load

NOUNVERB /loʊd/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH L

load is a valid 4-letter word worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1O1A1D2
1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =5 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 10TRIPLE WORD → 15
MEANING

What does load mean?

NOUN · 9 SENSES
1

A quantity that can be processed or transported at one time.

“the system broke down under excessive loads”

SYNONYMS
NARROWER
2

An amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate.

“he got a load on and started a brawl”

3

Electrical device to which electrical power is delivered.

4

The power output of a generator or power plant.

5

A deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks.

SYNONYMS
6
7

Weight to be borne or conveyed.

BROADER
8

The front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents.

BROADER
9

An onerous or difficult concern.

“that's a load off my mind”

VERB · 5 SENSES
1

Put (something) on a structure or conveyance.

“load the bags onto the trucks”

2

Transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory.

BROADER
3

Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones.

4

Provide (a device) with something necessary.

“He loaded his gun carefully”

“load the camera”

SYNONYMS
RELATED
5

Fill or place a load on.

“load a car”

“load the truck with hay”

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of load

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