sorites /sō-rīˈtēz or sö-/ (logic)

1. A string of propositions in which the predicate of one is the subject of the next (or the same in reverse order)
2. A sophistical puzzle on the model of ‘How many grains make a heap?’

soritˈic or soritˈical adjective

• spinier
• spiniest
• spiniferous
• spinifex
• spinifexes
• spiniform
• spinigerous
• spinigrade
• spininess
• spininesses
• spink
• spinks
• spinnaker
• spinnakers
• spinner
• spinneret
• spinnerets
• spinnerette
• spinneries
• spinners
• spinnerule
• spinnerules
• rumpies
• rumping
• rumple