Definition of FEEZE

feeze

Plural: feezes

Noun

  • A state of worry or alarm.
  • A rush, impetus, or a violent impact; also, a rub.
  • A device for wedging items into a tight space.

Verb

Verb Forms: feezed, feezing, feezes

  • To faze; to disturb, perturb, or disconcert.
  • To drive off or away; to make (someone) run, put to flight; to frighten away; compare faze.
  • To beat; to chastise.
  • To cause to swing about.
  • To cause to swing about.
  • To swing about in the wind; to flare (as a candle)
  • To frighten, put into a state of alarm.
  • To twist or turn with a screw-like motion; to screw.
  • To insinuate.
  • To untwist; to unravel, as the end of a thread or rope.
  • To rub hard; to do a piece of work with passion.
  • Pronunciation spelling of freeze.

Examples

  • His confident Scrabble play didn’t feeze his opponent, who calmly found a bingo.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English fese, from the verb (see below).

Scrabble Score: 17

feeze: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
feeze: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
feeze: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

feeze: valid Words With Friends Word