harpoon

harpoon is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A spear or javelin used to strike and kill large fish, as whales; a harping iron. It consists of a long shank, with a broad, fiat, triangular head, sharpened at both edges, and is thrown by hand, or discharged from a gun. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 13 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A spear or javelin used to strike and kill large fish, as whales; a harping iron. It consists of a long shank, with a broad, fiat, triangular head, sharpened at both edges, and is thrown by hand, or discharged from a gun.
2. transitive verb. To strike, catch, or kill with a harpoon.
3. noun. a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it
4. verb. spear with a harpoon

   "harpoon whales"

Common word forms

harpoons, harpooned, harpooner, harpooning

Words from these letters

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