Verbs Ending With ESS
Here's the list of all the 91 Verbs Ending With ESS in the English Language.
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| address | 1. speak to 2. give a speech to More Definitions → |
| access | 1. obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer 2. reach or gain access to More Definitions → |
| press | 1. exert pressure or force to or upon 2. force or impel in an indicated direction More Definitions → |
| process | 1. march in a procession 2. subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition More Definitions → |
| wireless | More Definitions → |
| express | 1. give expression to 2. articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise More Definitions → |
| progress | 1. develop in a positive way 2. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense More Definitions → |
| congress | More Definitions → |
| guess | 1. expect, believe, or suppose 2. put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation More Definitions → |
| dress | 1. put on clothes 2. provide with clothes or put clothes on More Definitions → |
| stress | 1. to stress, single out as important 2. put stress on; utter with an accent More Definitions → |
| excess | More Definitions → |
| witness | 1. be a witness to 2. perceive or be contemporaneous with More Definitions → |
| assess | 1. evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of 2. charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine More Definitions → |
| mess | 1. eat in a mess hall 2. make a mess of or create disorder in More Definitions → |
| bless | 1. give a benediction to 2. confer prosperity or happiness on More Definitions → |
| possess | 1. have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill 2. have ownership or possession of More Definitions → |
| harness | 1. put a harness 2. exploit the power of More Definitions → |
| distress | 1. bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship 2. cause mental pain to More Definitions → |
| fortress | More Definitions → |
| impress | 1. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon 2. impress positively More Definitions → |
| suppress | 1. bring under control by force or authority 2. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority More Definitions → |
| confess | 1. confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure 2. admit (to a wrongdoing) More Definitions → |
| compress | 1. make more compact by or as if by pressing 2. squeeze or press together More Definitions → |
| recess | 1. put into a recess 2. make a recess in More Definitions → |
| eyewitness | 1. be present at an event and see it with one's own eyes More Definitions → |
| waitress | 1. serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant More Definitions → |
| hostess | More Definitions → |
| redress | 1. make reparations or amends for More Definitions → |
| duchess | More Definitions → |
| egress | 1. come out of More Definitions → |
| caress | 1. touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner More Definitions → |
| undress | 1. get undressed 2. remove (someone's or one's own) clothes More Definitions → |
| abscess | More Definitions → |
| profess | 1. practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about 2. confess one's faith in, or allegiance to More Definitions → |
| regress | 1. go back to a statistical means 2. go back to a previous state More Definitions → |
| digress | 1. lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking 2. wander from a direct or straight course More Definitions → |
| depress | 1. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted 2. lower (prices or markets) More Definitions → |
| reassess | 1. revise or renew one's assessment More Definitions → |
| repress | 1. put down by force or intimidation 2. impede or hinder the natural development or self-expression of More Definitions → |
| buttress | 1. reinforce with a buttress 2. make stronger or defensible More Definitions → |
| decompress | 1. restore to its uncompressed form 2. decrease the pressure of More Definitions → |
| fess | More Definitions → |
| oppress | 1. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority 2. cause to suffer More Definitions → |
| tress | More Definitions → |
| governess | More Definitions → |
| obsess | 1. haunt like a ghost; pursue 2. be preoccupied with something More Definitions → |
| transgress | 1. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises 2. spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline More Definitions → |
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