noose

noose is a 5-letter English word with 6 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn. Face value is 5 in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 5 · Words With Friends 6 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn.
2. transitive verb. To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to insnare.
3. noun. a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled
4. noun. a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose

   Synonyms: gin, snare

5. verb. secure with a noose
6. verb. make a noose in or of

Synonyms

gin, snare

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in noose:

osone

Common word forms

noosed, nooser, nooses, noosing

Words from these letters

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