ablative
NOUNADJECTIVE
/æb'leɪtɪv/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
ablative is a valid 8-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1B3L1A1T1I1V4E1
1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 =13 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39
MEANING
What does ablative mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
The case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Relating to the ablative case.
2
Tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature.
“ablative material on a rocket cone”
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