| AXAL | • axal adj. Archaic form of axial. • AXAL adj. pertaining to an axis, also AXIAL. |
| AXEL | • axel n. (Figure skating) A jump that includes one (or more than one) complete turn and a half turn while in the air. • axel n. Misspelling of axle. • Axel prop.n. A male given name from the Germanic languages in quiet use since the 19th century. |
| AXIL | • axil n. (Botany) The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and… • AXIL n. the upper angle between leaf and stem. |
| AXLE | • axle n. (Obsolete) Shoulder. • axle n. The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel. • axle n. A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree. |
| CALX | • calx n. (Now chiefly historical) The substance which remains after a metal or mineral has been thoroughly burnt… • calx n. In the Eton College wall game, an area at the end of the field where a shy can be scored by lifting… • CALX n. (Latin) a mineral residue. |
| EXUL | • exul n. (Obsolete) An exile; a person who is exiled. • EXUL v. (Spenser) to exile. |
| FALX | • falx n. (Historical) A short Dacian sword resembling a sickle. • falx n. Any sickle-shaped part or process. • FALX n. (Latin) the sickle-shaped fold of the dura mater on the midline of the brain between the cerebral hemispheres. |
| FLAX | • flax n. A plant of the genus Linum, especially Linum usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about… • flax n. The fibers of Linum usitatissimum, grown to make linen and related textiles. • flax n. The flax bush, a plant of the genus Phormium, native to New Zealand, with strap-like leaves up to 3… |
| FLEX | • flex n. (Uncountable) Flexibility, pliancy. • flex n. (Countable) An act of flexing. • flex n. (Uncountable, chiefly Britain) Any flexible insulated electrical wiring. |
| FLIX | • flix n. The soft fur of some animals, especially the beaver. • flix n. (Slang) Alternative form of flicks (motion pictures). • FLIX v. to melt, also FLUX. |
| FLOX | • flox v. (Molecular biology) To sandwich a DNA sequence between two recombinase binding sequences such as "loxP". • flox n. Alternative letter-case form of Flox. • flox v. (Astronautics, transitive, dated) To add fluorine to liquid-oxygen rocket fuel. |
| FLUX | • flux n. The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream. • flux n. A state of ongoing change. • flux n. A chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding. |
| ILEX | • ilex n. Holm oak (Quercus ilex). • ilex n. Any of the numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Ilex. • Ilex prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Aquifoliaceae – the hollies. |
| LANX | • lanx n. (Historical) A platter or dish for serving food in Ancient Rome. • LANX n. (archaic) a platter. |
| LUXE | • luxe n. Luxury. • LUXE adj. (French) luxurious, as in de luxe. |
| LYNX | • lynx n. Any of several medium-sized wild cats, mostly of the genus Lynx. • Lynx prop.n. (Astronomy) A faint spring constellation of the northern sky. It lies north of the constellation Cancer. • Lynx prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – the lynxes. |
| PLEX | • plex n. (Canada) A building, such as a duplex or triplex, with a number of apartments (typically two to four)… • plex n. (Computing) A designated portion of a disk, usually set up to mirror some of the contents. • plex n. Clipping of multiplex. |
| ULEX | • Ulex prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – gorse, thorny evergreen shrubs. • ULEX n. (Latin) any plant of the gorse genus Ulex. |