complain
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 8
Definition of complain
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(intransitive)To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
“Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours.”
“O loſs of ſight, of thee I moſt complain!”
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verb
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(intransitive)To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
“Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours.”
“O loſs of ſight, of thee I moſt complain!”
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(intransitive)To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge.
“They've complained about me to the police again.”
“Now, Master Shallow, you'll complain of me to the king?”
“If you get cheated by the Better Business Bureau, who do you complain to?”
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To creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel.
“the complaining bed-springs”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English complaynen, from Old French complaindre, from Medieval Latin complangere (“to bewail, complain”), from Latin com- (“together”) + plangere (“to strike, beat, as the breast in extreme grief, bewail”); see plain, plaint.
Words you can make from complain
187 playable · top: CAMPION (13 pts)
Best play campion 13 points7-letter words
4 words6-letter words
9 words5-letter words
29 words- CAMPI 11 pts
- CAMPO 11 pts
- CLAMP 11 pts
- CLOMP 11 pts
- AMNIC 9 pts
- CAPON 9 pts
- CLAIM 9 pts
- COMAL 9 pts
- COPAL 9 pts
- LIMPA 9 pts
- MACON 9 pts
- MALIC 9 pts
- MANIC 9 pts
- MILPA 9 pts
- MONIC 9 pts
- PANIC 9 pts
- PICAL 9 pts
- PLICA 9 pts
- AMINO 7 pts
- AMNIO 7 pts
- COLIN 7 pts
- LAPIN 7 pts
- LIMAN 7 pts
- LINAC 7 pts
- NICOL 7 pts
- NOPAL 7 pts
- PIANO 7 pts
- PLAIN 7 pts
- ALOIN 5 pts
4-letter words
69 words- CAMP 10 pts
- COMP 10 pts
- CALM 8 pts
- CAMI 8 pts
- CAMO 8 pts
- CAPO 8 pts
- CLAM 8 pts
- CLAP 8 pts
- CLIP 8 pts
- CLOP 8 pts
- COMA 8 pts
- COPI 8 pts
- LAMP 8 pts
- LIMP 8 pts
- MICA 8 pts
- PALM 8 pts
- PICA 8 pts
- PIMA 8 pts
- AMIN 6 pts
- CAIN 6 pts
- CALO 6 pts
- CIAO 6 pts
- CION 6 pts
- CLAN 6 pts
- CLON 6 pts
- COAL 6 pts
- COIL 6 pts
- COIN 6 pts
- COLA 6 pts
- CONI 6 pts
- ICON 6 pts
- LAIC 6 pts
- LIMA 6 pts
- LIMN 6 pts
- LIMO 6 pts
- LIPA 6 pts
- LIPO 6 pts
- LOAM 6 pts
- LOCA 6 pts
- LOCI 6 pts
- MAIL 6 pts
- MAIN 6 pts
- MANI 6 pts
- MANO 6 pts
- MILO 6 pts
- MINA 6 pts
- MOAN 6 pts
- MOIL 6 pts
- MOLA 6 pts
- NIPA 6 pts
- NOMA 6 pts
- OPAL 6 pts
- PAIL 6 pts
- PAIN 6 pts
- PALI 6 pts
- PIAL 6 pts
- PIAN 6 pts
- PINA 6 pts
- PION 6 pts
- PLAN 6 pts
- ANIL 4 pts
- LAIN 4 pts
- LINO 4 pts
- LION 4 pts
- LOAN 4 pts
- LOIN 4 pts
- NAIL 4 pts
- NAOI 4 pts
- NOIL 4 pts
3-letter words
55 words- AMP 7 pts
- CAM 7 pts
- CAP 7 pts
- COP 7 pts
- IMP 7 pts
- MAC 7 pts
- MAP 7 pts
- MIC 7 pts
- MOC 7 pts
- MOP 7 pts
- PAC 7 pts
- PAM 7 pts
- PIC 7 pts
- POM 7 pts
- AIM 5 pts
- ALP 5 pts
- AMI 5 pts
- APO 5 pts
- CAL 5 pts
- CAN 5 pts
- COL 5 pts
- CON 5 pts
- LAC 5 pts
- LAM 5 pts
- LAP 5 pts
- LIP 5 pts
- LOC 5 pts
- LOP 5 pts
- MAN 5 pts
- MIL 5 pts
- MOA 5 pts
- MOI 5 pts
- MOL 5 pts
- MON 5 pts
- NAM 5 pts
- NAP 5 pts
- NIM 5 pts
- NIP 5 pts
- NOM 5 pts
- OCA 5 pts
- OMA 5 pts
- OPA 5 pts
- PAL 5 pts
- PAN 5 pts
- PIA 5 pts
- PIN 5 pts
- POI 5 pts
- POL 5 pts
- AIL 3 pts
- AIN 3 pts
- ANI 3 pts
- ION 3 pts
- LIN 3 pts
- NIL 3 pts
- OIL 3 pts
2-letter words
20 wordsHooks
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