Police definition
Police is a noun meaning "the force of policemen and officers." It has 2 meanings, as a noun and a verb, listed below.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 6
- How common
- Everyday word
Police as a noun
the force of policemen and officers
Same sense: law, police force, constabulary
Police as a verb
maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol
Same sense: patrol
Synonyms and antonyms
- law definition
- police force
- constabulary
- patrol
How to say police
Police has 2 syllables and rhymes with release. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with police
- release
- increase
- piece
- peace
- decrease
- lease
- cease
- niece
- masterpiece
- grease
- obese
- fleece
POLICE in word games
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Anagrams
- 0
Is POLICE a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check POLICE in the word checker, or unscramble POLICE to see the shorter words in its letters.
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