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