fritter

fritter has 6 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 7.

Definitions

• v. t.. 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.
• v. t.. A fragment; a shred; a small piece.
• v. t.. To cut, as meat, into small pieces, for frying.
• v. t.. To break into small pieces or fragments.
• n.. small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables
• v.. spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"