9 Letter Words for Imbricate
imbricate
8 Letter Words for Imbricate
micteria, rabietic
7 Letter Words for Imbricate
abietic, airtime, ambreic, ambrite, icteria, matrice, rabitic
6 Letter Words for Imbricate
acmite, acrite, ambier, amitie, baiter, barite, barmie, becram, betrim, brecia, cabret, cabrie, cabrit, camber, caribe, cembra, cimbia, cimier, crabit, crambe, crimea, embira, iambic, iatric, iberia, imaret, mairie, maitre, mariet, mariti, matier, matric, meatic, mecati, mercat, metria, metric, micate, mirate, mitier, rebait, remica, rimate, tamber, terbia, terbic, tercia, tibiae, timber, timbre, tiriba, triace, tricae
5 Letter Words for Imbricate
abime, abret, abrim, acerb, acier, aeric, aimer, amber, ambit, amice, amici, amire, amrit, arite, armet, armit, artic, baret, baric, barie, barit, bater, bearm, beati, beira, bemar, bemat, berat, birma, biter, brace, bract, brame, bream, brite, caber, cabre, caret, carib, carte, cater, ceiba, cerat, ceria, cimar, citer, craie, crame, crate, cream, creta, crime, ecart, embar, erbia, erica, ermit, etiam, iambi, icier, imari, imbar, imbat, imber, irate, macer, maire, marie, mater, matie, mbira, merci, merit, metic, metra, miter, mitra, mtier, rabic, ramet, ramie, react, rebit, recit, recti, remit, retia, ribat, rimae, taber, tabic, tamer, tarie, terai, terma, tiber, tibia, ticer, timar, timbe, timer, tirma, trace, trame, triac, tribe, trica, trice
4 Letter Words for Imbricate
abet, abir, abit, abri, acer, acme, acre, aire, airt, ambe, amic, amie, amit, aret, arte, bact, baic, bait, bare, bari, barm, bart, bate, beam, bear, beat, bema, berm, beta, bice, bier, bima, biri, birt, bite, biti, brae, brat, brei, bret, brie, brim, brit, cair, camb, came, cami, carb, care, cart, cate, cera, cert, ceti, cima, cira, cire, cite, crab, cram, crib, crim, crit, eira, emic, emir, emit, erat, eria, eric, etic, iamb, iare, icbm, icer, imbe, imit, itai, item, iter, mabe, mabi, mace, mair, marc, mare, mari, mart, mate, mear, meat, merc, meri, meta, miae, mica, mice, mire, miri, mite, rabi, race, rait, rame, rami, rate, ream, rect, reim, reit, ribe, rice, riem, rima, rime, rita, rite, tabi, tace, tame, tare, tari, team, tear, teca, tera, term, tiar, tice, tier, time, tire, trac, tram, trib, trie, trim
3 Letter Words for Imbricate
abc, abm, abr, abt, ace, act, aer, aim, air, ait, amb, ame, ami, amt, arb, arc, are, arm, art, ate, atm, bac, bae, bai, bam, bar, bat, bec, ber, bet, bim, bit, bmr, bra, cab, cai, cam, car, cat, cer, cia, cie, cir, cit, crt, cte, ctr, eam, ear, eat, ecb, ecm, ect, eir, era, ert, eta, etc, iba, ibm, ice, imi, ira, ire, ita, mab, mac, mae, mar, mat, mba, mea, mei, mer, met, mia, mib, mic, mir, mit, mri, rab, rai, ram, rat, rbi, rct, rea, reb, rec, rei, rem, ria, rib, rie, rim, rit, rte, rti, tab, tai, tam, tar, tea, tec, tem, ter, tib, tic, tie, tim, tra, tri, trm
Definitions for Imbricate
[1] overlapping in sequence, as tiles or shingles on a roof.
[2] of, relating to, or resembling overlapping tiles, as decoration or drawings.
[3] Biology . overlapping like tiles, as scales or leaves.
[4] characterized by or as if by overlapping shingles.
[5] to overlap, as tiles or shingles.
[6] architect relating to or having tiles, shingles, or slates that overlap
[7] botany (of leaves, scales, etc) overlapping each other
[8] (tr) to decorate with a repeating pattern resembling scales or overlapping tiles
Words related to Imbricate
envelop, enfold, swathe, fold, ride, cover, twist, turn, override, wrap, swaddle, shingle, overlie, flap, overlay, project, overhang, protrude, overrun
Words nearby Imbricate
imbosom, imbower, imbracery, imbrangle, imbrex, imbricate, imbrication, imbroglio, imbros, imbrown, imbrue
Origin of Imbricate
1650–60; < Late Latin imbricātus tiled with imbrices, shaped like such a tile or tiling, equivalent to imbric- (stem of imbrex ) imbrex + -ātus -ate1
Other words from Imbricate
im·bri·cate·ly , adverb
im·bri·ca·tive , adjective
non·im·bri·cate , adjective
non·im·bri·cate·ly , adverb
non·im·bri·cat·ed , adjective
non·im·bri·cat·ing , adjective
non·im·bri·ca·tive , adjective
sub·im·bri·cate , adjective
sub·im·bri·cate·ly , adverb
sub·im·bri·cat·ed , adjective
sub·im·bri·ca·tive , adjective
im′bri•ca′ tion n.
Word origin for Imbricate
C17: from Latin imbricāre to cover with overlapping tiles, from imbrex pantile
Synonyms for Imbricate
cover, enfold, envelop, fold, overlie, override, ride, shingle, swaddle, swathe, turn, twist, wrap
