forceps

forceps is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon, bodies which it would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the fingers, especially one for delicate operations, as those of watchmakers, surgeons, accoucheurs, dentists, etc. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon, bodies which it would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the fingers, especially one for delicate operations, as those of watchmakers, surgeons, accoucheurs, dentists, etc.
2. noun. The caudal forceps-shaped appendage of earwigs and some other insects. See Earwig.
3. noun. an extractor consisting of a pair of pincers used in medical treatment (especially for the delivery of babies)

Common word forms

forcepses

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