amphibious
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- Words With Friends
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/æmˈfɪbi.əs/
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/æmˈfɪbi.əs/ · /amˈfɪbɪjəs/ · /ɛmˈfəbi.əs/ · /amˈfɪbe.əs/
Definition of amphibious
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable)Capable of functioning on land or in water.
“an amphibious vehicle”
“Most Dutch cities began on a terp or artificial mound to which the prehistoric amphibious folk rushed for refuge when floods rolled in.”
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adj
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(not-comparable)Capable of functioning on land or in water.
“an amphibious vehicle”
“Most Dutch cities began on a terp or artificial mound to which the prehistoric amphibious folk rushed for refuge when floods rolled in.”
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(not-comparable)Occurring on both land and water.
“an amphibious attack”
“Taiwan’s navy has taken delivery of a new, domestically made amphibious warfare ship that can be used to land troops and bolster supply lines to vulnerable islands, part of a push by Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen to achieve defence self-sufficiency.”
- (humorous, not-comparable)Ambidextrous.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀμφίβιος (amphíbios), from ἀμφί (amphí) + βίος (bíos, “life”).
Words you can make from amphibious
200+ playable · top: BUMPHS (15 pts)
Best play bumphs 15 points7-letter words
2 words6-letter words
16 words5-letter words
34 words- BUMPH 14 pts
- ABMHO 12 pts
- ABOHM 12 pts
- BIMAH 12 pts
- HIMBO 12 pts
- HUMPS 12 pts
- PASHM 12 pts
- UMPHS 12 pts
- BUMPS 11 pts
- APHIS 10 pts
- APISH 10 pts
- HABUS 10 pts
- HOMAS 10 pts
- OPAHS 10 pts
- OUPHS 10 pts
- SAHIB 10 pts
- SPAHI 10 pts
- SUBAH 10 pts
- AMBOS 9 pts
- BIMAS 9 pts
- IAMBI 9 pts
- IAMBS 9 pts
- IMPIS 9 pts
- OPIUM 9 pts
- PIMAS 9 pts
- PUBIS 9 pts
- PUMAS 9 pts
- SAMBO 9 pts
- UMBOS 9 pts
- OHIAS 8 pts
- MIAOU 7 pts
- OBIAS 7 pts
- PIOUS 7 pts
- PSOAI 7 pts
4-letter words
97 words- HUMP 11 pts
- UMPH 11 pts
- BUMP 10 pts
- BASH 9 pts
- BISH 9 pts
- BOSH 9 pts
- BUSH 9 pts
- HABU 9 pts
- HAMS 9 pts
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- HOBS 9 pts
- HOMA 9 pts
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- HOPS 9 pts
- HUBS 9 pts
- HUMS 9 pts
- MASH 9 pts
- MHOS 9 pts
- MOSH 9 pts
- MUSH 9 pts
- OHMS 9 pts
- OPAH 9 pts
- OUPH 9 pts
- PASH 9 pts
- PHIS 9 pts
- PHOS 9 pts
- PISH 9 pts
- POSH 9 pts
- PUSH 9 pts
- SHAM 9 pts
- SHIM 9 pts
- SHIP 9 pts
- SHMO 9 pts
- SHOP 9 pts
- SOPH 9 pts
- AMBO 8 pts
- AMPS 8 pts
- BAMS 8 pts
- BAPS 8 pts
- BIMA 8 pts
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- BUMS 8 pts
- IAMB 8 pts
- IMPI 8 pts
- IMPS 8 pts
- MAPS 8 pts
- MIBS 8 pts
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- UMBO 8 pts
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- AHIS 7 pts
- HAOS 7 pts
- OHIA 7 pts
- AIMS 6 pts
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- AMUS 6 pts
- APOS 6 pts
- BIAS 6 pts
- BIOS 6 pts
- BOAS 6 pts
- IBIS 6 pts
- ISBA 6 pts
- MISO 6 pts
- MOAS 6 pts
- MUSO 6 pts
- OBAS 6 pts
- OBIA 6 pts
- OBIS 6 pts
- OMAS 6 pts
- OPAS 6 pts
- OPUS 6 pts
- PIAS 6 pts
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- SOUP 6 pts
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3-letter words
50 words- BAH 8 pts
- HAM 8 pts
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- HIP 8 pts
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- HOM 8 pts
- HOP 8 pts
- HUB 8 pts
- HUM 8 pts
- HUP 8 pts
- MHO 8 pts
- AMP 7 pts
- BAM 7 pts
- BAP 7 pts
- BOP 7 pts
- BUM 7 pts
- IMP 7 pts
- MAP 7 pts
- MIB 7 pts
- MOB 7 pts
- MOP 7 pts
- AHI 6 pts
- AHS 6 pts
- ASH 6 pts
- HAO 6 pts
- HAS 6 pts
- HIS 6 pts
- HOS 6 pts
- ABS 5 pts
- AIM 5 pts
- AMI 5 pts
- AMU 5 pts
- APO 5 pts
- ASP 5 pts
- BAS 5 pts
- BIO 5 pts
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- BOA 5 pts
- BOS 5 pts
- BUS 5 pts
- ISM 5 pts
- MAS 5 pts
- MIS 5 pts
- MOA 5 pts
- MOI 5 pts
- MOS 5 pts
- MUS 5 pts
- OBA 5 pts
- AIS 3 pts
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