Heaves
/hiːvz/
Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:12 pts6 letters
Definition of Heaves
noun
- An effort to raise something, such as a weight or one's own body, or to move something heavy.
- An upward motion; a rising; a swell or distention, as of the breast in difficult breathing, of the waves, of the earth in an earthquake, etc.
- A horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode.
- The measure of extent to which a nautical vessel goes up and down in a short period of time. Compare pitch.
- An effort to vomit; retching.
verb
- To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
"We heaved the chest-of-drawers on to the second-floor landing."
- To throw, cast.
"The cap'n hove the body overboard."
- To rise and fall.
"Her chest heaved with emotion."
- To utter with effort.
"She heaved a sigh and stared out of the window."
- To pull up with a rope or cable.
"Heave up the anchor there, boys!"
Anagrams of Heaves
Letter Values
h4
e1
a1
v4
e1
s1
Total: 12 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Heaves
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 "Heaves"
Heaves is a 6-letter word that scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "heaves" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Heaves" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "heaves" is a medium-scoring word.