excuse
Meanings
- a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.;
- "he kept finding excuses to stay"
- a note explaining an absence;
- "he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him"
- a poor example;
- "a poor excuse for an automobile"
- accept an excuse for;
- "Please excuse my dirty hands"
- grant exemption or release to;
- "Please excuse me from this class"
- serve as a reason or cause or justification of;
- "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"
- defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning;
- ask for permission to be released from an engagement
- excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with;
- "excuse someone's behavior"
- EXCUSE v -CUSED, -CUSING, -CUSES to apologize for
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 15
excuse is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordexcuse is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
excuse is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
excuse is a valid Words With Friends word