deflea

transitive verb

de·​flea

(ˈ)dē¦flē

deflead

-ēd

; deflead; defleaing; defleas

: to rid of fleas

Word History

Etymology

de- + flea (noun)

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Rhymes for deflea

• agree
• allee
• banshee
• beastly
• bibi
• bowsprit
• carefree
• cerci
• chablis
• cowpea
• crappie
• crappy