dandy

dandy is a 5-letter English word with 7 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to dress; a fop; a coxcomb. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 10 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 10 · Words With Friends 10 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to dress; a fop; a coxcomb.
2. noun. A sloop or cutter with a jigger on which a lugsail is set.
3. noun. A small sail carried at or near the stern of small boats; -- called also jigger, and mizzen.
4. noun. A dandy roller. See below.
5. noun. a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost

   Synonyms: yawl

6. noun. a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

   Synonyms: beau, clotheshorse, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, swell

7. adjective. very good

   "he did a bully job"

   "a neat sports car"

   Synonyms: bully, corking, cracking, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, peachy, smashing, swell

Synonyms

yawl, beau, clotheshorse, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, swell, bully, corking, cracking, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, peachy, smashing

Common word forms

dandier, dandies, dandily, dandiest, dandyize

Words from these letters

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