detect

detect is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Detected. Face value is 9 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.

6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 10 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Detected.
2. transitive verb. To uncover; to discover; to find out; to bring to light; as, to detect a crime or a criminal; to detect a mistake in an account.
3. transitive verb. To inform against; to accuse.
4. verb. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

   "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"

   "We found traces of lead in the paint"

   Synonyms: discover, find, notice, observe

Synonyms

discover, find, notice, observe

Common word forms

detects, detected, detecter, detecting, detectable

Words from these letters

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