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maverick
maverick is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: In the southwestern part of the united States, a bullock or heifer that has not been branded, and is unclaimed or wild; -- said to be from Maverick, the name of a cattle owner in Texas who neglected to brand his cattle. Face value is 19 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.
8 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 22 · 4 senses
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- 1noun
In the southwestern part of the united States, a bullock or heifer that has not been branded, and is unclaimed or wild; -- said to be from Maverick, the name of a cattle owner in Texas who neglected to brand his cattle.
- 2noun
an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it
- 3noun
someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
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- 4adjective
independent in behavior or thought
"she led a somewhat irregular private life"
"maverick politicians"
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