Scrabble and Words with Friends

• PRESS is a valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. Scrabble uses the TWL word list.
  

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• PRESS is a valid Words with Friends word worth 8 points. Words with Friends uses the ENABLE word list.
  

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• PRESS is a 5 letter word containing the letters e, p, r, s, s.

Definitions

• press

  noun the state of demanding notice or attention
  the press of business matters

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• press

  noun the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines

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• press

  noun a machine used for printing

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• press

  noun a dense crowd of people

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• press

  noun a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes

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• press

  noun clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use

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• press

  noun any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids

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• press

  noun a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead

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• press

  noun the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
  he gave the button a press
  he used pressure to stop the bleeding
  at the pressing of a button

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• press

  verb exert pressure or force to or upon
  He pressed down on the boards
  press your thumb on this spot

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• press

  verb force or impel in an indicated direction

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• press

  verb to be oppressive or burdensome
  Something pressed on his mind

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• press

  verb place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure
  pressed flowers

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• press

  verb squeeze or press together
  she compressed her lips

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• press

  verb crowd closely
  The crowds pressed along the street

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• press

  verb create by pressing
  Press little holes into the soft clay

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• press

  verb be urgent
  This is a pressing problem

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• press

  verb exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

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• press

  verb press from a plastic
  press a record

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• press

  verb make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby

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• press

  verb press and smooth with a heated iron
  press your shirts

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• press

  verb lift weights
  This guy can press 300 pounds

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• press

  verb ask for or request earnestly

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• Lookup PRESS using the Merriam-Webster dictionary

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Words that sound like 'press'

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