runaround
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 9
Definition of runaround
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(idiomatic)An evasive explanation in the form of multiple excuses.
“I called them to find out what had happened to my parcel, but all I got was a runaround.”
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noun
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(idiomatic)An evasive explanation in the form of multiple excuses.
“I called them to find out what had happened to my parcel, but all I got was a runaround.”
- A detour or route that bypasses an obstacle.
- A section of type that is narrower than that of the column it is part of; typically next to an illustration.
- A whitlow running around the fingernail but not affecting the bone.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Deverbal from run around.
Words you can make from runaround
74 playable · top: RUNROUND (9 pts)
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