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Is lash a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word lash is a Scrabble US word. The word lash is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

L1A1S1H4

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Yes. The word lash is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

L1A1S1H4

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4-letter words (2 found)

LAHS,LASH,

3-letter words (8 found)

AHS,ALS,ASH,HAS,LAH,LAS,SAL,SHA,

2-letter words (6 found)

AH,AL,AS,HA,LA,SH,

You can make 16 words from lash according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of lash

lash alsh lsah slah aslh salh lahs alhs lhas hlas ahls hals lsha slha lhsa hlsa shla hsla ashl sahl ahsl hasl shal hsal

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Definitions and meaning of lash

lash

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /læʃ/
  • Rhymes: -æʃ

Etymology 1

From Middle English lashe, lasshe, lasche (“a stroke; the flexible end of a whip”), from Proto-Germanic *laskô (“flap of fabric, strap”).
Cognate with Dutch lasch, las (“a piece; seal; joint; notch; seam”), German Low German Laske, Lask (“a flap; dag; strap”), German Lasche (“a flap; joint; strap; tongue; scarf”), Swedish lask (“scarf”), Icelandic laski (“the bottom part of a glove”).

Noun

lash (plural lashes)

  1. The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
  2. (obsolete) A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.
  3. A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough, often given as a punishment.
  4. A quick and violent sweeping movement, as of an animal's tail; a swish.
  5. A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.
  6. A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
  7. In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.
  8. (Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, informal) An attempt; a go at something.
    Synonym: (UK) bash
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Verb

lash (third-person singular simple present lashes, present participle lashing, simple past and past participle lashed)

  1. (transitive) To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
  2. (transitive) To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash.
  3. (transitive) To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
  4. (transitive) To scold; or to satirize; to censure with severity.
    Synonym: berate
  5. (intransitive) To ply the whip; to strike.
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  6. (intransitive) To strike vigorously; to let fly.
  7. (intransitive) To utter censure or sarcastic language.
  8. (intransitive, of rain) To fall heavily, especially in the phrase lash down.
  9. Used in phrasal verbs: lash back, lash out.
Synonyms
  • (to whip or scourge): Thesaurus:whip
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Etymology 2

From Middle French lachier, from Old French lacier (“to lace”).

Verb

lash (third-person singular simple present lashes, present participle lashing, simple past and past participle lashed)

  1. (transitive) To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten.
    to lash something to a spar
    lash a pack on a horse's back
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Etymology 3

From Old French lasche (French lâche).

Adjective

lash (comparative more lash, superlative most lash)

  1. (obsolete) Remiss, lax.
    Synonyms: at fault, blameworthy, neglectful, negligent, reprehensible
  2. (obsolete) Relaxed.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:carefree, Thesaurus:calm
  3. Soft, watery, wet.
    Synonyms: spongy, squidgy; see also Thesaurus:wet
  4. (Ulster) Excellent, wonderful.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:excellent
  5. (British) Drunk.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:drunk

Noun

lash (uncountable)

  1. (machining, mechanical) Looseness between fitted parts, either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear).
Synonyms
  • backlash
  • play

Anagrams

  • Ahls, HALs, HLAs, Sahl, lahs, shal

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Etymology

From Middle English *las (“a corruption of last”), from Old English latost. Compare bash, which was borrowed from Irish bas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɔːʃ/

Adverb

lash

  1. last

Adjective

lash

  1. last

Related terms

  • lauthest (“latest”)

References

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 52

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