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— English words —

• plunger n. A device that is used to remove blockages from the drain of a basin or tub, by suction.
• plunger n. The internal piece of a syringe that pushes out or pulls in any contents.
• plunger n. The sliding activator of an exploder, an electrical generator used to trigger electrical detonators…
• plunger n. The part of a cafetière that is pushed down to remove grounds from coffee.
• plunger n. One who plunges; a diver.
• plunger n. A horse that plunges, or throws itself suddenly forward.
• plunger n. (Military) A cavalryman.
• plunger n. A device similar to a piston but without a mechanism; a long solid cylinder used, instead of a piston…
• plunger n. The moving portion of a solenoid.
• plunger n. (Pinball) The spring-loaded assembly that propels the ball onto the table.
• plunger n. (Dated, slang) A reckless gambler or gamble.
• plunger n. (Pottery) A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a creamy consistency.
• plunger n. (Firearms) The firing pin of a breechloader.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Old french
  • plunger v. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of plongier.
• Romanian
  • plunger n. Plunger.

— English words, defined in French —

• plunger n. Ventouse.
• plunger n. Piston.

96 English words from 15 English definitions

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2 English words from 2 foreign definitions

Piston Ventouse

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

plungers plungerless plungerlike plunger␣mute

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

autoplungers coffee␣plungers

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

autoplunger cryoplunger coffee␣plunger

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

ger Ger GER Ger. Ger⁺⁶ lun LUN lung Lung lunge lunger Lunger PLU plunge Ung UNG Unger

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

gnu GNU reg Reg ulp ULP

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

plungers replunge Uplinger

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

gulper lunger Lunger plunge pungle purgen replug repugn

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

blunger plinger plugger plunder plunged plunges plunker

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

lunger Lunger plunge

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