Definition of verb

"verb" in the noun sense

1. verb

the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence

2. verb

a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence

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Quotations for verb

Plead or Pleaded? He plead not guilty or He pleaded not guilty. Pleaded, not plead, constitutes the imperfect tense and the perfect participle of the verb to plead. Hence, in the example quoted the correct word is pleaded. [ Pure English, Hackett And Girvin, 1884 ]

Own or Confess? The verb to own means to possess, but it has borrowed the additional and objectionable meaning of to confess, to acknowledge; as, He owned his crime. A man owns a house, but confesses a larceny, or a murder, neither of which offenses is hardly susceptible of ownership. [ Pure English, Hackett And Girvin, 1884 ]

verb in Scrabble®

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

Scrabble® Letter Score: 9

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verb in Words With Friends™

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

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 11

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

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Words within the letters of verb

2 letter words in verb (2 words)

3 letter words in verb (1 word)

4 letter words in verb (1 word)

verb + 1 blank (3 words)

Words containing the sequence verb

Words with verb in them (226 words)

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Words that end with verb (4 words)

Word Growth involving verb

Shorter words in verb

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Longer words containing verb

adverb adverbial adverbialisation adverbialisations

adverb adverbial adverbialise adverbialised

adverb adverbial adverbialise adverbialises

adverb adverbial adverbialising

adverb adverbial adverbiality

adverb adverbial adverbialization adverbializations

adverb adverbial adverbialize adverbialized

adverb adverbial adverbialize adverbializes

adverb adverbial adverbializing

adverb adverbial adverbially

adverb adverbial adverbials

adverb adverbless

adverb adverbs

beaverboard beaverboards

everbearer everbearers

everbearing

everbloomer everbloomers

everblooming

feverberries

feverberry

laverbread laverbreads

loverboy loverboys

overbake overbaked

overbake overbakes

overbaking

overbathing

overbear overbearing overbearingly

overbear overbearing overbearingness

overbear overbears

overbeat overbeaten

overbeat overbeating

overbeat overbeats

overbid overbidden

overbid overbidder overbidders

overbid overbidding

overbid overbids

overbill overbilled

overbill overbilling

overbill overbills

overbit overbite overbites

overbit overbiting

overbit overbitted

overbit overbitten

overblanket overblankets

overbleach overbleached

overbleach overbleaches

overbleach overbleaching

overblown

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overboard

overboastful

overboil overboiled

overboil overboiling

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overbold

overbook overbooked

overbook overbooking

overbook overbooks

overboot overboots

overbore

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overbought

overbrace overbraced

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overbrake overbraked

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overbranch overbranched

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overbreath overbreathe overbreathed

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overbright overbrighten overbrightened

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overbright overbrightly

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overbrowse

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overbrushing

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overbuild overbuilding

overbuild overbuilds

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overbulk overbulkiness

overbulk overbulking

overbulk overbulks

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overburden overburdened

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overburden overburdens overburdensome

overbureaucratization

overburn overburned

overburn overburning

overburn overburns

overburn overburnt

overbusy

overbuy overbuying

overbuy overbuys

proverb proverbed

proverb proverbial proverbialise proverbialised

proverb proverbial proverbialise proverbialises

proverb proverbial proverbialising

proverb proverbial proverbialism proverbialisms

proverb proverbial proverbialist proverbialists

proverb proverbial proverbiality

proverb proverbial proverbialize proverbialized

proverb proverbial proverbialize proverbializes

proverb proverbial proverbializing

proverb proverbial proverbially

proverb proverbic

proverb proverbing

proverb proverbize proverbizes

proverb proverblike

proverb proverbs

quinqueverbial

reverb reverberance reverberances

reverb reverberant reverberantly

reverb reverberant unreverberant

reverb reverberate reverberated unreverberated

reverb reverberate reverberates

reverb reverberating unreverberating

reverb reverberation reverberations

reverb reverberative reverberatively

reverb reverberative unreverberative

reverb reverberator reverberatories

reverb reverberator reverberators

reverb reverberator reverberatory

reverb reverbs

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riverbed riverbeds

riverboat riverboats

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verbal nonverbal nonverbalized

verbal nonverbal nonverbally

verbal overbalance overbalanced

verbal overbalance overbalances

verbal overbalancing

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verbal verbalisation verbalisations

verbal verbalise verbalised unverbalised

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verbal verbalization verbalizations

verbal verbalize verbalized nonverbalized

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verbal verbalizing

verbal verballed

verbal verballing

verbal verbally nonverbally

verbal verbals

verbatim

verbena verbenas

verberate reverberate reverberated unreverberated

verberate reverberate reverberates

verberate transverberate transverberated

verberate transverberate transverberates

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verberative reverberative reverberatively

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verberative transverberative

verbiage

verbification verbifications

verbified

verbifier verbifiers

verbifies

verbify verbifying

verbigerate verbigerated

verbigerate verbigerates

verbigerating

verbigeration verbigerations

verbigerative

verbless adverbless

verbophobe verbophobes

verbophobia

verbophobic verbophobics

verbose verbosely

verbose verboseness

verbosity

verbs adverbs

verbs proverbs

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