PIQUES

6 letters 17 Scrabble points /piːks/

Definition of PIQUES

noun

  1. A feeling of enmity; ill-feeling, animosity; a transient feeling of wounded pride.

  2. A feeling of irritation or resentment, awakened by a social slight or injury; offence, especially taken in an emotional sense with little thought or consideration.

  3. Keenly felt desire; a longing.

verb

  1. To wound the pride of; to excite to anger.

    Synonyms: fret irritate nettle sting

  2. To take pride in; to pride oneself on.

  3. To stimulate (a feeling, emotion); to offend by slighting; to excite (someone) to action by causing resentment or jealousy.

    "I believe this will pique your interest."

    Synonyms: excite stimulate
Related words: excite stimulate fret irritate nettle sting
noun

  1. In piquet, the right of the elder hand to count thirty in hand, or to play before the adversary counts one.

verb

  1. To score a pique against.

noun

  1. A chigger or jigger, Tunga penetrans.

noun

  1. A durable ribbed fabric made from cotton, rayon, or silk.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters P I Q U E S
Length 6 letters
Scrabble Score 17 points

Anagrams of PIQUES

Words that use the same letters:

EQUIPS