exercise: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 17 letter points · starts with E · ends with E
Meaning of exercise
noun
- countable
Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
Example: The teacher told us that the next exercise is to write an essay.
- countable, uncountable
Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.
Example: I like to do my exercises every morning before breakfast. I do calisthenics for physical exercise, and I do crosswords for mental exercise.
- countable, uncountable
Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness. Such activity of physical nature, for physical fitness (plus also mental benefit).
Example: Swimming is good exercise.
- countable, uncountable
Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness. Such activity of mental nature, for neurocognitive health.
Example: Such exercises as puzzles and chess can help keep the mind sharp as we age.
Listed forms: exercises, exercize, exercice.
Source: Wiktionary — exercise.
verb
To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.
Example: to exercise troops or horses; to exercise one's brain with a puzzle
- intransitive
To perform physical activity for health or training.
Example: I exercise at the gym every day.
- transitive
To use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice.
Example: exercise caution
To occupy the attention and effort of; to task; to tax, especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to vex; to worry or make anxious.
Example: exercised with pain
Listed forms: exercises, exercising, exercised, exercize, exercice.
Source: Wiktionary — exercise.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for exercise.
noun
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
- exercising
- physical exercise
- physical exertion
- workout
noun
the act of using
noun
systematic training by multiple repetitions
- practice
- drill
- practice session
- recitation
noun
a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is exercise in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of exercise
E(1) + X(8) + E(1) + R(1) + C(3) + I(1) + S(1) + E(1) = 17 points.
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Anagrams of exercise
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from exercise
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