navicular

Meanings

Plural: naviculars

Noun

the largest wrist bone on the thumb side
A navicular bone.

Adjective Satellite

shaped like a boat

Adj

Shaped like a boat.
Relating to boats.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French naviculaire, itself borrowed from Late Latin nāviculāris (“boat shaped”), from Latin nāvicula, diminutive of nāvis (“ship”), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us.

Synonyms

cymbiform, nautiform, os scaphoideum, scaphoid, scaphoid bone

Scrabble Score: 14

navicular is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
navicular is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
navicular is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

navicular is a valid Words With Friends word