Definition of dates

"dates" in the noun sense

1. date, day of the month

the specified day of the month

"what is the date today?"

2. date, escort

a participant in a date

"his date never stopped talking"

3. date, appointment, engagement

a meeting arranged in advance

"she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"

4. date

the present

"they are up to date"

"we haven't heard from them to date"

5. date

the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred

"he tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class"

6. date

a particular day specified as the time something happens

"the date of the election is set by law"

"we hope to get together at an early date"

"Mother's Day is always on the same date"

7. date

sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed

"dates" in the verb sense

1. date

go on a date with

"Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart"

2. date, date stamp

stamp with a date

"The package is dated November 24"

3. date

assign a date to determine the (probable) date of

"Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings"

4. go steady, go out, date, see

date regularly have a steady relationship with

"Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"

"He is dating his former wife again!"

5. date

provide with a dateline mark with a date

"She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for dates

The ruin of most men dates from some idle moment. [ Hillard ]

The bore is the same eating dates under the cedars of Lebanon as over a plate of baked beans in Beacon Street. [ O. W. Holmes ]

Liberty knows nothing but victories. Soldiers call Bunker Hill a defeat; but liberty dates from it though Warren lay dead on the field. [ Wendell Phillips ]

dates in Scrabble®

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

Scrabble® Letter Score: 6

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters dates:

DATES
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STEAD
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SATED
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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word dates

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

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dates in Words With Friends™

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

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 6

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

SATED
(30)
DATES
(30)
STEAD
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All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word dates

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

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Word Growth involving dates

Shorter words in dates

at ate date

Longer words containing dates

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