rem REM R.E.M. Remi

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

haremic

27 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

athermic camphire cashmire chairmen Charedim chaverim Chaverim chedarim Cheramie chimaera Chimaera chimæra chimeral chimeras creamish Crimhead hemiarch hemicarp machiner marchesi Mécheria Mechitar megarich Melichar misreach Reichman rhematic

40 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

achier achime archei archie Archie arheic cahier Camire Cerami chaire charme chimer Crimea Emrich eriach haemic hæmic Hamric hermai Hermia Himare Himarë macher maechi Marche Marchi Marcie Mechir mehari Mercia Meriah Merica 'merica 'Merica micher mirach Mirach Raiche Raîche Remich

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

chimere chimers

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

chimer

3 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

chimaera Chimaera chimæra

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