Dictionary Check: escape
"escape" is a valid word!
Scrabble
10
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Words with Friends
12
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Definition
noun
the act of escaping physically
Example:
"he made his escape from the mental hospital"
noun
an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
Example:
"romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life"
noun
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
Example:
"his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"
noun
an avoidance of danger or difficulty
Example:
"that was a narrow escape"
noun
a means or way of escaping
Example:
"hard work was his escape from worry"
noun
a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
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