seism

seism

noun

See earthquake.

Origin of seism

Greek seismos from seiein to shake

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Noun

(plural seisms)

A shaking of the Earth's surface; an earthquake or tremor.

Anagrams

semis

Origin

From Ancient Greek ÏƒÎµÎ¹ÏƒÎ¼ÏŒÏ‚ (seismos, “shaking; earthquake").

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Sentence Examples

Class 3: ELISSM becomes Slime, Smile, Elm, Isle, Less, Slim, Miles, Semi, Miss, Lime, Lei, Mess, Sims, Ism and Seism.

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