drives


Meanings

  • the act of applying force to propel something;
  • a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine;
  • a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end;
  • a road leading up to a private house;
  • the trait of being highly motivated;
  • hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver;
  • the act of driving a herd of animals overland
  • a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile);
  • a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
  • (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
  • a wide scenic road planted with trees;
  • (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
  • operate or control a vehicle;
  • travel or be transported in a vehicle;
  • cause someone or something to move by driving;
  • force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically;
    • "He drives me mad"
  • to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly;
  • cause to move back by force or influence;
  • compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment;
  • push, propel, or press with force;
  • cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force;
  • strive and make an effort to reach a goal;
  • move into a desired direction of discourse;
  • have certain properties when driven;
    • "My new truck drives well"
  • work as a driver;
    • "He drives a bread truck"
    • "She drives for the taxi company in Newark"
  • move by being propelled by a force;
  • urge forward;
  • proceed along in a vehicle;
  • strike with a driver, as in teeing off;
  • hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally;
  • excavate horizontally;
  • cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling;
    • "The amplifier drives the tube"
    • "steam drives the engines"
    • "this device drives the disks for the computer"
  • hunting: search for game;
  • hunting: chase from cover into more open ground;


Scrabble Score: 10

drives is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

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

drives is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 11

drives is a valid Words With Friends word