forceps
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/ˈfɔːsɛps/
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/ˈfɔːsɛps/ · /ˈfɔːsəps/ · /ˈfoɹsɛps/ · /ˈfɔ(ː)ɹsɛps/
Definition of forceps
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers.
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noun
- An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers.
- A pair of appendages on the abdomen of some insects, such as earwigs, resembling the medical instrument.
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin forceps.
Words you can make from forceps
110 playable · top: FORCES (11 pts)
Best play forces 11 points6-letter words
3 words5-letter words
21 words4-letter words
37 words- CORF 9 pts
- FOPS 9 pts
- PROF 9 pts
- CEPS 8 pts
- COPE 8 pts
- COPS 8 pts
- CROP 8 pts
- PECS 8 pts
- PERC 8 pts
- SCOP 8 pts
- SPEC 8 pts
- FOES 7 pts
- FORE 7 pts
- FROE 7 pts
- REFS 7 pts
- SERF 7 pts
- CERO 6 pts
- CORE 6 pts
- CORS 6 pts
- ECOS 6 pts
- EPOS 6 pts
- OPES 6 pts
- ORCS 6 pts
- PESO 6 pts
- PORE 6 pts
- POSE 6 pts
- PROS 6 pts
- RECS 6 pts
- REPO 6 pts
- REPS 6 pts
- ROCS 6 pts
- ROPE 6 pts
- EROS 4 pts
- ORES 4 pts
- ROES 4 pts
- ROSE 4 pts
- SORE 4 pts
3-letter words
35 words- FOP 8 pts
- CEP 7 pts
- COP 7 pts
- PEC 7 pts
- EFS 6 pts
- FER 6 pts
- FES 6 pts
- FOE 6 pts
- FOR 6 pts
- FRO 6 pts
- REF 6 pts
- COR 5 pts
- COS 5 pts
- ECO 5 pts
- OPE 5 pts
- OPS 5 pts
- ORC 5 pts
- PER 5 pts
- PES 5 pts
- POS 5 pts
- PRO 5 pts
- REC 5 pts
- REP 5 pts
- ROC 5 pts
- SEC 5 pts
- SOC 5 pts
- SOP 5 pts
- ERS 3 pts
- OES 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- ORS 3 pts
- OSE 3 pts
- RES 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
- SER 3 pts
2-letter words
13 wordsFind your best play with forceps
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