pinches
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Is pinches a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of pinches?
Definition
noun (English)
1. South American tamarin with a tufted headSynonyms: Leontocebus oedipus, pinche
2. a painful or straitened circumstanceExamples: "the pinch of the recession"Synonyms: pinch
3. an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezedSynonyms: pinch
4. a slight but appreciable amountExamples: "this dish could use a touch of garlic"Synonyms: hint, jot, mite, pinch, soupcon, speck, tinge, touch
5. a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate actionExamples: "he never knew what to do in an emergency"Synonyms: emergency, exigency, pinch
6. a small sharp bite or snipSynonyms: nip, pinch
verb (English)
1. squeeze tightly between the fingersExamples: "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"Synonyms: nip, pinch, squeeze, tweet, twinge, twitch
2. make ridges into by pinching togetherSynonyms: crimp, pinch
3. make off with belongings of othersSynonyms: abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pilfer, pinch
4. cut the top offExamples: "top trees and bushes"Synonyms: pinch, top
5. irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tearExamples: "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back"Synonyms: pinch, vellicate
Definition source: Wiktionary