bob

bob has 32 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 3.

Definitions

• n.. 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.
• n.. A knot of worms, or of rags, on a string, used in angling, as for eels; formerly, a worm suitable for bait.
• n.. A small piece of cork or light wood attached to a fishing line to show when a fish is biting; a float.
• n.. The ball or heavy part of a pendulum; also, the ball or weight at the end of a plumb line.
• n.. A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in polishing spoons, etc.
• n.. A short, jerking motion; act of bobbing; as, a bob of the head.
• n.. A working beam.
• n.. A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig.
• n.. A peculiar mode of ringing changes on bells.
• n.. The refrain of a song.
• n.. A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist.
• n.. A jeer or flout; a sharp jest or taunt; a trick.