glossary
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/ˈɡlɒs.ə.ɹi/
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/ˈɡlɒs.ə.ɹi/ · /ˈɡlɔ.sə.ɹi/ · /ˈɡlɑ.sə.ɹi/ · /ˈɡlɔs.ə.ɹi/
Definition of glossary
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A list of difficult words or specialized terms used in a particular book or document, or in a particular domain of knowledge, with their definitions; a list of glosses (explanatory annotations).
“At the back of the book you can find the glossary.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English glosarie, from Latin glossārium, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”). Doublet of glossarium.
Words you can make from glossary
152 playable · top: GROSSLY (11 pts)
Best play grossly 11 points6-letter words
12 words5-letter words
37 words- GASSY 9 pts
- GLARY 9 pts
- GLORY 9 pts
- GORSY 9 pts
- GRAYS 9 pts
- GYRAL 9 pts
- GYROS 9 pts
- YOGAS 9 pts
- ARYLS 8 pts
- LASSY 8 pts
- LOSSY 8 pts
- LYSSA 8 pts
- ROYAL 8 pts
- SLAYS 8 pts
- SOYAS 8 pts
- AGROS 6 pts
- ALGOR 6 pts
- ARGOL 6 pts
- GAOLS 6 pts
- GLASS 6 pts
- GLOSS 6 pts
- GOALS 6 pts
- GORAL 6 pts
- GRASS 6 pts
- GROSS 6 pts
- LARGO 6 pts
- SAGOS 6 pts
- SARGO 6 pts
- SLAGS 6 pts
- SLOGS 6 pts
- LASSO 5 pts
- ORALS 5 pts
- SAROS 5 pts
- SOARS 5 pts
- SOLAR 5 pts
- SOLAS 5 pts
- SORAS 5 pts
4-letter words
49 words- AGLY 8 pts
- GAYS 8 pts
- GORY 8 pts
- GOYS 8 pts
- GRAY 8 pts
- GYRO 8 pts
- LOGY 8 pts
- ORGY 8 pts
- SAGY 8 pts
- YAGS 8 pts
- YOGA 8 pts
- ARYL 7 pts
- LAYS 7 pts
- LORY 7 pts
- RAYS 7 pts
- ROSY 7 pts
- RYAS 7 pts
- SAYS 7 pts
- SLAY 7 pts
- SOYA 7 pts
- SOYS 7 pts
- AGRO 5 pts
- GALS 5 pts
- GAOL 5 pts
- GARS 5 pts
- GOAL 5 pts
- GOAS 5 pts
- LAGS 5 pts
- LOGS 5 pts
- ORGS 5 pts
- RAGS 5 pts
- SAGO 5 pts
- SAGS 5 pts
- SLAG 5 pts
- SLOG 5 pts
- ALSO 4 pts
- AROS 4 pts
- LARS 4 pts
- LASS 4 pts
- LOSS 4 pts
- OARS 4 pts
- ORAL 4 pts
- OSAR 4 pts
- OSSA 4 pts
- SALS 4 pts
- SOAR 4 pts
- SOLA 4 pts
- SOLS 4 pts
- SORA 4 pts
3-letter words
39 words- GAY 7 pts
- GOY 7 pts
- YAG 7 pts
- AYS 6 pts
- LAY 6 pts
- RAY 6 pts
- RYA 6 pts
- SAY 6 pts
- SLY 6 pts
- SOY 6 pts
- YAR 6 pts
- YAS 6 pts
- AGO 4 pts
- AGS 4 pts
- GAL 4 pts
- GAR 4 pts
- GAS 4 pts
- GOA 4 pts
- GOR 4 pts
- GOS 4 pts
- LAG 4 pts
- LOG 4 pts
- ORG 4 pts
- RAG 4 pts
- SAG 4 pts
- ALS 3 pts
- ARO 3 pts
- ARS 3 pts
- ASS 3 pts
- LAR 3 pts
- LAS 3 pts
- LOR 3 pts
- OAR 3 pts
- ORA 3 pts
- ORS 3 pts
- RAS 3 pts
- SAL 3 pts
- SOL 3 pts
- SOS 3 pts
2-letter words
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