Dictionary Entry
hidebound
hidebound is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened or raised; -- said of an animal. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 18 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened or raised; -- said of an animal.
- 2adjective
Having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth; -- said of trees.
- 3adjective
Untractable; bigoted; obstinately and blindly or stupidly conservative.
- 4adjective
Niggardly; penurious.
- 5adjective
stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded
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