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Judges

noun
/ˈdʒʌdʒɪz/
Word Frequency: 15.1

Definitions

1.nounA public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.
2.nounA person who decides the fate of someone or something that has been called into question.
3.nounA person officiating at a sports event or similar.
"At a boxing match, the decision of the judges is final."
4.nounA person who evaluates something or forms an opinion.
"She is a good judge of wine."
5.verbTo sit in judgment on; to pass sentence on.
"A higher power will judge you after you are dead."
6.verbTo sit in judgment, to act as judge.
"Justices in this country judge without appeal."
7.verbTo form an opinion on.
"I judge a man’s character by the cut of his suit."
8.verbTo arbitrate; to pass opinion on something, especially to settle a dispute etc.
"We cannot both be right: you must judge between us."
9.verbTo have as an opinion; to consider, suppose.
"I judge it safe to leave the house once again."
10.verbTo form an opinion; to infer.
"I judge from the sky that it might rain later."
11.verbTo criticize or label another person or thing.

Synonyms

magistratejuristjusticeadjudicateestimatepronouncelabelguessapproximatetrygaugeevaluator

Rhymes With

trudgessmudgesnudgesgrudgesbudgesmisjudgesdrudgesbegrudge his
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