minus
Made less or reduced by (followed by an expression of number or quantity).
Preposition 2 meanings
Made less or reduced by (followed by an expression of number or quantity).
“Seven minus two is five.”
Without; deprived of.
“I walked out minus my coat.”
Noun 3 meanings
The minus sign (−).
A negative quantity.
A downside or disadvantage.
Adjective 3 meanings
Being a negative quantity; pertaining to a deficit or reduction.
“a minus number”
That is below zero by (a specified amount) on a scale.
“minus seven degrees”
Ranking just below (a designated rating).
“He got a grade of B minus for his essay.”
Verb 1 meaning
To subtract.
Etymology
From Middle English mynus, from Latin minus, neuter form of minor, comparative form of parvus (“small, little”), from the Proto-Indo-European root *mey- (“few, small”).
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MINUS at a glance
MINUS has 5 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (M 3 + I 1 + N 1 + U 1 + S 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,046 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with minus
All rhymes- BONUS7
- VENUS8
- GENUS6
- MAGNUS9
- MENUS7
- SINUS5
- TERMINUS10
- ONUS4
- ALUMNUS9
- MANUS7
- TETANUS7
- CONUS7
One letter away
- MINDS8
- MINES7
- MENUS7
- SINUS5
- MINTS7
- MANUS7
- MINAS7
- MINIS7
- MINOS7
- MINKS11
- MINGS8
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