mammock
Plural: mammocks
Noun
- A shapeless piece; a fragment.
Verb
Verb Forms: mammocked, mammocking, mammocks
- To tear or cut into shreds; to break into fragments.
- To tear to pieces.
Examples
- After his terrible play, he wanted to MAMMOCK his tile rack in frustration.
Origin / Etymology
From mam (of obscure origin) + -ock (“diminutive suffix”).
Synonyms
bit, chip, chunk, clip, crumb, crumbling, cutting, flake, fleak, fragment, hunk, lump, mammock, ort, piece, piecemeal, portion, scrap, scraplet, slice, snead, snippet, steck
Scrabble Score: 19
mammock: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmammock: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mammock: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary