Anagrams of: PARAFFINOID
Definition of PARAFFINOID
Best Scoring Anagrams of: PARAFFINOID
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paraffin | 8 | 16 | nounn | |||||
noun • from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings • a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2) • (British usage) kerosine | ||||||||
ripoff | 6 | 14 | nounn | |||||
noun • A bad deal; an unfair or exorbitant price or rate. • A theft or robbery. • A scam. • A copy, especially one that is illegal or inferior. | ||||||||
afford | 6 | 13 | verbv | |||||
verb • be able to spare or give up • be the cause or source of • have the financial means to do something or buy something • afford access to | ||||||||
affair | 6 | 12 | nounn | |||||
noun • a vaguely specified concern • a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship • a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people | ||||||||
raffia | 6 | 12 | nounn | |||||
noun • feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes • leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc. • fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets | ||||||||
draff | 5 | 12 | nounn | |||||
noun • the residue of malt and grain which remains in the mash-kettle after the mashing and lautering process. | ||||||||
paranoid | 8 | 11 | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • a person afflicted with paranoia adjective satellite • suffering from paranoia | ||||||||
diff | 4 | 11 | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • Any program which compares two files or sets of files and outputs a description of the differences between them. • The output of a diff program. A diff file. • A difficult route. • The quality of being different. • A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else. • A disagreement or argument. • Significant change in or effect on a situation or state. • The result of a subtraction; sometimes the absolute value of this result. • Choice; preference. • An addition to a coat of arms to distinguish two people's bearings which would otherwise be the same. See augmentation and cadency. • The quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia. • (logic circuits) A Boolean operation which is TRUE when the two input variables are different but is otherwise FALSE; the XOR operation (\scriptstyle A \overline B + \overline A B). • (relational algebra) the set of elements that are in one set but not another (\scriptstyle A \overline B). • The differential gear in an automobile etc • A qualitative or quantitative difference between similar or comparable things • An infinitesimal change in a variable, or the result of differentiation • One of two coils of conducting wire so related to one another or to a magnet or armature common to both, that one coil produces polar action contrary to that of the other. • A form of conductor used for dividing and distributing the current to a series of electric lamps so as to maintain equal action in all. verb • To run a diff program on (files or items) so as to produce a description of the differences between them, as for a patch file. • To compare two files or other objects, manually or otherwise. proper noun • A program, historically part of the Unix operating system, which compares two files or sets of files and outputs a description of the differences between them. | ||||||||
daff | 4 | 11 | nounn | |||||
noun • A fool; an idiot; a blockhead. • A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus, with yellow flowers and a trumpet shaped corona, especially Narcissus pseudonarcissus, the national flower of Wales. • A brilliant yellow color, like that of a daffodil. • A large frame drum, resembling a tambourine, used to accompany popular and classical music in the Middle East. verb • To be foolish; make sport; play; toy. • To daunt. • To toss (aside); to dismiss. • To turn (someone) aside; divert. | ||||||||
doff | 4 | 11 | verbv | |||||
verb • to take off from the body or head | ||||||||
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