tress: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of tress
- stress«Word Popularity Bar5/5
stress
- noun the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
accent; emphasis.
- he put the stress on the wrong syllable
- noun (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
tension; tenseness.
- he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
- stress is a vasoconstrictor
- noun the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
- distress5/5
distress
- noun psychological suffering
suffering; hurt.
- the death of his wife caused him great distress
- noun a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)
- a ship in distress
- she was the classic maiden in distress
- noun psychological suffering
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mistress
- noun an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
kept woman; fancy woman.
- noun a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
schoolma'am; schoolmistress; schoolmarm.
- noun an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
- waitress4/5
waitress
- noun a woman waiter
- verb serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant
wait.
- I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's
- noun a woman waiter
- mattress4/5
mattress
- noun a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
- noun a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
- fortress4/5
fortress
- noun a fortified defensive structure
fort.
- noun a fortified defensive structure
- actress4/5
actress
- noun a female actor
- noun a female actor
- buttress3/5
buttress
- noun a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
buttressing.
- verb reinforce with a buttress
- Buttress the church
- noun a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
- seamstress3/5
seamstress
- noun someone who makes or mends dresses
dressmaker; modiste; needlewoman; sempstress.
- noun someone who makes or mends dresses
- huntress2/5
huntress
- noun a woman hunter
- noun a woman hunter
- enchantress2/5
enchantress
- noun a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
temptress; Delilah; femme fatale; siren.
- noun a female sorcerer or magician
witch.
- noun a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
- temptress2/5
temptress
- noun a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
Delilah; enchantress; femme fatale; siren.
- noun a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
- benefactress2/5
benefactress
- noun a woman benefactor
- noun a woman benefactor
- headmistress2/5
headmistress
- noun a woman headmaster
- noun a woman headmaster
- schoolmistress2/5
schoolmistress
- noun a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
schoolma'am; mistress; schoolmarm.
- noun a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
- seductress2/5
seductress
- noun a woman who seduces
- noun a woman who seduces
- ancestress2/5
ancestress
- noun a woman ancestor
- noun a woman ancestor
- proprietress2/5
proprietress
- noun a woman proprietor
- noun a woman proprietor
- overstress2/5
overstress
- verb place special or excessive emphasis on
overemphasise; overemphasize.
- I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book
- verb place special or excessive emphasis on
- prestress2/5
prestress
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- protectress2/5
protectress
A woman who protects.
- destress1/5
destress
- verb reduce the emphasis
de-emphasise; de-emphasize.
- verb reduce the emphasis
- sempstress1/5
sempstress
- noun someone who makes or mends dresses
dressmaker; modiste; seamstress; needlewoman.
- noun someone who makes or mends dresses
- instructress1/5
instructress
- noun a woman instructor
- noun a woman instructor
- sculptress1/5
sculptress
- noun a woman sculptor
- noun a woman sculptor
- conductress1/5
conductress
- noun a woman conductor
- noun a woman conductor
- songstress1/5
songstress
- noun a woman songster (especially of popular songs)
- noun a woman songster (especially of popular songs)
- traitress1/5
traitress
- noun female traitor
- noun female traitor
- postmistress1/5
postmistress
- noun a woman postmaster
- noun a woman postmaster
- electress1/5
electress
The wife or widow of an elector in the old German empire. Burke.
- portress1/5
portress
A female porter. Milton.
- directress1/5
directress
A woman who directs. Bp. Hurd.
- nonstress1/5
nonstress
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- antistress1/5
- preceptress1/5
preceptress
A woman who is the principal of a school; a female teacher.
- doctress1/5
doctress
A female doctor. R.
- instress1/5
- technostress1/5
- inspectress1/5
inspectress
A female inspector.
- adultress1/5
- arbitress1/5
arbitress
A female arbiter; an arbitratrix. Milton.
- monitress1/5
monitress
A female monitor.
- janitress1/5
janitress
A female janitor.
- editress1/5
Suffixes of tress
- tresses«Word Popularity Bar3/5
tress
- noun a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
twist; braid; plait.
- noun a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
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tress
- noun a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
twist; braid; plait.
- noun a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
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- tressels1/5
Derived words of tress
- stressed«Word Popularity Bar5/5
stressed
- adjective satellite suffering severe physical strain or distress
distressed.
- he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing
- verb to stress, single out as important
emphasise; accent; punctuate; stress; accentuate; emphasize.
- Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
- adjective satellite suffering severe physical strain or distress
- stresses5/5
stress
- noun the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
accent; emphasis.
- he put the stress on the wrong syllable
- noun (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
tension; tenseness.
- he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
- stress is a vasoconstrictor
- noun the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
- distressed4/5
distressed
- adjective satellite facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
hard put; hard-pressed; in a bad way.
- distressed companies need loans and technical advice
- financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices
- we were hard put to meet the mortgage payment
- found themselves in a bad way financially
- verb bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
straiten; distress.
- adjective satellite facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
- stressing4/5
stress
- noun the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
accent; emphasis.
- he put the stress on the wrong syllable
- noun (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
tension; tenseness.
- he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
- stress is a vasoconstrictor
- noun the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
- distressing4/5
distressing
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
distressful; perturbing; troubling; disturbing; worrying; worrisome.
- distressing (or disturbing) news
- lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
- a disturbing amount of crime
- a revelation that was most perturbing
- a new and troubling thought
- in a particularly worrisome predicament
- a worrying situation
- a worrying time
- verb bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
straiten; distress.
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
- stressors4/5
stressor
- noun any agent that causes stress to an organism
- noun any agent that causes stress to an organism
- stressful4/5
stressful
- adjective satellite extremely irritating to the nerves
nerve-racking; trying; nerve-wracking.
- nerve-racking noise
- the stressful days before a war
- a trying day at the office
- adjective satellite extremely irritating to the nerves
- buttressed3/5
buttressed
- adjective satellite held up by braces or buttresses
braced.
- verb reinforce with a buttress
buttress.
- Buttress the church
- adjective satellite held up by braces or buttresses
- buttresses3/5
buttress
- noun a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
buttressing.
- verb reinforce with a buttress
- Buttress the church
- noun a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
- mistresses3/5
mistress
- noun an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
kept woman; fancy woman.
- noun a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
schoolma'am; schoolmistress; schoolmarm.
- noun an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
- waitresses3/5
waitress
- noun a woman waiter
- verb serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant
wait.
- I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's
- noun a woman waiter
- unstressed3/5
unstressed
- adjective not bearing a stress or accent
- short vowels are unstressed
- adjective not bearing a stress or accent
- mattresses3/5
mattress
- noun a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
- noun a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
- stressor3/5
stressor
- noun any agent that causes stress to an organism
- noun any agent that causes stress to an organism
- actresses3/5
actress
- noun a female actor
- noun a female actor
- fortresses3/5
fortress
- noun a fortified defensive structure
fort.
- noun a fortified defensive structure
- buttressing2/5
buttressing
- noun a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
buttress.
- verb reinforce with a buttress
buttress.
- Buttress the church
- noun a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
- distresses2/5
distress
- noun psychological suffering
suffering; hurt.
- the death of his wife caused him great distress
- noun a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)
- a ship in distress
- she was the classic maiden in distress
- noun psychological suffering
- seamstresses2/5
seamstress
- noun someone who makes or mends dresses
dressmaker; modiste; needlewoman; sempstress.
- noun someone who makes or mends dresses
- waitressing2/5
waitress
- noun a woman waiter
- verb serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant
wait.
- I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's
- noun a woman waiter
- distressingly2/5
distressingly
- adverb unpleasantly
painfully.
- his ignorance was painfully obvious
- adverb unpleasantly
- overstressed2/5
overstress
- verb place special or excessive emphasis on
overemphasise; overemphasize.
- I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book
- verb place special or excessive emphasis on
- distressful2/5
distressful
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
distressing; perturbing; troubling; disturbing; worrying; worrisome.
- distressing (or disturbing) news
- lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
- a disturbing amount of crime
- a revelation that was most perturbing
- a new and troubling thought
- in a particularly worrisome predicament
- a worrying situation
- a worrying time
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
- prestressed2/5
prestressed
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- prestressing2/5
- huntresses1/5
huntress
- noun a woman hunter
- noun a woman hunter
- temptresses1/5
temptress
- noun a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
Delilah; enchantress; femme fatale; siren.
- noun a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
- enchantresses1/5
enchantress
- noun a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
temptress; Delilah; femme fatale; siren.
- noun a female sorcerer or magician
witch.
- noun a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
- waitressed1/5
waitress
- noun a woman waiter
- verb serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant
wait.
- I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's
- noun a woman waiter
- sempstresses1/5
sempstress
- noun someone who makes or mends dresses
dressmaker; modiste; seamstress; needlewoman.
- noun someone who makes or mends dresses
- schoolmistresses1/5
schoolmistress
- noun a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
schoolma'am; mistress; schoolmarm.
- noun a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
- overstressing1/5
overstress
- verb place special or excessive emphasis on
overemphasise; overemphasize.
- I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book
- verb place special or excessive emphasis on
- seductresses1/5
seductress
- noun a woman who seduces
- noun a woman who seduces
- headmistresses1/5
headmistress
- noun a woman headmaster
- noun a woman headmaster
- ancestresses1/5
ancestress
- noun a woman ancestor
- noun a woman ancestor
- pitressin1/5
pitressin
- noun hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules
vasopressin; ADH; antidiuretic hormone.
- noun hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules
- distressfully1/5
distressfully
- adverb with distress
- `Doctor Rother says it's his only chance,' she added distressfully
- adverb with distress
- maitresse1/5
- fortresslike1/5
fortresslike
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- stressfulness1/5
- stressless1/5
- inspectresses1/5
- fortressed1/5
fortress
- noun a fortified defensive structure
fort.
- noun a fortified defensive structure
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `tress`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `tress`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
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