extrude
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 7
/ɪkˈstɹuːd
See all 2 pronunciations Show less
/ɪkˈstɹuːd · ɛk-/
Definition of extrude
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
-
To push or thrust out.
“It is theorized that when the surface velocity is below certain minimum values the material at the interface between workpieces WP-1 and WP-2 rolls up and extrudes from the interface in the form of long twisted cylindrical projections which are sometimes referred to as "dingle-berries."”
“Fire salamanders, which are common on forested hillsides in southern and central Europe, extrude secretions onto their skin containing a neurotoxic alkaloid, Samandarin, when they think they are under attack.”
“When a printer is extruding and has open spaces in a layer, printers pull the filament back so that stringing does not occur.”
“Researchers at the University of Warwick have created conductive polycaprolactone (PCL)-based filament by mixing carbon black into melted plastic before it's extruded as filament; they call the result carbomorph.”
See all 3 definitions Show less
verb
-
To push or thrust out.
“It is theorized that when the surface velocity is below certain minimum values the material at the interface between workpieces WP-1 and WP-2 rolls up and extrudes from the interface in the form of long twisted cylindrical projections which are sometimes referred to as "dingle-berries."”
“Fire salamanders, which are common on forested hillsides in southern and central Europe, extrude secretions onto their skin containing a neurotoxic alkaloid, Samandarin, when they think they are under attack.”
“When a printer is extruding and has open spaces in a layer, printers pull the filament back so that stringing does not occur.”
“Researchers at the University of Warwick have created conductive polycaprolactone (PCL)-based filament by mixing carbon black into melted plastic before it's extruded as filament; they call the result carbomorph.”
- (transitive)To form or shape (a metal, plastic etc.) by forcing it through a die or an opening.
- (transitive)To expel; to drive off.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin extrūdere.
Words you can make from extrude
49 playable · top: DEXTER (14 pts)
Best play dexter 14 points5-letter words
7 words4-letter words
16 words3-letter words
16 words2-letter words
9 wordsHooks
3 extensions · 3 back
A single letter you can add to extrude to make another valid word.
Find your best play with extrude
See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes extrude, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.