The Caribbean islands are called the West Indies to correct the name, Indies, mistakenly given by Christopher Columbus. Columbus thought he had reached the Indies of Asia.
We also have lists of Words that end with tax, and words that start with tax. Search for words that start with a letter or word: 11 Letter words that contain tax. 1  Epitaxially. 2  Paclitaxels. 3  Phototaxies. 4  Phyllotaxes. 5  Phyllotaxis. 6  Pleiotaxies. 7  Stereotaxic.
When âaffectâ is accented on the final syllable (a-FECT), it is usually a verb meaning âhave an influence onâ: âThe million-dollar donation from the industrialist did not affect my vote against the Clean Air Act.â. Occasionally a pretentious person is said to affect an artificial air of sophistication.