Definitions for crocodiles

crocodiles croc·o·dile

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

Crocodiles is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 565 anagrams from letters in crocodiles (ccdeiloors).

Definitions for crocodiles

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 crocodiles

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 crocodiles

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Word Value for crocodiles
Scrable

14

Words with friends

17

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