Definition of packs

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • packs is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • packs is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
  • packs is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of packs


  • press down tightly (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. tamp
    2. tamp down
  • a cream that cleanses and tones the skin (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. face pack
  • an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. camp
    2. clique
    3. coterie
    4. ingroup
    5. inner circle
  • have with oneself; have on one's person (verb)

    Examples

    1. She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains

    Synonyms

    1. carry
    2. take
  • hike with a backpack (verb)

    Examples

    1. Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies

    Synonyms

    1. backpack
  • compress into a wad (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. bundle
    2. compact
    3. wad
  • press tightly together or cram (verb)

    Examples

    1. The crowd packed the auditorium

    Synonyms

    1. jam
    2. mob
    3. pile
    4. throng
  • an association of criminals (noun)

    Examples

    1. a pack of thieves

    Synonyms

    1. gang
    2. mob
    3. ring
  • a large indefinite number (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. battalion
    2. large number
    3. multitude
    4. plurality
  • load with a pack (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. load down
  • have the property of being packable or of compacting easily (verb)

    Examples

    1. Such odd-shaped items do not pack well

    Synonyms

    1. compact
  • a bundle (especially one carried on the back) (noun)
  • a complete collection of similar things (noun)
  • a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film) (noun)
  • a group of hunting animals (noun)
  • arrange in a container (verb)

    Examples

    1. pack the books into the boxes
  • a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect (noun)
  • carry, as on one's back (verb)
  • fill to capacity (verb)

    Examples

    1. This singer always packs the concert halls
    2. The murder trial packed the court house
  • seal with packing (verb)

    Examples

    1. pack the faucet
  • set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome (verb)

    Examples

    1. pack a jury
  • treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood (verb)

    Examples

    1. The nurse packed gauze in the wound
    2. You had better pack your swollen ankle with ice

See definition of packs in Merriam Webster