Dictionary Entry
knead
knead is a 5-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; esp., to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, as the materials of bread, cake, etc.; as, to knead dough. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 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 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 4 senses
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- 1transitive verb
To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; esp., to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, as the materials of bread, cake, etc.; as, to knead dough.
- 2transitive verb
Fig.: To treat or form as by kneading; to beat.
- 3verb
manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes
"She rubbed down her child with a sponge"
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- 4verb
make uniform
"knead dough"
"work the clay until it is soft"
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