EXCEPT
/ɪkˈsɛpt/
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Scrabble
19
WWF
E(1) X(8) C(3) E(1) P(3) T(1)
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Definition
/ɪkˈsɛpt/
verb
- To exclude; to specify as being an exception.
- To take exception, to object (to or against).“to except to a witness or his testimony”
preposition
- With the exception of; but.“There was nothing in the cupboard except a tin of beans.”
conjunction
- With the exception (that); used to introduce a clause, phrase or adverb forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated.“I never made fun of her except teasingly.”
- Unless; used to introduce a hypothetical case in which an exception may exist.
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Back hooks: EXCEPT-S
