putt
noun/pʌt/
Frequency rank: #11,199 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A gentle stroke in golf used to roll the ball into the hole on the green.
Example sentence
She lined up carefully and sank the putt to win the tournament.
Synonyms & related words
More words in ranks 11,101–11,200
- peacekeepingthe activity of preventing war or violence, especially by an international military force sent to a region of conflict.
- peptidesShort chains of amino acids linked by peptide bonds, smaller than proteins.
- pharmacologythe branch of science concerned with the uses, effects, and mechanisms of action of drugs.
- pixiea small, mischievous fairy-like creature from folklore
- plyto keep supplying someone with something, often food or drink, in a persistent way.
- preventableAble to be stopped from happening before it occurs.
- proponentA person who advocates or supports a cause or proposal.
- provenanceThe place of origin or earliest known history of something.
- provostA senior academic administrator at a university, ranking just below the president.
- quadrupleTo multiply by four; consisting of four parts or times as much.