Definition of PARIES

paries

Plural: parietes

Noun

  • The wall of an organ, cavity, or vessel in the body.
  • (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure
  • The wall of any cavity or organ.
  • The triangular middle part of each segment of the shell of a barnacle.

Examples

  • He was trying to recall if PARIES or PARIETES scored more points in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pariēs (“wall of a house or room”). Compare French paroi (“wall”), Italian parete (“wall”), Portuguese parede (“wall”) Spanish pared (“wall”) and Romanian perete (“wall”).

Synonyms

wall

Scrabble Score: 8

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

Words With Friends Score: 9

paries: valid Words With Friends Word