- Types Of Speech
- You can use press as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Press
- A 1 syllables noun and 5 letters with the letters e, p, r, and s, 4 consonants, 1 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letter e. Press starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters p, pr, pre, pres, and the ending characters are s, ss, ess, ress, . Press is also a double consonant (ss) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- The act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button"
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Press is set as a grade one word that starts with p, ends with s, 1 syllables, 1 vowels and 5 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is press a scrabble word? A 7 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Press in Pig Latin is said as "esspray or essprway".
- Unigram
- p | r | e | s | s
- Bigram
- pr | re | es | ss
- Trigram
- pre | res | ess
- Quadrigram
- pres | ress
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- the act of pressing;
the exertion of pressure;
"he gave the button a press";
"he used pressure to stop the bleeding";
"at the pressing of a button" - a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
- any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
- a machine used for printing
- clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
- a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes;
has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes - the gathering and publishing of news in the form of newspapers or magazines
- a dense crowd of people
- newspaper writers and photographers
- the state of urgently demanding notice or attention;
"the press of business matters"
- Verb Examples
- ask for or request earnestly;
"The prophet bid all people to become good persons" - force or impel in an indicated direction;
"I urged him to finish his studies" - lift weights;
"This guy can press 300 pounds" - squeeze or press together;
"she compressed her lips";
"the spasm contracted the muscle" - place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure;
"pressed flowers" - exert pressure or force to or upon;
"He pressed down on the boards";
"press your thumb on this spot" - make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby;
"`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman" - press from a plastic;
"press a record" - create by pressing;
"press little holes into the soft clay" - crowd closely;
"The crowds pressed along the street" - exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person;
be an advocate for;
"The liberal party pushed for reforms";
"She is crusading for women's rights";
"The Dean is pushing for his fa - to be oppressive or burdensome;
"weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind" - be urgent;
"This is a pressing problem"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abetment | the verbal act of urging on |
| Accelerate | move faster "The car accelerated" |
| Accent | a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation |
| Actuating | |
| Acute | a mark ('') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation |
| Acute Accent | |
| Adjure | command solemnly |
| Ado | a rapid bustling commotion |
| Adversity | a stroke of ill fortune a calamitous event "a period marked by adversities" |
| Advice | a proposal for an appropriate course of action |
View all cognitive synonyms for Press
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Press | the act of pressing the exertion of pressure "he gave the button a press" "he used pressure to stop the bleeding" "at the pressing of a button" |
View English words with the unique letters used in press. Words With The Letters Eprs
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Compact | a small cosmetics case with a mirror to be carried in a woman''s purse |
| Compress | a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever) |
| Constrict | become tight or as if tight "Her throat constricted" |
| Contract | a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid |
| Press | the act of pressing the exertion of pressure "he gave the button a press" "he used pressure to stop the bleeding" "at the pressing of a button" |
| Push | the act of applying force in order to move something away "he gave the door a hard push" "the pushing is good exercise" |
| Squeeze | the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Push | the act of applying force in order to move something away "he gave the door a hard push" "the pushing is good exercise" |
| Pushing | the act of applying force in order to move something away "he gave the door a hard push" "the pushing is good exercise" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Compressing | applying pressure |
| Compression | applying pressure |
| Decompressing | relieving pressure |
| Decompression | relieving pressure |
| Impression | the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax" |
| Name | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Press | Yes | No |
| Pressley | No | No |
| Pressie | No | No |
| Cypress | Yes | Yes |
| Empress | Yes | Yes |
View All Names For Press
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Press (5 letters) | 7 | 8 | eprss | ||
| Spare (5 letters) | 7 | 8 | spear | ||
| Spread (6 letters) | 9 +2 | 10 +2 | spared | ||
| Spree (5 letters) | 7 | 8 | spree | ||
| Spatter (7 letters) | 9 +2 | 10 +2 | tapster | ||
| Vesper (6 letters) | 11 +4 | 13 +5 | vesper | ||
| Express (7 letters) | 16 +9 | 17 +9 | express | ||
| Respect (7 letters) | 11 +4 | 13 +5 | respect | ||
| Ypres (5 letters) | 10 +3 | 10 +2 | ypres | ||
| Strep (5 letters) | 7 | 8 | strep | ||
| Stepper (7 letters) | 11 +4 | 13 +5 | stepper | ||
| Sweeper (7 letters) | 12 +5 | 13 +5 | sweeper | ||
| Sprayer (7 letters) | 12 +5 | 12 +4 | prayers | ||
| Purse (5 letters) | 7 | 9 +1 | eprsu | ||
| Pessary (7 letters) | 12 +5 | 12 +4 | pessary | ||
| Escarp (6 letters) | 10 +3 | 12 +4 | aceprs | ||
| Super C (7 letters) | |||||
| Scupper (7 letters) | 13 +6 | 17 +9 | scupper | ||
| Serape (6 letters) | 8 +1 | 9 +1 | aeeprs | ||
| Sarape (6 letters) | 8 +1 | 9 +1 | aaeprs | ||
| Spear (5 letters) | 7 | 8 | spear | ||
| Steeper (7 letters) | 9 +2 | 10 +2 | steeper | ||
| Cy Pres (7 letters) | |||||
| Specter (7 letters) | 11 +4 | 13 +5 | respect | ||
| Spectre (7 letters) | 11 +4 | 13 +5 | respect |
Press Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With P
- Ends With S
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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