mastoid

Plural: mastoids

Noun

The conical projection of the temporal bone behind the ear.
process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull
Ellipsis of mastoid process.
Clipping of mastoiditis.

Adjective

of or relating to or in the region of the mastoid process
relating to or resembling a nipple

Adj

Being the process of the temporal bone behind the ear.
Being the process of the temporal bone behind the ear.
Being any of several bony elements that occupy a similar position in the skull of lower vertebrates.
Of or relating to the mastoid process of the temporal bone.
Shaped like a nipple.

Examples

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Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin mastoīdēs, from Ancient Greek μᾰστοειδής (măstoeidḗs, “like a breast”), from μᾰστός (măstós, “a woman's breast”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”).

Synonyms

mastoid bone, mastoid process, mastoidal, mammiform, mammillariform, mammillary, mammose, mastoid

Scrabble Score: 10

mastoid: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
mastoid: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mastoid: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

mastoid: valid Words With Friends Word