Definition of stoops

You can enter up to 15 letters and use up to 2 wildcards in the search. Use question mark (?) for wildcard searches.
Word Finders
Word Lists

Scrabble & Words with friends points

  • stoops is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
  • stoops is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
  • stoops is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of stoops

  • basin for holy water (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. stoup
  • small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. stoep
  • bend one's back forward from the waist on down (verb)

    Examples

    1. The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse

    Synonyms

    1. bend
    2. bow
    3. crouch
  • debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way (verb)

    Examples

    1. I won't stoop to reading other people's mail

    Synonyms

    1. condescend
    2. lower oneself
  • an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward (noun)
  • carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward (verb)

    Examples

    1. The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane
  • descend swiftly, as if on prey (verb)

    Examples

    1. The eagle stooped on the mice in the field
  • sag, bend, bend over or down (verb)

    Examples

    1. the rocks stooped down over the hiking path

See definition of stoops in Merriam Webster