resile
/ri'zaɪl/
verb
6 letters2 syllables6 points in Scrabble®7 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
VERB
1
Spring back; spring away from an impact.
“These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide”
2
Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure.
3
Pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.
“The landlord cannot resile from the lease”
4
Return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed.
“The rubber tubes resile”
WORD FORMS
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®6 points
Words With Friends®7 points
Double word12 points
Triple word18 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinesileray
Starts & ends withR … E
Syllablesre · sile
SYNONYMS & RELATED15
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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