explain

explain is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To flatten; to spread out; to unfold; to expand. Face value is 16 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.

7 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 19 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. To flatten; to spread out; to unfold; to expand.
2. adjective. To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to expound; to unfold and illustrate the meaning of; as, to explain a chapter of the Bible.
3. intransitive verb. To give an explanation.
4. verb. serve as a reason or cause or justification of

   "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"

   "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"

   Synonyms: excuse

5. verb. make plain and comprehensible

   "He explained the laws of physics to his students"

   Synonyms: explicate

6. verb. define

   "The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean"

Synonyms

excuse, explicate

Common word forms

explains, explained, explainer, explaining, explainable

Words from these letters

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