scotch
scotch is a 6-letter English word with 13 senses as adjective, noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its inhabitants; Scottish. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 14 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
- adjective. Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its inhabitants; Scottish.
- noun. The dialect or dialects of English spoken by the people of Scotland.
- noun. Collectively, the people of Scotland.
- transitive verb. To shoulder up; to prop or block with a wedge, chock, etc., as a wheel, to prevent its rolling or slipping.
- noun. A chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping; as, a scotch for a wheel or a log on inclined ground.
- transitive verb. To cut superficially; to wound; to score.
- noun. A slight cut or incision; a score.
- noun. whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
- noun. a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
- verb. make a small cut or score into
- verb. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"
"foil your opponent"
- adjective. avoiding waste
"an economical meal"
"an economical shopper"
- adjective. of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language
"Scots Gaelic"
"the Scots community in New York"
Synonyms
score, baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, spoil, thwart, economical, frugal, sparing, stinting, scots, scottish
Common word forms
scotched, scotcher, scotches, scotching, scotchness
Words from these letters
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