vellicate

vellicate is a 9-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To twitch; to cause to twitch convulsively. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 18 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To twitch; to cause to twitch convulsively.
2. intransitive verb. To move spasmodically; to twitch; as, a nerve vellicates.
3. verb. irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear

   "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"

   "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back"

   Synonyms: pinch

4. verb. touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements

   Synonyms: tickle, titillate

Synonyms

pinch, tickle, titillate

Common word forms

vellicated, vellicates, vellicating

Words from these letters

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