SCRABBLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does Scrabble mean?
• SCRABBLE (noun)
The noun SCRABBLE has 2 senses:
1. an aimless drawing
2. a board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game
Familiarity information: SCRABBLE used as a noun is rare.
• SCRABBLE (verb)
The verb SCRABBLE has 2 senses:
1. feel searchingly
2. write down quickly without much attention to detail
Familiarity information: SCRABBLE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SCRABBLE (noun)
Meaning:
An aimless drawing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
doodle; scrabble; scribble
Hypernyms ("scrabble" is a kind of...):
drawing (a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines)
Meaning:
A board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("Scrabble" is a kind of...):
word game (any game involving the formation or alteration or discovery of words)
board game (a game played on a specially designed board)
Domain usage:
trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)
• SCRABBLE (verb)
Meaning:
Feel searchingly
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
grope for; scrabble
Context example:
She groped for his keys in the dark
Hypernyms (to "scrabble" is one way to...):
feel (grope or feel in search of something)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Write down quickly without much attention to detail
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
scribble; scrabble
Hypernyms (to "scrabble" is one way to...):
write (communicate or express by writing)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
