reeve

reeve is a 5-letter English word with 7 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The female of the ruff. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 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 8 · Words With Friends 9 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The female of the ruff.
2. transitive verb. To pass, as the end of a pope, through any hole in a block, thimble, cleat, ringbolt, cringle, or the like.
3. noun. an officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; -- used chiefly in compounds; as, shirereeve, now written sheriff; portreeve, etc.
4. noun. female ruff
5. verb. fasten by passing through a hole or around something
6. verb. pass through a hole or opening

   "reeve a rope"

7. verb. pass a rope through

   "reeve an opening"

Common word forms

reeved, reeves, reeving

Words from these letters

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