gallows

gallows is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as noun sing and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Gallows. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 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 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. plural. of Gallows
2. noun sing. A frame from which is suspended the rope with which criminals are executed by hanging, usually consisting of two upright posts and a crossbeam on the top; also, a like frame for suspending anything.
3. noun sing. A wretch who deserves the gallows.
4. noun sing. The rest for the tympan when raised.
5. noun sing. A pair of suspenders or braces.
6. noun. an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging

Common word forms

gallow, gallowses, gallowsness

Words from these letters

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