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SCRABBLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("Scrabble" is a kind of...):
word game (any game involving the formation or alteration or discovery of words)
board game (a game played on a specially designed board)
Domain usage:
trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("scrabble" is a kind of...):
drawing (a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines)
Derivation:
scrabble (write down quickly without much attention to detail)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they scrabble ... he / she / it scrabbles
Past simple: scrabbled
-ing form: scrabbling
Sense 1
Meaning:
Write down quickly without much attention to detail
Synonyms:
scrabble; scribble
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "scrabble" is one way to...):
write (communicate or express by writing)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
scrabble (an aimless drawing)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Example:
She groped for his keys in the dark
Synonyms:
grope for; scrabble
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "scrabble" is one way to...):
feel (grope or feel in search of something)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something