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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:

An aimless drawing

Synonyms:

doodle; scrabble; scribble

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) 

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:

Feel searchingly

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

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