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English Dictionary: scrabble	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for scrabble
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scrabble n an aimless drawing Synonym(s): scribble, scrabble, doodle a board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game v feel searchingly; "She groped for his keys in the dark" Synonym(s): grope for, scrabble write down quickly without much attention to detail Synonym(s): scribble, scrabble
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scrabble \Scrab"ble\ (skr[acr]b"b'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scrabbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scrabbling}.] [Freq. of scrape. Cf. {Scramble}, {Scrawl}, v. t.] 1. To scrape, paw, or scratch with the hands; to proceed by clawing with the hands and feet; to scramble; as, to scrabble up a cliff or a tree. Now after a while Little-faith came to himself, and getting up made shift to scrabble on his way. --Bunyan. 2. To make irregular, crooked, or unmeaning marks; to scribble; to scrawl. David . . . scrabbled on the doors of the gate. --1. Sam. xxi. 13.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scrabble \Scrab"ble\, v. t. To mark with irregular lines or letters; to scribble; as, to scrabble paper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scrabble \Scrab"ble\, n. The act of scrabbling; a moving upon the hands and knees; a scramble; also, a scribble.