occult
/ə'kəlt/
nounadjectiveverb
6 letters2 syllables10 points in Scrabble®14 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS7
NOUN
1
Supernatural forces and events and beings collectively.
2
ADJECTIVESupernatural practices and techniques.
“he is a student of the occult”
1
Having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding.
“occult lore”
2
VERBHidden and difficult to see.
“an occult fracture”
“occult blood in the stool”
1
Cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention.
“Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies”
2
Become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished.
“The beam of light occults every so often”
3
Hide from view.
“The lids were occulting her eyes”
WORD FORMS
Starts withO
Ends withT
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®10 points
Words With Friends®14 points
Double word20 points
Triple word30 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinoccultway
Starts & ends withO … T
Syllablesoc · cult
SYNONYMS & RELATED11
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