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fathom
fathom is a 6-letter English word with 8 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A measure of length, containing six feet; the space to which a man can extend his arms; -- used chiefly in measuring cables, cordage, and the depth of navigable water by soundings. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 14 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 14 · Words With Friends 14 · 8 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
A measure of length, containing six feet; the space to which a man can extend his arms; -- used chiefly in measuring cables, cordage, and the depth of navigable water by soundings.
- 2noun
The measure or extant of one's capacity; depth, as of intellect; profundity; reach; penetration.
- 3transitive verb
To encompass with the arms extended or encircling; to measure by throwing the arms about; to span.
- 4transitive verb
The measure by a sounding line; especially, to sound the depth of; to penetrate, measure, and comprehend; to get to the bottom of.
- 5noun
(mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore
- 6noun
a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
- 7verb
measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
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- 8verb
come to understand
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