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

1. noun. The act of binding.
2. noun. Anything that binds; a band or bandage.
3. noun. A thread or string for tying the blood vessels, particularly the arteries, to prevent hemorrhage.
4. noun. A thread or wire used to remove tumors, etc.
5. noun. The state of being bound or stiffened; stiffness; as, the ligature of a joint.
6. noun. Impotence caused by magic or charms.
7. noun. A curve or line connecting notes; a slur.
8. noun. A double character, or a type consisting of two or more letters or characters united, as ae, /, /.
9. transitive verb. To ligate; to tie.
10. noun. the act of tying or binding things together

    Synonyms: tying

11. noun. something used to tie or bind

    Synonyms: binder

12. noun. thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)
13. noun. a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone
14. noun. character consisting of two or more letters combined into one
15. noun. (music) a group of notes connected by a slur

Synonyms

tying, binder

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in ligature:

alurgite

Common word forms

ligatured, ligatures, ligaturing

Words from these letters

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