Adjectives, adverbs and other words of 7 letters or fewer that are not listed as nouns or verbs but still accept an S back hook with definitions
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84 total entries across 6 section(s)
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABDFGHKLMPRTVWYZ | AS | HKPS | [b.] · to the same degree |
| FHPSY | ER | AEGNRS | [i.] · used to express hesitation |
| ACGKP | HI | CDEMNPST | [i.] · used as a greeting / [x] { hay heigh hey hi } |
| ABDFGHKLNPSTWZ | IT | S | [o.] · the 3d person sing. neuter pronoun |
| BDFGHJLMNPRST | UN | IS | [o. -S] · one |
| ABDEKLPRTW | YE | AHNPRSTWZ | [o.] · you |
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | HER | BDELMNOS | [o.] · the objective or possessive case of the pronoun she |
| ACGKPT | HIS | NST | [o.] · the possessive form of the pronoun he |
| DFHLPSTY | OUR | S | [o.] · a possessive form of the pronoun we |
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | BRAW | LNS | [a. BRAWER, BRAWEST] · splendid |
| AS | CUTE | RSY | [a. CUTER, CUTEST] · pleasingly attractive - CUTELY [b.] |
| B | EGAD | S | [i.] · used as a mild oath / [x] { egad egads } |
| CS | HARD | SY | [a. HARDER, HARDEST] · firm and unyielding |
| — | JAKE | RS | [a. -ER, -EST] · all right; fine (=jaker jakest) |
| S | POOF | SY | [i.] · a male homosexual -- an offensive term / [x] { poof pooftah poofter poove pouf § poofs pooftahs poofters pooves § poofs pouf § pouf } |
| — | TOPO | IS | [a.] · topographic / [x] { topos § topo topographic } |
| — | TRES | S | [b.] · very |
| — | YIPE | S | [i.] · used to express fear or surprise / [x] { yipe yipes } |
| — | YOUR | NS | [a.] · a possessive form of the pronoun you |
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| DHRW | AFTER | S | [p.] · behind in place or order |
| — | AGONE | S | [b.] · ago / [x] { ago agon agone } |
| — | ALWAY | S | [b.] · always / [x] { alway always } |
| — | CIVIC | S | [a.] · pertaining to a city |
| — | CRIPE | S | [i.] · used as a mild oath |
| R | EROSE | S | [a.] · uneven - EROSELY [b.] |
| — | MONIE | DS | [a.] · many / [x] { moneys monies § many money monie mony more most } |
| — | NOWAY | S | [b.] · in no way / [x] { noway noways nowise } |
| — | PASSE | DELRS | [a.] · outmoded |
| — | SONIC | S | [a.] · pertaining to sound |
| — | THEIR | S | [o.] · a possessive form of the pronoun they |
| — | TIGHT | S | [a. TIGHTER, TIGHTEST] · firmly or closely fixed in place - TIGHTLY [b.] |
| — | VITAL | S | [a.] · necessary to life |
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | ANYWAY | S | [b.] · in any way / [x] { anyway anyways anywise } |
| — | BESIDE | S | [p.] · next to |
| — | BETIME | S | [b.] · betimes «soon» / [x] { betime betimes § betime betimes } |
| A | BIOTIC | S | [a.] · pertaining to life / [x] { biotics § biotic biotical } |
| — | BONNIE | RS | [a.] · bonny / [x] { bonnie bonny § bonnies § bonnie bonnier bonniest bonny § bonnily } |
| — | DUCKIE | RS | [a.] · ducky / [x] { duckie ducky § duckies § duckier duckiest } |
| — | FARCIE | S | [a.] · farci «stuffed with finely chopped meat» / [x] { farci farcie } |
| — | GAUCHE | DRS | [a. GAUCHER°, GAUCHEST] · lacking social grace - GAUCHELY [b.] |
| — | HAPTIC | S | [a.] · pertaining to the sense of touch / [x] { haptic haptical } |
| — | INDOOR | S | [a.] · pertaining to the interior of a building |
| — | INWARD | S | [b.] · toward the inside / [x] { inward inwards } |
| E | IRENIC | S | [a.] · peaceful in purpose / [x] { eirenics § eirenic eirenical irenic irenical } |
| — | ONWARD | S | [b.] · toward a point ahead or in front / [x] { onward onwards § onward onwards } |
| A | PHONIC | S | [a.] · pertaining to the nature of sound |
| A | PHOTIC | S | [a.] · pertaining to light |
| — | POETIC | S | [a.] · pertaining to poetry / [x] { poetic poetical } |
| — | SILENT | S | [a. -LENTER, -LENTEST] · making no sound or noise - SILENTLY [b.] |
| — | TERETE | S | [a.] · cylindrical and slightly tapering |
| — | TOUCHE | DRS | [i.] · used to acknowledge a hit in fencing |
| — | TOWARD | S | [p.] · in the direction of / [x] { toward towards } |
| — | UPWARD | S | [b.] · toward a higher place or position - UPWARDLY [b.] / [x] { upward upwardly upwards } |
| — | VITRIC | S | [a.] · pertaining to glass |
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | BEDWARD | S | [b.] · toward bed / [x] { bedward bedwards } |
| — | DEMOTIC | S | [a.] · pertaining to a simplified form of ancient Egyptian writing |
| — | EFTSOON | S | [b.] · soon afterward / [x] { eftsoon eftsoons } |
| — | EKISTIC | S | [a.] · of or relating to ekistics - EKISTICAL [a.] / [x] { ekistics § ekistic ekistical } |
| A | GENETIC | S | [a.] · pertaining to genetics / [x] { genetic genetical } |
| — | GENITAL | S | [a.] · pertaining to reproduction |
| — | GODWARD | S | [b.] · toward God / [x] { godward godwards } |
| — | GRACILE | S | [a.] · gracefully slender |
| — | GUMMOSE | S | [a.] · gummy / [x] { gummies § gummier gummiest gummose gummous gummy } |
| — | HEDONIC | S | [a.] · pertaining to pleasure / [x] { hedonic hedonistic } |
| — | KINESIC | S | [a.] · pertaining to kinesics «the study of body motion in relation to communication» |
| A | KINETIC | S | [a.] · pertaining to motion |
| — | MANWARD | S | [b.] · toward man / [x] { manward manwards } |
| A | MIDSHIP | S | [a.] · pertaining to the middle of a ship |
| — | NARCOSE | S | [a.] · characterized by stupor |
| — | OUTDOOR | S | [a.] · pertaining to the open air |
| — | OUTWARD | S | [b.] · toward the outside / [x] { outward outwards § outward outwards } |
| — | OVERSEA | S | [b.] · overseas / [x] { oversea overseas § oversea overseas } |
| — | PAYABLE | S | [a.] · that can or must be paid |
| — | POLITIC | KOS | [a.] · shrewd |
| — | RISIBLE | S | [a.] · inclined to laugh - RISIBLY [b.] |
| — | SIDEWAY | S | [b.] · sideways / [x] { sideward sidewards sideway sideways sidewise } |
| — | SKYWARD | S | [b.] · toward the sky / [x] { skyward skywards § skyward skywards } |
| — | SOMEWAY | S | [b.] · somehow / [x] { somehow someway someways somewise } |
| A | SPHERIC | S | [a.] · spheral «of, pertaining to, or having the form of a sphere» / [x] { spherics § spheral spheric spherical } |
| — | SUNWARD | S | [b.] · toward the sun / [x] { sunward sunwards } |
| — | TROUSER | S | [a.] · pertaining to trousers / [x] { trews trooz trou trouser trousers trowsers } |
| — | UNAWARE | S | [a.] · not aware + |
| — | UPSTAIR | S | [a.] · pertaining to an upper floor |
| — | WAESUCK | S | [i.] · waesucks «used to express pity» / [x] { waesuck waesucks } |
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