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8 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a device that controls amount of light admitted
noun a natural opening in something
noun an man-made opening; usually small
originFrom late Middle English, from Latin apertūra (“an opening”), from aperiō (“to uncover, make or lay bare”) + -tūra (“-ure”, action noun suffix). Doublet of overture and apertura.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- pearter 9
- rapture 9
- taperer 9
- epater 8
- parter 8
- parure 8
- perter 8
- prater 8
- reaper 8
- repeat 8
- repute 8
- retape 8