Definition of consume

"consume" in the verb sense

1. devour, demolish, down, consume, go through

eat up completely, as with great appetite

"Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"

"The teenagers demolished four pizzas among them"

2. consume, ingest, take in, take, have

serve oneself to, or consume regularly

"Have another bowl of chicken soup!"

"I don't take sugar in my coffee"

3. consume, squander, waste, ware

spend extravagantly

"waste not, want not"

4. consume

destroy completely

"The fire consumed the building"

5. consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out

use up (resources or materials

"this car consumes a lot of gas"

"We exhausted our savings"

"They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

6. consume

engage fully

"The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"

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Quotations for consume

Born merely to consume good things. [ La Bruyère ]

Long while I sought to what I might compare
Those powerful eyes, which light my dark spirit;
Yet found I nought on earth, to which I dare
Resemble the image of their goodly light.
Not to the sun, for they do shine by night;
Nor to the moon, for they are changed never;
Nor to the stars, for they have purer sight;
Nor to the fire, for they consume not ever;
Nor to the lightning, for they still persevere;
Nor to the diamond, for they are more tender;
Nor unto crystal, for nought may they sever;
Nor unto glass, such baseness might offend her;
Then to the Maker's self the likest be;
Whose light doth lighten all that here we see. [ Spenser ]

And where two raging fires meet together
They do consume the thing that feeds their fury. [ William Shakespeare ]

If afflictions refine some, they consume others. [ Proverb ]

Under ground Precedency's a jest; vassal and lord.
Grossly familiar, side by side consume. [ Blair ]

Lawsuits consume time, and money, and rest, and friends. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

To consume an honest soul with remorse is the greatest of all crimes. [ Mademoiselle Clairon ]

I have come to the conclusion that mankind consume twice too much food. [ Sydney Smith ]

Violent delights have violent ends, and in their triumph die; like fire and powder, which as they kiss consume. [ William Shakespeare ]

The mind, like all other things, will become impaired, the sciences are its food, - they nourish, but at the same time they consume it. [ Bruyere ]

They consume a considerable quantity of our paper manufacture, employ our artisans in printing, and find business for great numbers of indigent persons. [ Addison ]

consume in Scrabble®

The word consume is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters consume:

CONSUME
(94 = 44 + 50)
MUSCONE
(94 = 44 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

consume, muscone

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word consume

CONSUME
(94 = 44 + 50)
CONSUME
(92 = 42 + 50)
CONSUME
(92 = 42 + 50)
CONSUME
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
(84 = 34 + 50)
CONSUME
(83 = 33 + 50)
CONSUME
(80 = 30 + 50)
CONSUME
(78 = 28 + 50)
CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
(76 = 26 + 50)
CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
(66 = 16 + 50)
CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
(63 = 13 + 50)
CONSUME
(63 = 13 + 50)
CONSUME
(63 = 13 + 50)
CONSUME
(63 = 13 + 50)
CONSUME
(62 = 12 + 50)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In consume

CONSUME
(94 = 44 + 50)
MUSCONE
(94 = 44 + 50)
MUSCONE
(92 = 42 + 50)
CONSUME
(92 = 42 + 50)
MUSCONE
(92 = 42 + 50)
MUSCONE
(92 = 42 + 50)
CONSUME
(92 = 42 + 50)
CONSUME
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONSUME
(86 = 36 + 50)
MUSCONE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONSUME
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONSUME
(86 = 36 + 50)
MUSCONE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONSUME
(86 = 36 + 50)
MUSCONE
(86 = 36 + 50)
MUSCONE
(86 = 36 + 50)
MUSCONE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONSUME
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONSUME
(84 = 34 + 50)
CONSUME
(83 = 33 + 50)
MUSCONE
(83 = 33 + 50)
CONSUME
(80 = 30 + 50)
MUSCONE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CONSUME
(78 = 28 + 50)
CONSUME
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CONSUME
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MUSCONE
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MUSCONE
(78 = 28 + 50)
MUSCONE
(76 = 26 + 50)
CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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MUSCONE
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CONSUME
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MUSCONE
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MUSCONE
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MUSCONE
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MUSCONE
(74 = 24 + 50)
CONSUME
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MUSCONE
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MUSCONE
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MUSCONE
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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MUSCONE
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CONSUME
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MUSCONE
(72 = 22 + 50)
MUSCONE
(72 = 22 + 50)
MUSCONE
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
(72 = 22 + 50)
MUSCONE
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MUSCONE
(72 = 22 + 50)
CONSUME
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CONSUME
(72 = 22 + 50)
CONSUME
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MUSCONE
(69 = 19 + 50)
CONSUME
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CONSUME
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MUSCONE
(67 = 17 + 50)
MUSCONE
(66 = 16 + 50)
CONSUME
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MUSCONE
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MUSCONE
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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consume in Words With Friends™

The word consume is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters consume:

MUSCONE
(116 = 81 + 35)
MUSCONE
(116 = 81 + 35)
CONSUME
(116 = 81 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

consume, muscone

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word consume

CONSUME
(116 = 81 + 35)
CONSUME
(110 = 75 + 35)
CONSUME
(104 = 69 + 35)
CONSUME
(104 = 69 + 35)
CONSUME
(98 = 63 + 35)
CONSUME
(95 = 60 + 35)
CONSUME
(95 = 60 + 35)
CONSUME
(95 = 60 + 35)
CONSUME
(92 = 57 + 35)
CONSUME
(86 = 51 + 35)
CONSUME
(86 = 51 + 35)
CONSUME
(86 = 51 + 35)
CONSUME
(86 = 51 + 35)
CONSUME
(81 = 46 + 35)
CONSUME
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CONSUME
(73 = 38 + 35)
CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
(62 = 27 + 35)
CONSUME
(60 = 25 + 35)
CONSUME
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CONSUME
(58 = 23 + 35)
CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
(56 = 21 + 35)
CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
(51 = 16 + 35)
CONSUME
(51 = 16 + 35)
CONSUME
(50 = 15 + 35)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In consume

MUSCONE
(116 = 81 + 35)
MUSCONE
(116 = 81 + 35)
CONSUME
(116 = 81 + 35)
CONSUME
(110 = 75 + 35)
MUSCONE
(110 = 75 + 35)
MUSCONE
(104 = 69 + 35)
CONSUME
(104 = 69 + 35)
MUSCONE
(104 = 69 + 35)
MUSCONE
(104 = 69 + 35)
CONSUME
(104 = 69 + 35)
CONSUME
(98 = 63 + 35)
CONSUME
(95 = 60 + 35)
MUSCONE
(95 = 60 + 35)
MUSCONE
(95 = 60 + 35)
MUSCONE
(95 = 60 + 35)
CONSUME
(95 = 60 + 35)
CONSUME
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MUSCONE
(92 = 57 + 35)
MUSCONE
(92 = 57 + 35)
MUSCONE
(92 = 57 + 35)
CONSUME
(92 = 57 + 35)
CONSUME
(86 = 51 + 35)
CONSUME
(86 = 51 + 35)
MUSCONE
(86 = 51 + 35)
CONSUME
(86 = 51 + 35)
CONSUME
(86 = 51 + 35)
CONSUME
(81 = 46 + 35)
CONSUME
(81 = 46 + 35)
MUSCONE
(81 = 46 + 35)
MUSCONE
(73 = 38 + 35)
CONSUME
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CONSUME
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CONSUME
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MUSCONE
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CONSUME
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MUSCONE
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CONSUME
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MUSCONE
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MUSCONE
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MUSCONE
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MUSCONE
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MUSCONE
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MUSCONE
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MUSCONE
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CONSUME
(62 = 27 + 35)
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MUSCONE
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Words within the letters of consume

2 letter words in consume (11 words)

3 letter words in consume (17 words)

5 letter words in consume (9 words)

6 letter words in consume (1 word)

7 letter words in consume (Anagrams) (2 words)

Word Growth involving consume

Shorter words in consume

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Longer words containing consume

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