nidus

nidus is a 5-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A nest: a repository for the eggs of birds, insects, etc.; a breeding place; esp., the place or substance where parasites or the germs of a disease effect lodgment or are developed. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 8 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 6 · Words With Friends 8 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A nest: a repository for the eggs of birds, insects, etc.; a breeding place; esp., the place or substance where parasites or the germs of a disease effect lodgment or are developed.
2. noun. a nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs
3. noun. a central point or locus of an infection in an organism

   "the focus of infection"

   Synonyms: focus

Synonyms

focus

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in nidus:

dinus, indus

Common word forms

niduses

Words from these letters

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