veil
VERBNOUN
/veɪl/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH V
veil is a valid 4-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
V4E1I1L1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING
What does veil mean?
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing.
“a veiled threat”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
To obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil.
“women in Afghanistan veil their faces”
ANTONYMS
BROADER
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
A vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
The inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth).
SYNONYMS
BROADER
3
A garment that covers the head and face.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
4
A membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
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