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Word entry · 5 letters

force

Best crossword clue

"Physical push or pull"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /fɔːs/Part of speech noun, verbSorted ceforStarts with FEnds with E4 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Strength, power, pressure, or group used to compel action.

Word origin

From Middle English force, fors, forse, from Old French force, from Late Latin fortia, a noun derived from the neuter plural of Latin fortis (“strong”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise, high, hill”).

Used in a sentence

  • the force of an appeal, an argument, or a contract
  • show of force
  • He was, in the full force of the words, a good man.

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Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues

01Physical push or pull5 letters
02Strength or push5 letters
03Strong push5 letters
04Strength or pressure5 letters

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