press
Definitions
Noun
- The state of demanding notice or attention
- The print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
- A machine used for printing
- A dense crowd of people
- A tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
- Clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
- Any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
- A weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
- The act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
Verb
- Exert pressure or force to or upon
- Force or impel in an indicated direction
- To be oppressive or burdensome; ,
- Place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure
- Squeeze or press together
- Crowd closely
- Create by pressing
- Be urgent
- Exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
- Press from a plastic
- Make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
- Press and smooth with a heated iron
- Lift weights
- Ask for or request earnestly
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "press".
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "press".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "press".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | process | 2 | 196 |
| 2 | pressed | 1 | 29 |
| 3 | priests | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | presses | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | profess | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | presser | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | prowess | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | repress | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | pruess | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | priess | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | preuss | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | presse | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | press' | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | preiss | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | ress | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | pres | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | presson | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | pressly | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | pressey | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | pressel | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "press" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | press freedom | 2 | 2 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "press" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "press" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | international | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | able | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | collegiate | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | pittsburgh | 2 | 2 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 23
Fragments: 127
Sound Alikes: 4
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 4
Statistically Associated: 4
Consonant Matches: 4
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
UK lawmakers press government on why West Bank imports haven’t yet been banned
Jul 14, 2026 Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Jul 14, 2026 Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Protesters storm Susan Collins’ Biddeford office after federal agent shot man
Jul 13, 2026 The Portland Press Herald
Jul 13, 2026 The Portland Press Herald
With New York Times subpoenas, Trump is brazenly escalating his attacks on the press | Margaret Sullivan
Jul 14, 2026 The Guardian
Jul 14, 2026 The Guardian

