massage

Meanings

Plural: massages

Noun

kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation
The action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax, prepare for muscular action (as in contact sports) or to relieve aches.
The action of rubbing or kneading anything.

Verb

manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes
give a massage to
- "She massaged his sore back"
To rub and knead (someone's body or a part of a body), to perform a massage on (somebody).
To rub or knead anything.
To manipulate (data, a document etc.) to make it more presentable or more convenient to work with.
To falsify (data or accounts).

Origin / Etymology

From French massage (noun), from masser (“to massage”) (borrowed around the end of the 18th century from Arabic مَسَّ (massa, “feel, touch”), or from Portuguese amassar) + -age. Cognate to German massieren.

Synonyms

knead, rub down

Scrabble Score: 10

massage is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
massage is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
massage is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

massage is a valid Words With Friends word