Archives

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Archives

noun

A place for storing earlier, and often historical, material. An archive usually contains documents (letters, records, newspapers, etc.) or other types of media kept for historical interest.
The material so kept, considered as a whole (compare archives).
"His archive of Old High German texts is the most extensive in Britain."
Natural deposits of material, regarded as a record of environmental changes over time.
"soil archive; peat archive"

verb

To put into an archive.
"I was planning on archiving the documents from 2001."

Anagrams of Archives

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "archives":

7-LETTER WORDS

archive cahiers cashier varices viscera

6-LETTER WORDS

achier aivers arches ashier cahier caries carves cavers cavies cerias chairs chaise chares chaser chives+16 more

5-LETTER WORDS

aches acres aiver areic arise avers cares carse carve caver caves cavie ceria chair

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "archives" and rearranging:

+eachievers chivarees

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

aardwolves abacuses abalones abamperes abases abashes abates abatises abattises abbacies abbes abbesses abbotcies abbreviates abdicates+5 more

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