Dictionary Check: stoop
"stoop" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
noun
an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward
noun
basin for holy water
noun
small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house
verb
bend one's back forward from the waist on down
Example:
"he crouched down"
verb
debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way
Example:
"I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"
verb
descend swiftly, as if on prey
Example:
"The eagle stooped on the mice in the field"
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