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Showing words for PERIWINKLE using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Periwinkle

periwinkle

8 Letter Words for Periwinkle

pierlike, pinelike, ripelike, winelike, wirelike, wrenlike

7 Letter Words for Periwinkle

leprine, linkier, pelerin, penlike, pielike, pierine, pinkier, plinker, preknew, prinkle, wineier, winkler, wrinkle

6 Letter Words for Periwinkle

ewenki, inkier, inlier, inlike, kelper, kelpie, kepler, kernel, kewpie, kierie, lierne, linier, linker, neiper, nirlie, pelike, penile, perine, perkin, pernel, piline, pinier, pinker, pinkie, pirlie, pirnie, reline, relink, repile, repine, repkie, weiner, welkin, wiener, wienie, wilier, wilkin, winier, winkel, winker, winkle

5 Letter Words for Periwinkle

inker, inkie, inkle, irene, kelep, kerel, kerne, kneel, kreep, kreil, krewe, leper, lepre, liken, liker, likin, liner, linie, lipin, liwen, neper, newel, newer, newie, npeel, peine, pekin, penie, peril, perle, pikel, piker, pikle, pilei, piler, pilin, piner, plier, plink, preen, prine, prink, reiki, reink, relie, renew, repel, repen, repew, repin, rewin, ripen, welke, weren, winer, wiper

4 Letter Words for Periwinkle

eine, eire, eker, elne, enew, enki, epil, erie, erin, erke, erne, ewer, ipil, irpe, keel, keen, keep, keir, kele, kelp, kepi, kerl, kern, kiel, kier, kiln, kilp, kine, kipe, kiri, kirn, kiwi, klip, knee, knew, leek, leep, leer, leir, leke, lene, lere, lerp, lien, lier, liin, like, line, link, lipe, lire, liri, lirk, lwei, neep, neer, nerk, nike, nile, nirl, peek, peel, peen, peer, peke, pele, pene, peni, penk, pere, peri, perk, pern, pien, pier, pike, piki, pile, pili, pine, pink, pirl, pirn, plew, plie, pree, prie, prin, reek, reel, reen, reik, rein, renk, repl, riel, rile, rine, rink, ripe, week, weel, ween, weep, weer, weil, weir, weki, weli, welk, wene, were, weri, wiel, wiki, wile, wili, wilk, wine, wink, wipe, wire, wirl, wren

3 Letter Words for Periwinkle

eek, eel, een, eer, eik, eir, eke, eli, elk, ene, enl, epi, ere, erk, ern, ewe, ewk, ike, ile, ilk, ink, ipl, ipr, ire, irk, ken, kep, kie, kil, kin, kip, kir, kln, lee, lei, lek, lep, ler, lew, lie, lin, lip, lir, lnr, lpn, lwp, nee, nei, nek, nep, new, nie, nil, nip, pee, pel, pen, per, pew, pie, pik, pil, pin, pir, pli, pre, prn, pwn, pwr, ree, rei, rel, rep, rew, rie, rin, rip, rle, wee, wen, wer, win, wir

Definitions for Periwinkle

[1] any of various marine gastropods or sea snails, especially Littorina littorea, used for food in Europe.
[2] the shell of any of these animals.
[3] Also called myrtle. a trailing plant, Vinca minor, of the dogbane family, having glossy, evergreen foliage and usually blue-violet flowers.
[4] any of several similar plants of the genus Vinca or Catharanthus.
[5] a blue-violet color.
[6] any of various edible marine gastropods of the genus Littorina, esp L. littorea, having a spirally coiled shell Often shortened to: winkle
[7] Also called (US): creeping myrtle , trailing myrtle any of several Eurasian apocynaceous evergreen plants of the genus Vinca, such as V. minor (lesser periwinkle ) and V. major (greater periwinkle ), having trailing stems and blue flowers
[8] a light purplish-blue colour (as adjective ) a periwinkle coat

Words related to Periwinkle

color, mauve, plum, lilac, lavender, violet, heliotrope, pomegranate, mulberry, amethyst, magenta, wine, orchid, amaranthine, perse, violaceous

Words nearby Periwinkle

perivesical, perivisceral, perivisceritis, periwig, periwig chair, periwinkle, perjink, perjure, perjured, perjury, perk

Origin of Periwinkle

2before 1000; earlier pervinkle, perwinkle, alteration (see -le) of Middle English perwinke, pervinke, from Anglo-French pervenke (Old French pervenche ,) from Late Latin pervinca, Latin vi(n)capervi(n)ca; compare Old English peruince, Middle High German ber(e)winke from Late Latin pervinca

Other words from Periwinkle

per·i·win·kled , adjective

Word origin for Periwinkle

C14 pervenke, from Old English perwince, from Late Latin pervinca

Synonyms for Periwinkle

color, lavender, lilac, mauve, plum, violet, amethyst, heliotrope, magenta, mulberry, orchid, pomegranate, wine, amaranthine, blue-violet, bluish red, perse, reddish blue, violaceous