tattoo

tattoo is a 6-letter English word with 7 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A beat of drum, or sound of a trumpet or bugle, at night, giving notice to soldiers to retreat, or to repair to their quarters in garrison, or to their tents in camp. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 6 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 6 · Words With Friends 6 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A beat of drum, or sound of a trumpet or bugle, at night, giving notice to soldiers to retreat, or to repair to their quarters in garrison, or to their tents in camp.
2. transitive verb. To color, as the flesh, by pricking in coloring matter, so as to form marks or figures which can not be washed out.
3. noun. An indelible mark or figure made by puncturing the skin and introducing some pigment into the punctures; -- a mode of ornamentation practiced by various barbarous races, both in ancient and modern times, and also by some among civilized nations, especially by sailors.
4. noun. the practice of making a design on the skin by pricking and staining
5. noun. a design on the skin made by tattooing
6. noun. a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
7. verb. stain (skin) with indelible color

Common word forms

tattoos, tattooed, tattooer, tattooing, tattooment

Words from these letters

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