Dictionary Entry
queer
queer is a 5-letter English word with 8 senses as adjective, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: At variance with what is usual or normal; differing in some odd way from what is ordinary; odd; singular; strange; whimsical; as, a queer story or act. Face value is 14 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.
5 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 15 · 8 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
At variance with what is usual or normal; differing in some odd way from what is ordinary; odd; singular; strange; whimsical; as, a queer story or act.
- 2adjective
Mysterious; suspicious; questionable; as, a queer transaction.
- 3noun
Counterfeit money.
- 4noun
offensive term for an openly homosexual man
- 5verb
put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
- 6verb
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"
"foil your opponent"
- 7adjective
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
"a curious hybrid accent"
"her speech has a funny twang"
- 8adjective
homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
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