reinforcement
NOUN
/,riɪn'foʊrsmənt/
13 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R
reinforcement is a valid 13-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1I1N1F4O1R1C3E1M3E1N1T1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING
What does reinforcement mean?
NOUN · 5 SENSES
1
A military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission.
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2
A device designed to provide additional strength.
“he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook”
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3
Information that makes more forcible or convincing.
“his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints”
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An act performed to strengthen approved behavior.
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(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it.
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