res

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
3
Words With Friends
3
Letters
3
Pronunciation
/ɹeɪz/
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/ɹeɪz/ · /ɹɛz/

Definition of res

11 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (form-of, plural)plural of re
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noun

  1. (form-of, plural)plural of re
  2. (Canada, US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal)Clipping of reservation or reserve (semiautonomous Indigenous territory).
  3. (Canada, South-Africa, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping)Clipping of residence.
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping)Clipping of resolution (of a computer display or image).
    “Can I get that in a higher res?”
  5. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping)Clipping of reservoir (from computer water cooling).
  6. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping)Clipping of resurrection.
    “Can I get a res please?”
  7. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping)Clipping of resistance.
    “Your magic res doesn't need to be that high.”
  8. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of red ear syndrome.
  9. (abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable)Abbreviation of radio echo sounding
  10. (form-of, plural)plural of RE

verb

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping)Clipping of resurrect.
    “You have the skills, right? Res me please.”
    “And the other death was falling in the Void of Armory; I also forgot to do this, so here's a quick video of me getting ressed by a Plague Doctor and then me, as a zombie, jumping into the Void.”

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Etymology

From re + -s.

Words you can make from res

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2-letter words

3 words

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6 extensions · 4 front · 2 back

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