Dictionary Entry
fritter
fritter is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A small quantity of batter, fried in boiling lard or in a frying pan. Fritters are of various kinds, named from the substance inclosed in the batter; as, apple fritters, clam fritters, oyster fritters. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 10 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
A small quantity of batter, fried in boiling lard or in a frying pan. Fritters are of various kinds, named from the substance inclosed in the batter; as, apple fritters, clam fritters, oyster fritters.
- 2transitive verb
A fragment; a shred; a small piece.
- 3transitive verb
To cut, as meat, into small pieces, for frying.
- 4transitive verb
To break into small pieces or fragments.
- 5noun
small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables
- 6verb
spend frivolously and unwisely
"Fritter away one's inheritance"
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