sten: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of sten
- listen«Word Popularity Bar5/5
listen
- verb hear with intention
- Listen to the sound of this cello
- verb listen and pay attention
take heed; hear.
- Listen to your father
- We must hear the expert before we make a decision
- verb hear with intention
- austen4/5
austen
- noun English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families (1775-1817)
Jane Austen.
- noun English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families (1775-1817)
- hasten4/5
hasten
- verb act or move at high speed
rush; festinate; look sharp; hurry.
- We have to rush!
- hurry--it's late!
- verb move fast
rush; bucket along; hotfoot; belt along; cannonball along; race; step on it; hie; speed; pelt along; rush along.
- He rushed down the hall to receive his guests
- The cars raced down the street
- verb act or move at high speed
- tungsten3/5
tungsten
- noun a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
atomic number 74; W; wolfram.
- noun a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
- fasten3/5
fasten
- verb cause to be firmly attached
fix; secure.
- fasten the lock onto the door
- she fixed her gaze on the man
- verb become fixed or fastened
- This dress fastens in the back
- verb cause to be firmly attached
- kristen3/5
kristen
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- kirsten3/5
kirsten
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- christen2/5
christen
- verb administer baptism to
baptise; baptize.
- The parents had the child baptized
- verb administer baptism to
- moisten2/5
moisten
- verb make moist
wash; dampen.
- The dew moistened the meadows
- verb moisten with fine drops
drizzle.
- drizzle the meat with melted butter
- verb make moist
- glisten2/5
glisten
- noun the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
glister; scintillation; glitter; sparkle.
- verb be shiny, as if wet
shine; glint; glitter; gleam.
- His eyes were glistening
- noun the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
- unfasten2/5
unfasten
- verb cause to become undone
- unfasten your belt
- verb become undone or untied
- The shoelaces unfastened
- verb cause to become undone
- chasten2/5
chasten
- verb censure severely
objurgate; chastise; castigate; correct.
- She chastised him for his insensitive remarks
- verb restrain
moderate; temper.
- verb censure severely
- basten1/5
baste
- noun a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together
basting stitch; basting; tacking.
- verb cover with liquid before cooking
- baste a roast
- noun a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together
- casten1/5
casten
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- gesten1/5
gesten
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- refasten1/5
refasten
To fasten again.
- bursten1/5
bursten
p. p. of Obs.Burst , v. i.
- rechristen1/5
rechristen
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Suffixes of sten
- stenosis«Word Popularity Bar4/5
stenosis
- noun abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
stricture.
- noun abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
- stent4/5
stent
- noun a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis
- noun a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis
- stench3/5
stench
- noun a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
foetor; stink; fetor; malodor; mephitis; malodour; reek.
- noun a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
- stents3/5
stent
- noun a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis
- noun a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis
- stencil3/5
stencil
- noun a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
- verb mark or print with a stencil
- noun a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
- stenting3/5
stent
- noun a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis
- noun a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis
- stendhal2/5
stendhal
- noun French writer whose novels were the first to feature psychological analysis of the character (1783-1842)
Marie Henri Beyle.
- noun French writer whose novels were the first to feature psychological analysis of the character (1783-1842)
- stenographer2/5
stenographer
- noun someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)
shorthand typist; amanuensis.
- noun someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)
- stenoses2/5
stenosis
- noun abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
stricture.
- noun abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
- stencils2/5
stencil
- noun a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
- verb mark or print with a stencil
- noun a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
- stengel2/5
stengel
- noun United States baseball manager (1890-1975)
Casey Stengel; Charles Dillon Stengel.
- noun United States baseball manager (1890-1975)
- stenotic2/5
stenotic
- adjective satellite abnormally constricted body canal or passage
stenosed.
- a stenosed coronary artery
- adjective satellite abnormally constricted body canal or passage
- stenciled2/5
stencil
- noun a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
- verb mark or print with a stencil
- noun a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
- steno2/5
steno
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- stentorian2/5
stentorian
- adjective satellite used of the voice
booming.
- adjective satellite used of the voice
- stenographic2/5
stenographic
- adjective of or relating to or employing stenography
stenographical.
- adjective of or relating to or employing stenography
- stenographers2/5
stenographer
- noun someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)
shorthand typist; amanuensis.
- noun someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)
- stenciling2/5
stencil
- noun a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
- verb mark or print with a stencil
- noun a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
- stenton2/5
- stencilled2/5
stencil
- noun a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
- verb mark or print with a stencil
- noun a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
- stenography2/5
stenography
- noun a method of writing rapidly
shorthand; tachygraphy.
- noun the act or art of writing in shorthand
- stenography is no longer a marketable skill
- noun a method of writing rapidly
- stented2/5
stent
- noun a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis
- noun a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis
- stenning1/5
- stenosed1/5
stenosed
- adjective satellite abnormally constricted body canal or passage
stenotic.
- a stenosed coronary artery
- adjective satellite abnormally constricted body canal or passage
- stentor1/5
stentor
- noun a speaker with an unusually loud voice
- noun the mythical Greek warrior with an unusually loud voice who died after losing a shouting contest with Hermes
- noun a speaker with an unusually loud voice
- stencilling1/5
stencil
- noun a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
- verb mark or print with a stencil
- noun a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
- stenches1/5
stench
- noun a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
foetor; stink; fetor; malodor; mephitis; malodour; reek.
- noun a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
- stenosing1/5
- stenographically1/5
stenographical
- adjective of or relating to or employing stenography
stenographic.
- adjective of or relating to or employing stenography
- stenotype1/5
- stens1/5
stens
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- stenohaline1/5
Derived words of sten
- existence«Word Popularity Bar5/5
existence
- noun the state or fact of existing
being; beingness.
- a point of view gradually coming into being
- laws in existence for centuries
- noun everything that exists anywhere
universe; creation; macrocosm; world; cosmos.
- they study the evolution of the universe
- the biggest tree in existence
- noun the state or fact of existing
- consistent5/5
consistent
- adjective (sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable
- testimony consistent with the known facts
- I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war"- FDR
- adjective capable of being reproduced
reproducible.
- astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained
- adjective (sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable
- listening5/5
listening
- noun the act of hearing attentively
hearing.
- you can learn a lot by just listening
- they make good music--you should give them a hearing
- verb hear with intention
listen.
- Listen to the sound of this cello
- noun the act of hearing attentively
- listened5/5
listen
- verb hear with intention
- Listen to the sound of this cello
- verb listen and pay attention
take heed; hear.
- Listen to your father
- We must hear the expert before we make a decision
- verb hear with intention
- consistently5/5
consistently
- adverb in a systematic or consistent manner
systematically.
- they systematically excluded women
- adverb in a systematic or consistent manner
- persistent5/5
persistent
- adjective satellite never-ceasing
unrelenting; relentless.
- the relentless beat of the drums
- adjective satellite continually recurring to the mind
haunting.
- haunting memories
- the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty"- Claudia Cassidy
- adjective satellite never-ceasing
- consistency5/5
consistency
- noun the property of holding together and retaining its shape
body; consistence; eubstance.
- wool has more body than rayon
- when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake
- noun a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
consistence.
- noun the property of holding together and retaining its shape
- inconsistent5/5
inconsistent
- adjective displaying a lack of consistency
- inconsistent statements cannot both be true at the same time
- inconsistent with the roadmap
- adjective satellite not capable of being made consistent or harmonious
- inconsistent accounts
- adjective displaying a lack of consistency
- persistence5/5
persistence
- noun the property of a continuous and connected period of time
continuity.
- noun persistent determination
perseverance; persistency; tenaciousness; doggedness; tenacity; pertinacity.
- noun the property of a continuous and connected period of time
- listener4/5
listener
- noun someone who listens attentively
hearer; auditor; attender.
- noun someone who listens attentively
- insistence4/5
insistence
- noun continual and persistent demands
insisting.
- noun the state of demanding notice or attention
press; pressure; insistency; imperativeness.
- the insistence of their hunger
- the press of business matters
- noun continual and persistent demands
- listeners4/5
listener
- noun someone who listens attentively
hearer; auditor; attender.
- noun someone who listens attentively
- subsistence4/5
subsistence
- noun minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting
- social security provided only a bare subsistence
- noun a means of surviving
- farming is a hard means of subsistence
- noun minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting
- existential4/5
existential
- adjective satellite derived from experience or the experience of existence
experiential.
- the rich experiential content of the teachings of the older philosophers"- Benjamin Farrington
- formal logicians are not concerned with existential matters"- John Dewey
- adjective of or as conceived by existentialism
- an existential moment of choice
- adjective satellite derived from experience or the experience of existence
- fastened4/5
fastened
- adjective firmly closed or secured
- found the gate fastened
- a fastened seatbelt
- verb cause to be firmly attached
fasten; fix; secure.
- fasten the lock onto the door
- she fixed her gaze on the man
- adjective firmly closed or secured
- ostensibly4/5
ostensibly
- adverb from appearances alone
on the face of it; apparently; seemingly.
- irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land
- the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned
- had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy
- on the face of it the problem seems minor
- adverb from appearances alone
- existent4/5
existent
- adjective having existence or being or actuality
existing.
- an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient
- much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran
- adjective being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; not ghosts"
real.
- real objects
- real people
- a film based on real life
- a real illness
- real humility
- Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow
- adjective having existence or being or actuality
- hastened4/5
hasten
- verb act or move at high speed
rush; festinate; look sharp; hurry.
- We have to rush!
- hurry--it's late!
- verb move fast
rush; bucket along; hotfoot; belt along; cannonball along; race; step on it; hie; speed; pelt along; rush along.
- He rushed down the hall to receive his guests
- The cars raced down the street
- verb act or move at high speed
- inconsistency4/5
inconsistency
- noun the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
incompatibility; mutual exclusiveness; repugnance.
- noun the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts
- noun the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
- inconsistencies4/5
inconsistency
- noun the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
incompatibility; mutual exclusiveness; repugnance.
- noun the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts
- noun the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
- listens4/5
listen
- verb hear with intention
- Listen to the sound of this cello
- verb listen and pay attention
take heed; hear.
- Listen to your father
- We must hear the expert before we make a decision
- verb hear with intention
- coexistence4/5
coexistence
- noun existing peacefully together
- noun existing peacefully together
- nonexistent4/5
nonexistent
- adjective not having existence or being or actuality
- chimeras are nonexistent
- adjective not having existence or being or actuality
- insistent4/5
insistent
- adjective satellite repetitive and persistent
repetitive.
- the bluejay's insistent cry
- adjective satellite demanding attention
instant; clamant; crying; exigent.
- clamant needs
- a crying need
- regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken
- insistent hunger
- an instant need
- adjective satellite repetitive and persistent
- christendom4/5
christendom
The profession of faith in Christ by baptism; hence, the Christian religion, or the adoption of it. Obs. Shak.
- sustenance4/5
sustenance
- noun a source of materials to nourish the body
nutrition; alimentation; aliment; nutriment; nourishment; victuals.
- noun the financial means whereby one lives
living; support; livelihood; bread and butter; keep.
- each child was expected to pay for their keep
- he applied to the state for support
- he could no longer earn his own livelihood
- noun a source of materials to nourish the body
- persistently4/5
persistently
- adverb in a persistent manner
- he was asking questions, unavoidable questions, persistently...
- adverb with persistence
- adverb in a persistent manner
- glistening3/5
glistening
- adjective satellite reflecting light
lustrous; sheeny; glossy; shiny; shining.
- glistening bodies of swimmers
- the horse's glossy coat
- lustrous auburn hair
- saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet
- shining white enamel
- verb be shiny, as if wet
shine; glint; glitter; glisten; gleam.
- His eyes were glistening
- adjective satellite reflecting light
- christensen3/5
christensen
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- christened3/5
christen
- verb administer baptism to
baptise; baptize.
- The parents had the child baptized
- verb administer baptism to
- ostensible3/5
ostensible
- adjective satellite appearing as such but not necessarily so
apparent; seeming.
- for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent
- the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies
- the ostensible truth of their theories
- his seeming honesty
- adjective satellite represented or appearing as such; pretended
ostensive.
- His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity
- adjective satellite appearing as such but not necessarily so
- fastening3/5
fastening
- noun restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
fixing; fastener; holdfast.
- noun the act of fastening things together
attachment.
- noun restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
- existentialism3/5
existentialism
- noun (philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves
existential philosophy; existentialist philosophy.
- noun (philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves
- glistened3/5
glisten
- noun the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
glister; scintillation; glitter; sparkle.
- verb be shiny, as if wet
shine; glint; glitter; gleam.
- His eyes were glistening
- noun the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
- distended3/5
distend
- verb become wider
dilate.
- His pupils were dilated
- verb cause to expand as it by internal pressure
- The gas distended the animal's body
- verb become wider
- hastening3/5
hasten
- verb act or move at high speed
rush; festinate; look sharp; hurry.
- We have to rush!
- hurry--it's late!
- verb move fast
rush; bucket along; hotfoot; belt along; cannonball along; race; step on it; hie; speed; pelt along; rush along.
- He rushed down the hall to receive his guests
- The cars raced down the street
- verb act or move at high speed
- moistened3/5
moisten
- verb make moist
wash; dampen.
- The dew moistened the meadows
- verb moisten with fine drops
drizzle.
- drizzle the meat with melted butter
- verb make moist
- ostentatious3/5
ostentatious
- adjective intended to attract notice and impress others
pretentious.
- an ostentatious sable coat
- adjective satellite (of a display) tawdry or vulgar
pretentious.
- adjective intended to attract notice and impress others
- distention3/5
distention
- noun the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
distension; dilatation.
- noun the act of expanding by pressure from within
distension.
- noun the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
- abstention3/5
abstention
- noun the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
abstinence.
- noun the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
- insistently3/5
insistently
- adverb in an insistent manner
- adverb in an insistent manner
- fasteners3/5
fastener
- noun a person who fastens or makes fast
- he found the door fastened and wondered who the fastener was
- noun restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
fastening; fixing; holdfast.
- noun a person who fastens or makes fast
- distension3/5
distension
- noun the act of expanding by pressure from within
distention.
- noun the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
dilatation; distention.
- noun the act of expanding by pressure from within
- existences3/5
existence
- noun the state or fact of existing
being; beingness.
- a point of view gradually coming into being
- laws in existence for centuries
- noun everything that exists anywhere
universe; creation; macrocosm; world; cosmos.
- they study the evolution of the universe
- the biggest tree in existence
- noun the state or fact of existing
- existentialist3/5
existentialist
- noun a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable
existentialist philosopher; existential philosopher.
- adjective relating to or involving existentialism
- existentialist movement
- existentialist philosophy
- the existentialist character of his ideas
- noun a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable
- chastened3/5
chasten
- verb censure severely
objurgate; chastise; castigate; correct.
- She chastised him for his insensitive remarks
- verb restrain
moderate; temper.
- verb censure severely
- austenite3/5
austenite
- noun a solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron; cools to form pearlite or martensite
- noun a solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron; cools to form pearlite or martensite
- christening3/5
christening
- noun giving a Christian name at baptism
- verb administer baptism to
christen; baptise; baptize.
- The parents had the child baptized
- noun giving a Christian name at baptism
- ostentation3/5
ostentation
- noun a gaudy outward display
flash; fanfare.
- noun lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
splashiness; pompousness; pretentiousness; puffiness; inflation; pomposity; ostentatiousness.
- noun a gaudy outward display
- nonexistence3/5
nonexistence
- noun the state of not existing
nonentity.
- noun the state of not existing
- ostentatiously2/5
ostentatiously
- adverb with ostentation; in an ostentatious manner
showily.
- Mr Khrushchev ostentatiously wooed and embraced Castro at the U.N. general assembly
- adverb with ostentation; in an ostentatious manner
- inconsistently2/5
inconsistently
- adverb without showing consistency
- he acted inconsistently when he bought these stocks
- adverb without showing consistency
- fastener2/5
fastener
- noun a person who fastens or makes fast
- he found the door fastened and wondered who the fastener was
- noun restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
fastening; fixing; holdfast.
- noun a person who fastens or makes fast
- hastens2/5
hasten
- verb act or move at high speed
rush; festinate; look sharp; hurry.
- We have to rush!
- hurry--it's late!
- verb move fast
rush; bucket along; hotfoot; belt along; cannonball along; race; step on it; hie; speed; pelt along; rush along.
- He rushed down the hall to receive his guests
- The cars raced down the street
- verb act or move at high speed
- unfastened2/5
unfastened
- adjective not closed or secured
- the car door was unfastened
- unfastened seatbelts
- verb cause to become undone
unfasten.
- unfasten your belt
- adjective not closed or secured
- existentially2/5
existential
- adjective satellite derived from experience or the experience of existence
experiential.
- the rich experiential content of the teachings of the older philosophers"- Benjamin Farrington
- formal logicians are not concerned with existential matters"- John Dewey
- adjective of or as conceived by existentialism
- an existential moment of choice
- adjective satellite derived from experience or the experience of existence
- ostend2/5
ostend
To exhibit; to manifest. Obs.Mercy to mean offenders we'll ostend. J. Webster.
- austenitic2/5
austenitic
- adjective composed of austenite
- austenitic alloy steel
- adjective composed of austenite
- fastenings2/5
fastening
- noun restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
fixing; fastener; holdfast.
- noun the act of fastening things together
attachment.
- noun restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
- persistency2/5
persistency
- noun persistent determination
perseverance; tenaciousness; doggedness; tenacity; pertinacity; persistence.
- noun persistent determination
- coexistent2/5
coexistent
- adjective satellite existing at the same time
coexisting.
- adjective satellite existing at the same time
- consistencies2/5
consistency
- noun the property of holding together and retaining its shape
body; consistence; eubstance.
- wool has more body than rayon
- when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake
- noun a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
consistence.
- noun the property of holding together and retaining its shape
- moistening2/5
moistening
- noun the act of making something slightly wet
dampening.
- verb make moist
wash; moisten; dampen.
- The dew moistened the meadows
- noun the act of making something slightly wet
- chastening2/5
chastening
- noun a rebuke for making a mistake
chastisement; correction.
- verb censure severely
objurgate; chastise; chasten; castigate; correct.
- She chastised him for his insensitive remarks
- noun a rebuke for making a mistake
- abstentions2/5
abstention
- noun the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
abstinence.
- noun the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
- existentialists2/5
existentialist
- noun a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable
existentialist philosopher; existential philosopher.
- adjective relating to or involving existentialism
- existentialist movement
- existentialist philosophy
- the existentialist character of his ideas
- noun a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable
- consistence2/5
consistence
- noun a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
consistency.
- noun the property of holding together and retaining its shape
body; eubstance; consistency.
- wool has more body than rayon
- when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake
- noun a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
- fastens2/5
fasten
- verb cause to be firmly attached
fix; secure.
- fasten the lock onto the door
- she fixed her gaze on the man
- verb become fixed or fastened
- This dress fastens in the back
- verb cause to be firmly attached
- existents2/5
existent
- adjective having existence or being or actuality
existing.
- an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient
- much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran
- adjective being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; not ghosts"
real.
- real objects
- real people
- a film based on real life
- a real illness
- real humility
- Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow
- adjective having existence or being or actuality
- subsistent2/5
subsistent
Having real being; as, a .subsistent spirit
- ostensive2/5
ostensive
- adjective satellite manifestly demonstrative
- adjective satellite represented or appearing as such; pretended
ostensible.
- His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity
- adjective satellite manifestly demonstrative
- preexistent2/5
preexistent
- adjective satellite existing previously or before something
pre-existent; preexisting; pre-existing.
- variations on pre-existent musical themes
- adjective satellite existing previously or before something
- preexistence2/5
preexistence
- noun existing in a former state or previous to something else
- noun existing in a former state or previous to something else
- rechristened2/5
rechristened
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- unostentatious2/5
unostentatious
- adjective not ostentatious
unpretentious; unpretending.
- his unostentatious office
- unostentatious elegance
- adjective satellite exhibiting restrained good taste
unpretentious; understated.
- the room is pleasant and understated
- adjective not ostentatious
- resistencia2/5
- glistens2/5
glisten
- noun the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
glister; scintillation; glitter; sparkle.
- verb be shiny, as if wet
shine; glint; glitter; gleam.
- His eyes were glistening
- noun the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
- distend2/5
distend
- verb become wider
dilate.
- His pupils were dilated
- verb cause to expand as it by internal pressure
- The gas distended the animal's body
- verb become wider
- distending2/5
distend
- verb become wider
dilate.
- His pupils were dilated
- verb cause to expand as it by internal pressure
- The gas distended the animal's body
- verb become wider
- christenings2/5
christening
- noun giving a Christian name at baptism
- verb administer baptism to
christen; baptise; baptize.
- The parents had the child baptized
- noun giving a Christian name at baptism
- unfastening2/5
unfastening
- noun loosening the ties that fasten something; the untying is easy"
undoing; untying.
- the tying of bow ties is an art
- verb cause to become undone
unfasten.
- unfasten your belt
- noun loosening the ties that fasten something; the untying is easy"
- resistence1/5
resistance
- noun the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
opposition.
- he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens
- despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead
- noun any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
- noun the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
- distensibility1/5
distensibility
The quality or capacity of being distensible. R.
- moistens1/5
moisten
- verb make moist
wash; dampen.
- The dew moistened the meadows
- verb moisten with fine drops
drizzle.
- drizzle the meat with melted butter
- verb make moist
- sostenuto1/5
sostenuto
(Mus.) Sustained; -- applied to a movement or passage the sounds of which are to sustained to the utmost of the nominal value of the time; also, to a passage the tones of which are to be somewhat prolonged or protacted.
- ostension1/5
ostension
(Eccl.) The showing of the sacrament on the altar in order that it may receive the adoration of the communicants.
- nonpersistent1/5
- distends1/5
distend
- verb become wider
dilate.
- His pupils were dilated
- verb cause to expand as it by internal pressure
- The gas distended the animal's body
- verb become wider
- existentials1/5
existential
- adjective satellite derived from experience or the experience of existence
experiential.
- the rich experiential content of the teachings of the older philosophers"- Benjamin Farrington
- formal logicians are not concerned with existential matters"- John Dewey
- adjective of or as conceived by existentialism
- an existential moment of choice
- adjective satellite derived from experience or the experience of existence
- sistent1/5
sistent
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- distensible1/5
distensible
- adjective satellite capable of being distended; able to stretch and expand
- the stomach is a distensible organ
- adjective satellite capable of being distended; able to stretch and expand
- inexistence1/5
inexistence
Inherence; subsistence . Bp. Hall.
- inexistent1/5
inexistent
Not having being; not existing.
- unostentatiously1/5
unostentatious
- adjective not ostentatious
unpretentious; unpretending.
- his unostentatious office
- unostentatious elegance
- adjective satellite exhibiting restrained good taste
unpretentious; understated.
- the room is pleasant and understated
- adjective not ostentatious
- listenership1/5
- overdistention1/5
- chastens1/5
chasten
- verb censure severely
objurgate; chastise; castigate; correct.
- She chastised him for his insensitive remarks
- verb restrain
moderate; temper.
- verb censure severely
- sustentation1/5
sustentation
- noun the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
sustainment; upkeep; maintenance; sustenance.
- they were in want of sustenance
- fishing was their main sustainment
- noun the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
- overdistension1/5
- sustentaculum1/5
- ostensively1/5
ostensive
- adjective satellite manifestly demonstrative
- adjective satellite represented or appearing as such; pretended
ostensible.
- His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity
- adjective satellite manifestly demonstrative
- austenitizing1/5
- sistence1/5
sistence
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- refastened1/5
refasten
To fasten again.
- sustentacular1/5
sustentacular
- adjective serving to sustain or support
- sustentacular cells
- adjective serving to sustain or support
- abstentionism1/5
abstentionism
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- resistent1/5
resistent
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- christens1/5
christen
- verb administer baptism to
baptise; baptize.
- The parents had the child baptized
- verb administer baptism to
- postencephalitic1/5
- chasteness1/5
chasteness
- noun lack of ornamentation
restraint; simplicity; simpleness.
- the room was simply decorated with great restraint
- verb censure severely
objurgate; chastise; chasten; castigate; correct.
- She chastised him for his insensitive remarks
- noun lack of ornamentation
- listenings1/5
listening
- noun the act of hearing attentively
hearing.
- you can learn a lot by just listening
- they make good music--you should give them a hearing
- verb hear with intention
listen.
- Listen to the sound of this cello
- noun the act of hearing attentively
- inconsistence1/5
inconsistence
Inconsistency.
- unchastened1/5
unchastened
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- insistences1/5
insistence
- noun continual and persistent demands
insisting.
- noun the state of demanding notice or attention
press; pressure; insistency; imperativeness.
- the insistence of their hunger
- the press of business matters
- noun continual and persistent demands
- abstentionist1/5
abstentionist
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- insistency1/5
insistency
- noun the state of demanding notice or attention
press; pressure; imperativeness; insistence.
- the insistence of their hunger
- the press of business matters
- noun the act of insisting on something
insistence.
- insistence on grammatical correctness is a conservative position
- noun the state of demanding notice or attention
- subsistences1/5
subsistence
- noun minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting
- social security provided only a bare subsistence
- noun a means of surviving
- farming is a hard means of subsistence
- noun minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting
- unfastens1/5
unfasten
- verb cause to become undone
- unfasten your belt
- verb become undone or untied
- The shoelaces unfastened
- verb cause to become undone
- coexistences1/5
- listenable1/5
listenable
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- postentry1/5
postentry
A second or subsequent, at the customhouse, of goods which had been omitted by mistake.
- rechristening1/5
rechristening
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- unchristened1/5
unchristened
Not christened; as, an .unchristened child
- premoistened1/5
- carstensz1/5
- sistency1/5
sistency
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- distensions1/5
distension
- noun the act of expanding by pressure from within
distention.
- noun the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
dilatation; distention.
- noun the act of expanding by pressure from within
- refastening1/5
refasten
To fasten again.
- ostentatiousness1/5
ostentatiousness
- noun lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
splashiness; pompousness; pretentiousness; ostentation; puffiness; inflation; pomposity.
- noun lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
- austenitized1/5
- craniostenosis1/5
- ostentations1/5
ostentation
- noun a gaudy outward display
flash; fanfare.
- noun lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
splashiness; pompousness; pretentiousness; puffiness; inflation; pomposity; ostentatiousness.
- noun a gaudy outward display
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