PRESSURES
Scrabble letter values: P3R1E1S1S1U1R1E1S1 = 11
Definition
PRESSURES is the plural of PRESSURE.
verb PRESSURE: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means.
Synonyms of PRESSURE: coerce, hale, squeeze, force
Examples
- “Apply pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding.”
- “the pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization.”
- “She has felt pressure lately because her boss expects her to get the job done by the first.”