-meris
noun combining form
-mer·is
mərə̇s
: one having a (specified) part —in generic names
Piptomeris
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek meris part
- tight-mouthed
- tighten
- tighten one's belt
- tighten the noose
- tighten the purse strings
- tighten the screws
- tighten the thumbscrews on
- tighten up
- tighten/put the thumbscrews on
- tightened
- tightened up
- tightener
- tighteners
- tightening
- tightening up
- tightenings
- tightens
- tightens up
- tighter
- tightest
- tightfisted
- tightfistedness
- tightfistednesses
- tightish
- tightlier