filiform

filiform is a 8-letter English word with 2 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Having the shape of a thread or filament; as, the filiform papillae of the tongue; a filiform style or peduncle. See Illust. of AntennAe. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 18 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Having the shape of a thread or filament; as, the filiform papillae of the tongue; a filiform style or peduncle. See Illust. of AntennAe.
2. adjective. thin in diameter; resembling a thread

   Synonyms: filamentlike, filamentous, threadlike, thready

Synonyms

filamentlike, filamentous, threadlike, thready

Common word forms

filiformed

Words from these letters

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