reverses
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Is reverses a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. a relation of direct oppositionExamples: "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"Synonyms: contrary, opposite, reverse
2. the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversedSynonyms: reverse, reverse gear
3. an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustratingSynonyms: black eye, blow, reversal, reverse, setback
4. the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal designSynonyms: reverse, versoAntonyms: obverse
5. (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite directionSynonyms: reverse
6. turning in the opposite directionSynonyms: reversal, reverse, reversion, turnabout, turnaround
verb (English)
1. change to the contraryExamples: "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"Synonyms: change by reversal, reverse, turn
2. turn inside out or upside downSynonyms: invert, reverse, turn back
3. rule againstExamples: "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"Synonyms: override, overrule, overthrow, overturn, reverse
4. cancel officiallyExamples: "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"Synonyms: annul, countermand, lift, overturn, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke
5. reverse the position, order, relation, or condition ofExamples: "when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb"Synonyms: invert, reverse
Definition source: Wiktionary