About The Word Scrabble
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Scrabble Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Scrabble?
[n] (trademark) 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
[v] write down quickly without much attention to detail [v] feel searchingly; "She groped for his keys in the dark" Synonyms | Synonyms for Scrabble: grope for | scribble Related Terms | Find terms related to Scrabble: See Also | board game | feel | word game | write Scrabble In Webster's Dictionary \Scrab"ble\ (skr[a^]b"b'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
{Scrabbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scrabbling}.] [Freq. of scrape.
Cf. {Scramble}, {Scrawl}, v. t.]
1. To scrape, paw, or scratch with the hands; to proceed by
clawing with the hands and feet; to scramble; as, to
scrabble up a cliff or a tree.
Now after a while Little-faith came to himself, and
getting up made shift to scrabble on his way.
--Bunyan.
2. To make irregular, crooked, or unmeaning marks; to
scribble; to scrawl.
David . . . scrabbled on the doors of the gate. --1.
Sam. xxi. 13.
\Scrab"ble\, v. t. To mark with irregular lines or letters; to scribble; as, to scrabble paper. \Scrab"ble\, n. The act of scrabbling; a moving upon the hands and knees; a scramble; also, a scribble. |
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