Dictionary Entry
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
- 1adjective
To flatten; to spread out; to unfold; to expand.
- 2adjective
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.
- 3intransitive verb
To give an explanation.
- 4verb
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"
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- 5verb
make plain and comprehensible
"He explained the laws of physics to his students"
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- 6verb
define
"The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean"
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