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— English words —

• on␣the␣ropes adj. (Boxing, professional wrestling) Leaning against the ropes of the boxing ring, as when exhausted and…
• on␣the␣ropes adj. (Idiomatic, figuratively, by extension) Showing signs of imminent failure or collapse.
• on␣the␣ropes adj. (By extension, strictly MLE) being threatened or pressured by a rival gang member.

31 English words from 3 English definitions

against and being boxing boxing␣ring by␣extension collapse exhausted extension failure figuratively gang gang␣member Idiomatic imminent Leaning member MLE pressured professional professional␣wrestling ring rival ropes Showing signs strictly the threatened when wrestling

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

her Her hero Hero nth Ont ONT on't Ont. on␣the ope 'ope opes pes Pes PEs PES ROP rope ropes the the- thero-

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

Epo EPO ore Ore ORE öre øre Ore. POR pore reh sep Sep SEP Sep. TNO

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

ctenophores enterolophs nectophores nephrostome nephrotomes phonometers stereophone stereophony technoprose

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

noosphere noösphere otosphere trephones

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