flange

flange is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as noun, transitive verb, and intransitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An external or internal rib, or rim, for strength, as the flange of an iron beam; or for a guide, as the flange of a car wheel (see Car wheel.); or for attachment to another object, as the flange on the end of a pipe, steam cylinder, etc. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 13 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 10 · Words With Friends 13 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. An external or internal rib, or rim, for strength, as the flange of an iron beam; or for a guide, as the flange of a car wheel (see Car wheel.); or for attachment to another object, as the flange on the end of a pipe, steam cylinder, etc.
2. noun. A plate or ring to form a rim at the end of a pipe when fastened to the pipe.
3. transitive verb. To make a flange on; to furnish with a flange.
4. intransitive verb. To be bent into a flange.
5. noun. a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object

   Synonyms: rim

Synonyms

rim

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in flange:

fangle

Common word forms

flanged, flanger, flanges, flanging, flangeless

Words from these letters

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