Dictionary Check: essential
"essential" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
11
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Definition
adjective
absolutely necessary; vitally necessary
Example:
"essential tools and materials"
adjective
basic and fundamental
Example:
"the essential feature"
adjective
of the greatest importance
Example:
"the all-important subject of disarmament"
adjective
being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc
Example:
"essential oil"
adjective
defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established
Example:
"substantive law"
noun
anything indispensable
Example:
"food and shelter are necessities of life"
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