pectoral

pectoral is a 8-letter English word with 10 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral muscles. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 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 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 10 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral muscles.
2. adjective. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs; as, a pectoral remedy.
3. adjective. Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the pectoral sandpiper.
4. noun. A covering or protecting for the breast.
5. noun. A breastplate, esp. that worn by the Jewish high person.
6. noun. A clasp or a cross worn on the breast.
7. noun. A medicine for diseases of the chest organs, especially the lungs.
8. noun. an adornment worn on the chest or breast
9. noun. either of two large muscles of the chest

   Synonyms: pecs, pectoralis

10. adjective. of or relating to the chest or thorax

    "pectoral organ"

    Synonyms: thoracic

Synonyms

pecs, pectoralis, thoracic

Common word forms

pectorals, pectorales, pectorally

Words from these letters

If you are holding these tiles, the unscrambler for PECTORAL lists every valid word you can make from the same letters, including shorter plays.