Definition of lapses

"lapses" in the noun sense

1. oversight, lapse

a mistake resulting from inattention

2. lapse

a break or intermission in the occurrence of something

"a lapse of three weeks between letters"

3. backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting

a failure to maintain a higher state

"lapses" in the verb sense

1. sink, pass, lapse

pass into a specified state or condition

"He sank into nirvana"

2. lapse

end, at least for a long time

"The correspondence lapsed"

3. lapse, backslide

drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards

4. relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back

go back to bad behavior

"Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"

5. lapse

let slip

"He lapsed his membership"

6. elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go along

pass by

"three years elapsed"

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Quotations for lapses

The productions of a great genius, with many lapses and inadvertences, are infinitely preferable to the works of an inferior kind of author which are scrupulously exact, and conformable to all the rules of correct writing. [ Addison ]

lapses in Scrabble®

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

Scrabble® Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters lapses:

SEPALS
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LAPSES
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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word lapses

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

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lapses in Words With Friends™

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

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 10

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

LAPSES
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All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word lapses

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

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SEPALS
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Words containing the sequence lapses

Words that start with lapses (1 word)

Words with lapses in them (1 word)

Words that end with lapses (7 words)

Word Growth involving lapses

Shorter words in lapses

la lap laps lapse

Longer words containing lapses

collapses recollapses

elapses relapses

elapses timelapses

prolapses