- Types Of Speech
- You can use sinistral as a article or as a adjective satellite in a sentence.
- About Sinistral
- A 3 syllables article and 9 letters with the letters a, i, l, n, r, s, and t, 6 consonants, 3 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letter s. Sinistral starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters s, si, sin, sini, sinis, and the ending characters are l, al, ral, tral, stral, ..
- Definition
- Of or on the left; "a sinistral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the left when facing the observer"; "a sinistral flatfish lies with the left eye uppermost"
- Pig Latin
- Sinistral in Pig Latin is said as "inistralsay or inistralsway".
- Unigram
- s | i | n | i | s | t | r | a | l
- Bigram
- si | in | ni | is | st | tr | ra | al
- Trigram
- sin | ini | nis | ist | str | tra | ral
- Quadrigram
- sini | inis | nist | istr | stra | tral
- Word Gram
- Article Examples
- of or on the left;
"a sinistral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the left when facing the observer";
"a sinistral flatfish lies with the left eye uppermost"
- Adjective Satellite Examples
- preferring to use left foot or hand or eye;
"sinistral individuals exhibit dominance of the left hand and eye"
Synonym | Definition |
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Abdominal External Oblique Muscle | |
Anticlockwise | in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock |
Approach | the act of drawing spatially closer to something "the hunter''s approach scattered the geese" |
Askance | (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen "sidelong glances" |
Askant | (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen "sidelong glances" |
Asquint | (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen "sidelong glances" |
Backhand | a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke |
Backhanded | roundabout or ambiguous "attacks from tht source amounted to a backhanded compliment to his integrity" "a backhanded and dishonest way of reaching his goal" |
Backhand Shot | |
Backhand Stroke |
View all cognitive synonyms for Sinistral
Antonym | Definition |
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Dextral | of or on the right "a dextral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the right when facing the observer" "a dextral flatfish lies with the right eye uppermost" |
Anagram | Definition |
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Sinistral | of or on the left "a sinistral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the left when facing the observer" "a sinistral flatfish lies with the left eye uppermost" |
View English words with the unique letters used in sinistral. Words With The Letters Ailnrst
Similar Word | Definition |
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Sinister | threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clo |
Sinistrorsal | spiraling upward from right to left; "sinistrorse vines" |
Sinistrorse | spiraling upward from right to left; "sinistrorse vines" |
See Also | Definition |
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Anticlockwise | in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock |
Contraclockwise | in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock |
Counterclockwise | in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock |
Left Handed | n/a |
Sinistral Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With S
- Ends With L
- Spelled With / Contains Letters