Definition of summons

"summons" in the noun sense

1. bidding, summons

a request to be present

"they came at his bidding"

2. summons

an order to appear in person at a given place and time

3. summons, process

a writ issued by authority of law usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant

"summons" in the verb sense

1. summon, summons, cite

call in an official matter, such as to attend court

2. summon

ask to come

"summon a lawyer"

3. call up, summon

cause to become available for use, either literally or figuratively

"clicking on the icon calls up the program"

"the author's description of the banquet called up delicious aromas"

"running into an old friend summoned up memories of her childhood"

4. muster, rally, summon, come up, muster up

gather or bring together

"muster the courage to do something"

"she rallied her intellect"

"Summon all your courage"

5. mobilize, mobilise, marshal, summon

make ready for action or use

"marshal resources"

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Quotations for summons

When fate summons, monarchs must obey. [ Dryden ]

Death comes to all.
His cold and sapless hand
Waves over the world, and beckons us away.
Who shall resist the summons? [ Thomas Love Peacock ]

He that talks much of his happiness summons grief. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

And then it started like a guilty thing Upon a fearful summons. [ William Shakespeare ]

Arms, ye men, bring me arms! their last day summons the vanquished. We shall never all die unavenged this day. [ Virgil ]

The business of life summons us away from useless grief, and calls us to the exercise of those virtues of which we are lamenting our deprivation. [ Dr. Johnson ]

The most heaven-like spots I have ever visited have been certain rooms in which Christ's disciples were awaiting the summons of death. So far from being a house of mourning, I have often found such a house to be a vestibule of glory. [ T. L. Cuyler ]

As in labor, the more one doth exercise, the more one is enabled to do, strength growing upon work; so, with the use of suffering, men's minds get the habit of suffering, and all fears and terrors are to them but as a summons to battle, whereof they know beforehand they shall come off victorious. [ Sir P. Sidney ]

summons in Scrabble®

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

Scrabble® Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters summons:

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(94 = 44 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word summons

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

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summons in Words With Friends™

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

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 15

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

SUMMONS
(116 = 81 + 35)
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(116 = 81 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

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All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word summons

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

SUMMONS
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Words within the letters of summons

2 letter words in summons (8 words)

3 letter words in summons (9 words)

4 letter words in summons (10 words)

5 letter words in summons (2 words)

6 letter words in summons (1 word)

7 letter words in summons (1 word)

summons + 2 blanks (4 words)

Words containing the sequence summons

Words that start with summons (4 words)

Words with summons in them (1 word)

Words that end with summons (3 words)

Word Growth involving summons

Shorter words in summons

on summon

sum summon

Longer words containing summons

nonsummons

resummons

summonsed

summonses

summonsing