panel

panel is a 5-letter English word with 22 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A sunken compartment with raised margins, molded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 10 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 7 · Words With Friends 10 · 22 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A sunken compartment with raised margins, molded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc.
2. noun. A piece of parchment or a schedule, containing the names of persons summoned as jurors by the sheriff; hence, more generally, the whole jury.
3. noun. A prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar of a criminal court.
4. noun. Formerly, a piece of cloth serving as a saddle; hence, a soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing.
5. noun. A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame; as, the panel of a door.
6. noun. One of the faces of a hewn stone.
7. noun. A slab or plank of wood upon which, instead of canvas, a picture is painted.
8. noun. A heap of dressed ore.
9. noun. One of the districts divided by pillars of extra size, into which a mine is laid off in one system of extracting coal.
10. noun. A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament.
11. noun. A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss.
12. transitive verb. To form in or with panels; as, to panel a wainscot.
13. noun. electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices

    "he checked the instrument panel"

    "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree"

    Synonyms: board

14. noun. (computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with `okay' or `cancel'
15. noun. a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails

    Synonyms: gore

16. noun. sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
17. noun. a soft pad placed under a saddle
18. noun. a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc
19. noun. (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen)

    Synonyms: venire

20. noun. a committee appointed to judge a competition

    Synonyms: jury

21. verb. select from a list

    "empanel prospective jurors"

    Synonyms: empanel, impanel

22. verb. decorate with panels

    "panel the walls with wood"

Synonyms

board, gore, venire, jury, empanel, impanel

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in panel:

alpen, nepal, penal, plane, plena

Common word forms

panels, paneled, paneler, paneling, panelled, panelling

Words from these letters

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