- Types Of Speech
- You can use refractory as a noun or as a adjective satellite in a sentence.
- About Refractory
- A 4 syllables noun and 10 letters with the letters a, c, e, f, o, r, t, and y, 7 consonants, 3 vowels and 4 syllables with the middle letters ac. Refractory starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters r, re, ref, refr, refra, and the ending characters are y, ry, ory, tory, ctory, ..
- Definition
- Lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace
- Origin/Roots
- Latin
- School Grade
- Refractory is set as a sat word that starts with r, ends with y, 4 syllables, 3 vowels and 10 letters.
- Pig Latin
- Refractory in Pig Latin is said as "efractoryray or efractoryrway".
- Unigram
- r | e | f | r | a | c | t | o | r | y
- Bigram
- re | ef | fr | ra | ac | ct | to | or | ry
- Trigram
- ref | efr | fra | rac | act | cto | tor | ory
- Quadrigram
- refr | efra | frac | ract | acto | ctor | tory
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- lining consisting of material with a high melting point;
used to line the inside walls of a furnace
- Adjective Satellite Examples
- resistant to authority or control;
"as refractory as a mule" - stubbornly resistant to authority or control;
"a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness";
"a refractory child" - marked by stubborn resistance to and defiant of authority or guidance;
"a recalcitrant teenager";
"everything revolves around a refractory individual genius" - not responding to treatment;
"a stubborn infection";
"a refractory case of acne"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abhorrent | offensive to the mind "an abhorrent deed" "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee" "morally repugnant customs" "repulsive behavior" "the most repulsive character in recent novels" |
| Adversary | someone who offers opposition |
| Adversative | expressing antithesis or opposition "the adversative conjunction `but'' in `poor but happy''" |
| Adverse | in an opposing direction "adverse currents" "a contrary wind" |
| Ailing | somewhat ill or prone to illness "my poor ailing grandmother" "feeling a bit indisposed today" "you look a little peaked" "feeling poorly" "a sickly child" "is unwell and can''t come to work" |
| Alien | a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere |
| Antagonist | a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug |
| Antagonistic | opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action |
| Anti | not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.) |
| Antipathetic | characterized by antagonism or antipathy "slaves antagonistic to their masters" "antipathetic factions within the party" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Refractory
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Refractory | lining consisting of material with a high melting point used to line the inside walls of a furnace |
View English words with the unique letters used in refractory. Words With The Letters Aceforty
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Lining | the act of attaching an inside lining (to a garment or curtain etc.) |
Refractory Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With R
- Ends With Y
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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