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Best answers for Encounter – Crossword Clue


Answer: meet


Clue Length Answer
Encounter3 letterstry
  1. Definition: 1. put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice; "Try on this sweater to see how it looks"

Encounter3 lettersmet
  1. Definition: 1. be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point"

Encounter4 lettersspot
  1. Definition: 1. a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)

Encounter4 lettersrisk
  1. Definition: 1. a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing"

Encounter4 lettersslam
  1. Definition: 1. strike violently; "slam the ball"

Encounter4 lettersface
  1. Definition: 1. oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other"

Encounter4 letterstest
  1. Definition: 1. undergo a test; "She doesn't test well"

Encounter4 lettersfind
  1. Definition: 1. get something or somebody for a specific purpose; "I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter"

Encounter4 lettersarms
  1. Definition: 1. the official symbols of a family, state, etc.

Encounter4 lettersmeet
  1. Definition: 1. a sports competition

Encounter4 lettersstem
  1. Definition: 1. cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

Encounter4 letterstilt
  1. Definition: 1. a slight but noticeable partiality; "the court's tilt toward conservative rulings"

Encounter5 lettersfight
  1. Definition: 1. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"

Encounter5 letterscrash
  1. Definition: 1. stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week"

Encounter5 letterstrial
  1. Definition: 1. the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial"

Encounter5 letterswhomp
  1. Definition: 1. beat overwhelmingly

Encounter5 lettersclash
  1. Definition: 1. a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells"

Encounter5 letterstaste
  1. Definition: 1. take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes"

Encounter5 lettersstand
  1. Definition: 1. remain inactive or immobile; "standing water"

Encounter5 lettersincur
  1. Definition: 1. ions"

Encounter5 letterssidle
  1. Definition: 1. move sideways

Encounter5 lettersshock
  1. Definition: 1. a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks"

Encounter5 lettersrally
  1. Definition: 1. return to a former condition; "The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied"

Encounter5 lettersgreet
  1. Definition: 1. react to in a certain way; "The President was greeted with catcalls"

Encounter5 lettersrunin

    Encounter5 lettersunite
    1. Definition: 1. join or combine; "We merged our resources"

    Encounter5 lettersspend
    1. Definition: 1. spend completely; "I spend my pocket money in two days"

    Encounter5 letterssmack
    1. Definition: 1. kiss lightly

    Encounter5 letterssmash
    1. Definition: 1. break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed"

    Encounter6 letterssuffer
    1. Definition: 1. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"

    Encounter6 lettersoppose
    1. Definition: 1. be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion"

    Encounter6 lettersstrike
    1. Definition: 1. drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling"

    Encounter6 letterstumble
    1. Definition: 1. do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully

    Encounter6 lettersassail
    1. Definition: 1. attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"

    Encounter6 letterscombat
    1. Definition: 1. battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"

    Encounter6 lettersattack
    1. Definition: 1. a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase

    Encounter6 lettersengage
    1. Definition: 1. engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"

    Encounter6 lettersimpact
    1. Definition: 1. influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture"

    Encounter6 lettersbattle
    1. Definition: 1. an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"

    Encounter7 lettersstumble
    1. Definition: 1. an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"

    Encounter7 lettersassault
    1. Definition: 1. thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946

    Encounter7 letterssmashup

      Encounter7 letterspresent
      1. Definition: 1. a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking

      Encounter7 lettersmeeting
      1. Definition: 1. get together socially or for a specific purpose

      Encounter7 lettersruninto

        Encounter7 letterssustain
        1. Definition: 1. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"

        Encounter7 lettersstep-up

          Encounter7 lettersturn-up

            Encounter7 letterscontest
            1. Definition: 1. a struggle between rivals

            Encounter7 lettersundergo
            1. Definition: 1. pass through; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "undergo a strange sensation"

            Encounter7 letterstourney
            1. Definition: 1. engage in a tourney

            Encounter8 letterssmashing
            1. Definition: 1. hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke

            Encounter8 lettersconfront
            1. Definition: 1. deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"

            Encounter8 letterssquabble
            1. Definition: 1. a quarrel about petty points

            Encounter8 lettersconflict
            1. Definition: 1. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"

            Encounter8 lettersmeetwith

              Encounter8 lettersstruggle
              1. Definition: 1. strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"

              Encounter8 lettersconverge
              1. Definition: 1. come together so as to form a single product; "Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power"

              Encounter8 lettersrun-into

                Encounter8 letterscoalesce
                1. Definition: 1. mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"

                Encounter8 lettersskirmish
                1. Definition: 1. a minor short-term fight

                Encounter9 letterssideswipe
                1. Definition: 1. a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles)

                Encounter9 lettersrencontre

                  Encounter9 letterswithstand
                  1. Definition: 1. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

                  Encounter9 letterscollision
                  1. Definition: 1. a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals; "a collision of interests"

                  Encounter10 lettersengagement
                  1. Definition: 1. contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears"

                  Encounter10 lettersopposition
                  1. Definition: 1. the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"

                  Encounter10 letterscontention
                  1. Definition: 1. the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"

                  Encounter10 lettersrun-across

                    Encounter10 lettersconcussion

                      Encounter10 letterstournament
                      1. Definition: 1. a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner

                      Encounter10 lettersset-before

                        Encounter12 lettersstumble-upon


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