burton

burton is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A peculiar tackle, formed of two or more blocks, or pulleys, the weight being suspended to a hook block in the bight of the running part. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 11 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 8 · Words With Friends 11 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A peculiar tackle, formed of two or more blocks, or pulleys, the weight being suspended to a hook block in the bight of the running part.
2. noun. a strong dark English ale
3. noun. Welsh film actor who often co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor (1925-1984)
4. noun. English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)

Common word forms

burtons, burtonize

Words from these letters

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