imbrication

imbrication is a 11-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An overlapping of the edges, like that of tiles or shingles; hence, intricacy of structure; also, a pattern or decoration representing such a structure. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 21 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. An overlapping of the edges, like that of tiles or shingles; hence, intricacy of structure; also, a pattern or decoration representing such a structure.
2. noun. covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)

   Synonyms: lapping, overlapping

Synonyms

lapping, overlapping

Common word forms

imbrications

Words from these letters

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