Dictionary Entry
splice
splice is a 6-letter English word with 10 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope. Face value is 10 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.
6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 13 · 10 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope.
- 2transitive verb
To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast.
- 3transitive verb
To unite in marrige.
- 4noun
A junction or joining made by splicing.
- 5noun
joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together
- 6noun
a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together
"the break was due to an imperfect splice"
Synonyms
- 7verb
join by interweaving strands
"Splice the wires"
- 8verb
join together so as to form new genetic combinations
"splice genes"
- 9verb
join the ends of
"splice film"
- 10verb
perform a marriage ceremony
"The minister married us on Saturday"
"We were wed the following week"
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