away

Meanings

• not present; having left;
• "he's away right now"
• "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"
• used of an opponent's ground;
• "an away game"
• (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter;
• "the pitch was away (or wide)"
• from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete);
• "ran away from the lion"
• "wanted to get away from there"
• "sent the children away to boarding school"
• "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"
• from one's possession;
• "gave away the tickets"
• out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts);
• "pushed all doubts away"
• out of existence;
• "the music faded away"
• "tried to explain away the affair of the letter"- H.E.Scudder
• "idled the hours away"
• "her fingernails were worn away"
• at a distance in space or time;
• "the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"
• "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"
• "away back in the 18th century"
• indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily;
• "he worked away at the project for more than a year"
• "the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it"
• so as to be removed or gotten rid of;
• "cleared the mess away"
• "the rotted wood had to be cut away"
• freely or at will;
• "fire away!"
• in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping);
• "put the toys away"
• "her jewels are locked away in a safe"
• "filed the letter away"
• in a different direction;
• "turn away one's face"
• "glanced away"
• in reserve; not for immediate use;
• "has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day"
• AWAY adv from a certain place

Synonyms

• outside
• off
• forth
• out
• aside
• by

Scrabble Score: 10

away is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

away is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

away is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

away is a valid Words With Friends word

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