gland
gland is a 5-letter English word with 7 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An organ for secreting something to be used in, or eliminated from, the body; as, the sebaceous glands of the skin; the salivary glands of the mouth. Face value is 7 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.
Definitions
- noun. An organ for secreting something to be used in, or eliminated from, the body; as, the sebaceous glands of the skin; the salivary glands of the mouth.
- noun. An organ or part which resembles a secreting, or true, gland, as the ductless, lymphatic, pineal, and pituitary glands, the functions of which are very imperfectly known.
- noun. A special organ of plants, usually minute and globular, which often secretes some kind of resinous, gummy, or aromatic product.
- noun. Any very small prominence.
- noun. The movable part of a stuffing box by which the packing is compressed; -- sometimes called a follower. See Illust. of Stuffing box, under Stuffing.
- noun. The crosspiece of a bayonet clutch.
- noun. any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream
Synonyms
Common word forms
glands, glander, glandes, glandless
Words from these letters
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