Meaning
- (noun) (originally rhetorical) A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in ascending order.
- (noun) An instance of such an ascending series.
- (noun) The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point.
- (noun) (now commonly) A culmination or acme: the last term in an ascending series, particularly:
- (verb) To reach or bring to a climax.
- (verb) To orgasm; to reach orgasm.
Letter breakdown
- Climaxes contains 8 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 8 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 19.
Synonyms
Opposites
Letter rearrangements
Words from these letters
- exclaims
- exclaim
- camels
- claims
- climax
- climes
- emails
- lexica
- malice
- mescal
- acmes
- aisle
- axles
- calms
- camel
- claim
- clams
- clime
- exams
- laces
- lames
- limes
- maces
- mails
- males
- maxes
- meals
- miles
- mixes
- scale
- slice
- slime
- smile
- aces
- acme
- ails
- aims
- ales
- alms
- axes
- axis
- axle
- calm
- came
- cams
- case
- clam
- clix
- clxi
- elms
- exam
- excl
- ices
- isle
- lace
- lame
- lams
- lase
Connected words
Other 8-letter words
- aardvark
- abacuses
- abalones
- abandons
- abashing
- abattoir
- abbesses
- abdicate
- abdomens
- abducted
- abductee
- abductor
- aberrant
- abetters
- abetting
- abettors
- abeyance
- abhorred
Words starting with CLI
- click
- clickable
- clickbait
- clicked
- clicking
- clicks
- client
- clients
- cliff
- cliffhanger
- cliffhangers
- cliffs
- clii
- climactic
- climate
- climates
- climatic
- climax
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Words ending with XES
Reader questions
What does Climaxes mean?
(originally rhetorical) A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in ascending order.
What are the anagrams of Climaxes?
Valid anagrams: exclaims.
How many letters are in Climaxes?
Climaxes has 8 letters.
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