Definitions for sustenances

sustenances sus·te·nance

Spelling: [suhs-tuh-nuh ns]
IPA: /ˈsʌs tə nəns/

Sustenances is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 454 anagrams from letters in sustenances (aceennssstu).

Definitions for sustenances

noun

  1. means of sustaining life; nourishment.
  2. means of livelihood.
  3. the process of sustaining.
  4. the state of being sustained.

Origin of sustenances

1250-1300; Middle English sustena(u)nce Anglo-French; Old French sostenance. See sustain, -ance

Examples for sustenances

I respond to you, 'Captain, I cannot refuse, for I am dying for lack of sustenance.

sustenance programs for the poor are being raided to pay for public union jobs.

What do they do but live and suck in sustenance and grow fat?

I still had a family that looked to me for their sustenance.

He was paying for his own sustenance, and with the first money he had ever earned.

How can I turn to another for the sustenance which you alone can give?

I could not tell what sort of sustenance she would look for from my sagacity.

The formula used to determine “absolute poverty” is defined as an income that allows for a basic level of sustenance.

We found a farmer just up, and made him give us sustenance for ourselves and our horses.

During particularly harsh beginnings upon landing in the New World, desperate colonists resorted to human flesh for sustenance.

Word Value for sustenances
Scrable

12

Words with friends

16

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