Scrabble & Words with friends points
- mature is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
- mature is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
- mature is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10
Definition of mature
- (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination (adjective)
Synonyms
- fledged
- develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation (verb)
Examples
- He matured fast
Synonyms
- grow
- maturate
- fully considered and perfected (adjective)
Examples
- mature plans
Synonyms
- matured
- fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used (adjective)
Examples
- full-bodied mature wines
Synonyms
- ripe
- cause to ripen or develop fully (verb)
Examples
- Age matures a good wine
Synonyms
- ripen
- grow old or older (verb)
Synonyms
- age
- get on
- maturate
- senesce
- cause to ripen and discharge pus (verb)
Synonyms
- suppurate
- become due for repayment (verb)
Examples
- These bonds mature in 2005
- characteristic of maturity (adjective)
Examples
- mature for her age
- develop and work out fully in one's mind (verb)
Examples
- I need to mature my thoughts
- having reached full natural growth or development (adjective)
Examples
- a mature cell
See definition of mature in Merriam Webster