insect

insect is a 6-letter English word with 8 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: One of the Insecta; esp., one of the Hexapoda. See Insecta. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 10 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. One of the Insecta; esp., one of the Hexapoda. See Insecta.
2. noun. Any air-breathing arthropod, as a spider or scorpion.
3. noun. Any small crustacean. In a wider sense, the word is often loosely applied to various small invertebrates.
4. noun. Fig.: Any small, trivial, or contemptible person or thing.
5. adjective. Of or pertaining to an insect or insects.
6. adjective. Like an insect; small; mean; ephemeral.
7. noun. small air-breathing arthropod
8. noun. a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect

   Synonyms: louse, worm

Synonyms

louse, worm

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in insect:

encist, incest, nicest, scient

Common word forms

insects, insected

Words from these letters

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