Definitions for alligator

alligator al·li·ga·tor

Spelling: [al-i-gey-ter]
IPA: /ˈæl ɪˌgeɪ tər/

Alligator is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 309 anagrams from letters in alligator (aagillort).

Definitions for alligator

noun

  1. either of two broad-snouted crocodilians of the genus Alligator, of the southeastern U.S. and eastern China.
  2. (loosely) any broad-snouted crocodilian, as a caiman.
  3. Metallurgy. a machine for bringing the balls of iron from a puddling furnace into compact form so that they can be handled.
  4. Jazz. an enthusiastic fan of swing.

verb (used without object)

  1. (of paint, varnish, or the like) to crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from weathering or improper application to a surface.
  2. Metalworking. (of a rolled metal slab) to split and curl up and down at one end; fishmouth.

Origin of alligator

1560-70; Spanish el lagarto the lizard Vulgar Latin *ille that + *lacartus, for Latin lacertus lizard

Examples for alligator

From the notches on his back the alligator is called a sawrian.

You can even purchase a “Canned Exotic Meat Gift Set,” which includes rattlesnake, alligator, elk, and buffalo.

The alligator of Florida and of Louisiana delights in this chase.

Vali sings while playing with an alligator on a pink swing set, hustling at a lemonade stand and dancing with shadowy creatures.

What have you got in that alligator, Sheriff, that you're so careful not to set it down and forget it?

In another study, children saw a puppet show where a mouse was eaten by an alligator.

Well, this poor thing couldn't tell between a real sin and an alligator.

Consider one bold, green dress with a voluminous skirt that shimmered with what looked like the green scales of an alligator.

Along its back, was a ridge of horns, like spines, and higher than an alligator's.

No matter what was on that flag—a white buttercup, a corn muffin, the skeleton of an alligator, who knows?

Word Value for alligator
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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