Dictionary Entry
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
- 1noun
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.
- 2noun
A knot of worms, or of rags, on a string, used in angling, as for eels; formerly, a worm suitable for bait.
- 3noun
A small piece of cork or light wood attached to a fishing line to show when a fish is biting; a float.
- 4noun
The ball or heavy part of a pendulum; also, the ball or weight at the end of a plumb line.
- 5noun
A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in polishing spoons, etc.
- 6noun
A short, jerking motion; act of bobbing; as, a bob of the head.
- 7noun
A working beam.
- 8noun
A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig.
- 9noun
A peculiar mode of ringing changes on bells.
- 10noun
The refrain of a song.
- 11noun
A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist.
- 12noun
A jeer or flout; a sharp jest or taunt; a trick.
- 13noun
A shilling.
- 14noun
To cause to move in a short, jerking manner; to move (a thing) with a bob.
- 15noun
To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.
- 16noun
To cheat; to gain by fraud or cheating; to filch.
- 17noun
To mock or delude; to cheat.
- 18noun
To cut short; as, to bob the hair, or a horse's tail.
- 19intransitive verb
To have a short, jerking motion; to play to and fro, or up and down; to play loosely against anything.
- 20intransitive verb
To angle with a bob. See Bob., 2 & 3.
- 21noun
a short abrupt inclination (as of the head)
"he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement"
- 22noun
a short or shortened tail of certain animals
- 23noun
a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line
- 24noun
a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string
- 25noun
a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism
- 26noun
a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around
- 27noun
a former monetary unit in Great Britain
Synonyms
- 28verb
cut hair in the style of a bob
"Bernice bobs her hair these days!"
- 29verb
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
- 30verb
remove or shorten the tail of an animal
- 31verb
move up and down repeatedly
"her rucksack bobbed gently on her back"
- 32verb
ride a bobsled
"The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure"
Synonyms
Synonyms
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in bob:
Common word forms
Words from these letters
If you are holding these tiles, the unscrambler for BOB lists every valid word you can make from the same letters, including shorter plays.