LAPSE

5 letters 7 Scrabble points /læps/

Definition of LAPSE

noun

  1. A temporary failure; a slip.

    Synonyms: blooper gaffe thinko

  2. A decline or fall in standards.

  3. A pause in continuity.

    Synonyms: hiatus moratorium
Related words: between-time gap blooper gaffe thinko hiatus moratorium
verb

  1. To fall away gradually; to subside.

  2. To fall into error or heresy.

  3. To slip into a bad habit that one is trying to avoid.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters L A P S E
Length 5 letters
Scrabble Score 7 points

Anagrams of LAPSE

Words that use the same letters:

ELAPS LEAPS LEPAS PALES PEALS PLEAS SALEP SAPLE SEPAL SLAPE SPALE SPEAL

Words Containing "LAPSE"

ANTILAPSE COLLAPSE COLLAPSED COLLAPSES DELAPSE ELAPSE ELAPSED ELAPSES ILLAPSE ILLAPSED INTERLAPSE LAPSED LAPSEY LAPSER LAPSERS LAPSES NONRELAPSED PRECOLLAPSE PRECOLLAPSED PROLAPSE

Words Starting with "LAPSE"

LAPSED LAPSEY LAPSER LAPSERS LAPSES

Words Ending with "LAPSE"

ANTILAPSE COLLAPSE DELAPSE ELAPSE ILLAPSE INTERLAPSE PRECOLLAPSE PROLAPSE RECOLLAPSE RELAPSE