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PURGES

6 letters

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Classic 3 pts
Big 3 pts
Super Big 3 pts

PURGES is a valid 6-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 3 in Classic, 3 in Big, and 3 in Super Big Boggle.

PURGES root PURGE-s

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verb
  1. transitiveTo clean thoroughly; to rid of impurities; to cleanse; to clear of (something unwanted).
    • After the process, the machine purges the chamber before venting it to remove toxic gases.
  2. transitiveTo remove by cleansing; to wash away.
  3. transitiveTo free from sin, guilt, or burden.
  4. intransitivetransitiveTo evacuate (the bowels or the stomach); to defecate or vomit.
  5. transitiveTo cause someone to purge; to operate (on somebody) using a cathartic or emetic, or in a similar manner.
  6. transitiveTo forcibly remove, for example, from political activity.
    • Deng Xiaoping was purged twice during the Cultural Revolution, but managed to return to power after Mao's death.
  7. transitiveTo forcibly remove people by an organization.
    • Cromwell had Colonel Pride purge Parliament of royalists who opposed Charles I's execution.
  8. transitiveTo clear of a charge, suspicion, or imputation.
  9. transitiveTo clarify; to clear the dregs from (liquor).
  10. intransitiveTo become pure, as by clarification.
  11. intransitiveTo have or produce frequent evacuations from the intestines, as by means of a cathartic.
  12. transitiveTo trim, dress, or prune.
  13. transitiveOf topical skincare: to force underlying acne to rise to the surface in response to ingredients that increase cell turnover, causing a temporary increase in blemishes.
    • Differin is purging my skin.
  14. intransitiveOf skin: to undergo the process of purging.
    • My skin is purging.
noun
  1. An act or instance of purging.
  2. An evacuation of the bowels or the stomach; a defecation or vomiting.
  3. Something which or someone who purges; especially, a medicine that evacuates the intestines; a cathartic.
  4. A forcible removal of people, for example, from political activity.
    • Stalin liked to ensure that his purges were irreversible.
  5. An act or instance of the cleansing of pipes.
  6. A red or reddish liquid that seeps out from raw muscular meat consisting mostly of water and protein; "meat juice".
  7. The temporarily worsening of acne due to the introduction of skincare products that increase cell turnover, bringing underlying blemishes to the surface more quickly.