Meaning
- (noun) A pressing; a force applied to a surface. “Apply pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding.”
- (noun) A contrasting force or impulse of any kind “the pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization.”
- (noun) Distress. “She has felt pressure lately because her boss expects her to get the job done by the first.”
- (noun) Urgency “the pressure of business”
- (noun) Impression; stamp; character impressed.
- (noun) The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area.
- (verb) To encourage or heavily exert force or influence. “Do not let anyone pressure you into buying something you do not want.”
Letter breakdown
- Pressure contains 8 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 5 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 10.
Words from these letters
- peruses
- pursers
- repress
- peruse
- purees
- purser
- purses
- reuses
- rupees
- sprees
- supers
- peers
- press
- puree
- purer
- purrs
- purse
- reuse
- rupee
- ruses
- seeps
- seers
- serer
- spree
- spurs
- super
- surer
- users
- errs
- peer
- pees
- pres
- pure
- purr
- puss
- reps
- resp
- rues
- ruse
- seep
- seer
- sees
- sere
- spur
- sues
- sups
- sure
- user
- uses
- ere
- err
- esp
- pee
- per
- pus
- rep
- rps
- rue
- see
Synonyms
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 PRE
- preach
- preached
- preacher
- preachers
- preaches
- preachier
- preachiest
- preaching
- preachy
- preamble
- preambled
- preambles
- preambling
- prearrange
- prearranged
- prearrangement
- prearranges
- prearranging
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Words ending with URE
Reader questions
What does Pressure mean?
A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
How many letters are in Pressure?
Pressure has 8 letters.
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