EARLY

5 letters 8 Scrabble points /ˈɜː.li/

Definition of EARLY

noun

  1. A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place early in the day.

adjective

  1. At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.

    "at eleven, we went for an early lunch;  she began reading at an early age;  his mother suffered an early death"

  2. Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.

    "The early guests sipped their punch and avoided each other's eyes."

  3. Near the start or beginning.

    "Early results showed their winning 245 out of 300 seats in parliament. The main opponent locked up only 31 seats."

Related words: first premature
adverb

  1. At a time before expected; sooner than usual.

    "We finished the project an hour sooner than scheduled, so we left early."

  2. Soon; in good time; seasonably.

Related words: prematurely

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters E A R L Y
Length 5 letters
Scrabble Score 8 points

Anagrams of EARLY

Words that use the same letters:

ARLEY LAYER LEARY LYRAE RAYLE RELAY

Words Containing "EARLY"

BIYEARLY CLEARLY COLLINEARLY CURVILINEARLY DEARLY DREARLY EARLYISH EARLYSVILLE EARLYWOOD YEARLY INTERLINEARLY LINEARLY MATRILINEARLY NEARLY NONLINEARLY OVERDEARLY OVEREARLY PATRILINEARLY PEARLY REARLY

Words Starting with "EARLY"

EARLYISH EARLYSVILLE EARLYWOOD

Words Ending with "EARLY"

BIYEARLY CLEARLY COLLINEARLY CURVILINEARLY DEARLY DREARLY YEARLY INTERLINEARLY LINEARLY MATRILINEARLY NEARLY NONLINEARLY OVERDEARLY OVEREARLY PATRILINEARLY PEARLY REARLY RECTILINEARLY SEMIEARLY SEMIYEARLY