holding
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Is holding 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 holding?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (obsolete) Logic; consistency.Examples: "This has no holding, To swear by him whom I protest to love That I will work against him."obsolete
2. (obsolete) The burden or chorus of a song.Examples: "Make battery to our ears with the loud music; The while I'll place you; then the boy shall sing. The holding every man shall beat as loud As his strong sides can volley."obsolete
3. (obsolete, rare) That which holds, binds, or influences; hold; influence; power.Examples: "This is one of the principal holdings of that destructive system, which has endeavoured to unhinge all the virtuous, honourable, and useful connexions in the kingdom."obsoleterare
4. (in texts about Russia, nonstandard) A holding company, or other kind of company (by back-translation from Russian холдинг (xolding)).nonstandard
Definition source: Wiktionary