crusade

VERBNOUN /kru'seɪd/

7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C

crusade is a valid 7-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

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3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 =10 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30

MEANING

What does crusade mean?

VERB · 2 SENSES

1

Exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for.

SYNONYMS

AGITATE CAMPAIGN FIGHT PRESS PUSH

BROADER

PUSH ADVERTISE PROMOTE ADVERTIZE

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2

Go on a crusade; fight a holy war.

BROADER

CAMPAIGN TAKE THE FIELD

RELATED

NOUN · 2 SENSES

1

A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end.

SYNONYMS

CAMPAIGN CAUSE DRIVE EFFORT MOVEMENT

BROADER

NARROWER

FEMINIST MOVEMENT FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN FUND-RAISING DRIVE FUND-RAISING EFFORT GAY LIB GAY LIBERATION MOVEMENT LOST CAUSE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN

2

Any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims.

BROADER

EXPEDITION HOSTILE EXPEDITION MILITARY EXPEDITION

AT THE BOARD

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