running
running is a 7-letter English word with 23 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Run. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- present participle. of Run
- adjective. Moving or advancing by running.
- adjective. Having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer.
- adjective. trained and kept for running races; as, a running horse.
- adjective. Successive; one following the other without break or intervention; -- said of periods of time; as, to be away two days running; to sow land two years running.
- adjective. Flowing; easy; cursive; as, a running hand.
- adjective. Continuous; keeping along step by step; as, he stated the facts with a running explanation.
- adjective. Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem; as, a running vine.
- adjective. Discharging pus; as, a running sore.
- noun. The act of one who, or of that which runs; as, the running was slow.
- noun. That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation; as, the first running of a still.
- noun. The discharge from an ulcer or other sore.
- noun. the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
"he broke into a run"
"his daily run keeps him fit"
- noun. the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
- noun. (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
"the defensive line braced to stop the run"
"the coach put great emphasis on running"
- noun. the act of administering or being in charge of something
"he has responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time"
- noun. the state of being in operation
"the engine is running smoothly"
- adjective. continually repeated over a period of time
"a running joke among us"
- adjective. (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
"in running (or working) order"
"a functional set of brakes"
- adjective. executed or initiated by running
"running plays worked better than pass plays"
"took a running jump"
- adjective. (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
"as mountain stream with freely running water"
"hovels without running water"
- adjective. of advancing the ball by running
"the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays"
- adjective. measured lengthwise
"cost of lumber per running foot"
Synonyms
run, track, functional, operative, working, linear
Common word forms
Words from these letters
If you are holding these tiles, the unscrambler for RUNNING lists every valid word you can make from the same letters, including shorter plays.