emblem

Meanings

Plural: emblems

Noun

special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.
a visible symbol representing an abstract idea
A representative symbol, such as a trademark or logo.
Something that represents a larger whole.
Inlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental inserted in a surface.
A picture accompanied with a motto, a set of verses, etc. intended as a moral lesson or meditation.
A picture placed on the field of the escutcheon.

Verb

To symbolize.

Origin / Etymology

From Old French embleme, from Latin emblema (“raised ornaments on vessels, tessellated work, mosaic”), from Ancient Greek ἔμβλημα (émblēma, “an insertion”), from ἐμβάλλειν (embállein, “to put in, to lay on”). Doublet of emblema.

Synonyms

allegory, symbol, token

Scrabble Score: 12

emblem is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
emblem is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
emblem is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

emblem is a valid Words With Friends word