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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.
5 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 10 · 7 senses
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- 1noun
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.
- 2noun
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.
- 3noun
A special organ of plants, usually minute and globular, which often secretes some kind of resinous, gummy, or aromatic product.
- 4noun
Any very small prominence.
- 5noun
The movable part of a stuffing box by which the packing is compressed; -- sometimes called a follower. See Illust. of Stuffing box, under Stuffing.
- 6noun
The crosspiece of a bayonet clutch.
- 7noun
any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream
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