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Definition: ENCOUNTERED |
ENCOUNTEREDImperative & past participle1. Of Encounter |
Date "ENCOUNTERED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
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Screenplays | Not only does he have a snappy, punchy prose style, not only does he treat his editor-in-chief with respect, but he is, in my forty years of experience, the fastest typist I have ever encountered. (Superman; writing credit: Jerry Siegel; Joe Shuster) He's experienced about as much pain and suffering as anyone I've encountered, give or take, and he still has Hell to look forward to. (Se7en; writing credit: Andrew Kevin Walker) Never have I encountered such foul, mindless perversity (Blackadder II; writing credit: Richard Curtis; Ben Elton) Those of you who have served for long on this vessel have encountered alien life-forms (Star Trek; writing credit: Walter Black; William Hamilton) | |
Clever | Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons! (references; author: unknown) | |
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![]() | Ice berg frozen in pack ice encountered while cat train moved across frozen sea. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. | ![]() | The Spanish tuna purse seiner F/V TXORI-EDER in the western Indian Ocean. Smaller vessel on the stern is secured to purse seine and when a school of tuna is encountered, the small boat is launched and it helps ship encircle it. Credit: Fisheries. |
![]() | Figures 1, 2, and 3 are the barometer records of various storms encountered by the HIRONDELLE in 1887. Figure 4 is a record of barometric pressure during periods of hazy mist and clearing. In: "Results of the Scientific Campaigns of the Prince of Monaco." Vol. 84. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. | ![]() | Photostat reproduction of a chart of the approaches to Charleston, South Carolina, detailing the locations of the wrecks of U.S. Navy ships Weehawken, Keokuk, Patapsco and Housatonic; the wreck of CSS Georgiana; where USS New Ironsides, Bibb and USS Massachusetts encountered Confederate "torpedoes" on 7 April 1863, 16 March 1865 and 19 March 1865; and the location of other "torpedoes". Credit: NAVY. |
![]() | USS Nashville (CL-43) firing her 6"/47 main battery guns at a Japanese picket boat encountered by the raid task force, 18 April 1942. Photographed from USS Salt Lake City (CA-25). Credit: NAVY. | ![]() | Rolling about 35 degrees to starboard as she rides out a typhoon encountered in the South China Sea, probably on 18-19 December 1944. Note that her forward 6"47 gun turret is trained to one side to avoid shipping water through its gun ports. The photograph was released for publication on 26 July 1945. Credit: NAVY. |
![]() | At Pearl Harbor, soon after the end of her third war patrol, circa 7 February 1943. Her Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Commander Dudley W. Morton, is on the open bridge, in right center. Officer standing at left appears to be the Executive Officer, Lieutenant Richard H. O'Kane. Note: broom lashed to the periscope head, indicating a "clean sweep" of enemy targets encountered; pennant bearing the slogan "Shoot the sunza bitches" and eight small flags, representing claimed sinkings of two Japanese warships and six merchant vessels. Note that the forward radar mast, mounted in front of the periscope shears, has been censored out of this photograph. Credit: NAVY. | ![]() | Probably photographed in July 1918, when she was inspected and acquired for the U.S. Navy as USS Helvetia (SP-3096). Intended to serve as a decoy to lure German U-boats within torpedo range of U.S. submarines operating nearby, Helvetia was operationally deployed but never encountered the enemy. Credit: NAVY. |
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| "December sunrise_2" by Simon Cataudo Commentary: "Sunrise I encountered arriving at work this morning. I have a few more of these - contact me! Taken 18 December 2003." |
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| Author | Quotation |
Albert Einstein | Great Spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. |
Ralph Waldo Emerson | A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind that startled us. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | Never was there a blacker or a fiercer frown than Hester now encountered. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Even while musing, he turned unconsciously, and his eyes encountered the brass knob of the door which separated him from the hall of the assizes |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | I was never cast away nor distressed in any weather, though I encountered some severe storms |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Alloimmunization to the HLA-A and HLA-B antigens is encountered most frequently. (references) | |
Significant xerostomia is not as frequently encountered in patients treated with chemotherapy. (references) | ||
Hymenolepis nana is the most common cause of all cestode infections, and is encountered worldwide. (references) | ||
Business | One U.S.-invested dental clinic has been in operation for 17 months and encountered success in the market. (references) | |
Russian leasing companies have encountered significant difficulty in obtaining competitive lines of refinancing. (references) | ||
Following the break-up of Soviet Union, the leasing sector in Russia encountered a number of principal frustrations. (references) | ||
Children | Palau | The public schools have established special education programs to address problems encountered by persons with disabilities. (references) |
Jamaica | Persons with Disabilities No laws mandate accessibility for persons with disabilities, and they have encountered discrimination in employment and denial of access to schools. (references) | |
Micronesia | The school system has established special education classes to address problems encountered by those who exhibit learning disabilities, although such classes are completely dependent on nongovernment funding. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Poland | Afghan asylum seekers also encountered problems when arriving from Ukraine and Belarus. (references) |
Lebanon | Traffic was disrupted and students encountered difficulty reaching schools and universities. (references) | |
Turkey | A Christian congregation in Gaziantep encountered difficulty in obtaining permission to hold services. (references) | |
Economic History | Zambia | The elections encountered numerous administrative problems. (references) |
Sao Tome and Principe | In the 1980s and 1990s, the economy of Sao Tome encountered major difficulties. (references) | |
Kazakhstan | Some foreign investors have encountered serious problems short of expropriation. (references) | |
Human Rights | Antigua and Barbuda | The women's prison facility is separate and has not experienced the problems encountered in the men's prison. (references) |
Nigeria | Citizens encountered long delays and frequent requests from judicial officials for small bribes in order to expedite cases. (references) | |
Sri Lanka | Some human rights observers believe that the work of the committee deterred random arrests and alleviated problems encountered by detainees and their families. (references) | |
Minorities | Ethiopia | Newer faiths such as Jehovah's Witnesses and Pentecostals encountered overt opposition from the public. (references) |
Liberia | Many members of the predominantly Muslim Mandingo minority encountered hostility when they sought to return, after the end of the civil war, to their villages in Lofa, Bong, and Nimba counties. (references) | |
Bulgaria | Roma encountered difficulties applying for social benefits, and rural Roma were discouraged by local officials from claiming land to which they are entitled under the law that disbands agricultural collectives. (references) | |
Political Economy | MEXICO | Independent unions have often encountered obstacles to recognition, especially by local labor boards. (references) |
Sudan | NGO workers who have worked in government-held territory encountered problems receiving permission to work or travel in rebel-held territory. (references) | |
Poland | But considering the huge growth and magnitude of U.S. investment, few American investors have encountered significant difficulties with Polish unions. (references) | |
Political Rights | Malaysia | In addition opposition parties encountered difficulties in placing paid advertisements in newspapers; however, a few opposition advertisements did appear, after editing by the newspapers, in English- and Chinese- language newspapers. (references) |
Trade | Taiwan | In performing government contracts in Taiwan, U.S. firms have encountered significant trade barriers. (references) |
Colombia | However, the main reasons for the difficulties encountered in the sector are due to the economic recession suffered by the country over the past three years. (references) | |
Travel | Poland | The principal problem encountered by visitors to Poland is property crime. (references) |
Vietnam | However, recently some foreign exhibitors have encountered difficulties bringing high-tech equipment to Vietnam for trade shows. (references) | |
Nepal | The most prevalent illnesses encountered by foreign visitors are respiratory infections, allergies, and gastrointestinal infections due to ingesting contaminated food and water. (references) | |
Women | Senegal | In urban areas, women encountered somewhat less discrimination and were active in government, political life, the legal profession, and business. (references) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | However, women in all parts of the country encountered problems with regard to the nonpayment of maternity leave allowances and the unwarranted dismissal of pregnant women and new mothers. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Bosnia and Herzegovina | The IPTF reported that they have encountered approximately 4,000 women in their raids of bars and estimated that 10 percent of the women had been trafficked. (references) |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Phil McGraw | Oh, but and every time I see it and every time I get close to it, I just say but for the grace of God go I. And it is the most horrible thing I think we ever encountered. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | The American people have encountered together great dangers and sustained severe trials with success. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | All the serious dangers which our system has yet encountered may be traced to the resort to implied powers and the use of corporations clothed with privileges, the effect of which is to advance the interests of the few at the expense of the many. |
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| "ENCOUNTERED" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 60.99% of the time. "ENCOUNTERED" is used about 1,237 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 60.99% | 754 | 9,061 |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 37.64% | 466 | 12,650 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 1.37% | 17 | 85,106 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,237 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "ENCOUNTERED"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 遇到 (Encountering). (various references) | |
Danish | hvis man stoeder paa uegnet materiale i underbygningsniveau,boer det afgraves og udsaettes (when unsuitable material is encountered at subgrade level it should be excavated and run to spoil), de kondenserede,cycliske,carcinogene carbonhydrider,der traeffes i fri luft (the carcinogenic condensed ring(cyclic)hydrocarbons encountered in the open air), at tilvejebringe relationer mellem beregningsgrundlaget for krybning for materialer, underkastet simpel traekpaavirkning, og de normalt optraedende fleraksede spaendingstilstande (relating information on materials for tensile creep conditions to the normally encountered multi-axial stress condition). (various references) | |
Dutch | verband leggen tussen de gegevens betreffende materiaal voor grote kruipbelastingen en de ne oonlijk aangetroffen veelassige spanningstoestand (relating information on materials for tensile creep conditions to the normally encountered multi-axial stress condition), indien zich op het niveau van de verbeterde ondergrond ongeschikte grond bevindt moet deze worden uitgegraven en naar een losplaats afgevoerd (when unsuitable material is encountered at subgrade level it should be excavated and run to spoil), de vertegenwoordigers van de deelnemende Staten hebben de nadruk gelegd op het belang dat zij hechten aan het proces van ontspanning, dat is voortgezet sedert de aanneming van de Slotakte, ondanks moeilijkheden en belemmeringen die zich hebben voorgedan (the representatives of the participating States stressed the importance they attach to détente, which has continued since the adoption of the Final Act in spite of difficulties and obstacles encountered), de in de buitenlucht aangetroffen carcinogene gecondenseerde cyclische koolwaterstoffen (the carcinogenic condensed ring(cyclic)hydrocarbons encountered in the open air). (various references) | |
Finnish | moniakselinen jännitystila (discontinuiti s give rise to concentrations of tensile stress and multi-axial stresses, relating information on materials for tensile creep conditions to the normally encountered multi-axial stress condition). (various references) | |
French | rencontrés, rencontrées, rencontrée, rencontré. (various references) | |
German | zusammengestoßen mit, gefunden (finding, found, funds). (various references) | |
Greek | εύρεση σχέσης μεταξύ των διαθέσιμων στοιχείων υπολογισμού του ερπυσμού για υλικά που έχουν υποβληθεί σε εφελκυσμό και των πολυαξονικών κα (relating information on materials for tensile creep conditions to the normally encountered multi-axial stress condition), Αν το έδαφος θεμελίωσης είναι ακατάλληλο πρέπει να το αφαιρέσουμε και να το αποθέσουμε σε σωρούς. (when unsuitable material is encountered at subgrade level it should be excavated and run to spoil), οι καρκινογενείς πολυκυκλικοί υδρογονάνθρακες που υπάρχουν στον αέρα (the carcinogenic condensed ring(cyclic)hydrocarbons encountered in the open air). (various references) | |
Hungarian | sokszor előfordul (to be frequently encountered), sokszor akad (to be frequently encountered), gyakran található (to be frequently encountered), gyakran fellelhető (to be frequently encountered). (various references) | |
Italian | incontro (bout, encounter, match, meeting, round, up to). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 苦心談 (account of the hardships one has encountered). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | くしんだん (account of the hardships one has encountered). (various references) | |
Korean | 조우하는. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | encountereday.(various references) | |
Portuguese | terreno de fundação:extracção:por em depósito;-se o solo é impróprio ao nível do terreno de fundação,é necessário extrai-lo e pô-lo em depósito (when unsuitable material is encountered at subgrade level it should be excavated and run to spoil), os hidrocarbonetos cíclicos condensados cancerígenos encontrados no ar ambiente (the carcinogenic condensed ring(cyclic)hydrocarbons encountered in the open air). (various references) | |
Spanish | si en una perforacion exploratoria se produce una variacion brusca de la velocidad de avance de la perforacion (disminucion del tiempo de perforacion) se puede detener inmediatamente la perforaci on y circular los detritus de perforacion fuera del pozo (drilling can be immediately halted and samples circulated out, if a drilling break(decrease in drilling time)is encountered on an exploratory well), relacionar los datos acerca de un material que pueda ser expuesto a grandes solicitaciones de tensión multiaxial con los datos normalmente encontrados (relating information on materials for tensile creep conditions to the normally encountered multi-axial stress condition), los representantes de los Estados participantes pusieron de relieve la importancia que atribuyen a la distensión, que ha continuado desde la aprobación del Acta Final pese a las dificultades y obstáculos encontrados (the representatives of the participating States stressed the importance they attach to détente, which has continued since the adoption of the Final Act in spite of difficulties and obstacles encountered), los hidrocarburos cíclicos condensados cancerígenos hallados en el aire ambiente (the carcinogenic condensed ring(cyclic)hydrocarbons encountered in the open air), cuando al nivel de la explanada se encuentra suelo inadecuado es preciso excavarlo y volcarlo en escombreras (when unsuitable material is encountered at subgrade level it should be excavated and run to spoil). (various references) | |
Swedish | mött. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 17, Verse 18 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | TineV de twn epikoureiwn kai twn stwikwn filosofwn suneballon autw kai tineV elegon ti an qeloi o spermologoV outoV legein oi de xenwn daimoniwn dokei kataggeleuV einai oti ton ihsoun kai thn anastasin autoiV euhggelizeto |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Quidam autem epicurei et stoici philosophi disserebant cum eo et quidam dicebant quid vult seminiverbius hic dicere alii vero novorum daemoniorum videtur adnuntiator esse quia Iesum et resurrectionem adnuntiabat eis |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And summe Epeicureis, and Stoisens, and filosofris disputiden with hym. And summe seiden, What wole this sowere of wordis seie? And othere seiden, He semeth to be a tellere of newe fendis; for he telde to hem Jhesu, and the ayenrisyng. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Certayne philosophers of ye Epicures and of ye stoyckes disputed with him. And some ther were which sayde: what will this babler saye. Other sayd: he semeth to be a tydynges bringer of newe devyls because he preached vnto them Iesus and the resurreccion. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoics, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? some others, He seemeth to be a setter-forth of strange gods: because he preached to them Jesus, and the resurrection. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And some of those who were supporters of the theories of the Epicureans and the Stoics, had a meeting with him. And some said, What is this talker of foolish words saying? And others, He seems to be a preacher of strange gods: because he was preaching of Jesus and his coming back from the dead. |
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| Language | Acts Chapter 17, Verse 18 |
| Albanian | Diskutonin me të edhe disa filozofë epikurianë dhe stoikë. Disa thoshnin: ''Vallë ç'do të thotë ky llafazan''. Dhe të tjerë thoshnin: ''Ai duket se është një kasnec i perëndivë të huaja'', sepse u shpall atyre Jezusin dhe ringjalljen. |
| Cebuano | Ug iyang gikaasdang usab ang pipila sa mga pilosopo nga mga Epicureo ug mga Estoico. Ug may nangutana nga nag-ingon, "Unsa man kahay buot isulti niining tawong tigpamunit ug kahibalo?" Ang uban nanag-ingon, "Kini siya daw usa ka tigmantalag mga dios nga dumuloong"-- kay iya man ugod nga gimantala si Jesus ug ang pagkabanhaw. |
| Croatian | Dobacivahu mu i neki od epikurejskih i stoièkih filozofa. Jedni su govorili: "Što bi htjela reæi ta èavka?" Drugi pak: "Navješæuje, èini se, neke tuðe bogove." Jer navješæivaše Isusa i uskrsnuæe. |
| Danish | Men også nogle af de epikuræiske og stoiske Filosoffer indlode sig i Ordstrid med ham; og nogle sagde: ""Hvad vil denne Ordgyder sige?"" men andre: ""Han synes at være en Forkynder af fremmede Guddomme;"" fordi han forkyndte Evangeliet om Jesus og Opstandelsen. |
| Dutch | En sommigen van de Epikureische en Stoische wijsgeren streden met hem; en sommigen zeiden: Wat wil toch deze klapper zeggen? Maar anderen zeiden: Hij schijnt een verkondiger te zijn van vreemde goden; omdat hij hun Jezus en de opstanding verkondigde. |
| Finnish | Ja muutamat epikurolaiset ja stoalaiset filosofit väittelivät hänen kanssansa; ja toiset sanoivat: "Mitähän tuo lavertelija oikein tahtoo sanoa?" Toiset taas sanoivat: "Näkyy olevan vieraiden jumalien julistaja", koska hän julisti heille evankeliumia Jeesuksesta ja ylösnousemuksesta. |
| French | Quelques philosophes épicuriens et stoïciens se mirent à parler avec lui. Et les uns disaient: Que veut dire ce discoureur? D`autres, l`entendant annoncer Jésus et la résurrection, disaient: Il semble qu`il annonce des divinités étrangères. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Guru-guru aliran Epikuros dan aliran Stoa berdebat juga dengan dia. Beberapa dari mereka berkata, "Orang ini tahu apa? Pengetahuannya hanya sedikit, tetapi ia banyak mulut!" Beberapa yang lainnya berkata, "Rupanya ia memberitakan tentang dewa-dewa bangsa lain." Mereka berkata begitu, karena Paulus berbicara tentang Yesus dan tentang hidup kembali sesudah mati. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka ada pula beberapa orang yang memegang pengajaran orang Epikuri dan Stoiki berbantah dengan dia. Ada yang berkata, "Apakah hendak dikatakan oleh si peleter ini?" Tetapi yang lain pula berkata, "Tampaknya ia memasyhurkan dewa-dewa asing," ... karena Paulus memberitakan kabar kesukaan dari hal Yesus dan kebangkitan itu. |
| Maori | A ka ngangare ki a ia etahi tohunga o nga Epikureana, o nga Toika. Ko etahi i mea, he aha ta tenei tangata korerorero e mea nei? i mea etahi, Me te mea he kaiwhakapuaki ia i etahi atua tauhou: mo tana kauwhau i a Ihu, i te aranga, ki a ratou. |
| Norwegian | Nogen av de epikureiske og stoiske visdomslærere innlot sig også i ordskifte med ham, og nogen sa: Hvad mener vel denne ordgyder? Andre igjen sa: Han synes å være en som forkynner utenlandske guddommer det var fordi han forkynte evangeliet om Jesus og opstandelsen. |
| Rumanian | Unii din filosofii epicurieni wi stoici au intrat kn vorbq cu el. Wi unii ziceau: ,,Ce vrea sq spunq palavragiul acesta?`` Alyii, cknd l-au auzit cq vestewte pe Isus wi knvierea, ziceau: ,,Pare cq vestewte niwte dumnezei strqini.`` |
| Shuar | Nuyá chichaman jintin Chíkich naari, ipikiuriu, armia nu, tura chikichcha, ni naari, estuikiu, armia nusha Páprun áujmatsarmiayi. Chikichcha tiarmiayi "Imiá chichamtincha jusha waritramtajik." Tura chikichcha tiarmiayi "Yajaya yusnan etserniuchuashit." Páprusha Jesusa Túrunamurin tura aents jakamunmaya nantaktinian étserkui nuna tiarmiayi. |
| Swahili | Wengine waliofuata falsafa ya Epikuro na Stoiki walibishana naye. Wengine walisema, "Anataka kusema nini huyu bwanamaneno?" Kwa kuwa Paulo alikuwa anahubiri juu ya Yesu na juu ya ufufuo, wengine walisema, "Inaonekana kama anahubiri juu ya miungu ya kigeni." |
| Swedish | Också några filosofer, dels av epikuréernas skola, dels av stoikernas, gåvo sig i ordskifte med honom. Och somliga sade: "Vad kan väl denne pratmakare vilja säga?" Andra åter: "Han tyckes vara en förkunnare av främmande gudar." De evangelium om Jesus och om uppståndelsen. |
| Uma | Hi ngata Atena toe, ria wo'o-ra tauna to pante to mpotuku' tudui' Epikuros pai' tudui' to Stoa. Tauna to pante toera mpomehono' -ki Paulus. Ria-ra to mpotuntui' -i, ra'uli': "Mpo'uli' napa-idie tauna toei-e mai? Pe'inca-na hangkedi', tapi' lolita-na wori'." Ria wo'o-ra to mpo'uli': "Ba lue' doko' natudui' -ta hanga' pue' to ko'ia ta'incai," apa' hi rala tudui' -na, Paulus mpokahangai' Yesus pai' katuwu' -ra nculii' manusia' ngkai kamatea. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "ENCOUNTERED": reencountered, rencountered. (additional references) | |
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"ENCOUNTERED" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: encuentro. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "ENCOUNTERED" (pronounced enkou"nterd or enkou"nerd) |
| 6 | -k ou" n t er d | countered. |
| 4 | -n t er d | bantered, centered, entered, mentored, reentered, splintered, wintered. |
| 3 | -t er d | administered, altered, bartered, bastard, battered, bettered, blistered, bolstered, bustard, buttered, catered, chartered, cloistered, clustered, cluttered, cratered, custard, lettered, littered, doctored, embittered, factored, faltered, festered, fettered, filibustered, filtered, flattered, flustered, fluttered, fostered, frittered, glittered, guttered, headquartered, martyred, mastered, mattered, metered, monitored, mustard, mustered, muttered, neutered, pattered, pestered, petard, petered, plastered, registered, scattered, sequestered, shattered, sheltered, shuttered, slaughtered, spattered, splattered, sputtered, tattered, teetered, tutored, unaltered, unchartered, uncluttered, unfettered, unfiltered, unregistered, upholstered, uttered, watered. |
| 3 | -n er d | cornered, dishonored, garnered, honored, mannered, minored, Reynard. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-d-e-e-e-n-n-o-r-t-u" | |
-2 letters: contender, countered, denouncer, encounter, recounted, renounced, undertone. | |
-3 letters: centered, coendure, cornuted, cretonne, decenter, decentre, denounce, deuteron, duecento, enounced, neutered, nocturne, renounce, tendence, trounced, unrented. | |
-4 letters: centner, centred, coenure, contend, cornute, counted, counter, courted, credent, crunode, denture, donnert, eductor, encoder, encored, endnote, enounce, entered, enteron, erected, erodent, eructed, neurone, neutron, nocturn, recount, retuned, tenoned. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-d-e-e-e-n-n-o-r-t-u" | |
+1 letter: rencountered. | |
+2 letters: reencountered. | |
+4 letters: counterevidence, countertendency, internucleotide. | |
+5 letters: counterevidences. | |
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