Definitions for incudes
incudes
in·cu·des
Spelling: [in-kyoo-deez]
IPA: /ɪnˈkyu diz/
Incudes is a 7 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.
You can make 185 anagrams from letters in incudes (cdeinsu).
Definitions for incudes
noun
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a plural of incus.
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Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
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Also called anvil, anvil cloud, anvil top, thunderhead. the spreading, anvil-shaped, upper portion of a mature cumulonimbus cloud, smooth or slightly fibrous in appearance.
Origin of incudes
1660-70; New Latin, Latin incūs anvil, equivalent to incūd- (stem of incūdere to hammer, beat upon) + -s nominative singular ending; see incuse