scrabble

  • 11scrabble — ► VERB 1) scratch or grope around with one s fingers to find or hold on to something. 2) move quickly and in a disorderly manner; scramble. ► NOUN 1) an act of scrabbling. 2) (Scrabble) trademark a board game in which players build up words from… …

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  • 12Scrabble® — /skrabˈl/ noun A word building game ORIGIN: ↑scrabble …

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  • 13Scrabble — Scrab ble, n. The act of scrabbling; a moving upon the hands and knees; a scramble; also, a scribble. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 14Scrabble — n [U] trademark a game in which players try to make words from the separate letters they have …

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  • 15scrabble — [skrab′əl] vi. scrabbled, scrabbling [Du schrabbelen < schrabben, to scrape: for IE base see SCRAPE] 1. to scratch, scrape, or paw as though looking for something 2. to struggle 3. to scribble; make meaningless marks vt. 1. to scrape together …

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  • 16Scrabble — For other uses, see Scrabble (disambiguation). Scrabble Current Scrabble logo by Hasbro, Inc. used in the USA and Canada, since March 2008 Former Scrabble logo by Hasbro, Inc. used in the USA and Canada, until March 2008 …

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  • 17scrabble — scrabbler, n. /skrab euhl/, v., scrabbled, scrabbling, n. v.t. 1. to scratch or scrape, as with the claws or hands. 2. to grapple or struggle with or as if with the claws or hands. 3. to scrawl; scribble. v.i. 4. to scratch or dig frantically… …

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  • 18Scrabble ME — Infobox Game title = Scrabble ME image link = image caption = Box cover and game layout designer = illustrator = publisher = Winning Moves players = 2 to 4 ages = 8 and up setup time = 5 minutes playing time = 45 60 minutes random chance = Low… …

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  • 19Scrabble — /skrab euhl/, Trademark. a brand name for a game combining anagrams and crosswords in which two to four players use counters of various point values to form words on a playing board. * * * Game in which two to four players compete in forming… …

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  • 20scrabble — [[t]skræ̱b(ə)l[/t]] scrabbles, scrabbling, scrabbled 1) VERB If you scrabble for something, especially something that you cannot see, you move your hands or your feet about quickly and hurriedly in order to find it. [V for n] He grabbed his… …

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