controls


Meanings

  • power to direct or determine;
  • a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another;
    • "they instituted controls over drinking on campus"
  • (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc;
  • a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment;
  • the activity of managing or exerting control over something;
  • the state that exists when one person or group has power over another;
  • discipline in personal and social activities;
  • great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity;
  • a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine;
    • "I turned the controls over to her"
  • a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
  • the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.;
    • "they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls"
  • exercise authoritative control or power over;
  • lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits;
  • handle and cause to function;
  • control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage;
  • check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard;
  • verify by using a duplicate register for comparison;
  • be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something;
  • have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of;


Scrabble Score: 10

controls is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

controls is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

controls is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 13

controls is a valid Words With Friends word