trivet
Plural: trivets
Noun
- A three-legged stand, often used to support hot dishes.
- a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth
- a stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table
- A stand with three short legs, especially for cooking over a fire.
- A stand, sometimes with short, stumpy feet, or a mat used to support hot dishes and protect a table; a coaster.
- A weaver's knife used to cut out the wire that was used to form a pile.
Examples
- Placing TRIVET on the board was a solid, if not spectacular, play.
Origin / Etymology
PIE word
*tréyes
From Middle English trevet, from Old English trefet, borrowed from Latin tripēs, tripedis (“tripod”).
Scrabble Score: 9
trivet: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordtrivet: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
trivet: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
trivet: valid Words With Friends Word