Scrabble Dictionary

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Meaning of come

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  come
      n 1: the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is
           ejaculated by the male genital tract [syn: {semen}, {seed},
           {seminal fluid}, {ejaculate}, {cum}, {come}]
      v 1: move toward, travel toward something or somebody or
           approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the
           road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!";
           "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room" [syn:
           {come}, {come up}] [ant: {depart}, {go}, {go away}]
      2: reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She
         arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until
         after midnight" [syn: {arrive}, {get}, {come}] [ant: {go
         away}, {go forth}, {leave}]
      3: come to pass; arrive, as in due course; "The first success
         came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes
         early in June"
      4: reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or
         position; "The water came to a boil"; "We came to understand
         the true meaning of life"; "Their anger came to a boil"; "I
         came to realize the true meaning of life"; "The shoes came
         untied"; "come into contact with a terrorist group"; "his
         face went red"; "your wish will come true"
      5: to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine";
         "Understanding comes from experience" [syn: {come}, {follow}]
      6: be found or available; "These shoes come in three colors; The
         furniture comes unassembled"
      7: come forth; "A scream came from the woman's mouth"; "His
         breath came hard" [syn: {issue forth}, {come}]
      8: be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo" [syn: {hail},
         {come}]
      9: extend or reach; "The water came up to my waist"; "The
         sleeves come to your knuckles"
      10: exist or occur in a certain point in a series; "Next came
          the student from France"
      11: cover a certain distance; "She came a long way"
      12: come under, be classified or included; "fall into a
          category"; "This comes under a new heading" [syn: {fall},
          {come}]
      13: happen as a result; "Nothing good will come of this"
      14: add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to
          $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000" [syn: {total}, {number},
          {add up}, {come}, {amount}]
      15: develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything";
          "nothing came of his grandiose plans" [syn: {come}, {add
          up}, {amount}]
      16: be received; "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda" [syn:
          {come}, {come in}]
      17: come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that
          we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came
          to her" [syn: {occur}, {come}]
      18: come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for
          example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble
          family"; "he comes from humble origins" [syn: {derive},
          {come}, {descend}]
      19: proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?";
          "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a
          long way" [syn: {do}, {fare}, {make out}, {come}, {get
          along}]
      20: experience orgasm; "she could not come because she was too
          upset"
      21: have a certain priority; "My family comes first"

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