lattice

lattice is a 7-letter English word with 7 senses as noun and intransitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Any work of wood or metal, made by crossing laths, or thin strips, and forming a network; as, the lattice of a window; -- called also latticework. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 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 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Any work of wood or metal, made by crossing laths, or thin strips, and forming a network; as, the lattice of a window; -- called also latticework.
2. noun. The representation of a piece of latticework used as a bearing, the bands being vertical and horizontal.
3. intransitive verb. To make a lattice of; as, to lattice timbers.
4. intransitive verb. To close, as an opening, with latticework; to furnish with a lattice; as, to lattice a window.
5. noun. framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal

   Synonyms: fretwork, latticework

6. noun. small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted

   Synonyms: grille, wicket

7. noun. an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions

Synonyms

fretwork, latticework, grille, wicket

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in lattice:

tactile

Common word forms

latticed, lattices, latticing

Words from these letters

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