Dictionary Entry
floodgate
floodgate is a 9-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 2 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
Synonyms
- 2noun
something that restrains a flood or outpouring
"suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants"
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