Definitions for tonsils

tonsils ton·sil

Spelling: [ton-suh l]
IPA: /ˈtɒn səl/

Tonsils is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 142 anagrams from letters in tonsils (ilnosst).

Definitions for tonsils

noun

  1. a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.

Origin of tonsils

First recorded in 1595-1605, tonsil is from the Latin word tōnsillae (plural) the tonsils

Examples for tonsils

Look for all the world just as I done when I had the tonsils two winters ago.

Think the Frogtown settlers rinsed their tonsils with something that was “too wet to plow and too thick to drink”?

Here's a transcript in case you're at the vet waiting for your cat's tonsils to be removed.

Has ever since she was a little girl when they took out her tonsils.

The uvula, the pillars of the palate, and the tonsils are parts of the structure.

The procedure is now the most common surgery performed in the U.S.—more common than getting your tonsils or appendix removed.

Often the lining membranes of the mouth, throat and tonsils slough and bleed.

He didn't so much as glance at her tonsils; he simply picked her up in his arms and hugged her.

When your lungs were bursting through your chest and your heart was crowding your tonsils.

Frequently, about the third day, there are patches on the tonsils.

Word Value for tonsils
Scrable

7

Words with friends

9

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