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— English words —

• dross n. Waste or impure matter.
• dross n. Residue that forms on the surface of molten metal from oxidation.
• dross n. The impurities in metal.
• dross n. A waste product from working with metal.
• dross n. (Figurative) Worthless or trivial matter.
• dross v. (Transitive) To remove dross from.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Latvian
  • dross adj. (Dialectal) brave, safe, sure; alternative form of drošs.
  • drošs adj. Brave, fearless, confident (not afraid, behaving freely, unconstrained).
  • drošs adj. Brave, free, confident (showing, expressing bravery, freedom from constraints, worries).
  • drošs adj. Confident, sure, certain.
  • drošs adj. Safe (not at risk, not exposed to danger, which protects, offers protection).
  • drošs adj. Safe (not at risk, assured, guaranteed).
  • drošs adj. Safe, reliable (which can be trusted).
  • drošs adj. Safe, reliable (which raises no doubts, unquestionable).
  • drošs adj. (Of thoughts, beliefs) safe, strong, confident.

— English word, defined in French —

• dross n. (Métallurgie) Scorie, résidu qui se forme à la surface d’un métal en fusion.

— In French —

• dross n.m. (Vieilli) Sorte de résidu d’opium de fumerie.

65 English words from 15 English definitions

afraid alternative assured at␣risk behaving beliefs brave bravery can certain confident constraints danger Dialectal doubts dross exposed expressing fearless Figurative form forms free freedom freely from guaranteed impure impurities matter metal molten not offers on␣the on␣the␣surface oxidation product protection protects raises reliable remove Residue risk safe showing strong sure surface that the thoughts Transitive trivial trusted unconstrained unquestionable waste waste␣product which with working worries Worthless

7 English words from 2 foreign definitions

à␣la forme fusion opium Scorie Sorte surface

1 foreign word from 15 English definitions

dros

6 foreign words from 2 foreign definitions

fumerie métal Métallurgie qui résidu Vieilli

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

drossy drossed drossel drosses Drossin drossels drossier drossing Drossins drossiest drossless drossiness

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

undrossy Ardrossan

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

Cardross Windross

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

dro DRO DROs oss OSs OSS 'oss Ros ROS ross Ross

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

ord Ord sor Sor sord SSO

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

sords

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

cross'd dorses Dorsts dosers DOSRIs dosser drossy Drosts Duross Dursos resods rosids rossed Sardos sarods scrods Sedors Sidors Soards soders Soders soords sordes sourds sprods swords Swords s-words

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

dors Dors dors- Dors. doss Doss DoSs DOSS DROs Drss. dsos DSOs ODRs ords OSRD RDOs rods ross Ross RSDS RSOs SDOs SDRs sods sord sors Sors SROs

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

Bross cross Cross -cross cross- Drass dress drops Drost gross Gross Mross pross Pross

8 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

doss Doss DoSs DOSS DROs Drss. ross Ross

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

Drosts Duross

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