vault
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How vault fits the hive
Base Score
5
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
A L T U V
Two-Letter Start
VA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LT
Useful for cleanup scans
- 5 letters
- 5 unique letters
- VA start
- LT ending
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- vault is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, l, t, u, v plus any remaining hive letters.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building.
noun
Any arched ceiling or roof.
noun
Anything resembling such a downward-facing concave structure, particularly the sky and caves.
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The space covered by an arched roof, particularly underground rooms and church crypts.
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Any cellar or underground storeroom.
noun
Any burial chamber, particularly those underground.
"Family members had been buried in the vault for centuries."
noun
The secure room or rooms in or below a bank used to store currency and other valuables; similar rooms in other settings.
"The bank kept their money safe in a large vault."
noun
A piece of apparatus used for performing jumps.
noun
A gymnastic movement performed on this apparatus.
noun
An encrypted digital archive.
noun
An underground or covered conduit for water or waste; a drain; a sewer.
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An underground or covered reservoir for water or waste; a cistern; a cesspit.
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A room employing a cesspit or sewer: an outhouse; a lavatory.
verb
To build as, or cover with a vault.
noun
An act of vaulting, formerly by deer; a leap or jump.
noun
An event or performance involving a vaulting horse.
verb
To jump or leap over.
"The fugitive vaulted over the fence to escape."
noun
A turning; a time (chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated).
noun
A volte
noun
A turning point or point of change in a poem, most commonly a sonnet.
Related Words
Synonyms
- vaultingtable