croup
croup is a 5-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The hinder part or buttocks of certain quadrupeds, especially of a horse; hence, the place behind the saddle. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. The hinder part or buttocks of certain quadrupeds, especially of a horse; hence, the place behind the saddle.
- noun. An inflammatory affection of the larynx or trachea, accompanied by a hoarse, ringing cough and stridulous, difficult breathing; esp., such an affection when associated with the development of a false membrane in the air passages (also called membranous croup). See False croup, under False, and Diphtheria.
- noun. the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
- noun. a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing
Synonyms
Common word forms
croups, croupal, croupes, croupous
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