POUND

5 letters 8 Scrabble points /paʊnd/

Definition of POUND

noun

  1. A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 37 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.

    Synonyms: lb

  2. A unit of mass equal to 12 troy ounces (≈ 373.242 g). Today, this is a common unit of weight when measuring precious metals, and is little used elsewhere.

    Synonyms: lb t

  3. The symbol # (octothorpe, hash)

    Synonyms: hash sharp
Related words: GBP nicker pound sterling quid £ hash sharp lb

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters P O U N D
Length 5 letters
Scrabble Score 8 points

Words Containing "POUND"

COMPOUND COMPOUNDABLE COMPOUNDED COMPOUNDEDNESS COMPOUNDER COMPOUNDERS COMPOUNDING COMPOUNDNESS COMPOUNDS DECOMPOUND DECOMPOUNDABLE DECOMPOUNDLY EXPOUND EXPOUNDABLE EXPOUNDED EXPOUNDER EXPOUNDERS EXPOUNDING EXPOUNDS FISHPOUND

Words Starting with "POUND"

POUNDAGE POUNDAGES POUNDAL POUNDALS POUNDBREACH POUNDCAKE POUNDED POUNDER POUNDERS POUNDING POUNDKEEPER POUNDLESS POUNDLIKE POUNDMAN POUNDMASTER POUNDMEAL POUNDS POUNDSTONE POUNDWORTH

Words Ending with "POUND"

COMPOUND DECOMPOUND EXPOUND FISHPOUND FOOTPOUND GEEPOUND IMPOUND KILOPOUND LISPOUND MISEXPOUND NONCOMPOUND OVERCOMPOUND PERCOMPOUND PRECOMPOUND PREEXPOUND PROPOUND RECOMPOUND REPOUND SHIPPOUND SUPRADECOMPOUND