Borrows

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:13 pts7 letters

Definition of Borrows

noun

Deviation of the path of a rolling ball from a straight line; slope; slant.
"This putt has a big left-to right borrow on it."
A borrow pit.
In the Rust programming language, the situation where the ownership of a value is temporarily transferred to another region of code.

verb

To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.
To take money from a bank under the agreement that the bank will be paid over the course of time.
To adopt (an idea) as one's own.
"to borrow the style, manner, or opinions of another"
To adopt a word from another language.
In a subtraction, to deduct (one) from a digit of the minuend and add ten to the following digit, in order that the subtraction of a larger digit in the subtrahend from the digit in the minuend to which ten is added gives a positive result.

noun

A ransom; a pledge or guarantee.
A surety; someone standing bail.

Anagrams of Borrows

Words You Can Make

30 words can be made from the letters in "borrows":

6-LETTER WORDS

5-LETTER WORDS

boors broos brows

4-LETTER WORDS

boor boos bows broo bros brow orbs robs rows sorb swob woos

3-LETTER WORDS

boo bos bow bro brr orb ors rob row sob sow woo wos

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

adoptuse

ANTONYMS

carrygive backlendreturn

Rhyming Words

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