brachiate
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- 17
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- 9
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Definition of brachiate
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- Having decussate branches.
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adj
- Having decussate branches.
verb
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(intransitive)To move like a brachiator; to swing from branch to branch, advance by brachiation.
“[…] brachiating from handhold to handhold like chimpanzees in a jungle.”
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin brachiātus, from brachium (“arm, branch”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Words you can make from brachiate
200+ playable · top: BATCHER (14 pts)
Best play batcher 14 points8-letter words
2 words7-letter words
9 words6-letter words
20 words5-letter words
76 words- BATCH 12 pts
- BEACH 12 pts
- BIRCH 12 pts
- BITCH 12 pts
- BRACH 12 pts
- AITCH 10 pts
- ARCHI 10 pts
- BAITH 10 pts
- BATHE 10 pts
- BERTH 10 pts
- BIRTH 10 pts
- BRITH 10 pts
- CHAIR 10 pts
- CHARE 10 pts
- CHART 10 pts
- CHEAT 10 pts
- CHERT 10 pts
- ETHIC 10 pts
- HABIT 10 pts
- RATCH 10 pts
- REACH 10 pts
- REHAB 10 pts
- RETCH 10 pts
- TACHE 10 pts
- TEACH 10 pts
- THECA 10 pts
- ABACI 9 pts
- ACERB 9 pts
- BARCA 9 pts
- BARIC 9 pts
- BRACE 9 pts
- BRACT 9 pts
- CABER 9 pts
- CEIBA 9 pts
- RABIC 9 pts
- AIRTH 8 pts
- ARHAT 8 pts
- EARTH 8 pts
- HATER 8 pts
- HEART 8 pts
- ITHER 8 pts
- RATHE 8 pts
- THEIR 8 pts
- ABATE 7 pts
- ACARI 7 pts
- ACETA 7 pts
- AECIA 7 pts
- ARECA 7 pts
- AREIC 7 pts
- BITER 7 pts
- CARAT 7 pts
- CARET 7 pts
- CARTE 7 pts
- CATER 7 pts
- CERIA 7 pts
- CITER 7 pts
- CRATE 7 pts
- ERICA 7 pts
- RABAT 7 pts
- REACT 7 pts
- RECIT 7 pts
- RECTA 7 pts
- RECTI 7 pts
- TABER 7 pts
- TRACE 7 pts
- TRIAC 7 pts
- TRIBE 7 pts
- TRICE 7 pts
- ATRIA 5 pts
- IRATE 5 pts
- RAITA 5 pts
- REATA 5 pts
- RETIA 5 pts
- RIATA 5 pts
- TERAI 5 pts
- TIARA 5 pts
4-letter words
81 words- BACH 11 pts
- ACHE 9 pts
- ARCH 9 pts
- BAHT 9 pts
- BATH 9 pts
- BETH 9 pts
- CATH 9 pts
- CHAI 9 pts
- CHAR 9 pts
- CHAT 9 pts
- CHIA 9 pts
- CHIT 9 pts
- EACH 9 pts
- ECHT 9 pts
- ETCH 9 pts
- HERB 9 pts
- ITCH 9 pts
- RICH 9 pts
- TACH 9 pts
- TECH 9 pts
- BICE 8 pts
- CARB 8 pts
- CRAB 8 pts
- CRIB 8 pts
- EATH 7 pts
- HAAR 7 pts
- HAET 7 pts
- HAIR 7 pts
- HARE 7 pts
- HART 7 pts
- HATE 7 pts
- HEAR 7 pts
- HEAT 7 pts
- HEIR 7 pts
- HIRE 7 pts
- RATH 7 pts
- RHEA 7 pts
- TAHR 7 pts
- THAE 7 pts
- THIR 7 pts
- ABET 6 pts
- ABRI 6 pts
- ACAI 6 pts
- ACRE 6 pts
- ACTA 6 pts
- BAIT 6 pts
- BARE 6 pts
- BATE 6 pts
- BEAR 6 pts
- BEAT 6 pts
- BETA 6 pts
- BIER 6 pts
- BITE 6 pts
- BRAE 6 pts
- BRAT 6 pts
- BRIE 6 pts
- BRIT 6 pts
- CARE 6 pts
- CART 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CERT 6 pts
- CIRE 6 pts
- CITE 6 pts
- CRIA 6 pts
- CRIT 6 pts
- ETIC 6 pts
- RABI 6 pts
- RACE 6 pts
- RICE 6 pts
- TACE 6 pts
- AIRT 4 pts
- AREA 4 pts
- ARIA 4 pts
- ARIE 4 pts
- RAIA 4 pts
- RATE 4 pts
- RITE 4 pts
- TARE 4 pts
- TEAR 4 pts
- TIER 4 pts
- TIRE 4 pts
3-letter words
11 wordsHooks
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