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7-letter words (2 found)

ABATERS,ABREAST,

6-letter words (13 found)

ABASER,ABATER,ABATES,ABEARS,ASTARE,BAREST,BASTER,BESTAR,BREAST,RABATS,REATAS,SEARAT,TABERS,

5-letter words (45 found)

ABASE,ABATE,ABEAR,ABERS,ABETS,ARBAS,AREAS,ARETS,ASTER,BARES,BASER,BASTA,BASTE,BATES,BEARS,BEAST,BEATS,BESAT,BETAS,BRAES,BRAST,BRATS,EARST,RABAT,RASTA,RATAS,RATES,REAST,REATA,RESAT,SABER,SABRA,SABRE,STARE,STEAR,STRAE,TABER,TABES,TARAS,TARES,TASAR,TASER,TEARS,TERAS,TRABS,

4-letter words (61 found)

ABAS,ABER,ABET,ARBA,ARBS,AREA,ARES,ARET,ARSE,ARTS,ASAR,ASEA,ATES,BAAS,BAES,BARE,BARS,BASE,BAST,BATE,BATS,BEAR,BEAT,BEST,BETA,BETS,BRAE,BRAS,BRAT,EARS,EAST,EATS,ERAS,ERST,ETAS,RASE,RAST,RATA,RATE,RATS,REBS,REST,RETS,SABE,SATE,SEAR,SEAT,SERA,SETA,STAB,STAR,TABS,TAES,TARA,TARE,TARS,TASE,TEAR,TEAS,TRES,TSAR,

3-letter words (42 found)

AAS,ABA,ABS,ARB,ARE,ARS,ART,ATE,ATS,BAA,BAE,BAR,BAS,BAT,BES,BET,BRA,EAR,EAS,EAT,ERA,ERS,EST,ETA,RAS,RAT,REB,RES,RET,SAB,SAE,SAR,SAT,SEA,SER,SET,TAB,TAE,TAR,TAS,TEA,TES,

2-letter words (16 found)

AA,AB,AE,AR,AS,AT,BA,BE,EA,ER,ES,ET,RE,ST,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 180 words from abreast according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of abreast

abreast

Etymology

From Middle English abrest, equivalent to a- (“on, at”) +‎ breast, meaning “breasts (chests) in line, side-by-side and exactly equally advanced”; roughly “breast-by-breast”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈbɹɛst/
  • Rhymes: -ɛst
  • Hyphenation: abreast

Adverb

abreast (not comparable)

  1. Side by side and facing forward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470.)]
  2. (figurative) Alongside; parallel to. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
  3. Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
  4. Followed by of or with: up to a certain level or line; equally advanced. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
    She believes it is important to keep abreast of new scientific developments.
  5. (Scotland) Breast high (of an advancing wave).
    The west wind blew a tempest, and, according to the common expression, brought in the water [of the Solway] three foot abreast.
  6. (nautical) Side by side; also, opposite; on a line with the vessel's beam. [First attested in the late 17th century.]
  7. (obsolete) At the same time; simultaneously.

Usage notes

  • (nautical): Abreast is followed by the word of.
  • (alongside): Abreast is followed by of.
  • (informed): Abreast is followed by of.
  • (up to a certain level): Abreast is followed by of.

Synonyms

  • (informed): apprised, informed, up to date, up-to-date

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

abreast (not comparable)

  1. Side by side, facing forward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470.)]
  2. (figurative) Alongside; parallel to. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
  3. Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
  4. Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced[First attested in the mid 17th century.]
    to keep abreast of [or with] the present state of science.
  5. (nautical) Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam. [First attested in the late 17th century.]

Preposition

abreast

  1. Abreast of; alongside.
    This ship sank abreast the island.

References

  • “abreast”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • “abreast”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “abreast, adv.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

Anagrams

  • Baaster, Sabater, Tabares, abaters, bat ears, rabates

Source: wiktionary.org