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distaff

/'d/I/st/&/f/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. the sphere of work by women

    noun.state

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning

    noun.artifact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. The staff for holding a bunch of flax, tow, or wool, from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. characteristic of or peculiar to a woman

    adj.all

    Synonyms female

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

dissyllabizedissyllabledissymmetricaldissymmetrydissympathydistaddistaindistaldistal muscular dystrophydistallydistancedistance vision

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