Synonyms for cilium
Definitions
- n. 1
A short microscopic hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism) which serve either for propulsion by causing currents in the surrounding fluid or as sensors.
Forms
- Plural
- cilia → lashes, flagellums…
Choose the right word
supercilium, eyebrow, from super, over and cilium, eyelid), silently manifests mingled haughtiness and disdain.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- lash The sea waves lash incessantly against the cliffs.
By length
- 4 letters
- lash1
- 9 letters
- flagellum3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (flagellum3 = 3 syllables).