Dictionary Entry
through
through is a 7-letter English word with 17 senses as preposition, adverb, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: From end to end of, or from side to side of; from one surface or limit of, to the opposite; into and out of at the opposite, or at another, point; as, to bore through a piece of timber, or through a board; a ball passes through the side of a ship. Face value is 14 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.
7 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 14 · 17 senses
Definitions
- 1preposition
From end to end of, or from side to side of; from one surface or limit of, to the opposite; into and out of at the opposite, or at another, point; as, to bore through a piece of timber, or through a board; a ball passes through the side of a ship.
- 2preposition
Between the sides or walls of; within; as, to pass through a door; to go through an avenue.
- 3preposition
By means of; by the agency of.
- 4preposition
Over the whole surface or extent of; as, to ride through the country; to look through an account.
- 5preposition
Among or in the midst of; -- used to denote passage; as, a fish swims through the water; the light glimmers through a thicket.
- 6preposition
From the beginning to the end of; to the end or conclusion of; as, through life; through the year.
- 7adverb
From one end or side to the other; as, to pierce a thing through.
- 8adverb
From beginning to end; as, to read a letter through.
- 9adverb
To the end; to a conclusion; to the ultimate purpose; as, to carry a project through.
- 10adjective
Going or extending through; going, extending, or serving from the beginning to the end; thorough; complete; as, a through line; a through ticket; a through train. Also, admitting of passage through; as, a through bridge.
- 11adjective
(of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes
"a through street"
"a through bus"
- 12adjective
having finished or arrived at completion
"certain to make history before he's done"
"it's a done deed"
Synonyms
- 13adverb
throughout the entire extent
"got soaked through in the rain"
"I'm frozen through"
- 14adverb
over the whole distance
"this bus goes through to New York"
- 15adverb
in diameter
"this cylinder measures 15 inches through"
- 16adverb
from beginning to end
"read this book through"
- 17adverb
to completion
"think this through very carefully!"
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