Definitions For Reverse
noun
- Turning in the opposite direction
- (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction
- The gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed
- The side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design
- An unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
- A relation of direct opposition
- Something that is opposite to something else
- The back side of a coin, document, etc.
- A change that makes something worse
verb
- Change to the contrary
- Turn inside out or upside down
- Reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of
- Rule against
- Cancel officially
- To change (something) to an opposite state or condition
- To cause (something, such as a process) to stop or return to an earlier state
- To change the order or position of (two things or a series)
adjective
- Reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
- Directed or moving toward the rear
adjective
- Of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle
Is Reverse a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
11
The word Reverse is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Reverse in a Sentence
- Can you say the alphabet in reverse order?
- The drug is used to lower blood pressure but may have the reverse effect in some patients.
- The runners reversed their direction on the track.
- There is no way to reverse the aging process.
- Can anything reverse the trend toward higher prices?
- The building appears on the reverse of the coin.
- Please sign your name on the reverse.
- I put the car in reverse and backed out of the garage.
Synonyms for Reverse
Antonyms for Reverse
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