SAWFLY

“SAWFLY” is a valid word.

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6 letters

Definition

insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant

waysstructure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
lawsthe first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
swaycontrolling influence
flawan imperfection in an object or machine
laysa narrative song with a recurrent refrain
slaykill intentionally and with premeditation
flaystrip the skin off
slawbasically shredded cabbage
yawla ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
waly
awlsa pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes
yawsan infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions
faysa small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

washave the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
saythe chance to speak
wayhow something is done or how it happens
sawa condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
lawthe collection of rules imposed by authority
flytwo-winged insects characterized by active flight
laya narrative song with a recurrent refrain
las
sal
slymarked by skill in deception
faya small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
alsthickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs
yawan erratic deflection from an intended course
awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes
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fasa congenital medical condition in which body deformation occurs or facial development or mental ability is impaired because the mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy

asa very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar
ya
laa white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
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ala silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
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fathe syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization