candidate
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Is candidate a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of candidate?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (figurative) A person who is thought likely or worthy to gain a position or privilege.figuratively
2. (originally jargon) A participant in an examination.Examples: "Candidates must remain silent for the entirety of the exam."
3. (genetics) A gene which may play a role in a given disease.
verb (English)
1. (nonstandard, chiefly jargon and non-native speakers' English) To make or name (something) as a candidate (to be chosen or deemed suitable for a purpose).Examples: "Performance comparison of solar energy conversion candidated for SPS. (From NASA, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston 1977.)"; "In this program if a processor becomes idle, then all feasible activities requiring that kind of processor will be candidated for scheduling. If the number of candidates is more than the number of available processors, activities with higher priority ..."; "Evaluate the maintenance costs of the software system in order to candidate it for evolution AA14. Evaluate the hardware platform used and the possibility of migrating the software system toward more economical platforms ..."nonstandarduncommon
verb (English)
1. (obsolete, rare, transitive, figurative) To make white; to whitewash.figurativelyobsoleteraretransitiveuncommon
Definition source: Wiktionary