time
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How time fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
E I M T
Two-Letter Start
TI
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Ending
ME
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- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- TI start
- ME ending
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- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, i, m, t plus any remaining hive letters.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
"Time stops for nobody. the ebb and flow of time"
noun
A duration of time.
noun
An instant of time.
noun
The measurement under some system of region of day or moment.
"Let's synchronize our watches so we're not on different time."
noun
Ratio of comparison.
"your car runs three times faster than mine; that is four times as heavy as this"
noun
(grammar) Tense.
"the time of a verb"
noun
The measured duration of sounds; measure; tempo; rate of movement; rhythmical division.
"common or triple time; the musician keeps good time."
verb
To measure or record the time, duration, or rate of.
"I used a stopwatch to time myself running around the block."
verb
To choose when something begins or how long it lasts.
"The President timed his speech badly, coinciding with the Super Bowl."
verb
To keep or beat time; to proceed or move in time.
verb
To pass time; to delay.
verb
To regulate as to time; to accompany, or agree with, in time of movement.
verb
To measure, as in music or harmony.
interjection
Reminder by the umpire for the players to continue playing after their pause.
interjection
The umpire's call in prizefights, etc.
interjection
A call by a bartender to warn patrons that the establishment is closing and no more drinks will be served.
Related Words
Same Letters
- emit
- item
- mite
Synonyms
- set
- clock