chevron

chevron is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: One of the nine honorable ordinaries, consisting of two broad bands of the width of the bar, issuing, respectively from the dexter and sinister bases of the field and conjoined at its center. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 17 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 15 · Words With Friends 17 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. One of the nine honorable ordinaries, consisting of two broad bands of the width of the bar, issuing, respectively from the dexter and sinister bases of the field and conjoined at its center.
2. noun. A distinguishing mark, above the elbow, on the sleeve of a non-commissioned officer's coat.
3. noun. A zigzag molding, or group of moldings, common in Norman architecture.
4. noun. an inverted V-shaped charge
5. noun. V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service

   "they earned their stripes in Kuwait"

   Synonyms: stripe, stripes

Synonyms

stripe, stripes

Common word forms

chevrons, chevroned

Words from these letters

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