amuse

amuse is a 5-letter English word with 6 senses as verb and intransitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 9 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. verb. To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder.
2. verb. To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing or mirthful emotions; to divert.
3. verb. To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.
4. intransitive verb. To muse; to mediate.
5. verb. make (somebody) laugh

   "The clown amused the children"

6. verb. occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion

   "The play amused the ladies"

   Synonyms: disport, divert

Synonyms

disport, divert

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in amuse:

mesua

Common word forms

amused, amuser, amuses, amusing, amusement

Words from these letters

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