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Showing words for LOESS using the English dictionary

5 Letter Words for Loess

loess, loses, sloes, soles

4 Letter Words for Loess

leos, less, lose, loss, oles, oses, osse, sels, sloe, sole, sols

3 Letter Words for Loess

els, eos, ess, leo, les, loe, los, oes, ole, ose, sel, sle, sol, sse

Definitions for Loess

[1] a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
[2] a light-coloured fine-grained accumulation of clay and silt particles that have been deposited by the wind

Words related to Loess

mud, brick, earth, grime, dirt, soil, powder, soot, lint, sand, pottery, slip, till, adobe, bole, marl, loam, kaolin, argil, refuse

Words nearby Loess

loe, loeb, loeb's deciduoma, loeffler, loerie, loess, loesser, loew, loewe, loewi, loewy

Origin of Loess

1825–35; < German Löss < Swiss German lösch loose, slack (sch taken as a dial. equivalent of German s ), akin to German lose loose

Other words from Loess

lo·ess·i·al , lo·ess·al , adjective

Word origin for Loess

C19: from German Löss, from Swiss German dialect lösch loose

Synonyms for Loess

brick, earth, mud, terra cotta, adobe, argil, bole, clunch, kaolin, loam, marl, pottery, slip, till, argillaceous earth, china material, porcelain material, wacke