crape

crape is a 5-letter English word with 6 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A thin, crimped stuff, made of raw silk gummed and twisted on the mill. Black crape is much used for mourning garments, also for the dress of some clergymen. Face value is 9 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.

5 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A thin, crimped stuff, made of raw silk gummed and twisted on the mill. Black crape is much used for mourning garments, also for the dress of some clergymen.
2. noun. To form into ringlets; to curl; to crimp; to friz; as, to crape the hair; to crape silk.
3. noun. a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface

   Synonyms: crepe

4. noun. small very thin pancake

   Synonyms: crepe

5. verb. curl tightly

   "crimp hair"

   Synonyms: crimp, frizz, frizzle, kink

6. verb. cover or drape with crape

   "crape the mirror"

   Synonyms: crepe

Synonyms

crepe, crimp, frizz, frizzle, kink

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in crape:

caper, carpe, pacer, perca, recap

Common word forms

craped, crapes, craping

Words from these letters

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