akimbo

akimbo is a 6-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward. Face value is 14 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.

6 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.
2. adjective. (used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body

   "a tailor sitting with legs akimbo"

   "stood with arms akimbo"

3. adverb. with hands on hips and elbows extending outward

   "she stood there akimbo"

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