obelisk

obelisk is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An upright, four-sided pillar, gradually tapering as it rises, and terminating in a pyramid called pyramidion. It is ordinarily monolithic. Egyptian obelisks are commonly covered with hieroglyphic writing from top to bottom. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 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 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. An upright, four-sided pillar, gradually tapering as it rises, and terminating in a pyramid called pyramidion. It is ordinarily monolithic. Egyptian obelisks are commonly covered with hieroglyphic writing from top to bottom.
2. noun. A mark of reference; -- called also dagger [/]. See Dagger, n., 2.
3. transitive verb. To mark or designate with an obelisk.
4. noun. a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
5. noun. a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote

   Synonyms: dagger

Synonyms

dagger

Common word forms

obelisks, obelisked, obelisking

Words from these letters

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