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

1. transitive 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.
2. transitive verb. A fragment; a shred; a small piece.
3. transitive verb. To cut, as meat, into small pieces, for frying.
4. transitive verb. To break into small pieces or fragments.
5. noun. small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables
6. verb. spend frivolously and unwisely

   "Fritter away one's inheritance"

   Synonyms: dissipate, fool, shoot

Synonyms

dissipate, fool, shoot

Common word forms

fritters, frittered, fritterer, frittering

Words from these letters

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