struggles
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Is struggles a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of struggles?
Definition
noun (English)
1. an energetic attempt to achieve somethingExamples: "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"Synonyms: battle, struggle
2. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); --Thomas PaineExamples: "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"Synonyms: battle, conflict, struggle
3. strenuous effortExamples: "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"Synonyms: struggle
verb (English)
1. make a strenuous or labored effortExamples: "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"Synonyms: fight, struggle
2. to exert strenuous effort against oppositionExamples: "he struggled to get free from the rope"Synonyms: struggle
3. climb awkwardly, as if by scramblingSynonyms: clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, sputter, struggle
4. be engaged in a fight; carry on a fightExamples: "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"Synonyms: contend, fight, struggle
Definition source: Wiktionary