tonsil
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- 6
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- 8
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Definition of tonsil
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of palatine tonsil.
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noun
- (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of palatine tonsil.
- Any of various small masses of lymphoid tissues.
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Etymology
Borrowed from French tonsille or Latin tonsillae (“the tonsils in the throat”, plural). First attested in the late 16th century,
Anagrams of tonsil
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Words you can make from tonsil
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28 words- INTO 4 pts
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- SOIL 4 pts
- SOLI 4 pts
- TILS 4 pts
- TINS 4 pts
- TOIL 4 pts
- TONS 4 pts
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