Definitions For Valve

noun

  • One of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods
  • The entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs
  • Control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid
  • Device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone
  • A structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
  • A mechanical device that controls the flow of liquid, gas, etc., by opening and closing
  • A device in some musical instruments (such as trumpets) that you press to play different notes
  • A structure in the heart, stomach, etc., that temporarily stops the flow of fluid or that allows fluid to move in one direction only

Is Valve a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
14

The word Valve is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Valve in a Sentence

  • They turned off the main water valve to the house.

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