install: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 7 letter points · starts with I · ends with L
Meaning of install
verb
- transitive
To connect, set up or prepare something for use
- transitive
To connect, set up or prepare something for use To transfer software onto a device's permanent storage and put it in a state where it is ready to be run when needed, usually decompressing it if necessary and performing any necessary pre-first-run configuration.
Example: I haven't installed the new operating system yet because of all the bugs.
- transitive
To admit formally into an office, rank or position.
Example: He was installed as Chancellor of the University.
- reflexive, sometimes, transitive
To establish or settle in.
Example: I installed myself in my usual chair by the fire.
Listed forms: installs, installing, installed, instal, enstall.
Source: Wiktionary — install.
noun
- informal
An installation: the process of installing a software application.
Example: The install takes a long time, but you can run it in the background while working on other things.
- informal
An installation: a software application that has been installed.
Example: I've customized my local install; the out-of-the-box version looks a bit different.
Listed forms: installs, instal, enstall.
Source: Wiktionary — install.
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 install.
verb
set up for use
- instal
- put in
- set up
verb
put into an office or a position
- instal
verb
place
- instal
- set up
- establish
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is install in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of install
I(1) + N(1) + S(1) + T(1) + A(1) + L(1) + L(1) = 7 points.
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Anagrams of install
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from install
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