cough
NOUNVERB
/kɔf/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH C
cough is a valid 5-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3O1U1G2H4
3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 4 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does cough mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion.
“The smoker coughs all day”
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