Definitions for subside

subside sub·side

Spelling: [suh b-sahyd]
IPA: /səbˈsaɪd/

Subside is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 127 anagrams from letters in subside (bdeissu).

Definitions for subside

verb (used without object)

  1. to sink to a low or lower level.
  2. to become quiet, less active, or less violent; abate:
  3. to sink or fall to the bottom; settle; precipitate:

Origin of subside

1640-50; Latin subsīdere, equivalent to sub- sub- + sīdere to sit, settle; akin to sedēre to be seated; see sit1

Examples for subside

She waited motionless, till his passion should subside, still holding his hands.

Once that happens, the pressure this fiasco is putting on the GOP will subside.

My brother has money of his own, enough to subside on comf'tably, if he wanted to do it.

And then, as the tremors begin to subside, Miyazaki cuts to a close-up of the ground: gray pebbles, a green weed.

As mourning time progressed and the emotional strain began to subside, the black hues began to lighten.

During the rest of the day the young woman relaxes and heals, waiting for the swelling on her face to subside.

But for all that his exaltation did not subside, but assumed a higher pitch.

But the sense of loss is sickening and the shock has not begun to subside.

Here the Colonel paused to wait for the shouting and the hat-throwing to subside.

Nevertheless, the excitement created by the draft did not subside at once.

Word Value for subside
Scrable

10

Words with friends

12

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