Compresses

Scrabble:16 ptsWWF:19 pts10 letters
Definition of Compresses

verb

  1. To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.

    "The force required to compress a spring varies linearly with the displacement."

  2. To be pressed together or folded by compression into a more economic, easier format.

    "Our new model compresses easily, ideal for storage and travel"

  3. To condense into a more economic, easier format.

    "This chart compresses the entire audit report into a few lines on a single diagram."

  4. To abridge.

    "If you try to compress the entire book into a three-sentence summary, you will lose a lot of information."

  5. To make digital information smaller by encoding it using fewer bits.

noun

  1. A multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice etc., used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury.

    "He held a cold compress over the sprain."

  2. A machine for compressing
Anagrams of Compresses

No exact anagrams found for "compresses". This word has a unique letter combination.

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Compresses"

Compresses is a 10-letter word that scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Compresses" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "compresses" is a high-scoring word.