emblazon
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 21
- Words With Friends
- 25
- Letters
- 8
/ɪmˈbleɪzən/
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/ɪmˈbleɪzən/ · /ɛmˈbleɪzən/
Definition of emblazon
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(transitive)To adorn with prominent markings.
“The route passes over low-lying land, the only item of note being the Cerebos salt works at Greatham, where one may catch a glimpse of the smart black diesel locomotive emblazoned with the firm's name writ large.”
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verb
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(transitive)To adorn with prominent markings.
“The route passes over low-lying land, the only item of note being the Cerebos salt works at Greatham, where one may catch a glimpse of the smart black diesel locomotive emblazoned with the firm's name writ large.”
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(transitive)To inscribe upon.
“The benefactor's image is emblazoned on our memory.”
“Welcome to QAnon, sometimes referred to as “the Storm.” It’s a conspiracy theory that’s swept social media and is starting to break into the mainstream, with Trump rally attendees in Florida on July 31 holding signs and wearing T-shirts emblazoned with “We are Q” and the conspiracy theory’s main catchphrase, “Where we go one, we go all.””
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(transitive)To draw (a coat of arms); depict a heraldic device on something.
“The ordered system of symbols which we know as heraldry came into being in the twelfth century to meet a military need. These symbols were emblazoned on shields, surcoats and fighting flags, and served as an invaluable means of identification when the features were obscured by the great helm.”
- (transitive)To celebrate or extol as with deeds or merit.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From en- + blazon, from Old French blason (“shield”).
Words you can make from emblazon
140 playable · top: BENZAL (17 pts)
Best play benzal 17 points6-letter words
3 words5-letter words
19 words4-letter words
55 words- MAZE 15 pts
- AZON 13 pts
- LAZE 13 pts
- ZEAL 13 pts
- ZOEA 13 pts
- ZONA 13 pts
- ZONE 13 pts
- AMBO 8 pts
- BALM 8 pts
- BEAM 8 pts
- BEMA 8 pts
- BLAM 8 pts
- LAMB 8 pts
- MABE 8 pts
- ABLE 6 pts
- ALME 6 pts
- AMEN 6 pts
- BALE 6 pts
- BANE 6 pts
- BEAL 6 pts
- BEAN 6 pts
- BLAE 6 pts
- BOLA 6 pts
- BOLE 6 pts
- BONE 6 pts
- EBON 6 pts
- LAME 6 pts
- LOAM 6 pts
- LOBE 6 pts
- MALE 6 pts
- MANE 6 pts
- MANO 6 pts
- MEAL 6 pts
- MEAN 6 pts
- MENO 6 pts
- MOAN 6 pts
- MOLA 6 pts
- MOLE 6 pts
- NABE 6 pts
- NAME 6 pts
- NEMA 6 pts
- NOMA 6 pts
- NOME 6 pts
- OMEN 6 pts
- AEON 4 pts
- ALOE 4 pts
- ELAN 4 pts
- ENOL 4 pts
- LANE 4 pts
- LEAN 4 pts
- LENO 4 pts
- LOAN 4 pts
- LONE 4 pts
- NOEL 4 pts
- OLEA 4 pts
3-letter words
39 words- AZO 12 pts
- ZEN 12 pts
- ZOA 12 pts
- BAM 7 pts
- MOB 7 pts
- ALB 5 pts
- BAE 5 pts
- BAL 5 pts
- BAN 5 pts
- BEL 5 pts
- BEN 5 pts
- BOA 5 pts
- ELM 5 pts
- EMO 5 pts
- LAB 5 pts
- LAM 5 pts
- LOB 5 pts
- MAE 5 pts
- MAN 5 pts
- MEL 5 pts
- MEN 5 pts
- MOA 5 pts
- MOL 5 pts
- MON 5 pts
- NAB 5 pts
- NAM 5 pts
- NEB 5 pts
- NOB 5 pts
- NOM 5 pts
- OBA 5 pts
- OBE 5 pts
- OMA 5 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- EON 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- OLE 3 pts
- ONE 3 pts
2-letter words
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