pressure: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 10 letter points · starts with P · ends with E
Meaning of pressure
noun
- countable, uncountable
A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
Example: Apply pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding.
- countable, uncountable
The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area; force per unit area.
- countable, uncountable
An amount of pressure.
- countable, uncountable
A contrasting force or impulse of any kind.
Example: the pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization.
Listed forms: pressures.
Source: Wiktionary — pressure.
verb
- transitive
To encourage or heavily exert force or influence.
Example: Do not let anyone pressure you into buying something you do not want.
Listed forms: pressures, pressuring, pressured.
Source: Wiktionary — pressure.
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 pressure.
noun
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
- pressure level
- force per unit area
noun
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
noun
the state of demanding notice or attention
noun
the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin
- pressure sensation
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is pressure in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of pressure
P(3) + R(1) + E(1) + S(1) + S(1) + U(1) + R(1) + E(1) = 10 points.
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Anagrams of pressure
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from pressure
85 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in pressure. Showing up to 24, longest first.