Definitions for detaches

detaches de·tach

Spelling: [dih-tach]
IPA: /dɪˈtætʃ/

Detaches is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 299 anagrams from letters in detaches (acdeehst).

Definitions for detaches

verb (used with object)

  1. to unfasten and separate; disengage; disunite.
  2. Military. to send away (a regiment, ship, etc.) on a special mission.

Origin of detaches

1470-80; Middle French détacher, Old French destachier; see dis-1, attach

Examples for detaches

He stirred, seemed to detach himself from the rail with difficulty.

The two men used all their strength to detach the gondola from the shore.

Found on sticks and logs, they are quite hard to detach from their hosts.

In place of attaching myself to life, I detach myself from it.

Even if we were conscious of the manipulation, it was very hard to detach ourselves from that because we were so burned out.

As the host let out pleasure boats, they asked him to come and detach one.

Nevertheless, Lady Spencer could not detach her daughter from the gay world.

Then France, as we see, was only anxious to detach Catherine from Frederick.

detach the oysters from their shells and put then into china shells with their own liquor.

“You have to be strong and detach yourself from what could happen,” Giffords told me last fall.

Word Value for detaches
Scrable

12

Words with friends

12

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