arrest

/ə'rɛst/ verbnoun
6 letters2 syllables6 points in Scrabble®6 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS6
VERB
1

Take into custody.

2

Cause to stop.

3

Attract and fix.

4

Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of.

NOUN
1

The state of inactivity following an interruption.

“the negotiations were in arrest”

2

The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal).

WORD FORMS
Related formarrester
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®6 points
Words With Friends®6 points
Double word12 points
Triple word18 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinarrestway
Starts & ends withA … T
Syllablesar · rest
SYNONYMS & RELATED22
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