garnet
Plural: garnets
Noun
- A hard, reddish gemstone used in jewelry and as an abrasive.
- any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive
- A hard transparent mineral that is often used as gemstones and abrasives.
- A dark red color, like that of the gemstone.
- A tackle for hoisting cargo in or out of a vessel.
Adj
- Of a dark red colour.
Verb
- To shred (twisted wool fiber, rags, etc.) so that it can be reused.
Examples
- Finding a triple letter for ’N’ while playing GARNET felt like unearthing a gem.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English gernet, granate, from Old French grenate, from grenat (“pomegranate red”). Doublet of grenade.
Scrabble Score: 7
garnet: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordgarnet: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
garnet: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
garnet: valid Words With Friends Word