forcing
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How forcing fits the hive
Base Score
7
14 with pangram bonus
Unique Letters
7
C F G I N O R
Two-Letter Start
FO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ING
Useful for cleanup scans
- 7 letters
- 7 unique letters
- FO start
- ING ending
- pangram-shaped
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- forcing is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
verb
To violate (a woman); to rape.
verb
To exert oneself, to do one's utmost.
verb
To compel (someone or something) to do something.
verb
To constrain by force; to overcome the limitations or resistance of.
verb
To drive (something) by force, to propel (generally + prepositional phrase or adverb).
verb
To cause to occur (despite inertia, resistance etc.); to produce through force.
"The comedian's jokes weren't funny, but I forced a laugh now and then."
verb
To forcibly open (a door, lock etc.).
"To force a lock."
verb
To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress.
verb
To create an out by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the ground.
"Jones forced the runner at second by stepping on the bag."
verb
(whist) To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a trick by leading a suit that he/she does not hold.
verb
To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce.
verb
To provide with forces; to reinforce; to strengthen by soldiers; to man; to garrison.
verb
To allow the force of; to value; to care for.
verb
To stuff; to lard; to farce.
noun
The art of raising plants at an earlier season than is normal, especially by using a hotbed
noun
An extension in the development time of an underexposed negative in order to bring out detail
noun
A technique used to prove the consistency of certain axioms in set theory. See forcing (mathematics).
noun
The net flux of energy in or out of a system; the net change in an energy balance.
adjective
Pertaining to a bid which requires partner to continue bidding rather than pass.