FORCE
What does "FORCE" mean?
Strength or energy exerted, or a push or pull that changes an object's motion.
Meanings
- Physical strength, power, or violence used on a person or thing. The door gave way under the force of his shoulder.
- In physics, an influence that changes an object's motion, measured in newtons. Gravity is the force that keeps the moon in orbit. technical
- An organized body of people, especially military or police. A peacekeeping force was deployed to the region.
- Power to influence, persuade, or compel. There is real force to her argument.
- To make someone do something against their will, or to push something open. They forced the lock and slipped inside.
Did you know?
- One newton, the standard unit of force, is roughly the downward pull of a small apple resting in your hand - a fitting unit for the man said to have watched one fall.
Word origin
From Old French 'force', from Late Latin 'fortia' (strength), the neuter plural of Latin 'fortis' (strong).
Remember it
FORCE comes from Latin 'fortis', strong - the same root as FORT and FORTITUDE, all built on strength.
A little poem
A push answers back-
the wall you lean against leans
exactly as hard.
haiku
Wordplay
- I told the physicist I felt no force in our friendship. He said that's impossible - if I'm pushing on him, he's pushing back equal and opposite.
What it teaches
Every force meets a reaction; press the world hard enough and it presses back exactly as much.
Quick facts
What does FORCE mean?
Strength or energy exerted, or a push or pull that changes an object's motion.
Is FORCE a valid word?
Yes — FORCE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FORCE?
FORCE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does FORCE come from?
From Old French 'force', from Late Latin 'fortia' (strength), the neuter plural of Latin 'fortis' (strong).
What can FORCE teach us?
Every force meets a reaction; press the world hard enough and it presses back exactly as much.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.