Definition of crushes

"crushes" in the noun sense

1. crushed leather, crush

leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated

2. crush, jam, press

a dense crowd of people

3. puppy love, calf love, crush, infatuation

temporary love of an adolescent

4. crush, crunch, compaction

the act of crushing

"crushes" in the verb sense

1. oppress, suppress, crush

come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

"The government oppresses political activists"

2. squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze

to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

"crush an aluminum can"

"squeeze a lemon"

3. beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

"Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"

"We beat the competition"

"Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"

4. crush

break into small pieces

"The car crushed the toy"

5. crush, smash

humiliate or depress completely

"She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"

"The death of her son smashed her"

6. jam, crush

crush or bruise

"jam a toe"

7. break down, crush

make ineffective

"Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"

8. crush

become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure

"The plastic bottle crushed against the wall"

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Quotations for crushes

A stout heart crushes ill luck. [ Proverb ]

Man's caution often into danger turns, and his guard falling crushes him to death. [ Young ]

True art, which requires free and healthy faculties, is opposed to pedantry, which crushes the soul under a burden. [ Hamerton ]

Truth and fidelity are the pillars of the temple of the world; when these are broken, the fabric falls, and crushes all to pieces. [ Owen Feltham ]

A corrupted and weakened community breaks down in immense catastrophes; the iron harrow of revolutions crushes men like the clods of the field; but, in the blood-stained furrows germinates a new generation, and the soul aggrieved, believes again. [ Guizot ]

crushes in Scrabble®

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

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters crushes:

CRUSHES
(98 = 48 + 50)
CRUSHES
(98 = 48 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

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

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crushes in Words With Friends™

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

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters crushes:

CRUSHES
(110 = 75 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

crushes

 

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(110 = 75 + 35)
CRUSHES
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In crushes

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(98 = 63 + 35)
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Words within the letters of crushes

2 letter words in crushes (5 words)

3 letter words in crushes (11 words)

5 letter words in crushes (10 words)

6 letter words in crushes (5 words)

7 letter words in crushes (1 word)

crushes + 1 blank (4 words)

Words containing the sequence crushes

Words that start with crushes (1 word)

Words with crushes in them (1 word)

Words that end with crushes (2 words)

Word Growth involving crushes

Shorter words in crushes

us rush crush

he hes rushes

us rush rushes

he she rushes

Longer words containing crushes

recrushes