format

format is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: the general appearance of a publication. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 12 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 11 · Words With Friends 12 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. the general appearance of a publication
2. noun. the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)

   Synonyms: formatting

3. verb. divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data

   "Please format this disk before entering data!"

   Synonyms: initialise, initialize

4. verb. determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)
5. verb. set (printed matter) into a specific format

   "Format this letter so it can be printed out"

   Synonyms: arrange

Synonyms

formatting, initialise, initialize, arrange

Common word forms

formats, formated, formates, formating, formatted, formatter, formatting

Words from these letters

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