NOUN
  • Definition - Any of various bowed string instruments, often a violin when played in any of various traditional styles, as opposed to classical violin.
  • Example - When I play it like this, it's a fiddle; when I play it like that, it's a violin.
  • Synonyms - violin
  • Definition - A kind of dock (Rumex pulcher) with leaves shaped like the musical instrument.
  • Example - When I play it like this, it's a fiddle; when I play it like that, it's a violin.
  • Definition - An adjustment intended to cover up a basic flaw.
  • Example - That parameter setting is just a fiddle to make the lighting look right.
  • Definition - A fraud; a scam.
  • Example - That parameter setting is just a fiddle to make the lighting look right.
  • Definition - On board a ship or boat, a rail or batten around the edge of a table or stove to prevent objects falling off at sea. (Also fiddle rail)
  • Example - That parameter setting is just a fiddle to make the lighting look right.
VERB
  • Definition - To play aimlessly.
  • Example - You're fiddling your life away.
  • Definition - To adjust or manipulate for deception or fraud.
  • Example - Fred was sacked when the auditors caught him fiddling the books.
  • Definition - To play traditional tunes on a violin in a non-classical style.
  • Example - Fred was sacked when the auditors caught him fiddling the books.
  • Definition - To touch or fidget with something in a restless or nervous way, or tinker with something in an attempt to make minor adjustments or improvements.
  • Example - Fred was sacked when the auditors caught him fiddling the books.
Words in your word
6 Letter Words
fiddle 11
5 Letter Words
felid 9 field 9 filed 9 flied 9 idled 7
4 Letter Words
defi 8 delf 8 fled 8 file 7 lief 7 life 7 died 6 deil 5 deli 5 diel 5 idle 5 lied 5
3 Letter Words
def 7 dif 7 fed 7 fid 7 elf 6 fie 6 fil 6 did 5 del 4 die 4 eld 4 led 4 lid 4 lei 3 lie 3
2 Letter Words
ef 5 fe 5 if 5 de 3 ed 3 id 3 el 2 li 2
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