Definitions for eschew

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Spelling: [es-choo]
IPA: /ɛsˈtʃu/

Eschew is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 47 anagrams from letters in eschew (ceehsw).

Definitions for eschew

verb (used with object)

  1. to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid:

Origin of eschew

1300-50; Middle English eschewen Old French eschiver, eschever Germanic; compare Old High German sciuhen, German scheuchen, shy2

Examples for eschew

You eschew ostentation when times are good, and you pay your fair share of the cost when times are bad.

Stella McCartney has long been known to eschew animal-derived materials in her designs.

Generally speaking, I eschew Super Bowl parties, and for two reasons.

It is not hard to eschew cognac and claret, but there is no cure for "buzzing."

Of all the female celebrities to eschew the feminist label, Susan Sarandon seemed a most unlikely candidate.

You're surely not going to eschew the higher mammals, like our respected father-in-law?

Like Americans did when they elected Barack Obama, we should eschew our old shibboleths and forge ahead on a revolutionary path.

He did not eschew work because he was lazy, it seemed; but he saw no use in it.

Sweet children, let your delight be courtesy, and eschew rudeness.

To eschew strife and bragging, spite and greed, would that be love?

Word Value for eschew
Scrable

14

Words with friends

14

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