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5-letter words (3 found)

FILAR,FLAIR,FRAIL,

4-letter words (14 found)

ALIF,ARIL,FAIL,FAIR,FARL,FIAR,FILA,FLIR,LAIR,LARI,LIAR,LIRA,RAIL,RIAL,

3-letter words (12 found)

AIL,AIR,ALF,ARF,FAR,FIL,FIR,FRA,LAR,RAI,RIA,RIF,

2-letter words (7 found)

AI,AL,AR,FA,IF,LA,LI,

You can make 36 words from filar according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of filar

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Definitions and meaning of filar

filar

Etymology

From Latin filum (a thread).

Adjective

filar (comparative more filar, superlative most filar)

  1. Having a thread across the field of view.

References

  • “filar”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • flair, frail

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin fīlāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [fiˈla]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [fiˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

filar (first-person singular present filo, first-person singular preterite filí, past participle filat)

  1. (transitive) to spin (a thread)
  2. (transitive) to suss out

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

  • fil

Further reading

  • “filar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “filar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
  • “filar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “filar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²fiː.lɑ(r)/

Noun

filar m

  1. indefinite plural of file
  2. (non-standard since 1983) indefinite plural of fil (computer file; driving lane)

Verb

filar

  1. present tense of fila

Anagrams

  • flira, rifla

Polish

Etymology

From Latin pilare, from pila (column).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfi.lar/
  • Rhymes: -ilar
  • Syllabification: fi‧lar

Noun

filar m inan

  1. pillar, column
  2. (figurative) pillar (something or someone essential to something)
  3. (geomorphology) stack, sea stack
    Synonym: kolumna

Declension

Further reading

  • filar in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • filar in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From earlier filhar (to seize), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

Verb

filar (first-person singular present filo, first-person singular preterite filei, past participle filado)

  1. (transitive) to grab; to seize; to catch; to take hold of
    Synonym: agarrar
  2. (Brazil, informal) to get for free
  3. (Brazil, informal, dialectal) to cheat on an exam or test

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From filo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiˈlaɾ/ [fiˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: fi‧lar

Verb

filar (first-person singular present filo, first-person singular preterite filé, past participle filado)

  1. (colloquial) to cotton on, be onto

Conjugation

Further reading

  • “filar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Noun

filar

  1. indefinite plural of fil

Verb

filar

  1. present indicative of fila

Source: wiktionary.org