refuse: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 9 letter points · starts with R · ends with E
Meaning of refuse
adj
Discarded, rejected.
Source: Wiktionary — refuse.
noun
- uncountable
Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.
Source: Wiktionary — refuse.
verb
- transitive
To decline (a request or demand).
Example: My request for a pay rise was refused.
- intransitive
To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission.
Example: I refuse to listen to this nonsense any more.
- ditransitive
To withhold (something) from (someone); to not give it to them or to bar them from having it.
To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the centre, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular alignment when troops are about to engage the enemy.
Example: to refuse the right wing while the left wing attacks
Listed forms: refuses, refusing, refused, glossary, refusest.
Source: Wiktionary — refuse.
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 refuse.
noun
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
verb
show unwillingness towards
verb
not accept as true
verb
elude, especially in a baffling way
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is refuse in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of refuse
R(1) + E(1) + F(4) + U(1) + S(1) + E(1) = 9 points.
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Anagrams of refuse
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 refuse
40 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in refuse. Showing up to 24, longest first.