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
- The light focused
Synonyms
- focalise
- focalize
- the concentration of attention or energy on something (noun)
Examples
- the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology
Synonyms
- centering
- direction
- focal point
- focusing
- focussing
- direct one's attention on something (verb)
Examples
- Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
Synonyms
- center
- centre
- concentrate
- pore
- rivet
- bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions (verb)
Synonyms
- concenter
- concentre
- focalise
- focalize
- special emphasis attached to something (noun)
Synonyms
- stress
- a central point or locus of an infection in an organism (noun)
Examples
- the focus of infection
Synonyms
- focal point
- nidus
- a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges (noun)
Synonyms
- focal point
- put (an image) into focus (verb)
Examples
- Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie
Synonyms
- focalise
- focalize
- 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
- 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
- in focus
- out of focus
See definition of focus in Merriam Webster