Dictionary Entry
gimlet
gimlet is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A small tool for boring holes. It has a leading screw, a grooved body, and a cross handle. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
A small tool for boring holes. It has a leading screw, a grooved body, and a cross handle.
- 2transitive verb
To pierce or make with a gimlet.
- 3transitive verb
To turn round (an anchor) by the stock, with a motion like turning a gimlet.
- 4noun
hand tool for boring holes
- 5noun
a cocktail made of gin or vodka and lime juice
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