fringe

fringe is a 6-letter English word with 13 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff, originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting beyond the woven fabric; but more commonly made separate and sewed on, consisting sometimes of projecting ends, twisted or plaited together, and sometimes of loose threads of wool, silk, or linen, or narrow strips of leather, or the like. Face value is 10 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 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 13 senses

Definitions

1. noun. An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff, originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting beyond the woven fabric; but more commonly made separate and sewed on, consisting sometimes of projecting ends, twisted or plaited together, and sometimes of loose threads of wool, silk, or linen, or narrow strips of leather, or the like.
2. noun. Something resembling in any respect a fringe; a line of objects along a border or edge; a border; an edging; a margin; a confine.
3. noun. One of a number of light or dark bands, produced by the interference of light; a diffraction band; -- called also interference fringe.
4. noun. The peristome or fringelike appendage of the capsules of most mosses. See Peristome.
5. transitive verb. To adorn the edge of with a fringe or as with a fringe.
6. noun. an ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging threads or tassels
7. noun. a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead

   Synonyms: bang

8. noun. a social group holding marginal or extreme views

   "members of the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times"

9. noun. a part of the city far removed from the center

   "they built a factory on the outskirts of the city"

   Synonyms: outskirt

10. noun. one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light
11. noun. the outside boundary or surface of something

    Synonyms: periphery

12. verb. decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe

    "fur fringed the hem of the dress"

13. verb. adorn with a fringe

    "The weaver fringed the scarf"

Synonyms

bang, outskirt, periphery

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in fringe:

finger

Common word forms

fringed, fringes, fringing, fringeless

Words from these letters

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