Definitions for corrects

• Definition
• Anagrams (187)

corrects cor·rect

Spelling: [kuh-rekt]

IPA: /kəˈrɛkt/

Corrects is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 187 anagrams from letters in corrects (cceorrst).

Definitions for corrects

adjective

1. conforming to fact or truth; free from error; accurate:
2. in accordance with an acknowledged or accepted standard; proper:
3. characterized by or adhering to a liberal or progressive ideology on matters of ethnicity, religion, sexuality, ecology, etc.:

verb (used with object)

1. to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from:
2. to point out or mark the errors in:
3. to scold, rebuke, or punish in order to improve:
4. to counteract the operation or effect of (something hurtful or undesirable):
5. Mathematics, Physics. to alter or adjust so as to bring into accordance with a standard or with a required condition.

verb (used without object)

1. to make a correction or corrections.
2. (of stock prices) to reverse a trend, especially temporarily, as after a sharp advance or decline in previous trading sessions.

Origin of corrects

1300-50; (v.) Middle English correcten (Anglo-French correcter) Latin corrēctus past participle of corrigere to make straight, equivalent to cor- cor- + reg- (stem of

Examples for corrects

The information on Web pages, etc. is correct as of 21 May 1997.

Conservatives get nowhere by demanding “deregulation,” because liberals are correct that most Americans want clean water.

How could it care for a fellow's happiness, or even for his leading a correct life!

Breitbart forced her to correct a small part of her story, but witch hunts like these will leave every victim cowering.

She discovered that Emma's conjecture had been only too correct.

Because of the thinness of the air, there is a very tight margin between the correct and incorrect airspeeds, as little as 50 mph.

The Senate report provides ample evidence of many problems to correct.

His character was so open, that I did not need to correct my original conception of it.

In fact, she knew the correct answer 92 percent of the time she buzzed in during her 20-game streak.

Is it correct to speak of the waters of the Black Sea as the colored element?