pound
A unit of weight in various measurement systems.
Noun 4 meanings
A unit of weight in various measurement systems.
A unit of mass in various measurement systems.
A unit of force in various measurement systems
A base unit of currency in various currency systems.
Verb 4 meanings
To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.
To strike hard, usually repeatedly.
To crush to pieces; to pulverize.
To beat strongly or throb.
“As I tiptoed past the sleeping dog, my heart was pounding but I remained silent.”
Etymology
From Middle English pound, from Old English pund (“a pound, weight”), from Proto-West Germanic *pund, from Proto-Germanic *pundą (“pound, weight”), an early borrowing from Latin pondō (“by weight”), ablative form of pondus (“weight”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (“to pull, stretch”).
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POUND at a glance
POUND has 5 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (P 3 + O 1 + U 1 + N 1 + D 2) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,101 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with pound
All rhymes- AROUND7
- FOUND9
- GROUND8
- SOUND6
- ROUND6
- FUND8
- BACKGROUND20
- BOUND8
- UNDERGROUND14
- WOUND9
- COMPOUND15
- PROFOUND14
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