Definition of fossil

"fossil" in the noun sense

1. dodo, fogy, fogey, fossil

someone whose style is out of fashion

2. fossil

the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil

"fossil" in the adjective sense

1. fossil

characteristic of a fossil

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Quotations for fossil

Government has been a fossil; it should be a plant. [ Ralph Waldo Emerson ]

I must do something to keep my thoughts fresh and growing. I dread nothing so much as falling into a rut and feeling myself becoming a fossil. [ James A. Garfield ]

fossil in Scrabble®

The word fossil is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters fossil:

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In fossil

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fossil in Words With Friends™

The word fossil is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters fossil:

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In fossil

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Words within the letters of fossil

2 letter words in fossil (5 words)

3 letter words in fossil (3 words)

4 letter words in fossil (7 words)

5 letter words in fossil (4 words)

6 letter words in fossil (1 word)

fossil + 1 blank (1 word)

fossil + 2 blanks (4 words)

Word Growth involving fossil

Shorter words in fossil

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Longer words containing fossil

fossilbearing

fossiliferous nonfossiliferous

fossiliferous unfossiliferous

fossilification

fossilisable

fossilisation fossilisations

fossilise fossilised unfossilised

fossilise fossilises

fossilising

fossilist fossilists

fossilizable

fossilization fossilizations

fossilize fossilized unfossilized

fossilize fossilizes

fossilizing

fossillike

fossils ichnofossils

fossils macrofossils

fossils microfossils

fossils nanofossils

fossils pseudofossils

fossils subfossils

ichnofossil ichnofossils

macrofossil macrofossils

microfossil microfossils

nannofossil

nanofossil nanofossils

nonfossil nonfossiliferous

pseudofossil pseudofossils

subfossil subfossils