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pressure

Letters that make pressure

s, e, p, r, u are letters that make 'pressure'

Words within pressure

RES, re, PR, SS, sure, press, Ur, Sur, Re, Es, Pr are words within 'pressure'

Anagrams of pressure

perusers is an anagram of 'pressure'

pressure is an 8 letter word ending with e
pressure is an 8 letter word starting with p

9 possible definitions for 'pressure'

Pressure as "a force that compels"

Under this definition, pressure is a noun and has the following properties:

pressure as a type

'pressure' can be a type of force.

Derivatives of pressure

urge on, exhort, hale, coerce, urge, press, squeeze, blackjack, blackmail, pressure, force are derivatives of 'pressure'.

Example of pressure used within this context

"the public brought pressure to bear on the government"

Pressure as "the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin"

Under this definition, pressure is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

pressure sensation has the same meaning as pressure

pressure as a type

'pressure' can be a type of somatic sensation, somaesthesia, somesthesia, somatesthesia.

Example of pressure used within this context

"the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal"

Pressure as "the pressure exerted by the atmosphere"

Under this definition, pressure is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

atmospheric pressure, air pressure have the same meaning as 'pressure'

pressure as a type

'pressure' can be a type of gas pressure.

Types of pressure

barometric pressure, compartment pressure, overpressure, sea-level pressure are types of 'pressure'.

Pressure as "the state of demanding notice or attention"

Under this definition, pressure is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press have the same meaning as 'pressure'

pressure as a type

'pressure' can be a type of urgency.

Derivatives of pressure

insistent, exigent, hale, coerce, squeeze, blackjack, blackmail, press, instant, pressure, repetitive, imperative, clamant, crying, force are derivatives of 'pressure'.

Pressure as "an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress"

Under this definition, pressure is a noun and has the following properties:

pressure as a type

'pressure' can be a type of distress.

Pressure as "exert pressure on someone through threats"

Under this definition, pressure is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

blackjack, blackmail have the same meaning as 'pressure'

pressure as a type

'pressure' can be a type of work, act upon, influence.

Derivatives of pressure

blackmailer, extortioner, extortionist, pressure, imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press, blackmail are derivatives of 'pressure'.

Pressure as "to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city""

Under this definition, pressure is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

hale, coerce, squeeze, force have the same meaning as 'pressure'

pressure as a type

'pressure' can be a type of oblige, obligate, compel.

Types of pressure

railroad, terrorize, terrorise, turn up the heat, turn up the pressure, squeeze for, bring oneself, bludgeon, dragoon, steamroller, steamroll, drive, sandbag are types of 'pressure'.

Derivatives of pressure

squeeze, squeeze play, coercion, pressure, force, imperativeness, insistence, power play, power, insistency, coercive, compulsion, press are derivatives of 'pressure'.

Causes of pressure

act, move are causes of 'pressure'.

Pressure as "the force applied to a unit area of surface, measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)"

Under this definition, pressure is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

pressure level, force per unit area have the same meaning as 'pressure'

pressure as a type

'pressure' can be a type of physical phenomenon.

Types of pressure

gas pressure, hydrostatic head, intraocular pressure, IOP, oil pressure, radiation pressure, corpuscular-radiation pressure, sound pressure, instantaneous sound pressure, vapor pressure, vapour pressure, blood pressure, osmotic pressure, head, suction are types of 'pressure'.

Derivatives of pressure

pressurize, supercharge, pressurise, press are derivatives of 'pressure'.

Example of pressure used within this context

"the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure"

Pressure as "the act of pressing, the exertion of pressure"

Under this definition, pressure is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

press, pressing have the same meaning as 'pressure'

pressure as a type

'pressure' can be a type of push, pushing.

Types of pressure

compressing, impression, compression are types of 'pressure'.

Derivatives of pressure

compress, constrict, squeeze, contract, press, push, compact are derivatives of 'pressure'.

Example of pressure used within this context

"he gave the button a press", "he used pressure to stop the bleeding", "at the pressing of a button"