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Word entry · 5 letters

kapok

Best crossword clue

"Light stuffing fiber"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈkeɪpɒk/Part of speech nounSorted akkopStarts with KEnds with K2 clues
1K2A3P4O5K

Definitions

  1. A tropical tree fiber used as light stuffing or insulation.

Word origin

Borrowed from Malay kapuk (“silky fibre from the silk-cotton tree; Ceiba pentandra”).

Used in a sentence

  • You can stuff them full of kapok to make a decent cushion and there is nothing better to carry frogs in.
  • A still summer night a world away in a house that smells of cactus and dust and musty kapok.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Light stuffing fiber5 letters
02pillow fiber5 letters

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