prohibition
/,proʊə'bɪʃən/
noun
11 letters4 syllables18 points in Scrabble®20 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
NOUN
1
The period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment.
2
A decree that prohibits something.
3
The action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof).
“they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter”
4
A law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages.
“in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US”
5
Refusal to approve or assent to.
WORD FORMS
Related formprohibitionist
Related formprohibit
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®18 points
Words With Friends®20 points
Double word36 points
Triple word54 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinohibitionpray
Starts & ends withP … N
Syllablespro · hi · bi · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED7
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