To break down food in the stomach and intestines into substances that the body can use.
di+gest
Shared component: gest · carry
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Related forms: gest · 19 words in this dictionary
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Shared components, not spelling prefixes(of a road or place) so crowded with traffic or people as to hinder or prevent freedom of movement.
con+gest+ed
Shared component: gest · carry
to take food, drink, or another substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it.
in+gest
Shared component: gest · carry
To cause too much blood or mucus to accumulate in a vessel or organ of the body.
con+gest
Shared component: gest · carry
To carry a developing baby inside the womb during pregnancy.
gest+ate
Shared component: gest · carry
The process of breaking down food in the stomach and intestines into substances that the body can use.
di+gest+ion
Shared component: gest · carry
The process of taking food, drink, or another substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it.
in+gest+ion
Shared component: gest · carry
The state of being overcrowded or blocked, especially with traffic or people.
con+gest+ion
Shared component: gest · carry
an idea or plan that you offer for someone to consider
sug+gest+ion
Shared component: gest · carry
(of food) having been broken down in the stomach and intestines so that the body can absorb it.
di+gest+ed
Shared component: gest · carry
Took food, drink, or another substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it.
in+gest+ed
Shared component: gest · carry
a synthetic steroid hormone that mimics the physiological effects of progesterone, used in birth control pills and other medications.
pro+gest+in
Shared component: gest · carry
put forward for consideration
sug+gest+ed
Shared component: gest · carry
Relating to or characterized by congestion, especially an abnormal accumulation of blood or fluid in a body part.
con+gest+ive
Shared component: gest · carry
suggestExtended relation
To put forward an idea or plan for someone to consider.
Extended relation: gest · carry
gesticulateExtended relation
To make movements with your hands and arms to express something or to emphasize what you are saying.
gestic+ulate
Extended relation: gest · carry
gestationExtended relation
The process of carrying a baby or young animal inside the womb between conception and birth.
gest+ation
Extended relation: gest · carry
gestationalExtended relation
Relating to the process of carrying a baby in the womb; relating to gestation.
gest+ation+al
Extended relation: gest · carry
progesteroneExtended relation
A female sex hormone that prepares the uterus for pregnancy and maintains it if pregnancy occurs.
pro+gest+sterone
Extended relation: gest · carry