alligator
alligator is a 9-letter English word with 8 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America. It has a shorter and broader snout than the crocodile, and the large teeth of the lower jaw shut into pits in the upper jaw, which has no marginal notches. Besides the common species of the southern United States, there are allied species in South America. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America. It has a shorter and broader snout than the crocodile, and the large teeth of the lower jaw shut into pits in the upper jaw, which has no marginal notches. Besides the common species of the southern United States, there are allied species in South America.
- noun. Any machine with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator
- noun. a form of squeezer for the puddle ball
- noun. a rock breaker
- noun. a kind of job press, called also alligator press.
- noun. either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts
- noun. leather made from alligator's hide
- verb. crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from weathering or improper application; of paint and varnishes
Synonyms
Common word forms
alligators, alligatored, alligatoring
Words from these letters
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