crimper
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 7
/ˈkɹɪmpɚ/
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/ˈkɹɪmpɚ/ · /ˈkɹɪmpə(ɹ)/ (UK)
Definition of crimper
9 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A small climbing hold that can only be held with the tips of a person's fingers.
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noun
- A small climbing hold that can only be held with the tips of a person's fingers.
- A person who crimps when climbing.
- (British)A hairdresser.
- A device for giving hair a wavy appearance.
- Someone who adds pleats to fabric for clothes, drapery, etc.
- A tool used to crimp, to join two pieces of metal.
- An instrument for crimping or ruffling pastry when making a pie.
- A curved board or frame over which the upper of a boot or shoe is stretched to the required shape.
- A machine for crimping or ruffling textile fabrics.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From crimp + -er (agent noun suffix) or, for the climbing hold, + -er (patient suffix).
Words you can make from crimper
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2 words5-letter words
9 words4-letter words
17 words3-letter words
17 words2-letter words
7 wordsHooks
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