Dictionary Check: refuse
"refuse" is a valid word!
Scrabble
9
points
Words with Friends
10
points
Definition
noun
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
verb
show unwillingness towards
Example:
"he declined to join the group on a hike"
verb
not accept as true
Example:
"He refused to accept what she said"
verb
elude, especially in a baffling way
Example:
"This behavior defies explanation"
verb
refuse to let have
Example:
"She denies me every pleasure"
verb
resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
Example:
"His body rejected the liver of the donor"
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