Definitions for crocodile

crocodile croc·o·dile

Spelling: [krok-uh-dahyl]
IPA: /ˈkrɒk əˌdaɪl/

Crocodile is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 281 anagrams from letters in crocodile (ccdeiloor).

Definitions for crocodile

noun

  1. any of several crocodilians of the genus Crocodylus, found in sluggish waters and swamps of the tropics.
  2. any reptile of the order Crocodylia; crocodilian.
  3. the tanned skin or hide of these animals, used in the manufacture of luggage and accessories, as belts, shoes, and wallets.
  4. Chiefly British. a file of people, especially schoolchildren, out for a walk.
  5. Archaic. a person who makes a hypocritical show of sorrow.

Origin of crocodile

1250-1300; Latin crocodīlus Greek krokódeilos crocodile, originally a kind of lizard, said to be equivalent to krók(ē) pebble + -o- -o- + drîlos, dreîlos worm (though at

Examples for crocodile

As is the mercy of the tears of the crocodile, so was the kindness of her looks.

Luther drives a “crocodile green” Oldsmobile Toronado, “Its chrome grin stretched beguilingly and wide as the western horizon.”

It seemed to me that the crocodile had seized her by the leg.

What can we then believe of those stories that have been told us of the crocodile?

"Now we'll soon be coming to the House of the crocodile," said Allen.

The bags themselves were covetable items as ever, relying on highest-quality material: ostrich and crocodile.

I have not heard yet,” he said, “how it came about that you were seized by the crocodile.

Winston Churchill once said “An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile—hoping it will eat him last.”

On another trip, a defiant caiman (a South American crocodile) devours his mosquito net.

Not since crocodile Dundee graced our movie screens has a man from down under turned our world so upside down.

Word Value for crocodile
Scrable

14

Words with friends

17

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