forcing
The act by which someone or something is forced.
Noun 4 meanings
The act by which someone or something is forced.
The art of raising plants at an earlier season than is normal, especially by using a hotbed
An extension in the development time of an underexposed negative in order to bring out detail
A technique used to prove the consistency of certain axioms in set theory. See forcing (mathematics).
Adjective 1 meaning
Pertaining to a bid which requires partner to continue bidding rather than pass.
Etymology
By surface analysis, force + -ing.
FORCING at a glance
FORCING has 7 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (F 4 + O 1 + R 1 + C 3 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,951 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with forcing
All rhymes- BEING8
- GOING7
- SOMETHING15
- DURING8
- THING9
- DOING7
- HAVING13
- GETTING9
- LOOKING12
- ANYTHING15
- NOTHING11
- EVERYTHING20
One letter away
- FORMING13
- FORGING12
- FORKING15
- FORDING12
- FORTING11
- FARCING13
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