Dictionary Entry
javelin
javelin is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A sort of light spear, to be thrown or cast by thew hand; anciently, a weapon of war used by horsemen and foot soldiers; now used chiefly in hunting the wild boar and other fierce game. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 22 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 17 · Words With Friends 22 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
A sort of light spear, to be thrown or cast by thew hand; anciently, a weapon of war used by horsemen and foot soldiers; now used chiefly in hunting the wild boar and other fierce game.
- 2transitive verb
To pierce with a javelin.
- 3noun
a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events
- 4noun
an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible
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