-vore
a combining form meaning “one that eats” what is specified by the initial element: carnivore.
Origin of -vore
1<French <Latin -vorus-vorous
Words Nearby -vore
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How to use -vore in a sentence
Dot's goot—der brendt—doand I see um—shoor der boole mit der bleck star bei der vore-head in der middle oaf.
The Octopus | Frank NorrisI tored they once avore, and 'twas nigh a month 'vore I could start again.
Furze the Cruel | John TrevenaCraig an Fhithich Mhor (kraig an eech vore), Big crag of the raven.
Gairloch In North-West Ross-Shire | John H. Dixon, F.S.A. ScotIn 1765, Helvetius returned from Prussia, and retired to his estate at Vore.
Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers | Charles Bradlaugh, A. Collins, and J. Watts
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