eyelet

eyelet is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 9 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc.
2. noun. A metal ring or grommet, or short metallic tube, the ends of which can be bent outward and over to fasten it in place; -- used to line an eyelet hole.
3. noun. fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines

   Synonyms: cringle, grommet, grummet, loop

4. noun. a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar

   Synonyms: eyehole

Synonyms

cringle, grommet, grummet, loop, eyehole

Common word forms

eyelets, eyeleted, eyeleting, eyeletted, eyeletter, eyeletting

Words from these letters

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