gauze

gauze is a 5-letter English word with 4 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A very thin, slight, transparent stuff, generally of silk; also, any fabric resembling silk gauze; as, wire gauze; cotton gauze. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 17 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A very thin, slight, transparent stuff, generally of silk; also, any fabric resembling silk gauze; as, wire gauze; cotton gauze.
2. adjective. Having the qualities of gauze; thin; light; as, gauze merino underclothing.
3. noun. a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave

   Synonyms: netting, veiling

4. noun. (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings

Synonyms

netting, veiling

Common word forms

gauzes

Words from these letters

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