restraint
/rɪ'streɪnt/
noun
9 letters2 syllables9 points in Scrabble®10 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS6
NOUN
1
The state of being physically constrained.
“dogs should be kept under restraint”
2
Lack of ornamentation.
“the room was simply decorated with great restraint”
3
Discipline in personal and social activities.
“he was a model of polite restraint”
4
A device that retards something's motion.
“the car did not have proper restraints fitted”
5
A rule or condition that limits freedom.
“legal restraints”
“restraints imposed on imports”
6
The act of controlling by restraining someone or something.
“the unlawful restraint of trade”
WORD FORMS
Related formrestrain
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®9 points
Words With Friends®10 points
Double word18 points
Triple word27 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinestraintray
Starts & ends withR … T
Syllablesre · straint
SYNONYMS & RELATED7
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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