gusset

gusset is a 6-letter English word with 8 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 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 7 · Words With Friends 9 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement.
2. noun. Anything resembling a gusset in a garment
3. noun. A small piece of chain mail at the openings of the joints beneath the arms.
4. noun. A kind of bracket, or angular piece of iron, fastened in the angles of a structure to give strength or stiffness; esp., the part joining the barrel and the fire box of a locomotive boiler.
5. noun. An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resembling a gusset.
6. noun. a piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment

   Synonyms: inset

7. noun. a metal plate used to strengthen a joist
8. noun. a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate

   Synonyms: voider

Synonyms

inset, voider

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in gusset:

guests

Common word forms

gussets, gusseted, gusseting

Words from these letters

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