shirr

shirr is a 5-letter English word with 2 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A series of close parallel runnings which are drawn up so as to make the material between them set full by gatherings; -- called also shirring, and gauging. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 7 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 7 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A series of close parallel runnings which are drawn up so as to make the material between them set full by gatherings; -- called also shirring, and gauging.
2. verb. bake (eggs) in their shells until they are set

   "shirr the eggs"

Common word forms

shirrs, shirred, shirring

Words from these letters

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