Definition of hangings

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  • hangings is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • hangings is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
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Definition of hangings

  • decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window (noun)

    Examples

    1. the cold castle walls were covered with hangings

    Synonyms

    1. wall hanging
  • the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely) (noun)

    Examples

    1. there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait

    Synonyms

    1. dangling
    2. suspension
  • a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead (noun)

    Examples

    1. in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment

See definition of hangings in Merriam Webster