return: Information About The Word 'return'

return is an acceptable dictionary word for games like scrabble, words with friends, crossword, etc.

The word 'return' is made up of 6 letters.

Meanings:
  • (n) document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability; "his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return"
  • (n) a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party"
  • (n) the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
  • (n) getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing"
  • (n) the act of returning to a prior location; "they set out on their return to the base camp"
  • (n) the income arising from land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"
  • (n) happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the return of spring"
  • (n) a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"
  • (n) the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
  • (n) a reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good as we got"
  • (n) a tennis stroke that returns the ball to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return"
  • (n) (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
  • (n) the act of someone appearing again; "his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited"
  • (v) come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity
  • (v) give back; "render money"
  • (v) go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"
  • (v) go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his"
  • (v) bring back to the point of departure
  • (v) return in kind; "return a compliment"; "return her love"
  • (v) make a return; "return a kickback"
  • (v) answer back
  • (v) be restored; "Her old vigor returned"
  • (v) pay back; "Please refund me my money"
  • (v) pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment"
  • (v) elect again
  • (v) be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
  • (v) return to a previous position; in mathematics; "The point returned to the interior of the figure"
  • (v) give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"
  • (v) submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority; "submit a bill to a legislative body"
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Using the word 'return' in Scrabble will fetch you 6 points while using it in Words with Friends will fetch you 8 points (without taking into consideration the effect of any multipliers).

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Words Ending With 'return'

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