STRESSES
Scrabble letter values: S1T1R1E1S1S1E1S1 = 8
Definition
STRESSES is the plural of STRESS.
verb STRESS: to stress, single out as important.
Synonyms of STRESS: emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
Examples
- “Go easy on him, he's been under a lot of stress lately.”
- “Some people put the stress on the first syllable of “controversy”; others put it on the second.”
- ““Emphasis” is stressed on the first syllable, but “emphatic” is stressed on the second.”