Definitions For Bullroarer
Noun
BULLROARER (plural BULLROARERs) An ancient ritual musical instrument and means of communicate, communicating over extended distances, consisting of a slat of wood tied to the end of a thong or string, with which the slat is whirled so as to cause an intermittent roaring noise.Synonyms
ritual musical instrument and means of communication rhombus, thunder stick, turndun, whizzing stickHypernyms
ritual musical instrument musical instrumentTranslations
Catalan: brunzidor, m Extremaduran: rumbu, m, rombu, m French: rhombe, m German: Schwirrholz, n, Schwirrgerät, n Greek: : Ancient: ῥόμβος, m Gros Ventre: nakaaⁿtaⁿ Inupiaq: imigluktaaq, imigluktaun Italian: rombo, m Maori: pūrerehua, whēorooro, pūrorohū Navajo: tsin ndi'ni' Polish: czurynga Portuguese: rombo, mAlternative forms
bull roarer bull-roarerEtymology
bull + roarerIs Bullroarer a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
NO
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
NO
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
NO
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
16
The word Bullroarer is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends