Definition of focus

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • focus is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • focus is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
  • focus is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of focus


  • become focussed or come into focus (verb)

    Examples

    1. The light focused

    Synonyms

    1. focalise
    2. focalize
  • the concentration of attention or energy on something (noun)

    Examples

    1. the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology

    Synonyms

    1. centering
    2. direction
    3. focal point
    4. focusing
    5. focussing
  • direct one's attention on something (verb)

    Examples

    1. Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies

    Synonyms

    1. center
    2. centre
    3. concentrate
    4. pore
    5. rivet
  • bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. concenter
    2. concentre
    3. focalise
    4. focalize
  • special emphasis attached to something (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. stress
  • a central point or locus of an infection in an organism (noun)

    Examples

    1. the focus of infection

    Synonyms

    1. focal point
    2. nidus
  • a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. focal point
  • put (an image) into focus (verb)

    Examples

    1. Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie

    Synonyms

    1. focalise
    2. focalize
    3. sharpen
  • a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section (noun)
  • cause to converge on or toward a central point (verb)
  • maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea (noun)

    Examples

    1. the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion
  • maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system (noun)

    Examples

    1. in focus
    2. out of focus

See definition of focus in Merriam Webster