handfast

handfast is a 8-letter English word with 5 senses as noun, adjective, and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Hold; grasp; custody; power of confining or keeping. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 15 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Hold; grasp; custody; power of confining or keeping.
2. noun. Contract; specifically, espousal.
3. adjective. Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands.
4. transitive verb. To pledge; to bind; to betroth by joining hands, in order to cohabitation, before the celebration of marriage.
5. noun. Strong; steadfast.

Common word forms

handfasts, handfasted, handfastly, handfasting, handfastness

Words from these letters

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