ref
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 6
- Words With Friends
- 6
- Letters
- 3
/ɹɛf/(US)
Definition of ref
9 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal)Clipping of referee.
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noun
- (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal)Clipping of referee.
- (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of reference.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping)Clipping of refsheet.
- (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of refectory.
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(Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal)Clipping of refrigerator.
“Please close the ref.”
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of row echelon form.
verb
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(ambitransitive, informal)To referee; to act as a referee in a sport or game.
“On the block when we were growing up we called him Ronnie the Enforcer because he umped all the stickball games and reffed the hockey.”
name
- (UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Research Excellence Framework: a system for assessing the quality of research in higher-education institutions.
- A surname.
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Etymology
Clippings.
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