Dictionary Check: compose

"compose" is a valid word!

Scrabble 13 points
Words with Friends 16 points

Definition

verb

form the substance of

Example: "Greed and ambition composed his personality"
verb

write music

Example: "Beethoven composed nine symphonies"
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verb

produce a literary work

Example: "She composed a poem"
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verb

put together out of existing material

Example: "compile a list"
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verb

calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet

Example: "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult"
verb

make up plans or basic details for

Example: "frame a policy"
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