suction
NOUNVERB
/səkʃən/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
suction is a valid 7-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1U1C3T1I1O1N1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does suction mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
The act of sucking.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
RELATED
2
A force over an area produced by a pressure difference.
BROADER
RELATED
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction.
“suction the uterus in an abortion”
BROADER
2
Remove or draw away by the force of suction.
“the doctors had to suction the water from the patient's lungs”
AT THE BOARD