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Definition of traverse

"traverse" in the noun sense

1. trave, traverse, crossbeam, crosspiece

a horizontal beam that extends across something

2. transom, traverse

a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it

3. traversal, traverse

taking a zigzag path on skis

4. traversal, traverse

travel across

"traverse" in the verb sense

1. traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across

travel across or pass over

"The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"

2. cross, traverse, span, sweep

to cover or extend over an area or time period

"Rivers traverse the valley floor"

"The parking lot spans 3 acres"

"The novel spans three centuries"

3. traverse, deny

deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit

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Quotations for traverse

Traverse the desert, and then ye can tell
What treasures exist in the cold deep well,
Sink in despair on the red parch'd earth,
And then ye may reckon what water is worth. [ Miss Eliza Cook ]

Much we learn only to forget it again; to stand by the goal, we must traverse all the way to it. [ Rückert ]

Codes are treacherous seas in which the poor barks of smugglers perish, while big corsairs traverse them under full sail. [ E. Souvestre ]

You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every man; a contented mind confers it on all. [ Horace ]

All the countries of our globe have been discovered, all the seas have been furrowed: nothing remains to traverse but the heavens. [ Baron Taylor ]

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traverse in Scrabble®

The word traverse 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: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters traverse:

TRAVERSE
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

averser, averter, reavers, retears, reverts, serrate, starver, tearers

 

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traverse in Words With Friends™

The word traverse 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: 12

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

TRAVERSE
(132)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

averser, averter, reavers, retears, reverts, serrate, starver, tearers

 

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TRAVERSE
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Words containing the sequence traverse

Words that start with traverse (5 words)

traversetraversedtraversertraverserstraverses

Words with traverse in them (4 words)

traverseretraversedretraversesuntraversed

Words that end with traverse (2 words)

retraversetraverse
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Word Growth involving traverse

Shorter words in traverse

aver avers averse

verse averse

aver avers ravers

aver raver ravers

rave raver ravers

Longer words containing traverse

retraverse retraversed

retraverse retraverses

traversed retraversed

traversed untraversed

traverser traversers

traverses retraverses