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symbol
symbol is a 6-letter English word with 9 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A visible sign or representation of an idea; anything which suggests an idea or quality, or another thing, as by resemblance or by convention; an emblem; a representation; a type; a figure; as, the lion is the symbol of courage; the lamb is the symbol of meekness or patience. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 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 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 9 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
A visible sign or representation of an idea; anything which suggests an idea or quality, or another thing, as by resemblance or by convention; an emblem; a representation; a type; a figure; as, the lion is the symbol of courage; the lamb is the symbol of meekness or patience.
- 2noun
Any character used to represent a quantity, an operation, a relation, or an abbreviation.
- 3noun
An abstract or compendium of faith or doctrine; a creed, or a summary of the articles of religion.
- 4noun
That which is thrown into a common fund; hence, an appointed or accustomed duty.
- 5noun
Share; allotment.
- 6noun
An abbreviation standing for the name of an element and consisting of the initial letter of the Latin or New Latin name, or sometimes of the initial letter with a following one; as, C for carbon, Na for sodium (Natrium), Fe for iron (Ferrum), Sn for tin (Stannum), Sb for antimony (Stibium), etc. See the list of names and symbols under Element.
- 7transitive verb
To symbolize.
- 8noun
something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
"the eagle is a symbol of the United States"
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- 9noun
an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
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