5-letter words containing x
- braxy — an acute and usually fatal bacterial disease of sheep characterized by high fever, coma, and inflammation of the fourth stomach, caused by infection with Clostridium septicum
- bronx — northernmost borough of New York City, between the Harlem River & Long Island Sound: pop. 1,333,000
- buxom — If you describe a woman as buxom, you mean that she looks healthy and attractive and has a rounded body and big breasts.
- calix — a cup; chalice
- calyx — the sepals of a flower collectively, forming the outer floral envelope that protects the developing flower bud
- carex — any sedge of the genus Carex.
- caxon — a wig
- choux — a cabbage-shaped decoration, as a rosette or knot on a woman's dress, hat, etc.
- cimex — any of the heteropterous insects of the genus Cimex, esp the bedbug
- codex — A codex is an ancient type of book which was written by hand, not printed.
- comex — Commodity Exchange, New York.
- comix — comic books, esp those published by independent publishers
- comox — a member of a Salishan Native Canadian people living on Vancouver Island
- coxae — Anatomy. innominate bone. the joint of the hip.
- coxal — Anatomy. innominate bone. the joint of the hip.
- coxed — coxswain.
- coxes — Plural form of cox.
- coxey — Jacob Sechler [sech-ler] /ˈsɛtʃ lər/ (Show IPA), 1854–1951, U.S. political reformer: led a group of unemployed marchers (Coxey's army) in 1894 from Ohio to Washington, D.C., to petition Congress for legislation to create jobs and relieve poverty.
- coxib — an anti-inflammatory drug
- craxi — Bettino (beˈtiːno). 1934–2000, Italian socialist statesman; prime minister (1983–87)
- culex — any mosquito of the genus Culex, such as C. pipiens, the common mosquito
- cxref — (tool) A cross-reference generator by Arnold Robbins from Georgia Institute of Technology.
- cylix — kylix
- cyrix — (company) A microprocessor manufacturer. They produce an Intel 486 equivalent - the Cy486SLC and a Pentium equivalent - the Cyrix 6x86.
- dazix — Daisy/Cadnetix Corporation. A supplier of digital electronic CAE systems.
- demix — (of a mixture) To separate into its components.
- desex — to remove the sex organs of
- detox — Detox is treatment given to people who are addicted to drugs or alcohol in order to stop them from being addicted.
- dewax — to remove wax from
- dexes — Plural form of dex.
- dexie — a tablet of the drug Dexedrine
- digex — Digital Express Group, Inc.
- dixer — (Australia, politics) A planted question in Parliamentary w Question time.
- dixie — Also called Dixieland, Dixie Land. the southern states of the United States, especially those that were formerly part of the Confederacy.
- dixit — an assertion without proof.
- dixon — Jeremiah, died 1777, English astronomer and surveyor. Compare Mason-Dixon line.
- donax — (botany) A canelike grass of southern Europe (Arundo donax), used for fishing rods, etc.
- doxie — opinion; doctrine.
- druxy — (of timber, archaic) Having decayed spots or streaks of a whitish colour.
- durex — A Durex is a condom.
- duxes — Plural form of dux.
- dynix — (library) A host-based library automation system from Dynix Automated Library Systems. First installed in 1993, it is now used in over 2000 libraries worldwide. Dynix runs on Unix using the UniVerse post relational database. The software is configurable using tables of parameters. It includes modules for cataloguing, circulation, OPAC, acquisitions, serials, reserve book room, advance bookings, homebound, BiblioBus, Pac Plus for Windows, Kids Catalog, Dynix Online Catalog, media bookings, and community information.
- embox — to put in a box
- emtex — (language, text, tool) (Eberhard Mattes TeX) Eberhard Mattes <[email protected]>'s version of the LaTeX document preparation system designed for DOS and OS/2.
- epoxy — An adhesive, plastic, paint, or other material made from a class of synthetic thermosetting polymers containing epoxide groups.
- essex — a county of SE England, on the North Sea and the Thames estuary; the geographical and ceremonial county includes Thurrock and Southend-on-Sea, which became independent unitary authorities in 1998. Administrative centre: Chelmsford. Pop (excluding unitary authorities): 1 324 100 (2003 est). Area (excluding unitary authorities): 3446 sq km (1310 sq miles)
- etext — Alternative spelling of e-text.
- exact — Not approximated in any way; precise.
- exalt — Hold (someone or something) in very high regard; think or speak very highly of.
- exams — Plural form of exam.