varicose

varicose is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Irregularly swollen or enlarged; affected with, or containing, varices, or varicosities; of or pertaining to varices, or varicosities; as, a varicose nerve fiber; a varicose vein; varicose ulcers. Face value is 13 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 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Irregularly swollen or enlarged; affected with, or containing, varices, or varicosities; of or pertaining to varices, or varicosities; as, a varicose nerve fiber; a varicose vein; varicose ulcers.
2. adjective. Intended for the treatment of varicose veins; -- said of elastic stockings, bandages. and the like.
3. adjective. abnormally swollen or knotty

   "varicose veins"

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in varicose:

covaries

Common word forms

varicosed, varicoses, varicoseness

Words from these letters

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