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Showing words for PREHENSILE using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Prehensile

prehensile

9 Letter Words for Prehensile

pelerines, perseline, presenile, replenish, spleenier

8 Letter Words for Prehensile

ensphere, ephesine, insphere, pelerine, sheenier, sheepier, sleepier

7 Letter Words for Prehensile

ephelis, erepsin, eserine, espeire, espinel, heelers, helpers, henries, hirples, inheres, inherle, leerish, leisher, leprine, liernes, nephele, peelers, peeries, pelerin, pensile, pheeres, pilsner, plenish, preseen, reeshie, reeshle, reheels, relines, repines, replies, reshine, seelier, seepier, sheenie, sleeper, speeler, spieler

6 Letter Words for Prehensile

eelier, elpees, elshin, enisle, enseel, ensile, eprise, eserin, espier, heeler, helper, herein, heries, herile, herpes, hespel, hesper, hirees, hirple, hirsel, hirsle, inhere, inseer, leeser, lepers, lienee, lierne, liners, lisere, lisper, neeles, neiper, nelies, nepers, nereis, nesher, nirles, peeler, peerie, peiser, penies, penile, pensee, pensel, pensil, perils, perine, perish, pernel, pernis, pheere, pheers, pheese, phenes, pilers, pliers, preens, presee, reesle, reheel, relies, reline, relish, renies, renish, repels, repile, repine, repins, reseen, resene, reship, resile, respin, rhines, ripens, seenie, seenil, seiner, seiren, selene, senile, sephen, serein, serene, serine, seriph, shiner, shrine, silene, sirene, sirple, sniper, sphene, sphere, spiler, spinel, spleen, spline

5 Letter Words for Prehensile

eeler, eerie, eisel, elpee, elsin, epees, epris, ernes, esere, eshin, esile, heels, heils, heirs, helen, heles, helis, helps, heres, herls, herne, herns, herse, hiper, hiree, hiren, hires, hirse, hsien, insee, insep, irene, isere, leeps, leers, leese, lehrs, leirs, leish, lenes, lenis, lense, leper, lepre, leres, lerps, liens, liers, liesh, liner, lines, lipse, neele, neeps, neese, nelis, neper, nirls, npeel, peele, peels, peens, peers, peine, peles, penie, penis, pense, peres, peril, peris, perle, perns, perse, pheer, phene, phese, phies, phren, piers, piler, piles, piner, pines, pirls, pirns, pleis, plesh, plier, plies, preen, prees, pries, prine, reels, reens, reese, reins, reles, relie, repel, repen, repin, resee, resin, rheen, rhein, rhies, rhine, riels, riles, rines, rinse, ripen, ripes, risen, seine, sereh, serin, sheel, sheen, sheep, sheer, shere, shiel, shier, shine, shire, shirl, shrip, silen, siler, siper, siren, sleep, sleer, slier, sline, slipe, sneer, snerp, snipe, snirl, speel, speen, speer, speil, speir, spiel, spier, spile, spine, spire, spree

4 Letter Words for Prehensile

eels, eine, eire, elhi, elne, else, enes, ense, epee, epil, eres, erie, erin, eris, erne, erns, erse, ersh, esne, heel, heep, heer, heil, heir, hele, heli, help, hens, heps, here, herl, hern, herp, hers, hesp, hies, hile, hine, hins, hipe, hips, hire, hisn, ieee, insp, ipse, ires, irpe, isle, leep, leer, lees, lehr, leir, leis, lene, lens, leps, lere, lerp, lese, lien, lier, lies, line, lins, lipe, lips, lire, lish, lisp, neep, neer, neps, nese, nesh, nies, nile, nils, nips, nirl, peel, peen, peer, pees, pehs, pele, pene, peni, pens, pere, perh, peri, pern, pers, phil, phis, pien, pier, pies, pile, pine, pins, pirl, pirn, pirs, pise, pish, plie, pree, pres, prie, prin, reel, reen, rees, rehs, rein, repl, reps, resp, riel, ries, rile, rine, rins, ripe, rips, rise, risp, seel, seen, seep, seer, seil, seir, sele, sene, sepn, sere, shee, sher, shin, ship, shir, shri, sien, sier, sile, sine, sinh, sipe, sire, slee, slip, snee, snip, spie, spin

3 Letter Words for Prehensile

eel, een, eer, ehs, eir, eli, els, ene, enl, ens, epi, ere, ern, ers, ese, esp, esr, hee, hei, hel, hen, hep, her, hes, hie, hin, hip, hir, his, hrs, ihp, ihs, ile, ins, iph, ipl, ipr, ips, ire, irs, ise, ish, isl, isn, lee, lei, lep, ler, les, lie, lin, lip, lir, lis, lnr, lpn, nee, nei, nep, nie, nil, nip, nis, pee, peh, pel, pen, per, pes, phi, phr, pie, pil, pin, pir, pis, pli, pre, prn, prs, psi, ree, reh, rei, rel, rep, res, rhe, rie, rin, rip, rle, rps, see, sei, sel, sen, sep, ser, she, shi, shp, shr, sie, sil, sin, sip, sir, sle, spl, sri

Definitions for Prehensile

[1] adapted for seizing, grasping, or taking hold of something: a prehensile tail.
[2] able to perceive quickly; having keen mental grasp.
[3] greedy; grasping; avaricious.
[4] adapted for grasping, esp by wrapping around a support a prehensile tail

Words related to Prehensile

rapacious, selfish, hungry, impatient, eager, wishful, penny-pinching, mean, avaricious, avid, covetous, demanding, desirous, grasping, greedy, predatory, grabby, acquisitive, carnivorous, close

Words nearby Prehensile

pregnanedione, pregnanetriol, pregnant, preheat, prehensible, prehensile, prehension, prehistoric, prehistory, prehnite, prehominid

Origin of Prehensile

1781–85; < French préhensile (coined by Buffon), equivalent to Latin prehens(us ) (see prehension) + French -ile -ile

Other words from Prehensile

pre·hen·sil·i·ty [pree-hen-sil -i-tee] /ˌpri hɛnˈsɪl ɪ ti/ , noun
non·pre·hen·sile , adjective
sub·pre·hen·sile , adjective
sub·pre·hen·sil·i·ty , noun
pre′hen•sil′ i•ty (-sĭl′ ĭ-tē ) n.

Word origin for Prehensile

C18: from French préhensile, from Latin prehendere to grasp

Synonyms for Prehensile

rapacious, avaricious, avid, covetous, demanding, desirous, grabbing, grabby, grasping, greedy, predatory