tripod

Noun

A three-legged stand or support, often for a camera.
a three-legged rack used for support
A three-legged stand or mount.
A fictional three-legged Martian war machine from H.G. Wells's novel The War of the Worlds (1897).
A man with macrophallism.

Verb

To enter the tripod position showing signs of exhaustion or distress.
Of a lizard, to raise its body upright bracing itself on hind legs and tail.

Examples

His strategy formed a tripod, stable and supporting multiple scoring plays.
I tripodded after my 6-mile run.
Recent cell phones offer tripod attachments to take steady photographs.

Origin / Etymology

PIE word
*tréyes
Borrowed from Latin tripūs, tripodis, from Ancient Greek τρίπους (trípous); equivalent to tri- + -pod. Doublet of tripus and teapoy.

Synonyms

Thing, fighting-machine

Scrabble Score: 9

tripod: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tripod: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tripod: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

tripod: valid Words With Friends Word