meter: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 7 letter points · starts with M · ends with R
Meaning of meter
noun
- countable, uncountable
A device that measures things.
- countable, uncountable
A device that measures things. A parking meter or similar device for collecting payment.
Example: gas meter
- US, countable, uncountable
A line above or below a hanging net, to which the net is attached in order to strengthen it.
- countable, dated, uncountable
One who metes or measures.
Example: a labouring coal-meter
Listed forms: meters.
Source: Wiktionary — meter.
verb
To measure with a metering device.
To imprint a postage mark with a postage meter.
To regulate the flow of or to deliver in regulated amounts (usually of fluids but sometimes of other things such as anticipation or breath).
Listed forms: meters, metering, metered.
Source: Wiktionary — meter.
noun
- US, alt-of, countable, standard, uncountable
US standard spelling of metre (“a unit of measure”).
Base or related entry: metre.
Listed forms: meters.
Source: Wiktionary — meter.
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 meter.
noun
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
noun
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
noun
rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is meter in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of meter
M(3) + E(1) + T(1) + E(1) + R(1) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of meter
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from meter
21 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in meter. Showing up to 24, longest first.