massage
/məˈsɑ(d)ʒ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax, prepare for muscular action (as in contact sports) or to relieve aches.
Countable; Uncountable
verb
To rub and knead (someone's body or body part), to perform a massage on (somebody).
Transitive verb
verb
To manipulate (data, a document etc.) to make it more presentable or more convenient to work with.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "Having a massage can have many beneficial effects."
- "During the long lapses in work common with on-location productions, Marilyn would silently meditate as Roberts provided a shoulder massage."
- "The baker gave the dough one final massage."
- "My neck doesn't hurt as much as it did last night since my wife massaged me after I got back from the concert."
- "So after massaging a nude woman while being nude or nearly nude myself, sex is a natural way to end things."
- "Massage the kale to soften it before making the salad."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: massage, مَسَّ, م س س, amassar
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /məˈsɑ(d)ʒ/
- British English: /ˈmæsɑː(d)ʒ/