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4 lettersPronunciation /ˈʌm.bəʊ/Part of speech nounSorted bmouStarts with UEnds with O0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin umbō (“a shield boss”). Doublet of umbone.

Used in a sentence

  • It is thirteen inches diameter, made of wood covered with leather, and an iron plate decorated with nails and mouldings; the boss or umbo projects four inches.
  • serves as the umbo of the region’s so-called Silicon Shield

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