index

index is a 5-letter English word with 15 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 14 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 13 · Words With Friends 14 · 15 senses

Definitions

1. noun. That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses.
2. noun. That which guides, points out, informs, or directs; a pointer or a hand that directs to anything, as the hand of a watch, a movable finger on a gauge, scale, or other graduated instrument. In printing, a sign used to direct particular attention to a note or paragraph; -- called also fist.
3. noun. A table for facilitating reference to topics, names, and the like, in a book; -- usually alphabetical in arrangement, and printed at the end of the volume.
4. noun. A prologue indicating what follows.
5. noun. The second digit, that next pollex, in the manus, or hand; the forefinger; index finger.
6. noun. The figure or letter which shows the power or root of a quantity; the exponent.
7. transitive verb. To provide with an index or table of references; to put into an index; as, to index a book, or its contents.
8. noun. the finger next to the thumb

   Synonyms: forefinger

9. noun. an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed
10. noun. a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time

    Synonyms: indicant, indicator

11. noun. a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself

    Synonyms: exponent, power

12. noun. a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
13. verb. adjust through indexation

    "The government indexes wages and prices"

14. verb. provide with an index

    "index the book"

15. verb. list in an index

Synonyms

forefinger, indicant, indicator, exponent, power

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in index:

nixed

Common word forms

indexed, indexer, indexes, indexing, indexable, indexless

Words from these letters

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