obi

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
5
Words With Friends
6
Letters
3
Pronunciation
/ˈoʊbi/

Definition of obi

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A sash worn with a kimono.
    “The broad obi tied around her middle was orange and yellow. I'd never seen such elegant clothing.”
    “They had known nothing of woolen cloth, but now the popularity of obi made of imported grogram spread like wildfire. This popularity produced various stories in its wake.”
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noun

  1. A sash worn with a kimono.
    “The broad obi tied around her middle was orange and yellow. I'd never seen such elegant clothing.”
    “They had known nothing of woolen cloth, but now the popularity of obi made of imported grogram spread like wildfire. This popularity produced various stories in its wake.”
  2. A strip of paper looped around a book or other product.
  3. (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable)Alternative form of obeah.

name

  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name.
    “Chelsea made two changes to the side that lost at Manchester United, with Frank Lampard making way for John Obi Mikel and Nicolas Anelka starting ahead of Didier Drogba.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 帯 (obi, “belt”).

Anagrams of obi

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Words you can make from obi

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2-letter words

3 words

Hooks

3 extensions · 3 back

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