function: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 13 letter points · starts with F · ends with N
Meaning of function
noun
What something does or is used for.
A professional or official position.
An official or social occasion.
Example: Our hotel is hosting a function for all the warehouse workers on the night of April 18.
- slang
An official or social occasion. A party.
Listed forms: functions.
Source: Wiktionary — function.
verb
- intransitive
To have a function.
- intransitive
To carry out a function; to be in action.
Listed forms: functions, functioning, functioned.
Source: Wiktionary — function.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for function.
noun
(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
noun
what something is used for
noun
the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
noun
a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is function in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of function
F(4) + U(1) + N(1) + C(3) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 13 points.
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Anagrams of function
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from function
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