abutment

abutment is a 8-letter English word with 7 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: State of abutting. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 16 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. State of abutting.
2. noun. That on or against which a body abuts or presses
3. noun. The solid part of a pier or wall, etc., which receives the thrust or lateral pressure of an arch, vault, or strut.
4. noun. A fixed point or surface from which resistance or reaction is obtained, as the cylinder head of a steam engine, the fulcrum of a lever, etc.
5. noun. In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the barrel which receives the pressure due to recoil.
6. noun. a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge
7. noun. point of contact between two objects or parts

Common word forms

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