foss

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
7
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/fɒs/
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/fɒs/ · /fɑs/ · /fɔs/

Definition of foss

7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of Free and Open Source Software.
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noun

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of Free and Open Source Software.
  2. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of fosse.
  3. (Northern-England)A waterfall.
    “Another of his flock was spotted garrotted, one found twisted and drowned at the bottom of a foss and a third split cleanly from scut to teeth.”

name

  1. A surname.
  2. A town in Washita County, Oklahoma.
  3. An unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States.
  4. A minor river in North Yorkshire, England, that joins the Ouse in York.

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