Definition of heartbeat

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • heartbeat is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • heartbeat is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
  • heartbeat is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of heartbeat


  • a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. blink of an eye
    2. flash
    3. instant
    4. jiffy
    5. new york minute
    6. split second
    7. trice
    8. twinkling
    9. wink
  • the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. beat
    2. pulsation
    3. pulse
  • an animating or vital unifying force (noun)

    Examples

    1. New York is the commercial heartbeat of America

See definition of heartbeat in Merriam Webster