NOUN
  • Definition - A route used in mountaineering, specifically rock climbing, in which the descent occurs by a different route than the ascent.
  • Definition - A series of points, with angles and distances measured between, traveled around a subject, usually for use as "control" i.e. angular reference system for later surveying work.
  • Definition - A screen or partition.
  • Definition - Something that thwarts or obstructs.
  • Example - He will succeed, as long as there are no unlucky traverses not under his control.
  • Definition - A gallery or loft of communication from side to side of a church or other large building.
  • Example - He will succeed, as long as there are no unlucky traverses not under his control.
  • Definition - A formal denial of some matter of fact alleged by the opposite party in any stage of the pleadings. The technical words introducing a traverse are absque hoc ("without this", i.e. without what follows).
  • Example - He will succeed, as long as there are no unlucky traverses not under his control.
  • Definition - The zigzag course or courses made by a ship in passing from one place to another; a compound course.
  • Example - He will succeed, as long as there are no unlucky traverses not under his control.
  • Definition - A line lying across a figure or other lines; a transversal.
  • Example - He will succeed, as long as there are no unlucky traverses not under his control.
  • Definition - In trench warfare, a defensive trench built to prevent enfilade.
  • Example - He will succeed, as long as there are no unlucky traverses not under his control.
  • Definition - A traverse board.
  • Example - He will succeed, as long as there are no unlucky traverses not under his control.
VERB
  • Definition - To travel across, often under difficult conditions.
  • Example - He will have to traverse the mountain to get to the other side.
  • Definition - To visit all parts of; to explore thoroughly.
  • Example - to traverse all nodes in a network
  • Definition - To lay in a cross direction; to cross.
  • Example - to traverse all nodes in a network
  • Definition - (artillery) To rotate a gun around a vertical axis to bear upon a military target.
  • Example - to traverse a cannon
  • Definition - , To climb or descend a steep hill at a wide angle (relative to the slope).
  • Example - to traverse a cannon
  • Definition - To (make a cutting, an incline) across the gradients of a sloped face at safe rate.
  • Example - The last run, weary, I traversed the descents in no hurry to reach the lodge.
  • Definition - To act against; to thwart or obstruct.
  • Example - The last run, weary, I traversed the descents in no hurry to reach the lodge.
  • Definition - To pass over and view; to survey carefully.
  • Example - The last run, weary, I traversed the descents in no hurry to reach the lodge.
  • Definition - To plane in a direction across the grain of the wood.
  • Example - to traverse a board
  • Definition - To deny formally.
  • Example - to traverse a board
  • Definition - To use the motions of opposition or counteraction.
  • Example - to traverse a board
Words in your word
9 Letter Words
traverses 12
8 Letter Words
averters 11 starvers 11 traverse 11 asserter 8 reassert 8 serrates 8 terrases 8 terrasse 8
4 Letter Words
aver 7 aves 7 eave 7 ever 7 eves 7 rave 7 revs 7 save 7 sevs 7 tavs 7 vars 7 vase 7 vast 7 vats 7 veer 7 vees 7 vera 7 vert 7 vest 7 vets 7 ares 4 arse 4 arts 4 ates 4 ears 4 ease 4 east 4 eats 4 eras 4 errs 4 erst 4 eses 4 esse 4 ests 4 etas 4 rare 4 rase 4 rate 4 rats 4 rear 4 rees 4 rest 4 rete 4 rets 4 sate 4 sear 4 seas 4 seat 4 seer 4 sees 4
3 Letter Words
ave 6 eve 6 rev 6 sev 6 tav 6 var 6 vas 6 vat 6 vee 6 vet 6 are 3 ars 3 art 3 ass 3 ate 3 ear 3 eat 3 era 3 ere 3 err 3 ers 3 ess 3 est 3 eta 3 ras 3 rat 3 ree 3 res 3 ret 3 sae 3 sat 3 sea 3 see 3 ser 3 set 3 tae 3 tar 3 tas 3 tea 3 tee 3 tes 3
2 Letter Words
ae 2 ar 2 as 2 at 2 er 2 es 2 et 2 re 2 ta 2 te 2
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