deal

deal is a 4-letter English word with 35 senses as noun, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A part or portion; a share; hence, an indefinite quantity, degree, or extent, degree, or extent; as, a deal of time and trouble; a deal of cold. Face value is 5 in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 5 · Words With Friends 6 · 35 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A part or portion; a share; hence, an indefinite quantity, degree, or extent, degree, or extent; as, a deal of time and trouble; a deal of cold.
2. noun. The process of dealing cards to the players; also, the portion disturbed.
3. noun. Distribution; apportionment.
4. noun. An arrangement to attain a desired result by a combination of interested parties; -- applied to stock speculations and political bargains.
5. noun. The division of a piece of timber made by sawing; a board or plank; particularly, a board or plank of fir or pine above seven inches in width, and exceeding six feet in length. If narrower than this, it is called a batten; if shorter, a deal end.
6. noun. Wood of the pine or fir; as, a floor of deal.
7. noun. To divide; to separate in portions; hence, to give in portions; to distribute; to bestow successively; -- sometimes with out.
8. noun. Specifically: To distribute, as cards, to the players at the commencement of a game; as, to deal the cards; to deal one a jack.
9. intransitive verb. To make distribution; to share out in portions, as cards to the players.
10. intransitive verb. To do a distributing or retailing business, as distinguished from that of a manufacturer or producer; to traffic; to trade; to do business; as, he deals in flour.
11. intransitive verb. To act as an intermediary in business or any affairs; to manage; to make arrangements; -- followed by between or with.
12. intransitive verb. To conduct one's self; to behave or act in any affair or towards any one; to treat.
13. intransitive verb. To contend (with); to treat (with), by way of opposition, check, or correction; as, he has turbulent passions to deal with.
14. noun. the act of apportioning or distributing something

    "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions"

15. noun. the act of distributing playing cards

    "the deal was passed around the table clockwise"

16. noun. a particular instance of buying or selling

    "it was a package deal"

    "I had no further trade with him"

    Synonyms: trade

17. noun. an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each

    "he made a bargain with the devil"

    "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals"

    Synonyms: bargain

18. noun. the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement)

    "he got a good deal on his car"

19. noun. the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time

    "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"

    "he kept trying to see my hand"

    Synonyms: hand

20. noun. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

    "a batch of letters"

    "a deal of trouble"

    Synonyms: batch, flock, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel

21. noun. wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)

    Synonyms: softwood

22. noun. a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
23. verb. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

    "Take the case of China"

    "Consider the following case"

    Synonyms: consider, take

24. verb. act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

    "This book deals with incest"

    "The course covered all of Western Civilization"

    Synonyms: address, cover, handle, plow, treat

25. verb. do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood

    "She deals in gold"

    "The brothers sell shoes"

    Synonyms: sell, trade

26. verb. sell

    "deal hashish"

27. verb. distribute cards to the players in a game

    "Who's dealing?"

28. verb. give (a specific card) to a player

    "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"

29. verb. give out as one's portion or share

    Synonyms: apportion, share

30. verb. administer or bestow, as in small portions

    "administer critical remarks to everyone present"

    "dole out some money"

    Synonyms: administer, allot, dispense, distribute, lot

31. verb. take action with respect to (someone or something)

    "How are we going to deal with this problem?"

    "The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students"

32. verb. behave in a certain way towards others

    "He deals fairly with his employees"

33. verb. be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

    "I can deal with this crew of workers"

    "This blender can't handle nuts"

    Synonyms: care, handle, manage

34. verb. direct the course of; manage or control

    "You cannot conduct business like this"

    Synonyms: conduct

35. verb. come to terms with

    "We got by on just a gallon of gas"

    "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

    Synonyms: contend, cope, grapple, manage

Synonyms

trade, bargain, hand, batch, flock, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in deal:

dale, lade, lead, leda

Common word forms

deals, dealer, dealing, dealable

Words from these letters

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