Scrabble?! COME

Definitions of COME in various dictionaries:

noun - the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

verb - move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

verb - reach a destination

verb - come to pass

verb - reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position

verb - to be the product or result

verb - be found or available

verb - come forth

verb - be a native of

verb - extend or reach

verb - exist or occur in a certain point in a series

verb - cover a certain distance

verb - come under, be classified or included

verb - happen as a result

verb - add up in number or quantity

verb - develop into

verb - be received

verb - come to one's mind

verb - come from

verb - proceed or get along

verb - experience orgasm

verb - have a certain priority

To advance toward the speaker or toward a specified place; approach: Come to me.

To advance in a specified manner: The children came reluctantly when I insisted.

To make progress; advance: a former drug addict who has come a long way.

To fare: How are things coming today? They’re coming fine.

To reach a particular point in a series or as a result of orderly progression: At last we came to the chapter on ergonomics.

To arrive, as in due course: Dawn comes at 5 A.

To move into view; appear: The moon came over the horizon.

To occur in time; take place: “In the... saloon... the sawdust on the floor gets changed biweekly come fog, downpour or the occasional shard of sunlight” (Paul A.

To arrive at a particular result or end: come to an understanding.

To move or be brought to a particular position: The convoy came to an abrupt halt.

To extend; reach: water that came to my waist.

To have priority; rank: My work comes first.

To reach a particular condition or to arrive at a specified viewpoint: I have come to view the issue in a different light.

To happen as a result: This comes of your carelessness.

To fall to one: No good can come of this.

To occur in the mind: A good idea just came to me.

To issue forth: A cry came from the frightened child.

To be derived; originate: Oaks come from acorns.

To be descended: They come from a good family.

To be within a given range or spectrum of reference or application: This stipulation comes within the terms of your contract.

To be a native or resident of: My friend comes from Chicago.

To add up to a certain amount: Expenses came to more than income.

To become: The knot came loose.

To turn out to be: A good education doesn’t come cheap.

To be available or obtainable: shoes that come in all sizes.

To experience orgasm.

To take place; happen.

To turn around.

To change tack.

To meet or find by chance: came across my old college roommate in town today.

Slang.

To do what is wanted.

To pay over money that is demanded: came across with the check.

To give an impression: “He comes across as a very sincere, religious individual” (William L.

To make advances to a goal; progress: Things are coming along fine.

To go with someone else who takes the lead: I’ll come along on the hike.

To show up; appear: Don’t take the first offer that comes along.

To recover, revive: fainted but soon came around.

To change one’s opinion or position: You’ll come around after you hear the whole story.

To obtain; get: come at an education through study.

To rush at; attack.

To return to or regain past success after a period of misfortune.

To retort; reply: came back with a sharp riposte.

To recur to the memory: When I saw the picture, happy memories came back.

To gain possession of; acquire: Mortgages are hard to come by.

To pay a visit.

To lose wealth or position: He has really come down in the world.

To pass or be handed down by tradition: customs that come down from colonial times.

To be handed down from a higher authority: An indictment finally came down.

To happen; occur: What’s coming down tonight? come in.

To arrive: Fall clothes will be coming in soon.

To become available for use: New weather information just came in.

To start producing.

To arrive among those who finish a contest or race: came in fifth.

To perform or function in a particular way: A food processor comes in handy.

To reply in a specified manner to a call or signal: The pilot’s voice came in loud and clear.

To take on a specified role: When editorial review commences, that’s where you come in.

To happen; occur: The trip came off on schedule.

To acquit oneself: She is sure to come off badly if challenged to explain.

To turn out to be successful: a party that came off.

To convey a particular personal image: comes on as an old-fashioned reactionary.

To show sexual interest in someone: trying to come on to me during the party.

To progress or advance in increments: Darkness came on after seven.

To begin in small increments or by degrees: Sleet came on after one o’clock.

To hurry up; move rapidly.

To stop an inappropriate behavior; abandon a position or an attitude; be obliging.

To become known: The whole story came out at the trial.

To be issued or brought out: The author’s new book just came out.

To make a formal social debut: She came out at age 18 in New York City.

To end up; result: Everything came out wrong.

To declare oneself publicly: The governor came out in favor of tax breaks.

To reveal that one is gay or homosexual.

To change sides, as in a controversy.

To pay a casual visit.

To do what is required or anticipated: I asked for their help, and they came through.

To become manifest: The parents’ tenderness comes through in their facial expressions.

To be communicated in a specified manner: The pilot’s voice came through loud and clear.

To recover consciousness: The fainting victim came to.

Nautical.

To bring the bow into the wind.

To anchor.

To manifest itself; arise: The question never came up.

To rise above the horizon: The sun came up.

To rise, as in status or rank: a general who came up from the ranks.

To draw near; approach: came up and said hello.

To confront or deal with forthrightly: When you come right down to it, you have to admit I’m correct.

To amount to in essence: It comes down to this: the man is a cheat.

To get possession of what belongs to one.

To stop acting or speaking foolishly or pretentiously.

To put into words; say: always comes out with the truth.

To reveal publicly: came out with a new tax package.

To confront squarely and come to understand fully and objectively: “He attempts to come to terms with his own early experiences... and with his father, a con man of extravagant dimensions” (Peter S.

To reach mutual agreement: The warring factions have at last come to terms.

verb - to move toward something or someone