prize

prize is a 5-letter English word with 18 senses as noun, transitive verb, verb, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 17 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 16 · Words With Friends 17 · 18 senses

Definitions

1. noun. That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
2. noun. Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel.
3. noun. An honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.
4. noun. That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
5. noun. Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect.
6. noun. A contest for a reward; competition.
7. noun. A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever.
8. transitive verb. To move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry.
9. transitive verb. To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to rate.
10. transitive verb. To value highly; to estimate to be of great worth; to esteem.
11. noun. Estimation; valuation.
12. noun. something given as a token of victory

    Synonyms: trophy

13. noun. goods or money obtained illegally

    Synonyms: booty, loot, pillage, plunder, swag

14. noun. something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery

    "the prize was a free trip to Europe"

    Synonyms: award

15. verb. regard highly; think much of

    "I respect his judgement"

    "We prize his creativity"

    Synonyms: esteem, prise, respect, value

16. verb. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open: "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"

    "The burglar jimmied the lock"

    Synonyms: jimmy, lever, prise, pry

17. verb. hold dear

    "I prize these old photographs"

    Synonyms: appreciate, treasure, value

18. adjective. of superior grade

    "choice wines"

    "prime beef"

    Synonyms: choice, prime, quality, select

Synonyms

trophy, booty, loot, pillage, plunder, swag, award, esteem, prise, respect, value, jimmy, lever, pry, appreciate, treasure, choice, prime, quality, select

Common word forms

prized, prizer, prizes, prizing, prizeable

Words from these letters

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