Meaning
- (noun) Comparison.
- (noun) An instruction or command that compares two values.
- (noun) Illustration by comparison; simile.
- (verb) To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y. “Compare the tiger's coloration with that of the zebra.”
- (verb) To declare two things to be similar in some respect ["to compare X to Y"]. “Astronomers have compared comets to dirty snowballs.”
- (verb) (grammar) To form the three degrees of comparison of (an adjective). “We compare "good" as "good", "better", "best".”
- (verb) To be similar (often used in the negative). “A sapling and a fully-grown oak tree do not compare.”
- (verb) To get; to obtain.
Letter breakdown
- Compares contains 8 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 8 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 14.
Words from these letters
- campers
- compare
- scamper
- cameos
- camper
- capers
- caroms
- coarse
- comers
- corpse
- cramps
- crapes
- creams
- macros
- operas
- parsec
- recaps
- scrape
- scream
- acmes
- acres
- arose
- cameo
- camps
- caper
- capes
- cares
- carom
- carps
- comas
- comer
- comes
- copes
- copra
- copse
- cores
- corms
- corps
- cramp
- crams
- crape
- craps
- cream
- crops
- maces
- macro
- mares
- mopes
- mores
- opera
- paces
- pares
- parse
- pears
- perms
- poems
- pores
- poser
- proms
Connected words
Other 8-letter words
- aardvark
- abacuses
- abalones
- abandons
- abashing
- abattoir
- abbesses
- abdicate
- abdomens
- abducted
- abductee
- abductor
- aberrant
- abetters
- abetting
- abettors
- abeyance
- abhorred
Words starting with COM
- coma
- comas
- comatose
- comb
- combat
- combatant
- combatants
- combated
- combating
- combative
- combats
- combatted
- combatting
- combed
- combination
- combinations
- combine
- combined
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Words ending with RES
Reader questions
What does Compares mean?
Comparison.
How many letters are in Compares?
Compares has 8 letters.
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