Definitions for touses

touses touse

Spelling: [touz; Scot. tooz, toos]
IPA: /taʊz; Scot. tuz, tus/

Touses is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 74 anagrams from letters in touses (eosstu).

Definitions for touses

noun

  1. a commotion; rumpus.

verb (used with object)

  1. to handle roughly; dishevel.

verb (used without object)

  1. to struggle; tussle.

Origin of touses

1250-1300; Middle English -t(o)usen, in betusen, fortusen to handle roughly (simple verb first recorded in the early 16th century); cognate with Old Frisian tūsen to rend, German zausen to to

Examples for touses

He gen'rally stirred up the most of his touse In hustling to save the outside of the house.

Ned, my boy, just tumble sleepy-headed Charlie there out of his comfortable nap, and touse him into his waking senses again.

Now you'd better go out and find the man that started all this touse about a leadin' citizen.

Douse, or touse s.  a smart blow, particularly on the face, ex.

Word Value for touses
Scrable

5

Words with friends

6

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