Definitions for the word, stake

(v. t.) A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support or stay; as, a stake to support vines, fences, hedges, etc.

(v. t.) A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, -- used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light work, punching upon, etc.

(v. t.) A stick inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, a flat car, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off.

(v. t.) That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge.

(v. t.) The piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned; hence, martyrdom by fire.

(v. t.) To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants.

(v. t.) To mark the limits of by stakes; -- with out; as, to stake out land; to stake out a new road.

(v. t.) To pierce or wound with a stake.

(v. t.) To put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a future contingency; to wager; to pledge.


44 words found in the Scrabble word, stake



Scrabble letter values
A is 1 points
B is 3 points
C is 3 points
D is 2 points
E is 1 points
F is 4 points
G is 2 points
H is 4 points
I is 1 points
J is 8 points
K is 5 points
L is 1 points
M is 3 points
N is 1 points
O is 1 points
P is 3 points
Q is 10 points
R is 1 points
S is 1 points
T is 1 points
U is 1 points
V is 4 points
W is 4 points
X is 8 points
Y is 4 points
Z is 10 points



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