Dictionary Entry
sustenance
sustenance is a 10-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of sustaining; support; maintenance; subsistence; as, the sustenance of the body; the sustenance of life. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
10 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 16 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The act of sustaining; support; maintenance; subsistence; as, the sustenance of the body; the sustenance of life.
- 2noun
That which supports life; food; victuals; provisions; means of living; as, the city has ample sustenance.
- 3noun
the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
"they were in want of sustenance"
"fishing was their main sustainment"
- 4noun
a source of materials to nourish the body
- 5noun
the financial means whereby one lives
"each child was expected to pay for their keep"
"he applied to the state for support"
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