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Yes. The word gust is a Scrabble US word. The word gust is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

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4-letter words (3 found)

GUST,GUTS,TUGS,

3-letter words (6 found)

GUS,GUT,SUG,TUG,UGS,UTS,

2-letter words (5 found)

GU,ST,UG,US,UT,

You can make 14 words from gust according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of gust

gust ugst gsut sgut usgt sugt guts ugts gtus tgus utgs tugs gstu sgtu gtsu tgsu stgu tsgu ustg sutg utsg tusg stug tsug

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Definitions and meaning of gust

gust

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʌst/
  • Rhymes: -ʌst

Etymology 1

Apparently from an unrecorded Middle English *gust, from Old Norse gustr (“a gust, blast”), from Proto-Germanic *gustiz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-. Cognate with Icelandic gustur (“gust of wind”). Related also to Old Norse gusa (“to gush forth”), Old High German gussa (“flood”), Middle English guschen (> English gush). The English word was not recorded before Shakespeare.

Noun

gust (plural gusts)

  1. A strong, abrupt rush of wind.
    Synonym: windflaw
  2. (by extension) Any rush or outburst (of water, emotion, etc.).
    • 1609 (revised 1625), Francis Bacon, De Sapientia Veterum ('Wisdom of the Ancients')
      they are merely driven about by every sudden gust and impulse of the mind
Derived terms
  • gust front
  • gust lock
  • gustnado
  • gusty
  • windgust
Translations

Verb

gust (third-person singular simple present gusts, present participle gusting, simple past and past participle gusted)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To blow in gusts.
Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English gust, guste, from Latin gustus (“taste”) and Old French gust, goust.

Noun

gust (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The physiological faculty of taste.
  2. Relish, enjoyment, appreciation.
    • , "The Spirit of Grace"
      An ox will relish the tender flesh of kids with as much gust and appetite.
    • 1942: ‘Yes, indeed,’ said Sava with solemn gust. — Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006, p. 1050)
  3. Intellectual taste; fancy.

Etymology 3

From Middle English gusten (“to taste, have a taste for”), from the noun (see above)).

Verb

gust (third-person singular simple present gusts, present participle gusting, simple past and past participle gusted)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To taste.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To have a relish for.
Related terms
  • disgust

Anagrams

  • GUTs, Guts, guts, tugs

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin gustus, from Proto-Italic *gustus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus. First attested in the 14th century, it was possibly a semi-learned word or early borrowing; compare the sound changes in the inherited Occitan gost, Portuguese gosto, and French goût.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈɡust]

Noun

gust m (plural gusts or gustos)

  1. taste (sense)
  2. flavour
    Synonym: sabor
  3. relish, pleasure
    Synonym: plaer
  4. taste (aesthetic preference), style
    molt al gust borbònic ― very much in the Bourbon style

Derived terms

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References

Further reading

  • “gust” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “gust” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “gust” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin gustus, from Proto-Italic *gustus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus. Possibly a borrowing or semi-learned term.

Noun

gust m (plural gusts)

  1. relish, zest, enjoyment
  2. taste

Synonyms

  • (taste): savôr

Derived terms

  • gustôs

Related terms

  • gustâ

Icelandic

Noun

gust

  1. indefinite accusative singular of gustur

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gustus, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡust/
  • Rhymes: -ust
  • Syllabification: gust

Noun

gust m inan (diminutive guścik)

  1. taste, personal preference
    Antonyms: bezguście, kicz

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • gust in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • gust in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡust/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin gustus, from Proto-Italic *gustus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus.

Noun

gust n (plural gusturi)

  1. taste
Declension
Derived terms
  • gustos
Related terms
  • gusta
  • gustare

See also

  • savoare

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin (mensis) augustus (through Vulgar Latin agustus). Compare also Albanian gusht (“August”).

Alternative forms

  • agust

Noun

gust m (uncountable)

  1. (popular/folk usage, rare) August
    Synonyms: (standard/most common) august; (popular/folk name) gustar; (popular/folk name) măsălar
Derived terms
  • gustar

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gǫstъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡûːst/

Adjective

gȗst (definite gȗstī, comparative gȕšćī, Cyrillic spelling гу̑ст)

  1. dense

Declension


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