Definition
- (noun) The act of wresting; a wrench or twist; distortion.
- (noun) A key to tune a stringed instrument.
- (noun) Active or motive power.
- (noun) Short for saw wrest; a saw set.
- (verb) To pull or twist violently.
- (verb) To obtain by pulling or violent force. “He wrested the remote control from my grasp and changed the channel.”
- (verb) To seize.
- (verb) To distort, to pervert, to twist.
- (verb) To tune with a wrest, or key.
- (noun) A partition in a water wheel by which the form of the buckets is determined.
- (noun) A metal (formerly wooden) piece of some ploughs attached under the mouldboard (the curved blade that turns over the furrow) for clearing out the furrow; the mouldboard itself.
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Word stats
- Wrest contains 5 letters: 1 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 5 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 1.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 8.
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What does Wrest mean?
The act of wresting; a wrench or twist; distortion.
What are the anagrams of Wrest?
Valid anagrams: strew.
How many letters are in Wrest?
Wrest has 5 letters.
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