amper

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
11
Letters
5

Definition of amper

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A tumour, often accompanied by inflammation; pustule; varicose vein; pus; atter.
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noun

  1. A tumour, often accompanied by inflammation; pustule; varicose vein; pus; atter.
  2. A defect or flaw, especially in cloth.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of ampersand.
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Etymology

From Middle English ampre, from Old English ampre (“a dilated vein, varix, tumour, swelling; dock, sorrel”), from Proto-West Germanic *amprō, *amprā (“dock, sorrel”), which is related to Proto-Germanic *ampraz (“sharp”). Related to aber.

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