Definition of CLADDING

cladding

Plural: claddings

Noun

  • A protective or decorative layer covering a surface.
  • a protective covering that protects the outside of a building
  • Clothing; clothes.
  • Any hard coating, bonded onto the outside of something to add protection, such as the plastic sheath around an optical fibre.
  • A weatherproof, insulating or decorative covering fixed to the outside of a building.

Verb

  • present participle and gerund of clad

Examples

  • The CLADDING of high-scoring words protected his lead on the Words With Friends board.

Origin / Etymology

From clad + -ing. Compare clothing, ultimately from the same source.

Synonyms

facing, siding

Scrabble Score: 13

cladding: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cladding: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cladding: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

cladding: valid Words With Friends Word