Dictionary Entry
reception
reception is a 9-letter English word with 10 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of receiving; receipt; admission; as, the reception of food into the stomach; the reception of a letter; the reception of sensation or ideas; reception of evidence. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 10 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The act of receiving; receipt; admission; as, the reception of food into the stomach; the reception of a letter; the reception of sensation or ideas; reception of evidence.
- 2noun
The state of being received.
- 3noun
The act or manner of receiving, esp. of receiving visitors; entertainment; hence, an occasion or ceremony of receiving guests; as, a hearty reception; an elaborate reception.
- 4noun
Acceptance, as of an opinion or doctrine.
- 5noun
A retaking; a recovery.
- 6noun
the act of receiving
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- 7noun
(American football) the act of catching a pass in football
"the tight end made a great reception on the 20 yard line"
- 8noun
quality or fidelity of a received broadcast
- 9noun
the manner in which something is greeted
"she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors"
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- 10noun
a formal party of people; as after a wedding
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