control
control is a valid 7-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends.
What does control mean?
- verb
handle and cause to function
- verb
check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
- noun
great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
- noun
a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
- verb
have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
- noun
a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
- noun
a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
- noun
(physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc
- noun
power to direct or determine
- noun
the activity of managing or exerting control over something
- noun
the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.
- verb
exercise authoritative control or power over
- verb
verify by using a duplicate register for comparison
- verb
lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- noun
a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment
- verb
place under restrictions; limit access to by law
- noun
discipline in personal and social activities
- verb
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- verb
maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage
- noun
the state that exists when one person or group has power over another