press
An instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing.
Noun 4 meanings
An instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing.
A device used to apply pressure to an item.
“a flower press”
A crowd.
A printing machine.
“Stop the presses!”
Verb 4 meanings
To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon.
To activate a button or key by exerting a downward or forward force on it, and then releasing it.
To compress, squeeze.
“to press fruit for the purpose of extracting the juice”
To clasp, hold in an embrace.
Etymology
From Middle English presse (“throng, crowd, clothespress”), partially from Old English press (“clothespress”) (from Medieval Latin pressa) and from Old French presse (Modern French presse) from Old French presser (“to press”), from Latin pressāre, from pressus, past participle of premere (“to press”).
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PRESS at a glance
PRESS has 5 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (P 3 + R 1 + E 1 + S 1 + S 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #685 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with press
All rhymesOne letter away
- DRESS6
- PREYS10
- CRESS7
- PREPS9
- TRESS5
- PREST7
- PRESA7
- PROSS7
- PRESE7
- PRISS7
- PREMS9
- PREES7
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