Definition of tames

"tames" in the verb sense

1. tame, chasten, subdue

correct by punishment or discipline

2. tone down, moderate, tame

make less strong or intense soften

"Tone down that aggressive letter"

"The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"

3. domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tame

adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

"domesticate oats"

"tame the soil"

4. domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame

overcome the wildness of make docile and tractable

"He tames lions for the circus"

"reclaim falcons"

5. domesticate, tame

make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans

"The horse was domesticated a long time ago"

"The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"

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Quotations for tames

Prolonged endurance tames the bold. [ Byron ]

He tames grief that fetters it in rhyme. [ Donne ]

A little loss alarms one, a great loss tames one down. [ Spanish Proverb ]

Balm that tames all anguish, saint that evil thoughts and aims takest away, and into souls dost creep, like to a breeze from heaven. [ Wordsworth ]

Be cheerful, and seek not external help, nor the tranquillity which others give. A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others. Be like the promontory against which the waves continually break, but it stands firm and tames the fury of the water around it. [ Marcus Aurelius ]

tames in Scrabble®

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

Scrabble® Letter Score: 7

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters tames:

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tames in Words With Friends™

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

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 8

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

MATES
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MEATS
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STEAM
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In tames

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Words containing the sequence tames

Words that start with tames (2 words)

Words with tames in them (1 word)

Words that end with tames (1 word)

Word Growth involving tames

Shorter words in tames

me tame

am tam tame

ta tam tame

Longer words containing tames

tamest