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Definition of promises

"promises" in the noun sense

1. promise

a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future

2. promise, hope

grounds for feeling hopeful about the future

"there is little or no promise that he will recover"

"promises" in the verb sense

1. promise, assure

make a promise or commitment

2. promise

promise to undertake or give

"I promise you my best effort"

3. predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise

make a prediction about tell in advance

"Call the outcome of an election"

4. promise

give grounds for expectations

"The new results were promising"

"The results promised fame and glory"

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

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Quotations for promises

The promises of God are yea and amen. [ Hammond ]

He that promises too much means nothing. [ Proverb ]

Oft Expectation fails, and most oft there
Where most it promises. [ William Shakespeare ]

He loses thanks that promises and delays. [ Proverb ]

He loses his thanks who promises and delays. [ Proverb ]

He that asks a courtesy promises a kindness. [ Proverb ]

Promises engage more effectually than presents. [ Proverb ]

Wine neither keeps secrets, nor fulfils promises. [ Proverb ]

In love, she who gives her portrait promises the original. [ A. Dupuy ]

His promises are lighter than the breath that utters them. [ Proverb ]

He promises like a merchant man, and pays like a man-of-war. [ Proverb ]

Promises may get friends, but it is performances that keep them. [ Proverb ]

I believe the promises of God enough to venture an eternity on them. [ Watts ]

Promises may get friends, but it is performance that must nurse and keep them. [ Owen Feltham ]

There is no passion of the human heart that promises so much and pays so little as revenge. [ H. W. Shaw ]

Promises retain men better than services. For them, hope is a chain, and gratitude a thread. [ J. Petit-Senn ]

Woman is an overgrown child that one amuses with toys, intoxicates with flattery, and seduces with promises. [ Mme. Sophie Arnould ]

He seldom lives frugally who lives by chance. Hope is always liberal, and they that trust her promises make little scruple of revelling today on the profits of tomorrow. [ Johnson ]

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promises in Scrabble®

The word promises is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters promises:

PROMISES
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

imposer, imposes, impress, isomers, mossier, premiss, promise, simpers

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word promises

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

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promises in Words With Friends™

The word promises is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 14

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

PROMISES
(132)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

imposer, imposes, impress, isomers, mossier, premiss, promise, simpers

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word promises

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

PROMISES
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IMPOSER
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Words containing the sequence promises

Words that start with promises (1 word)

promises

Words with promises in them (1 word)

promises

Words that end with promises (5 words)

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Word Growth involving promises

Shorter words in promises

is mises

mi mises

is promise

mi promise

prom promise

Longer words containing promises

compromises

outpromises

overpromises

prepromises