arsis

arsis is a 5-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: That part of a foot where the ictus is put, or which is distinguished from the rest (known as the thesis) of the foot by a greater stress of voice. Face value is 5 in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 5 · Words With Friends 5 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. That part of a foot where the ictus is put, or which is distinguished from the rest (known as the thesis) of the foot by a greater stress of voice.
2. noun. That elevation of voice now called metrical accentuation, or the rhythmic accent.
3. noun. The elevation of the hand, or that part of the bar at which it is raised, in beating time; the weak or unaccented part of the bar; -- opposed to thesis.

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in arsis:

rissa, saris, sarsi

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