Words starting with X — 15 entries

The 15 dictionary words that begin with the letter X, in alphabetical order, each with its first definition. Accents do not affect filing: an accented initial is shelved under its base letter.

• x5 sensesThe twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet, called ex and written in the Latin script.
• X14 sensesAn unknown quantity or unknown value.
• X-ray7 sensesA ray of short-wavelength electromagnetic radiation usually produced by bombarding a metal target in a vacuum. Used to create images of the internal…
• X.1 senseprefix used for CCITT-ratified (UN) international telecom standards on e-mail
• Xander1 senseA diminutive of the male given name Alexander, from Ancient Greek, of modern usage.
• Xavier3 sensesA male given name from Spanish [in turn from Basque].
• Xena3 sensesA female given name from Ancient Greek of modern usage.
• xi2 sensesThe 14th letter of Classical and Modern Greek. The 15th in Ancient and Old Greek.
• Xi5 sensesA river in China, the western tributary of the Pearl.
• XI2 sensesA football (soccer) team of eleven players.
• Xiang2 sensesA Chinese language spoken mainly in Hunan province, China
• xiao1 senseA type of Chinese flute.
• Xiao2 sensesA surname.
• xu1 senseA former unit of currency in Vietnam, equivalent to a hundredth of a dong.
• Xu1 senseA Chinese surname from Mandarin from 徐 (Xú) or 許 /许.