Check Dictionary

Find out more about word, its definitions etc.

Valid in these dictionaries

TWL/NWL (Scrabble US/CA/TH)
SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK / ALL)
ENABLE (Words with Friends)

Meaning of stoop

1 definition found

From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  stoop
      n 1: an inclination of the top half of the body forward and
           downward
      2: basin for holy water [syn: {stoup}, {stoop}]
      3: small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house
         [syn: {stoop}, {stoep}]
      v 1: bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he
           crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young
           man stooped to pick up the girl's purse" [syn: {crouch},
           {stoop}, {bend}, {bow}]
      2: debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or
         dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's
         mail" [syn: {condescend}, {stoop}, {lower oneself}]
      3: descend swiftly, as if on prey; "The eagle stooped on the
         mice in the field"
      4: sag, bend, bend over or down; "the rocks stooped down over
         the hiking path"
      5: carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and
         upper back bent forward; "The old man was stooping but he
         could walk around without a cane"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

Use this dictionary checker to learn more about a word - find out its meaning and also make sure whether that word is a valid word in any of these dictionaries (used by popular word games). Here is the list of dictionaries it checks for :

OCTWL / TWL : The official dictionary for scrabble game in United States, Canada and Thailand.
SOWPODS / CSW : UK and the rest of the world uses this dictionary for various word games including scrabble.
ENABLE - This is the default dictionary for Words with Friends.

The dictionary checker is also good at solving any issue with a disputed word when you're playing scramble games gainst your friends or family members. As a bonus, you also learn new words while having fun!

Back to Word Unscrambler