STRESSES

8 letters 8 Scrabble points

Definition of STRESSES

noun

  1. (Cause of) discomfort.

  2. Serious danger.

  3. An aversive state of stress to which a person cannot fully adapt.

noun

  1. A physical, chemical, infective agent aggressing an organism.

  2. Aggression toward an organism resulting in a response in an attempt to restore previous conditions.

  3. The internal distribution of force across a small boundary per unit area of that boundary (pressure) within a body. It causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by σ or τ.

Related words: emphasis emphasis accent emphasis
verb

  1. To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.

  2. To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).

  3. To suffer stress; to worry or be agitated.

Related words: emphasise emphasize underline emphasise emphasize emphasise emphasize

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters S T R E S S E S
Length 8 letters
Scrabble Score 8 points

Words Containing "STRESSES"

ANCESTRESSES DISTRESSES HEADMISTRESSES MISTRESSES OVERSTRESSES POSTMISTRESSES PROPMISTRESSES SEAMSTRESSES SONGSTRESSES TOASTMISTRESSES UNSTRESSES

Words Ending with "STRESSES"

ANCESTRESSES DISTRESSES HEADMISTRESSES MISTRESSES OVERSTRESSES POSTMISTRESSES PROPMISTRESSES SEAMSTRESSES SONGSTRESSES TOASTMISTRESSES UNSTRESSES