Dictionary Entry
emergency
emergency is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence; a sudden occasion. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 20 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 17 · Words With Friends 20 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
Sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence; a sudden occasion.
- 2noun
An unforeseen occurrence or combination of circumstances which calls for immediate action or remedy; pressing necessity; exigency.
- 3noun
a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage
- 4noun
a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
"he never knew what to do in an emergency"
- 5noun
a state in which martial law applies
"the governor declared a state of emergency"
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