frill
Plural: frills
Noun
- (paleontology) a bony plate that curves upward behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs
- an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal
- a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
- ornamental objects of no great value
- A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim.
- A substance or material on the edge of something, resembling such a strip of fabric.
- A wrinkled edge to a film.
- Something extraneous or not essential; something purely for show or effect; a luxury.
- The relatively extensive margin seen on the back of the heads of reptiles, with either a bony support or a cartilaginous one.
- Synonym of armilla.
Verb
Verb Forms: frilled, frilling, frills
- To adorn or provide with a ruffled, ornamental edge.
- To make into a frill.
- To become wrinkled.
- To provide or decorate with a frill or frills; to turn back in crimped plaits.
- To shake or shiver as with cold (with reference to a hawk).
- To cry (with reference to a bird of prey).
Examples
- She decided to frill her strategy, adding more complex, high-scoring words.
Origin / Etymology
Of uncertain origin.
Synonyms
falderol, flounce, folderal, furbelow, gimcrack, gimcrackery, nonsense, ruff, ruffle, trumpery, armilla, neck frill
Scrabble Score: 8
frill: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordfrill: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
frill: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary