pyro
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 4
/ˈpaɪ.ɹəʊ/(UK)
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/ˈpaɪ.ɹəʊ/(UK) · /ˈpaɪ.ɹoʊ/(US)
Definition of pyro
7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, slang)A pyromaniac.
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noun
- (countable, slang)A pyromaniac.
- (uncountable)Pyrocellulose.
- (countable, informal)A pyrotechnician.
- (informal, uncountable)Pyrotechnics.
- (archaic, especially, uncountable)Pyrogallol, pyrogallic acid.
adj
- (slang)Pyromaniac, pyromaniacal.
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(informal)Pyrotechnic.
““I had told the guy a couple of weeks earlier that the pyro flames were getting too close,” he laughs.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Shortening of a word starting with pyro-, ultimately from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).
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