dirge
Plural: dirges
Noun
- A mournful song, piece of music, or lament for the dead.
- a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
- A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.
- A song or piece of music that is considered too slow, bland or boring.
Verb
- To sing dirges
Examples
- His opponent played DIRGE, sounding the death knell for his Scrabble victory hopes.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English dirige, from Latin dirige (“steer, direct”), from the beginning of the first antiphon in matins for the dead, Dirige, Domine, deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam. Doublet of dirige.
Scrabble Score: 7
dirge: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddirge: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dirge: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 8
dirge: valid Words With Friends Word