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9-letter words (2 found)

CARTHORSE,ORCHESTRA,

8-letter words (11 found)

ACROTERS,CHAROSET,CHARTERS,CREATORS,HORSECAR,REACTORS,RECHARTS,STARCHER,THORACES,TORCHERS,TROCHARS,

7-letter words (47 found)

ACROTER,ARCHERS,ARCHEST,ARROCES,ASTHORE,CARROTS,CARTERS,CHARETS,CHARROS,CHARTER,CHASTER,CHOREAS,COARSER,COASTER,COATERS,CORREAS,CRASHER,CRATERS,CREATOR,EARSHOT,HAROSET,HECTORS,HOARSER,OCHREAS,ORACHES,ORCHATS,RACHETS,RATCHES,REACTOR,RECHART,RECOATS,RECTORS,RHETORS,ROACHES,ROASTER,ROCHETS,ROTCHES,ROTHERS,SHORTER,TOCHERS,TORCHER,TORCHES,TRACERS,TRASHER,TROCARS,TROCHAR,TROCHES,

6-letter words (117 found)

ACTORS,AHORSE,ARCHER,ARCHES,ARRECT,ARREST,ARRETS,ASHORE,CARERS,CARETS,CARROT,CARTER,CARTES,CASTER,CASTOR,CATERS,CHARES,CHARET,CHARRO,CHARRS,CHARTS,CHASER,CHASTE,CHEATS,CHERTS,CHOREA,CHORES,COARSE,COATER,COATES,CORERS,CORREA,CORSET,COSHER,COSTAE,COSTAR,COSTER,CRARES,CRATER,CRATES,CRESTA,CRORES,EARTHS,ESCHAR,ESCORT,HATERS,HEARTS,HECTOR,HOARSE,HORSTE,OATERS,OCHERS,OCHREA,OCHRES,OCREAS,ORACHE,ORATES,ORCHAT,OSETRA,OTHERS,RACERS,RACHES,RACHET,RAREST,RASHER,RASTER,RATERS,RATHER,REACTS,RECAST,RECOAT,RECTOR,RECTOS,RESHOT,RESORT,RETROS,RHETOR,ROATES,ROCHES,ROCHET,ROSACE,ROSTER,ROSTRA,ROTCHE,ROTHER,SACHET,SARTOR,SCARER,SCARRE,SCARTH,SCATHE,SCORER,SCOTER,SCROTA,SCROTE,SEARCH,SECTOR,SHARER,SHORER,SOARER,SORTER,STARCH,STARER,STORER,TACHES,TACHOS,TAROCS,TARRES,TERRAS,THROES,TOCHER,TORAHS,TOSHER,TRACER,TRACES,TROCAR,TROCHE,

5-letter words (190 found)

ACERS,ACHES,ACRES,ACROS,ACTOR,AEROS,ARCOS,ARETS,AROSE,ARRET,ASCOT,ASHET,ASTER,ATOCS,CARER,CARES,CARET,CARRS,CARSE,CARTE,CARTS,CASTE,CATER,CATES,CEROS,CERTS,CESTA,CHAOS,CHARE,CHARR,CHARS,CHART,CHASE,CHATS,CHEAT,CHERT,CHEST,CHORE,CHOSE,CHOTA,COAST,COATE,COATS,CORER,CORES,CORSE,COSET,COSTA,COSTE,COTES,COTHS,CRARE,CRASH,CRATE,CREST,CRORE,CROST,EARST,EARTH,ECHOS,ESCAR,ESCOT,ESTOC,ESTRO,ETHOS,HAETS,HARES,HAROS,HARTS,HASTE,HATER,HATES,HEARS,HEART,HEAST,HEATS,HEROS,HOARS,HOAST,HOERS,HORAS,HORSE,HORST,HOSER,HOSTA,OATER,OATHS,OCHER,OCHES,OCHRE,OCREA,OCTAS,ORACH,ORATE,ORCAS,OSCAR,OSHAC,OTHER,RACER,RACES,RACHE,RARES,RASER,RATCH,RATER,RATES,RATHE,RATHS,RATOS,REACH,REACT,REARS,REAST,RECTA,RECTO,RESAT,RESTO,RETCH,RETRO,RHEAS,ROACH,ROARS,ROAST,ROATE,ROHES,RORES,RORTS,ROSET,ROTAS,ROTCH,ROTES,SCARE,SCART,SCATH,SCEAT,SCORE,SCRAE,SCRAT,SERAC,SERRA,SHARE,SHEAR,SHERO,SHOAT,SHOER,SHORE,SHORT,SHOTE,SOARE,SORER,SORRA,SORTA,STARE,STARR,STEAR,STOAE,STORE,STRAE,TACES,TACHE,TACHO,TACHS,TACOS,TAHRS,TARES,TAROC,TAROS,TARRE,TASER,TEACH,TEARS,TECHS,TEHRS,TERAS,TERRA,THARS,THECA,THOSE,THRAE,THROE,TOEAS,TORAH,TORAS,TORCH,TORCS,TORES,TORRS,TORSE,TRACE,TRASH,

4-letter words (186 found)

ACER,ACES,ACHE,ACRE,ACRO,ACTS,AERO,AESC,ARCH,ARCO,ARCS,ARES,ARET,ARSE,ARTS,ATES,ATOC,CARE,CARR,CARS,CART,CASE,CASH,CAST,CATE,CATS,CEAS,CERO,CERT,CHAO,CHAR,CHAS,CHAT,CHER,COAT,CORE,CORS,COSE,COSH,COST,COTE,COTH,COTS,EACH,EARS,EAST,EATH,EATS,ECHO,ECHT,ECOS,ERAS,EROS,ERRS,ERST,ETAS,ETCH,ETHS,HAES,HAET,HAOS,HARE,HARO,HART,HAST,HATE,HATS,HEAR,HEAT,HERO,HERS,HEST,HETS,HOAR,HOAS,HOER,HOES,HORA,HORE,HORS,HOSE,HOST,HOTE,HOTS,OARS,OAST,OATH,OATS,OCAS,OCHE,OCTA,ORCA,ORCS,ORES,ORRA,ORTS,OSAR,RACE,RACH,RAHS,RARE,RASE,RASH,RAST,RATE,RATH,RATO,RATS,REAR,RECS,REHS,REOS,RESH,REST,RETS,RHEA,RHOS,ROAR,ROCH,ROCS,ROES,ROHE,RORE,RORT,ROSE,ROST,ROTA,ROTE,ROTS,SATE,SCAR,SCAT,SCOT,SEAR,SEAT,SECH,SECO,SECT,SERA,SERR,SETA,SHAT,SHEA,SHET,SHOE,SHOT,SOAR,SOCA,SORA,SORE,SORT,SOTH,STAR,STOA,TACE,TACH,TACO,TAES,TAHR,TAOS,TARE,TARO,TARS,TASE,TASH,TEAR,TEAS,TECH,TECS,TEHR,THAE,THAR,THRO,TOCS,TOEA,TOES,TORA,TORC,TORE,TORR,TORS,TOSA,TOSE,TOSH,TRES,TSAR,

3-letter words (92 found)

ACE,ACH,ACT,AHS,ARC,ARE,ARS,ART,ASH,ATE,ATS,CAR,CAT,CHA,CHE,COR,COS,COT,EAR,EAS,EAT,ECH,ECO,EHS,ERA,ERR,ERS,EST,ETA,ETH,HAE,HAO,HAS,HAT,HER,HES,HET,HOA,HOC,HOE,HOS,HOT,OAR,OAT,OCA,OCH,OES,OHS,ORA,ORC,ORE,ORS,ORT,OSE,RAH,RAS,RAT,REC,REH,REO,RES,RET,RHO,ROC,ROE,ROT,SAC,SAE,SAR,SAT,SEA,SEC,SER,SET,SHA,SHE,SHO,SOC,SOH,SOT,TAE,TAO,TAR,TAS,TEA,TEC,TES,THE,THO,TOC,TOE,TOR,

2-letter words (25 found)

AE,AH,AR,AS,AT,CH,EA,EH,ER,ES,ET,HA,HE,HO,OE,OH,OR,OS,RE,SH,SO,ST,TA,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 671 words from orchestra according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of orchestra

orchestra

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin orchēstra, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra) (a derivative of ὀρχέομαι (orkhéomai, “to dance”)).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹkəstɹə/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔːkəstɹə/
  • Hyphenation: or‧ches‧tra

Noun

orchestra (plural orchestras or (rare) orchestrae)

  1. (music) A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including some from strings, woodwind, brass and/or percussion; the instruments played by such a group.
  2. A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient Greek and Hellenistic theatres.
  3. The area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit, immediately in front of and below the stage, sometimes (also) used by other performers.

Derived terms

Descendants

Translations

Anagrams

  • carthorse, horsecart, rheocrats

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔʁ.kɛs.tʁa/

Verb

orchestra

  1. third-person singular past historic of orchestrer

Anagrams

  • torcheras

Italian

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /orˈkɛ.stra/
  • Rhymes: -ɛstra
  • Hyphenation: or‧chè‧stra

Noun

orchestra f (plural orchestre)

  1. orchestra
  2. band
  3. orchestra pit
Derived terms
  • orchestrale
  • orchestrare
Descendants
  • → Turkish: orkestra

Etymology 2

Verb

orchestra

  1. inflection of orchestrare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

  • orchestra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /orˈkʰeːs.tra/, [ɔrˈkʰeːs̠t̪rä]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /orˈkes.tra/, [orˈkɛst̪rä]

Noun

orchēstra f (genitive orchēstrae); first declension

  1. orchestra (area in front of a stage)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Descendants

References

  • “orchestra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “orchestra”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • orchestra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “orchestra”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎[1]
  • “orchestra”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “orchestra”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /urˈkestra/

Noun

orchestra f (plural orchestre)

  1. orchestra

Romanian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French orchestrer.

Verb

a orchestra (third-person singular present orchestrează, past participle orchestrat) 1st conj.

  1. to orchestrate
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Noun

orchestra f

  1. definite nominative/accusative singular of orchestră

Source: wiktionary.org