siege
Military action.
Noun 2 meanings
Military action.
“They sued for peace after the long siege.”
A seat.
Verb 1 meaning
To assault or blockade a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition; to besiege.
Etymology
From Middle English sege, from Old French sege, siege, seige (modern French siège), from Vulgar Latin *sēdicum, from Latin sēdicŭlum, sēdēcula (“small seat”), from Latin sēdēs (“seat”). The military sense of the term is derived from the notion of an army "sitting down" in front of its target.
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SIEGE at a glance
SIEGE has 5 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (S 1 + I 1 + E 1 + G 2 + E 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,855 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with siege
All rhymes- COLLEGE10
- PRIVILEGE15
- ALLEGE7
- LIEGE6
- PROTEGE10
- SACRILEGE12
- BESIEGE10
- RENEGE7
- CORTEGE10
- SOLFEGE11
- MANEGE9
- PRECOLLEGE15
One letter away
- SIEVE8
- LIEGE6
- SINGE6
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