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— English words —

• pectoral adj. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest.
• pectoral adj. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs.
• pectoral adj. (Zoology) Having the breast conspicuously colored.
• pectoral n. A pectoral fin.
• pectoral n. Protective armor for a horse’s breast.
• pectoral n. A covering or protection for the breast.
• pectoral n. A breastplate, especially that worn by the Jewish high priest.
• pectoral n. (Ecclesiastical) A clasp, cross, or ornamental square of cloth etc. worn upon the breast.
• pectoral n. (Historical) An ancient Egyptian item of jewelry worn upon the chest, often part of (or constituting)…
• pectoral n. A medicine for diseases of the chest organs, especially the lungs.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Catalan
  • pectoral adj. Pectoral (of or pertaining to the breast or chest).
• Romanian
  • pectoral adj. Pectoral.

— In French —

• pectoral n.m. Ornement garni de pierres précieuses que le grand-prêtre…
• pectoral n.m. Chacun des muscles de la région du thorax.
• pectoral adj. Relatif à la poitrine, aux poumons.

48 English words from 12 English definitions

ancient armor breast breastplate chest clasp cloth colored conspicuously constituting covering cross diseases Ecclesiastical Egyptian especially etc fin for good Having high high␣priest Historical horse item jewelry Jewish lungs medicine often organs ornamental part pectoral pectoral␣fin pertaining priest protection Protective Relating square that the to␣the upon worn Zoology

9 English words from 3 foreign definitions

à␣la aux des grand muscles poitrine précieuses que thorax

11 foreign words from 3 foreign definitions

Chacun de␣la garni grand␣prêtre Ornement pierres pierres␣précieuses poumons prêtre région Relatif

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

pectorals pectoralis pectorally pectoral␣fin pectoralgia pectoral␣fins pectoral␣quail pectoral␣angina pectoral␣girdle pectoral␣muscle pectoral␣quails pectoral␣girdles pectoralis␣major pectoralis␣minor pectoral␣muscles pectoralis␣majors pectoralis␣minors pectoral␣theology pectorales␣majores pectorales␣minores pectoral␣sandpiper pectoral␣sandpipers

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

lateral␣pectoral␣nerve lateral␣pectoral␣nerves

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

inspectoral neopectoral prepectoral subpectoral antepectoral genupectoral clavipectoral deltopectoral interpectoral retropectoral coracopectoral deltoideopectoral

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

CTO ctor ECT ect. ecto- Ector ora Ora oral Oral pec PEC pectora RAL tor Tor TOR toral Toral

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

aro ARO cep CEP lar LAr LAR OTC rot ROT ROTC tce TCE

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

cartpole

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

acropetal aplerotic Calthorpe carpolite cartpoles cleopatra Cleopatra colporate copulater narcolept outparcel outplacer parcel␣out pectorals pectorial peculator percolate petrol␣cap precoital precostal prelocate

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

caltrop capreol catlore clapter Cleator colpate craplet Cratloe crotale Lacorte Laporte LaPorte La␣Porte locater patrole pectora Platero plectra polacre polecat Poltera porcate portace Portela pot␣lace precoat prolate

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

pictoral rectoral sectoral vectoral

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

pectora

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

pectorial

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