Definition of resiles

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  • resiles is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
  • resiles is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
  • resiles is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8

Definition of resiles

  • spring back; spring away from an impact (verb)

    Examples

    1. These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide

    Synonyms

    1. bounce
    2. bound
    3. rebound
    4. recoil
    5. reverberate
    6. ricochet
    7. spring
    8. take a hop
  • formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. abjure
    2. forswear
    3. recant
    4. retract
  • pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc. (verb)

    Examples

    1. The landlord cannot resile from the lease
  • return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed (verb)

    Examples

    1. The rubber tubes resile

See definition of resiles in Merriam Webster