Fiddle

What do we mean by fiddle?

A violin, especially one used to play folk or country music. noun

A guardrail used on a table during rough weather to prevent things from slipping off. noun

Nonsensical, trifling matters. noun

An instance of cheating or swindling; a fraud. noun

To play a fiddle. intransitive verb

To touch or handle something in a nervous way. intransitive verb

To make unskilled efforts at repairing or improving. intransitive verb

To meddle or tamper. intransitive verb

To commit a fraud, especially to steal from one's employer. intransitive verb

To play (a tune) on a fiddle. intransitive verb

To alter or falsify for dishonest gain. intransitive verb

To act foolishly, playfully, or without a clear sense of purpose. phrasal verb

To waste or squander. phrasal verb

A musical stringed instrument of the viol class; a violin. See viol, violin, crowd. noun

Nautical, a contrivance to prevent things from rolling off the table in bad weather. It is made of small cords passed through wooden bridges and hauled very taut. Same as rack. noun

In wool-carding, an implement used in Yorkshire, England, for smoothing the points of card-clothing and dislodging dirt from among the teeth. noun

In an orchestra, to take the part of the first (or second) violinplayer. noun

Hence— To take a leading (or subordinate) part in any project or undertaking. noun

In ceramics, a rack in which pieces of ware that have been dipped in liquid glaze are placed to drain. noun

A piece of wood by which the guy-ropes of a tennis-net are stretched to keep them taut. noun

Any of various bowed string instruments, often a violin when played in any of various traditional styles, as opposed to classical violin.

A kind of dock (Rumex pulcher) with leaves shaped like the musical instrument.

An adjustment intended to cover up a basic flaw.

A fraud; a scam.

On board a ship or boat, a rail or batten around the edge of a table or stove to prevent objects falling off at sea. (Also fiddle rail)

Words that are spelled similarly to fiddle:
fiddle, riddle, middle, diddle, piddle, fuddle, widdle, fiddly, tiddle, biddle, liddle, faddle, kiddle, friddle, fidele, siddle, fidle, feddle, fidèle.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word fiddle:
bodhran, pibroch, melodeon, bouzouki, fiddling, concertina, mandolin, banjo, dulcimer, dobro, fiddler, accordion, tunes, bluegrass, bowed, harmonica, cajun, whistle, lute, flute, shook, guitar, viola, violin, harp, percussion, tune, donegal, pipes, bass, pedal, wills, cello, instrument, clarinet, ernie, dances, saxophone, drums, accompaniment, upright, folk, appalachian, tenor, strings, sammy, repertoire, acoustic, breton, ole, celtic, rhythm, string, instruments, piano, tin, narrator, hank, drum, steel, maker, swing, harmony, player, bow, melody, styles, gaelic, newton, backing, pipe, pub, devil, blues, musician, watson, vocal, dave, electric, duo, traditional, playing, nashville, dancing, organ, trio, dance, traditions, music, johnny, pete, band, inn, learned, instrumental, solo, tradition, guitarist, tommy, greg.

Words that rhyme with fiddle:
riddle, middle, piddle, twiddle, widdle, biddle, liddle, riddell, kiddle, liddell, friddle, criddle, in the middle, siddle, rydell, siddall, spidell, did ill, id ul, schmidl, siddell, spidel, widell.

Adjectives that are often used to describe fiddle:
second, old, first, stringed, little, big, fine, cracked, chinese, broken, third, magic, scotch, beloved, squeaky, rare, cheap, medieval, precious, melodious, time, cornstalk, battered, hardanger, imaginary, stalk, wretched, head, brown, primitive, tiny, homemade, proverbial, made, lively, irish, tyrolese, bowed, norwegian, straw, spike, accustomed, shaped, damned, paltry, damn, keyed, merry, box, dollar, spiked, pretty, tuned, onestringed, ole, rude, gilded.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective fiddle:
dee, bow, strings, faddle, string, stick, case, playing, back, sticks, player, maker, music, head, bows, faddles, faddling, making, makers, heads, fee, tunes, tune, block, john, cases, wood, players, dees, guitar, blocks, doo, neck, pattern, fish, dedee, box, shape, deedee, catgut, leaf, roo, diddle, handle, backs, scrapers, song, scraper, laugh, playin, tail, grating, bag, stuff, faces.

Consonant match to fiddle:
fuddle, fidel, faddle, fedele, fadel.

Words that sound like fiddle:
fiddle, fidel, fuddle, fedele, fidele, faddle, fadel, fadil, fadl, fidl, fettle, fatal, fetal, fiddler, fatale, fiddles, fiddled, foetal, footle, friddle, fauteuil, furdle, fdl, fitl, federal, fuddled, federale, fuddles, fundal, fitel, fertile, fizzle, fondle, feudal, fitful, phial, fissile, fidler, fada, fitta, fida, feda, fandel, fishel, fissle, friedel, fadda, fowle, foda, fischel, fideo, fictile, ftl, fidia, faial, fee tail, friedl, faddily, faida, fistel, fedeli, fading, fitting, feeding, piddle, widdle, lidl, vittle, liddle, liddell, tiddle, kiddle, siddle, widl, fooding, sydel, feral, fetta, futbol, farrel, fuddy, futsal, fuzzle, faddish, fardel, fedi, fussell, festal, futral, fessel, fedak, fecial, ferrol, fettled, farol, fettles, fair deal, the deal, -ful, biddle.