Dictionary Entry
discovery
discovery is a 9-letter English word with 9 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The action of discovering; exposure to view; laying open; showing; as, the discovery of a plot. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 19 · 9 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The action of discovering; exposure to view; laying open; showing; as, the discovery of a plot.
- 2noun
A making known; revelation; disclosure; as, a bankrupt is bound to make a full discovery of his assets.
- 3noun
Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown or unrecognized; as, Harvey's discovery of the circulation of the blood.
- 4noun
That which is discovered; a thing found out, or for the first time ascertained or recognized; as, the properties of the magnet were an important discovery.
- 5noun
Exploration; examination.
- 6noun
the act of discovering something
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- 7noun
a productive insight
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- 8noun
something that is discovered
- 9noun
(law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case
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