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Showing words for TALUS using the English dictionary

5 Letter Words for Talus

altus, latus, sault, talus, tulsa

4 Letter Words for Talus

alts, last, lats, laus, lust, salt, saul, saut, slat, slut, sula, tasu, taus, tula, ulta, utas

3 Letter Words for Talus

als, alt, asl, ast, aul, las, lat, lst, lut, sal, sat, sau, sla, slt, sta, tal, tas, tau, tua, ula, ult, usa, ust, uta, uts

Definitions for Talus

[1] the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
[2] a slope.
[3] Geology . a sloping mass of rocky fragments at the base of a cliff.
[4] Fortification . the slope of the face of a work.
[5] the bone of the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint Nontechnical name: anklebone
[6] geology another name for scree
[7] fortifications the sloping side of a wall

Words related to Talus

bone, slope, ridge, dune, bluff, cliff, hillside, hilltop, highland, anklebone, tarsus, astragalus, promontory, down, headland, stack, ascent, gradient, hillock, precipice

Words nearby Talus

talocrural, talocrural joint, talon, talos, taluk, talus, talweg, talys, tam, tam-o'-shanter, tam-tam

Origin of Talus

21635–45; < French: pseudo-learned alteration of Old French talu slope < Latin talūtium gold-bearing slope or talus (Vulgar Latin: slope), perhaps of Iberian origin

Other words from Talus

ta′ lar (-lər ) adj.

Word origin for Talus

C17: from French, from Latin talūtium slope, perhaps of Iberian origin

Synonyms for Talus

bone, anklebone, astragalus, tarsus