Definitions for Egesta

Egesta e·ges·ta

Spelling: [ee-jes-tuh, ih-jes-]
IPA: /iˈdʒɛs tə, ɪˈdʒɛs-/

Egesta is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 96 anagrams from letters in Egesta (aeegst).

Definitions for Egesta

noun

  1. matter egested from the body, as excrement or other waste.

Origin of Egesta

1780-90; neuter plural of Latin ēgestus carried out. See egest

Examples for Egesta

Many patients are averse to food, and where little is taken in, the egesta must be inconsiderable.

But they were especially incited by envoys from egesta, who had come to Athens and invoked their aid more urgently than ever.

The weight of a working full-grown horse does not vary from day to day, as the weight of its egesta is equal to that of its food.

It feeds, in fact, if we may judge from its egesta, upon the slime or moistened clay with which its hole is lined.

If Nicias was prepared for the news from egesta, his two colleagues were taken completely by surprise.

On their return to Athens these men reported that egesta was possessed of fabulous riches.

Word Value for Egesta
Scrable

7

Words with friends

8

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