cease

VERBNOUN /sis/

5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH C

cease is a valid 5-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

C3E1A1S1E1

3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21

MEANING

What does cease mean?

VERB · 2 SENSES

1

Put an end to a state or an activity.

SYNONYMS

DISCONTINUE GIVE UP LAY OFF QUIT STOP

NARROWER

WITHDRAW BREAK CALL IT A DAY CALL IT QUITS CHEESE CLOSE OFF DROP KNOCK OFF

RELATED

2

Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical.

SYNONYMS

END FINISH STOP TERMINATE

NARROWER

RECESS CLOSE RUN LOW RUN OUT RUN SHORT BREAK UP COME OUT TURN OUT

NOUN · 1 SENSE

1

(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end.

BROADER