tweak

tweak is a 5-letter English word with 8 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch; as, to tweak the nose. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 12 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 12 · Words With Friends 12 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch; as, to tweak the nose.
2. noun. A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose.
3. noun. Trouble; distress; tweag.
4. noun. A prostitute.
5. noun. a squeeze with the fingers

   Synonyms: pinch

6. verb. adjust finely

   "fine-tune the engine"

7. verb. pull or pull out sharply

   "pluck the flowers off the bush"

   Synonyms: pluck

8. verb. pinch or squeeze sharply

Synonyms

pinch, pluck

Common word forms

tweaks, tweaked, tweaker, tweaking

Words from these letters

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