sacrifices
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Is sacrifices a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
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Definition
noun (English)
1. the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.Synonyms: forfeit, forfeiture, sacrifice
2. personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)Synonyms: sacrifice
3. a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its valueExamples: "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice"Synonyms: sacrifice
4. the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deitySynonyms: ritual killing, sacrifice
5. (baseball) an out that advances the base runnersSynonyms: sacrifice
verb (English)
1. endure the loss ofExamples: "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"Synonyms: give, sacrifice
2. kill or destroyExamples: "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment"Synonyms: sacrifice
3. sell at a lossSynonyms: sacrifice
4. make a sacrifice of; in religious ritualsSynonyms: sacrifice
Definition source: Wiktionary