major
adjective / noun / verb
Meaning
- adjectiveGreater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest. Greater in number, quantity, or extent.
Example:
the major part of the assembly
- nounA rank of officer in the army and the US air force, between captain and lieutenant colonel.
Example:
He used to be a major in the army.
- verbUsed in a phrasal verb: major in.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #359 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 46% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None