- Types Of Speech
- You can use pressure as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Pressure
- A 2 syllables noun and 8 letters with the letters e, p, r, s, and u, 5 consonants, 3 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters ss. Pressure starts with a consonant and ends with a vowel with the starting letters p, pr, pre, pres, press, and the ending characters are e, re, ure, sure, ssure, . Pressure is also a double consonant (ss) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- The act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button"
- Origin/Roots
- Old French
- School Grade
- Pressure is set as a grade six word that starts with p, ends with e, 2 syllables, 3 vowels and 8 letters.
- Pig Latin
- Pressure in Pig Latin is said as "essurepray or essureprway".
- Unigram
- p | r | e | s | s | u | r | e
- Bigram
- pr | re | es | ss | su | ur | re
- Trigram
- pre | res | ess | ssu | sur | ure
- Quadrigram
- pres | ress | essu | ssur | sure
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- the act of pressing;
the exertion of pressure;
"he gave the button a press";
"he used pressure to stop the bleeding";
"at the pressing of a button" - a force that compels;
"the public brought pressure to bear on the government" - the somatic sensation of pressure;
"the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal" - the force applied to a unit area of surface;
measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit);
"the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure" - the state of urgently demanding notice or attention;
"the press of business matters" - an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress
- Verb Examples
- to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city";
"He squeezed her for information" - exert pressure on someone through threats
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abetment | the verbal act of urging on |
| Accelerate | move faster "The car accelerated" |
| Accent | a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation |
| Actuating | |
| Acute | a mark ('') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation |
| Acute Accent | |
| Adjure | command solemnly |
| Ado | a rapid bustling commotion |
| Adversity | a stroke of ill fortune a calamitous event "a period marked by adversities" |
| Advice | a proposal for an appropriate course of action |
View all cognitive synonyms for Pressure
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pressure | the act of pressing the exertion of pressure "he gave the button a press" "he used pressure to stop the bleeding" "at the pressing of a button" |
View English words with the unique letters used in pressure. Words With The Letters Eprsu
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Compact | a small cosmetics case with a mirror to be carried in a woman''s purse |
| Compress | a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever) |
| Constrict | become tight or as if tight "Her throat constricted" |
| Contract | a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid |
| Press | the act of pressing the exertion of pressure "he gave the button a press" "he used pressure to stop the bleeding" "at the pressing of a button" |
| Push | the act of applying force in order to move something away "he gave the door a hard push" "the pushing is good exercise" |
| Squeeze | the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Push | the act of applying force in order to move something away "he gave the door a hard push" "the pushing is good exercise" |
| Pushing | the act of applying force in order to move something away "he gave the door a hard push" "the pushing is good exercise" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Compressing | applying pressure |
| Compression | applying pressure |
| Decompressing | relieving pressure |
| Decompression | relieving pressure |
| Impression | the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax" |
Pressure Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With P
- Ends With E
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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