battle
A contest, a struggle.
Noun 2 meanings
A contest, a struggle.
“the battle of life”
A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
Verb 2 meanings
To join in battle; to contend in fight
“Scientists always battle over theories.”
To fight or struggle; to enter into a battle with.
“She has been battling cancer for years.”
Adjective 2 meanings
Of grass or pasture: nutritious to cattle or sheep; fattening, nourishing.
“battle grass battle pasture”
Of land (originally pastureland) or soil: fertile, fruitful.
“battle land battle soil”
Etymology
From Middle English batel, batell, batelle, batayle, bataylle, borrowed from Old French bataille, from Late Latin battālia, variant of battuālia (“fighting and fencing exercises”) from Latin battuō (“to strike, hit, beat, fight”), of uncertain origin.
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BATTLE at a glance
BATTLE has 6 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (B 3 + A 1 + T 1 + T 1 + L 1 + E 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,175 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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