TRIBUTARY
9 letters
14 Scrabble points
/ˈtɹɪbjʊtəɹi/
Definition of TRIBUTARY
noun
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A natural water stream that flows into a larger river or other body of water.
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A nation, state, or other entity that pays tribute.
Related words:
affluent
adjective
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Related to the paying of tribute.
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Subordinate; inferior
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Yielding supplies of any kind; serving to form or make up, a greater object of the same kind, as a part, branch, etc.; contributing.
"The Ohio has many tributary streams, and is itself tributary to the Mississippi."
Source: Wiktionary
Word Details
Letters
T
R
I
B
U
T
A
R
Y
Length
9 letters
Scrabble Score
14 points