heron

heron is a 5-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Any wading bird of the genus Ardea and allied genera, of the family Ardeidae. The herons have a long, sharp bill, and long legs and toes, with the claw of the middle toe toothed. The common European heron (Ardea cinerea) is remarkable for its directly ascending flight, and was formerly hunted with the larger falcons. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 8 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 8 · Words With Friends 8 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Any wading bird of the genus Ardea and allied genera, of the family Ardeidae. The herons have a long, sharp bill, and long legs and toes, with the claw of the middle toe toothed. The common European heron (Ardea cinerea) is remarkable for its directly ascending flight, and was formerly hunted with the larger falcons.
2. noun. grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill
3. noun. Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)

   Synonyms: hero

Synonyms

hero

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in heron:

honer, horne, rhone

Common word forms

herons, heroner

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