Dictionary Entry
antarctic
antarctic is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it, and applied especially to a circle, distant from the pole 23� 28/. Thus we say the antarctic pole, circle, ocean, region, current, etc. Face value is 13 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.
9 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 3 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it, and applied especially to a circle, distant from the pole 23� 28/. Thus we say the antarctic pole, circle, ocean, region, current, etc.
- 2noun
the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters
- 3adjective
at or near the south pole
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