Synonyms for x's
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : eks |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛks |
Top 10 synonyms for x's Other synonyms for the word x's
- absurdity
- autograph
- bad job
- bar
- baz
- blaze
- blot
- blotch
- boner
- boo-boo
- brand
- brand name
- bruise
- check
- corge
- cross
- cruciate
- dash
- delinquency
- delusion
- dent
- deviation
- dot
- erratum
- fall
- fallacy
- falsehood
- falsity
- faux pas
- flick
- foo
- fred
- garply
- goof
- grault
- hangout
- howler
- indication
- ink
- John Hancock
- John Henry
- joint
- label
- layout
- line
- locality
- locus
- logo
- mark
- misapprehension
- misbelief
- miscalculation
- misconception
- miscue
- misdeed
- misjudgment
- mismanagement
- miss
- misstep
- misunderstanding
- nick
- offense
- office
- omission
- oversight
- pad
- place
- plant
- plugh
- pock
- point
- position
- post
- quux
- qux
- record
- register
- representation
- rood
- roof
- scar
- scene
- score
- scratch
- screamer
- screw-up
- seat
- section
- sector
- sign
- signature
- sin
- site
- situation
- slight
- slip
- slipup
- slot
- smudge
- solecism
- splotch
- spot
- stain
- stamp
- station
- streak
- stroke
- stumble
- symbol
- tag
- thud
- tick
- ticket
- trace
- trademark
- transgression
- trespass
- underlining
- untruth
- waldo
- whatchamacallit
- wherever
- wombat
- wrongdoing
- X
- X marks the spot
- xyzzy
Définition of x's
Origin :- most English words beginning in -x- are of Greek origin or modern commercial coinages. East Anglian in 14c. showed a tendency to use -x- for initial sh-, sch- (cf. xal for shall), which didn't catch on but seems an improvement over the current system. As a symbol of a kiss on a letter, etc., it is recorded from 1765. In malt liquor, XX denoted "double quality" and XXX "strongest quality" (1827).
- Algebraic meaning "unknown quantity" (1660 in English), sometimes said to be from medieval use, originally a crossed -r-, probably from Latin radix (see root (n.)). Other theories trace it to Arabic, but a more prosaic explanation says Descartes (1637) took x, y, z, the last three letters of the alphabet, for unknowns to correspond to a, b, c, used for known quantities.
- Used allusively for "unknown person" from 1797, "something unknown" since 1859. As a type of chromosome, attested from 1902 (first so called in German; Henking, 1891). First used 1950 in Britain to designate "films deemed suitable for adults only;" adopted in U.S. Nov. 1, 1968.
- As in mark : noun blemish; character
- As in spot : noun location
- As in tick : noun checkmark
- As in crucifix : noun cross
- As in foobar : noun metasyntactic variable; whatever
- As in check : noun symbol for ticking off
- As in error : noun mistake; wrong
Antonyms for x's
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