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calibre
calibre is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The diameter of the bore, as a cannon or other firearm, or of any tube; or the weight or size of the projectile which a firearm will carry; as, an 8 inch gun, a 12-pounder, a 44 caliber. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 5 senses
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- 1noun
The diameter of the bore, as a cannon or other firearm, or of any tube; or the weight or size of the projectile which a firearm will carry; as, an 8 inch gun, a 12-pounder, a 44 caliber.
- 2noun
The diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet or column.
- 3noun
Fig.: Capacity or compass of mind.
- 4noun
a degree or grade of excellence or worth
"the quality of students has risen"
"an executive of low caliber"
- 5noun
diameter of a tube or gun barrel
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