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MOTIVE

“MOTIVE” is a valid word.

11 Scrabble points
13 Words with Friends
6 letters

Definition

noun

  1. the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
  2. a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
  3. a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration

adjective

  1. causing or able to cause motion
  2. impelling to action

< 6-letter words: MOTIVE

31 words found

5-letter words 2

  • moviea form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
  • vomitthe matter ejected in vomiting

4-letter words 10

  • timean instance or single occasion for some event
  • movethe act of deciding to do something
  • votea choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
  • itema distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
  • vetoa vote that blocks a decision
  • mitea slight but appreciable amount
  • emitexpel (gases or odors)
  • tomea (usually) large and scholarly book
  • omitprevent from being included or considered or accepted
  • mote(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

3-letter words 9

  • metcome together
  • tom(ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites
  • tieneckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
  • toeone of the digits of the foot
  • veta doctor who practices veterinary medicine
  • viecompete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
  • mota clever remark
  • vima healthy capacity for vigorous activity
  • voe

2-letter words 10

  • to
  • itthe branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information
  • mea state in New England
  • ema quad with a square body
  • moan indefinitely short time
  • midestruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
  • et
  • om
  • tia light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
  • oe