Definition of state

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• state is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 5
• state is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 5
• state is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 5

Definition of state

• indicate through a symbol, formula, etc. (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. express
• the territory occupied by a nation (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. country
  2. land
• a politically organized body of people under a single government (noun)

  Examples

  1. the state has elected a new president

  Synonyms

  1. body politic
  2. commonwealth
  3. country
  4. land
  5. nation
  6. res publica
• (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container) (noun)

  Examples

  1. the solid state of water is called ice

  Synonyms

  1. state of matter
• the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation (noun)

  Examples

  1. his state is in the deep south

  Synonyms

  1. province
• put before (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. posit
  2. put forward
  3. submit
• the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. department of state
  2. dos
  3. state department
  4. united states department of state
• express in words (verb)

  Examples

  1. state your opinion
  2. state your name

  Synonyms

  1. say
  2. tell
• a state of depression or agitation (noun)

  Examples

  1. he was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him
• the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state (noun)

  Examples

  1. the state has lowered its income tax
• the way something is with respect to its main attributes (noun)

  Examples

  1. the current state of knowledge
  2. his state of health
  3. in a weak financial state

See definition of state in Merriam Webster