- Types Of Speech
- You can use pursuit as a noun in a sentence.
- About Pursuit
- A 2 syllables noun and 7 letters with the letters i, p, r, s, t, and u, 4 consonants, 3 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letter s. Pursuit starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters p, pu, pur, purs, pursu, and the ending characters are t, it, uit, suit, rsuit, ..
- Definition
- The act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"
- Origin/Roots
- Old French
- School Grade
- Pursuit is set as a grade six word that starts with p, ends with t, 2 syllables, 3 vowels and 7 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is pursuit a scrabble word? A 9 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Pursuit in Pig Latin is said as "ursuitpay or ursuitpway".
- Unigram
- p | u | r | s | u | i | t
- Bigram
- pu | ur | rs | su | ui | it
- Trigram
- pur | urs | rsu | sui | uit
- Quadrigram
- purs | ursu | rsui | suit
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture;
"the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit" - a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly);
"sailing is her favorite pastime";
"his main pastime is gambling";
"he counts reading among his interests";
"they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits" - a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria;
"the pursuit of love";
"life is more than the pursuance of fame";
"a quest for wealth"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accomplishment | the action of accomplishing something |
| Achievement | the action of accomplishing something |
| Activity | any specific activity "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| Address | social skill |
| Adherent | someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another |
| Ado | a rapid bustling commotion |
| Advance | the act of moving forward toward a goal |
| Advancement | gradual improvement or growth or development "advancement of knowledge" "great progress in the arts" |
| Advent | arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous) "the advent of the computer" |
| Affirmative | a reply of affirmation "he answered in the affirmative" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Pursuit
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pursuit | the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit" |
View English words with the unique letters used in pursuit. Words With The Letters Iprstu
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chase | the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit" |
| Chase After | |
| Dog | a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times occurs in many breeds "the dog barked all night" |
| Follow | keep informed "He kept up on his country''s foreign policies" |
| Give Chase | |
| Go After | |
| Pursue | go in search of or hunt for "pursue a hobby" |
| Tag | (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game) |
| Tail | the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body |
| Track | the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Motion | the act of changing location from one place to another "police controlled the motion of the crowd" "the movement of people from the farms to the cities" "his move put him directly in my path" |
| Move | the act of deciding to do something "he didn''t make a move to help" "his first move was to hire a lawyer" |
| Movement | the act of changing location from one place to another "police controlled the motion of the crowd" "the movement of people from the farms to the cities" "his move put him directly in my path" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Shadowing | the act of following someone secretly |
| Stalk | a stiff or threatening gait |
| Stalking | the act of following prey stealthily |
| Tailing | the act of following someone secretly |
| Tracking | the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind |
| Trailing | the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pursuit (7 letters) | 9 | 12 | iprstuu | ||
| Peripatus (9 letters) | 13 +4 | 16 +4 | aeipprstu | ||
| Phthirius (9 letters) | 17 +8 | 17 +5 | phthirius | ||
| Phthirus (8 letters) | 16 +7 | 16 +4 | phthirus | ||
| Psithyrus (9 letters) | 17 +8 | 17 +5 | psithyrus | ||
| Tapirus (7 letters) | 9 | 11 | upstair | ||
| Rypticus (8 letters) | 15 +6 | 17 +5 | rypticus | ||
| Stirrup (7 letters) | 9 | 11 | stirrup | ||
| Trapezius (9 letters) | 20 +11 | 22 +10 | trapezius | ||
| Pruritus (8 letters) | 10 +1 | 13 +1 | pruritus | ||
| Scripture (9 letters) | 13 +4 | 16 +4 | scripture | ||
| Subscript (9 letters) | 15 +6 | 19 +7 | subscript | ||
| Pie Crust (9 letters) | |||||
| Purist (6 letters) | 8 | 10 | purist | ||
| Pipturus (8 letters) | 12 +3 | 16 +4 | pipturus | ||
| Pertussis (9 letters) | 11 +2 | 13 +1 | eiprssstu | ||
| Disrepute (9 letters) | 12 +3 | 14 +2 | disrepute | ||
| Spirit Up (9 letters) | |||||
| Disrupt (7 letters) | 10 +1 | 12 | disrupt | ||
| Stir Up (7 letters) | |||||
| Disrupted (9 letters) | 13 +4 | 15 +3 | disrupted | ||
| Tricuspid (9 letters) | 14 +5 | 17 +5 | cdiiprstu | ||
| Upstairs (8 letters) | 10 +1 | 12 | upstairs | ||
| Upstair (7 letters) | 9 | 11 | upstair | ||
| Spiritus (8 letters) | 10 +1 | 12 | iiprsstu |
Pursuit Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With P
- Ends With T
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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