COMPARES

8 letters 14 Scrabble points

Definition of COMPARES

noun

  1. Comparison.

  2. An instruction or command that compares two values.

  3. Illustration by comparison; simile.

verb

  1. To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.

    "Compare the tiger's coloration with that of the zebra."

  2. To declare two things to be similar in some respect ["to compare X to Y"].

    "Astronomers have compared comets to dirty snowballs."

  3. (grammar) To form the three degrees of comparison of (an adjective).

    "We compare "good" as "good", "better", "best"."

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters C O M P A R E S
Length 8 letters
Scrabble Score 14 points

Anagrams of COMPARES

Words that use the same letters:

CAPSOMER MESOCARP