pound
pound - noun
16 ounces avoirdupois
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
pound - verb
- hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
- strike or drive against with a heavy impact
- move heavily or clumsily
- move rhythmically
- partition off into compartments
- shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
- place or shut up in a pound
- break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
pound - thesaurus
beat
hammer
hammering
impound
lb
lumber
poke
pounding
punt
quid
ram
thump
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learn about the word pound in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 15. Spelling choices for /ou/ sound: ou, ow.
Scrabble score for pound
Scrabble score = 8
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