Definition of QUICKENS

quickens

Verb

  • move faster
  • make keen or more acute
  • give life or energy to
  • show signs of life
  • give new life or energy to
  • third-person singular simple present indicative of quicken

Noun

  • Synonym of couch grass (“a species of grass, Elymus repens”); also, the underground rhizomes of this, and sometimes other grasses.
  • plural of quicken

Origin / Etymology

From quicken + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum, plurals of nouns, and the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs).

Antonyms

decelerate

Scrabble Score: 23

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

Words With Friends Score: 26

quickens: valid Words With Friends Word