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Showing words for SPLICING using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Splicing

splicing

7 Letter Words for Splicing

cliping, inclips, lisping, pilings, sipling, slicing, sliping, spicing, spiling

6 Letter Words for Splicing

cising, clings, gispin, icings, inclip, isling, lipins, piling, plings, siling, siping

5 Letter Words for Splicing

cling, clips, icing, ignis, lings, lipic, lipin, piing, pilin, pilis, pings, pinic, pling, sigil, sling

4 Letter Words for Splicing

cigs, clin, clip, gils, gins, glis, incl, insp, ipil, ligs, liin, ling, lins, lips, lisp, nils, nips, nisi, pics, pigs, pili, ping, pins, psig, scil, sign, sing, slip, snig, snip, spic, spig, spin

3 Letter Words for Splicing

cgs, cig, cis, cli, cns, cpi, cpl, cps, csi, csp, gin, gis, gnp, gns, gps, ign, inc, ing, ins, ipl, ips, isl, isn, lig, lin, lip, lis, lpn, lsc, nig, nil, nip, nis, pci, pic, pig, pil, pin, pis, pli, psi, sci, sic, sig, sil, sin, sip, spl

Definitions for Splicing

[1] to join together or unite (two ropes or parts of a rope) by the interweaving of strands.
[2] to unite (timbers, spars, or the like) by overlapping and binding their ends.
[3] to unite (film, magnetic tape, or the like) by butting and cementing.
[4] to join or unite.
[5] Genetics . to join (segments of DNA or RNA) together.
[6] Informal . to unite in marriage: They'll be spliced in June.
[7] a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
[8] the union or junction made by splicing.
[9] a joining or junction of two pieces of timber, spar, etc., by overlapping and fastening the ends.
[10] a joining of film, electromagnetic tape, or the like.
[11] splice the main brace , Nautical . to issue a ration of spirits, as grog, to all hands. to drink spirits.
[12] to join (two ropes) by intertwining the strands
[13] to join up the trimmed ends of (two pieces of wire, film, magnetic tape, etc) with solder or an adhesive material
[14] to join (timbers) by overlapping and binding or bolting the ends together
[15] (passive) informal to enter into marriage the couple got spliced last Saturday
[16] splice the mainbrace nautical history to issue and partake of an extra allocation of alcoholic spirits
[17] a join made by splicing
[18] the place where such a join occurs
[19] the wedge-shaped end of a cricket-bat handle or similar instrument that fits into the blade

Words related to Splicing

splicegraft, braid, wed, marry, plait, mesh, hitch, interlace, intertwine, yoke, mate, unite, tie, entwine, knit, weave, intertwist

Words nearby Splicing

splicesplenorrhagia, splenorrhaphy, splenotomy, splenotoxin, spleuchan, splice, splicer, splicing, spliff, spline, splint

Origin of Splicing

e1515–25; < earlier Dutch splissen (now splitsen )

Other words from Splicing

splice·a·ble , adjective
re·splice , verb (used with object), re·spliced, re·splic·ing.
un·der·splice , verb (used with object), un·der·spliced, un·der·splic·ing.
un·spliced , adjective

Word origin for Splicing

eC16: probably from Middle Dutch splissen; related to German spleissen, Swedish splitsa; see split

Synonyms for Splicing

graft, braid, entwine, hitch, interlace, intertwine, knit, marry, mate, mesh, plait, tie, unite, weave, wed, yoke, intertwist