Dictionary Entry
uncle
uncle is a 5-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The brother of one's father or mother; also applied to an aunt's husband; -- the correlative of aunt in sex, and of nephew and niece in relationship. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 11 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 7 · Words With Friends 11 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The brother of one's father or mother; also applied to an aunt's husband; -- the correlative of aunt in sex, and of nephew and niece in relationship.
- 2noun
A pawnbroker.
- 3noun
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
- 4noun
a source of help and advice and encouragement
"he played uncle to lonely students"
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