upshoot

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ʌpˈʃuːt/
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/ʌpˈʃuːt/ · /ˈʌpʃuːt/

Definition of upshoot

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (intransitive)To shoot upward.
    “trees upshooting high”
    “All round a hedge upshoots, and shows / At distance like a little wood.”
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verb

  1. (intransitive)To shoot upward.
    “trees upshooting high”
    “All round a hedge upshoots, and shows / At distance like a little wood.”

noun

  1. An involuntary upward movement of the eye

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Etymology

From up- + shoot.

Anagrams of upshoot

3 plays · some not in Scrabble

Hooks

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