bob

bob is a 3-letter English word with 32 senses as noun, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Anything that hangs so as to play loosely, or with a short abrupt motion, as at the end of a string; a pendant; as, the bob at the end of a kite's tail. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

3 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 9 · 32 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Anything that hangs so as to play loosely, or with a short abrupt motion, as at the end of a string; a pendant; as, the bob at the end of a kite's tail.
2. noun. A knot of worms, or of rags, on a string, used in angling, as for eels; formerly, a worm suitable for bait.
3. noun. A small piece of cork or light wood attached to a fishing line to show when a fish is biting; a float.
4. noun. The ball or heavy part of a pendulum; also, the ball or weight at the end of a plumb line.
5. noun. A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in polishing spoons, etc.
6. noun. A short, jerking motion; act of bobbing; as, a bob of the head.
7. noun. A working beam.
8. noun. A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig.
9. noun. A peculiar mode of ringing changes on bells.
10. noun. The refrain of a song.
11. noun. A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist.
12. noun. A jeer or flout; a sharp jest or taunt; a trick.
13. noun. A shilling.
14. noun. To cause to move in a short, jerking manner; to move (a thing) with a bob.
15. noun. To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.
16. noun. To cheat; to gain by fraud or cheating; to filch.
17. noun. To mock or delude; to cheat.
18. noun. To cut short; as, to bob the hair, or a horse's tail.
19. intransitive verb. To have a short, jerking motion; to play to and fro, or up and down; to play loosely against anything.
20. intransitive verb. To angle with a bob. See Bob, n., 2 & 3.
21. noun. a short abrupt inclination (as of the head)

    "he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement"

22. noun. a short or shortened tail of certain animals

    Synonyms: bobtail, dock

23. noun. a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line

    Synonyms: bobber, bobfloat, cork

24. noun. a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string
25. noun. a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism

    Synonyms: bobsled, bobsleigh

26. noun. a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around
27. noun. a former monetary unit in Great Britain

    Synonyms: shilling

28. verb. cut hair in the style of a bob

    "Bernice bobs her hair these days!"

29. verb. make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect

    "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand"

    Synonyms: curtsy

30. verb. remove or shorten the tail of an animal

    Synonyms: dock, tail

31. verb. move up and down repeatedly

    "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back"

32. verb. ride a bobsled

    "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure"

    Synonyms: bobsled

Synonyms

bobtail, dock, bobber, bobfloat, cork, bobsled, bobsleigh, shilling, curtsy, tail

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in bob:

obb

Common word forms

bobs, bobbed, bobber, bobbing

Words from these letters

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