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Synonyms of POUNDS

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POUNDS: definition and more

53 synonyms in 22 meanings 34 playable in Scrabble US

Synonyms of POUNDS by meaning

noun

  1. 16 ounces avoirdupois

    Not playable in Scrabble US: LB.

  2. the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence

    Also: british pound, british pound sterling, pound sterling.

  3. a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy

  4. the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters

    Also: syrian pound.

  5. the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters

    Also: sudanese pound.

  6. the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters

    Also: lebanese pound.

  7. formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence

    Also: irish pound, irish punt.

  8. the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters

    Also: egyptian pound.

  9. the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents

    Also: cypriot pound.

  10. a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec

    Also: lbf..

  11. United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)

    Also: ezra pound, ezra loomis pound.

  12. a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)

    Also: pound sign.

  13. a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs

    Also: dog pound.

  14. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

verb

  1. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

  2. strike or drive against with a heavy impact

    Also: ram down.

  3. move heavily or clumsily

  4. move rhythmically

  5. partition off into compartments

    Also: pound off.

  6. shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits

    Also: pound up.

  7. place or shut up in a pound

  8. break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle