Presses

//ˈpɹɛsɪz//

Synonyms for "presses" (555 found)

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Noun(2 words)

Verb(16 words)

compact squeeze urge thring thrutch pack adjure agitate animate assemble astringe begather beseech bid campaign collect

compress crush imperativeness iron printing press urge accelerate advice adviser advocate afflict annex announcer annunciator ap apply apply pressure appropriate army ask

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Verb(29 words)

compactify compress condense congregate congress conjure constrict contract crowd crusade cwtch densitize depress emphasize entreat exhort fall in with fight flock forgather

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gather gather up group herd hit hug impel inculcate iron

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cram crisis crowbar crowd crowding crunch crusade cylinder press deluge demand densen densify depress detach detach for service dig dispatch distrain draft draft call drafting draught draughtsman draughty drive drive on drove dun elbow embosom embrace emergency enfold enforce enlightener enlist enlistment enroll enrollment ensphere entreat exert pressure exhort exigency expedite expert witness express expropriate extractor flatbed cylinder press flatten fleet street flock flood fold force force upon forceps forward fourth estate galaxy garnish gather gathering goad gossipmonger grapevine haste hasten hasten on haul have head heap heave herd hie hie on high pressure high-pressure hint horde host hot-press huddle hug hurry hurry along hurry on hurry up hurtle hustle hustle up impel importune impound impress impressment impulse impulsion induce induct induction informant information information center information medium informer insist insist on insist upon intelligence interviewee

Noun(5 words)

crush cupboard imperativeness insistence insistency

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Verb(25 words)

iron out league mash mass meet meet up muster press out press-gang push scrunch set in motion smush squash squish squoosh strike team team up throng

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urge on weigh weight-lift weightlift wring

jab jam jawbone jog joggle join jolt jostle journalism lean on legion levy lie on list lobby machinery magazine publishing maintain make makeready

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mangle mash mass meet mill mob mobilization mobilize monitor mouthpiece move multiply multitude muster muster in nag nag at nationalize news news agency news medium news service newsiness newsletter newsmagazine newsmonger newspaper newsworthiness nip notifier nudge oppress overexert overextend overstrain overtax pack panoply paparazzi persist persuade pester pile pile drive pincers pinch pipette plague platen platen press plead plead with pliers ply ply upon poke precipitate press association press down press gang press upon pressroom pressure presswork print medium printer printing machine printing office printshop prod proofroom propel provoke public press public print public relations officer publisher publishers publishing publishing house publishing industry pull pump punch push push on push through push upon put pressure on quicken rabble rack radio railroad railroad through raise ram ram down rash impulse rattle recommend recruit recruiting recruitment replevin replevy reportage reporter request rest on reuters rise roll roll up rotary press rotogravure press rout ruck run run against rush rush along sadden sander screw seethe selective service separator sequester sequestrate shake shoulder shove sign on sign up siphon smooth smoother socialize soft soap soft-soap solidify source spate speed speed along speed up spokesman spur squab squash squeeze squeezing squish stampede stand on steam stick stick to strain strain every nerve stress stretch stuff summon summons swarm sweat blood sweet talk sweet-talk take no denial tamp tax tease telegraph agency television teller tense tension the fourth estate the press thring throng thronging thrust thrust upon thrutch tidings tighten tightening tipster tout trample tug tweak tweezers united press international upi urge upon urgency vacuum pump wad wad up wardrobe web web press weigh weigh down weigh on weigh upon weight lift wheedle whip whip along wire service witness word work on wring wringer

Noun(12 words)

jam mechanical press military press pantry press-gang pressing pressure printing house public press slew wardrobe wring

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My sister presses my trousers.

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Alton Brown doesn't like garlic presses. He says they only really have one function, which can be done with a knife.

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In my village there are about 8 olive presses.

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There are three printing presses in the workshop.

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