bobbin

bobbin is a 6-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A small pin, or cylinder, formerly of bone, now most commonly of wood, used in the making of pillow lace. Each thread is wound on a separate bobbin which hangs down holding the thread at a slight tension. Face value is 12 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.

6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 16 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A small pin, or cylinder, formerly of bone, now most commonly of wood, used in the making of pillow lace. Each thread is wound on a separate bobbin which hangs down holding the thread at a slight tension.
2. noun. A spool or reel of various material and construction, with a head at one or both ends, and sometimes with a hole bored through its length by which it may be placed on a spindle or pivot. It is used to hold yarn or thread, as in spinning or warping machines, looms, sewing machines, etc.
3. noun. The little rounded piece of wood, at the end of a latch string, which is pulled to raise the latch.
4. noun. A fine cord or narrow braid.
5. noun. A cylindrical or spool-shaped coil or insulated wire, usually containing a core of soft iron which becomes magnetic when the wire is traversed by an electrical current.
6. noun. a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound

   Synonyms: reel, spool

Synonyms

reel, spool

Common word forms

bobbins, bobbiner

Words from these letters

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