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9 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• distaff n. A device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) are attached for temporary…
• distaff n. The part of a spinning wheel from which fibre is drawn to be spun.
• distaff n. Anything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only.
• distaff n. A race for female horses only.
• distaff n. (Also collective) A woman, or women considered as a group.
• distaff adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of women.
• distaff adj. Of the maternal side of a family.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Middle english
  • distaff n. Alternative form of distaf.

— English word, defined in French —

• distaff n. Quenouille.

44 English words from 8 English definitions

Also Alternative Anything are attached bundle characteristic collective considered cotton device done drawn family female fibre fibres flax for form from group horses importance maternal natural of␣a often only part race relating side spinning spinning␣wheel spun temporary the traditionally wheel which woman women wool

1 English word from the foreign definition

Quenouille

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

distaffe distaffs distaffer distaffes Distaff␣Day distaffers distaff␣side distaff␣sides

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

aff AFF aff. dis dIs Dis DIs DIS 'dis dis- dist dist. Dist. ist Ist IST -ist is't -ista sta Sta STA Sta. staff taf Taf TAF taff Taff

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

ats ATs ATS at's fat FAT fats FATs FFA sid Sid SID sid' TSI

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

daffiest distaffe distaffs Tardiffs

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

destaff

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