watershed

watershed is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The whole region or extent of country which contributes to the supply of a river or lake. Face value is 16 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.

9 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 15 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The whole region or extent of country which contributes to the supply of a river or lake.
2. noun. The line of division between two adjacent rivers or lakes with respect to the flow of water by natural channels into them; the natural boundary of a basin.
3. noun. an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend

   "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations"

   Synonyms: landmark

4. noun. the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet

   "flood control in the Missouri basin"

   Synonyms: basin

5. noun. a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems

   Synonyms: divide

Synonyms

landmark, basin, divide

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in watershed:

drawsheet

Common word forms

watersheds

Words from these letters

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