eavesdrop

eavesdrop is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To stand under the eaves, near a window or at the door, of a house, to listen and learn what is said within doors; hence, to listen secretly to what is said in private. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 17 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 15 · Words With Friends 17 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To stand under the eaves, near a window or at the door, of a house, to listen and learn what is said within doors; hence, to listen secretly to what is said in private.
2. noun. The water which falls in drops from the eaves of a house.
3. verb. listen without the speaker's knowledge

   "the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations"

Common word forms

eavesdrops, eavesdropped, eavesdropper, eavesdropping

Words from these letters

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