terminal: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 10 letter points · starts with T · ends with L
Meaning of terminal
noun
A building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.
Example: Terminal 1 is for domestic flights, whereas Terminal 2 is for international flights.
A harbour facility where ferries embark and disembark passengers and load and unload vehicles.
A rail station where service begins and ends; the end of the line. For example: Grand Central Terminal in New York City.
A rate charged on all freight, regardless of distance, and supposed to cover the expenses of station service, as distinct from mileage rate, generally proportionate to the distance and intended to cover movement expenses.
Listed forms: terminals.
Source: Wiktionary — terminal.
adj
Fatal; resulting in death.
Appearing at the end; top or apex of a physical object.
Occurring at the end of a word, sentence, or period of time, and serves to terminate it
- archaic
Occurring every term; termly.
Source: Wiktionary — terminal.
verb
To store bulk liquids (such as oil or chemicals) in storage tanks prior to further distribution.
Listed forms: terminals, terminaling, terminalling, terminaled, terminalled.
Source: Wiktionary — terminal.
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 terminal.
adjective
being or situated at an end
adjective
occurring at or forming an end or termination
noun
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
noun
a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is terminal 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 terminal
T(1) + E(1) + R(1) + M(3) + I(1) + N(1) + A(1) + L(1) = 10 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 terminal
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from terminal
292 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in terminal. Showing up to 24, longest first.