Definition of PAS

pas

Plural: pas

Noun

  • A single step in dancing or a specific dance movement.
  • (ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)
  • an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
  • a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead
  • a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter
  • a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
  • an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas
  • The right of going foremost; precedence.
  • A step in a dance.
  • plural of pa

Examples

  • He made a graceful PAS, sliding his tiles into a high-scoring formation in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French pas.

Synonyms

atomic number 91, dad, dada, daddy, Keystone State, P.A., P.A. system, PA, pa, Pa, PA system, papa, pappa, pascal, Pennsylvania, pop, protactinium, protoactinium, public address system

Scrabble Score: 5

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

Words With Friends Score: 6

pas: valid Words With Friends Word