Dictionary Entry
reverse
reverse is a 7-letter English word with 31 senses as adjective, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction; hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order or method. 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.
7 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 31 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction; hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order or method.
- 2adjective
Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.
- 3adjective
Reversed; as, a reverse shell.
- 4adjective
That which appears or is presented when anything, as a lance, a line, a course of conduct, etc., is reverted or turned contrary to its natural direction.
- 5adjective
That which is directly opposite or contrary to something else; a contrary; an opposite.
- 6adjective
The act of reversing; complete change; reversal; hence, total change in circumstances or character; especially, a change from better to worse; misfortune; a check or defeat; as, the enemy met with a reverse.
- 7adjective
The back side; as, the reverse of a drum or trench; the reverse of a medal or coin, that is, the side opposite to the obverse. See Obverse.
- 8adjective
A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.
- 9adjective
A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.
- 10adjective
To turn back; to cause to face in a contrary direction; to cause to depart.
- 11adjective
To cause to return; to recall.
- 12adjective
To change totally; to alter to the opposite.
- 13adjective
To turn upside down; to invert.
- 14adjective
Hence, to overthrow; to subvert.
- 15adjective
To overthrow by a contrary decision; to make void; to under or annual for error; as, to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree.
- 16intransitive verb
To return; to revert.
- 17intransitive verb
To become or be reversed.
- 18noun
turning in the opposite direction
- 19noun
(American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction
- 20noun
the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed
- 21noun
the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design
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- 22noun
an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
- 23noun
a relation of direct opposition
"we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"
- 24verb
change to the contrary
"The trend was reversed"
"the tides turned against him"
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- 25verb
turn inside out or upside down
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- 26verb
reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of
"when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb"
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- 27verb
rule against
"The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"
- 28verb
cancel officially
"He revoked the ban on smoking"
"lift an embargo"
- 29adjective
reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
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- 30adjective
directed or moving toward the rear
"a rearward glance"
"a rearward movement"
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- 31adjective
of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle
"in reverse gear"
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