excuse


excuse - noun

  • a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
  • a note explaining an absence
  • a poor example

    • excuse - verb

    • accept an excuse for
    • grant exemption or release to
    • serve as a reason or cause or justification of
    • defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
    • ask for permission to be released from an engagement
    • excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with

    excuse - thesaurus

    alibi   apologise British English spelling   apologize American English spelling   apology   condone   exculpation   exempt   explain   justify   pardon   rationalise British English spelling   rationalize American English spelling   relieve  


    View spelling list u-e words - set 2 and learn about the word excuse in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 7. Long vowels e.g ee, ea or y? oa, o-e, or ow? u-e, ue, or ew?.

    Scrabble score for excuse

    e is 1 x is 8 c is 3 u is 1 s is 1 e is 1
    Scrabble score = 15

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