Dictionary Entry
ligature
ligature is a 8-letter English word with 15 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of binding. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 15 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The act of binding.
- 2noun
Anything that binds; a band or bandage.
- 3noun
A thread or string for tying the blood vessels, particularly the arteries, to prevent hemorrhage.
- 4noun
A thread or wire used to remove tumors, etc.
- 5noun
The state of being bound or stiffened; stiffness; as, the ligature of a joint.
- 6noun
Impotence caused by magic or charms.
- 7noun
A curve or line connecting notes; a slur.
- 8noun
A double character, or a type consisting of two or more letters or characters united, as ae, /, /.
- 9transitive verb
To ligate; to tie.
- 10noun
the act of tying or binding things together
Synonyms
- 11noun
something used to tie or bind
Synonyms
- 12noun
thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)
- 13noun
a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone
- 14noun
character consisting of two or more letters combined into one
- 15noun
(music) a group of notes connected by a slur
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