Definitions For Move

noun

  • The act of deciding to do something
  • (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game
  • The act of changing your residence or place of business
  • The act of changing location from one place to another
  • A change of position that does not entail a change of location
  • An act of moving your body or a part of your body
  • An action
  • The act of moving to a different place

verb

  • Be in a state of action
  • Go or proceed from one point to another
  • Progress by being changed
  • Propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
  • Have a turn; make one's move in a game
  • Give an incentive for action
  • Have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
  • Arouse sympathy or compassion in
  • Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  • Change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  • Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  • Change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
  • Dispose of by selling
  • Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
  • Follow a procedure or take a course
  • Live one's life in a specified environment
  • To cause (something or someone) to go from one place or position to another
  • To go from one place or position to another
  • To cause (your body or a part of your body) to go from one position to another

Is Move a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
9
Words with Friends
11

The word Move is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Move in a Sentence

  • He moved the chair closer to the table.
  • It may be necessary to move the patient to intensive care.
  • The breeze moved the branches of the trees.
  • He made a sudden move that scared away the squirrel.
  • An athlete who has some good moves
  • The policeman warned him not to make any false moves.

Synonyms for Move

Antonyms for Move

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