state


Meanings

  • the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation;
    • "his state is in the deep south"
  • the way something is with respect to its main attributes;
    • "the current state of knowledge"
    • "his state of health"
    • "in a weak financial state"
  • the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state;
    • "the state has lowered its income tax"
  • a politically organized body of people under a single government;
    • "the state has elected a new president"
  • (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container);
    • "the solid state of water is called ice"
  • a state of depression or agitation;
    • "he was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him"
  • the territory occupied by a nation;
  • the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies;
  • express in words;
    • "state your opinion"
    • "state your name"
  • put before;
  • indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.;
  • STATE v STATED, STATING, STATES to set forth in words


Scrabble Score: 5

state is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

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

state is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 5

state is a valid Words With Friends word