Definition of impresses

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • impresses is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • impresses is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
  • impresses is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of impresses


  • reproduce by printing (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. print
  • mark or stamp with or as if with pressure (verb)

    Examples

    1. To make a batik, you impress a design with wax

    Synonyms

    1. imprint
  • dye (fabric) before it is spun (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. yarn-dye
  • take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. shanghai
  • have an emotional or cognitive impact upon (verb)

    Examples

    1. This child impressed me as unusually mature

    Synonyms

    1. affect
    2. move
    3. strike
  • the act of coercing someone into government service (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. impressment
  • produce or try to produce a vivid impression of (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. ingrain
    2. instill
  • impress positively (verb)

    Examples

    1. The young chess player impressed her audience

See definition of impresses in Merriam Webster