Withstand is valid Scrabble Word

Is withstand a scrabble word?
Official Scrabble Players Dictionary YES
Official Tournament and Club Word List YES
Collins Scrabble Words YES
Is withstand valid Words with Friends?
Words with Friends YES

9 letters word
16 points in Scrabble
16 points in WWF

Definitions for WITHSTAND in dictionary:

VERB:

to resist
remain undamaged or unaffected by; resist
offer strong resistance or opposition to
oppose or resist successfully
resist or confront with resistance
stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

PREPOSITION:

To stand against; to oppose; to resist, either with physical or moral force; as, to withstand an attack of troops; to withstand eloquence or arguments.

OTHER DEFINITIONS:

to stand up against; oppose with firm determination; to resist successfully; to be proof against; resist the effect of

Words related to WITHSTAND

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Words that contain WITHSTAND

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How to use WITHSTAND in a sentence

Though frail as it could well be, it was deemed sufficient to withstand any attack likely to be brought against it.
It took all my faith to withstand the awe of the sight.
They also regard them as good against chest complaints, and say that by the use of them they are enabled to withstand hunger and thirst for a long time.
No one dared to withstand this tyrannical authority.
They cannot withstand stiff soil, nor that at all inclined to be damp, their favourite resorts being exposed, rocky ground, and dry, gravelly banks.
From this position they have never since been shaken, but they have never had to withstand more desperate attacks than those which took place in the end of October.
To begin with, I note down that my religious belief I carried still intact with me from Metz did not withstand the study of natural philosophy.
The Ruthenians were beset with a double peril, and wavered whether they should first withstand waves or weapons.
The crown was clearly not prepared to withstand a campaign for supplies direct from Africa, especially after the accession of the youth Charles I in 1517.
They are not able to answer the most ordinary objections, and they have not moral strength to withstand the shafts of ridicule.

I wondered what it would do to a Grantline building! The Erentz double walls would withstand it for a time, I was sure.
Being omnipotent and of perfect wisdom, nothing can withstand his decrees or thwart his plans.
No metal or wood could withstand that terrible blast a moment, much less human flesh.
When he attains to this station, the confirmations of the Holy Spirit will surely reach him, and man with this power can withstand all who inhabit the earth.
In no quarter did the Etrurian legions withstand the shock of the Romans.
But it pleased them to know that they possessed the courage to withstand all the insults heaped upon them, while trying to alleviate the conditions of others.
Now Gideon being stricken with many years, therefore he was not able to withstand his blows, therefore he was slain by the sword.
The human equipment is not strong enough in many people to withstand the temptation.
When the Hand of the Almighty is visibly lifted against the Impious, the Heart of mortal Man cannot withstand him.
A heroine in a hack post-chaise is such a blow upon sentiment, as no attempt at grandeur or pathos can withstand.
Two coats or more are needed to withstand the action of the acid.
On the first day of the calm, being fair, nothing could withstand the heat, had not GOD relieved them with the rain and fog.
It is almost an impossibility for the tempted to withstand their wiles.
My ear has heard that the Israelites in Bethulia have committed their sin, and at sunrise the Assyrians shall assault Bethulia and none shall withstand them.
Bridges are few and crude, but are generally built to withstand heavy strain.
But he could not withstand the penetrating glance of those clear blue eyes, and hung down his head, and stopped in the middle of his sentence.
In a moment, the English boarded, led on by Lieutenant Lydiard, with an impetuosity that nothing could withstand.

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