facet

facet is a 5-letter English word with 7 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a diamond. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a diamond.
2. noun. A smooth circumscribed surface; as, the articular facet of a bone.
3. noun. The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column.
4. noun. One of the numerous small eyes which make up the compound eyes of insects and crustaceans.
5. transitive verb. To cut facets or small faces upon; as, to facet a diamond.
6. noun. a distinct feature or element in a problem

   "he studied every facet of the question"

   Synonyms: aspect

7. noun. a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone)

Synonyms

aspect

Common word forms

facets, faceted, faceting, facetted, facetting

Words from these letters

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