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Definitions: Replacement |
ReplacementNoun1. An event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood". 2. The act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; "replacing the star will not be easy". 3. Someone who takes the place of another person. 4. A person or thing that takes or can take the place of another. 5. Filling again by supplying what has been used up. 6. A person who follows next in order; "he was President Lincoln's successor". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "replacement" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
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Food & Agriculture | Planting young vines in theblank spaces where vines have died in a vineyard. Taking out dead vines in a vineyard and replacing them with young vines or layers. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A. Change in composition of a mineral or mineral aggregate, presumably accomplished by diffusion of new material in and old material out without breakdown of the solid state b. A process of fossilization involving substitution of inorganic matterfor the original organic constituents of an organism. (references) |
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Synonyms: ReplacementSynonyms: alternate (n), permutation (n), refilling (n), renewal (n), replacing (n), replenishment (n), substitute (n), substitution (n), successor (n), surrogate (n), switch (n), transposition (n). (additional references) |
| Synonyms by domain: redeposition (building & civil engineering), repositioning, sparer (public administration, computing). |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Restoration | Noun: restoration, restoral; reinstatement, replacement, rehabilitation, reestablishment, reconstitution, reconstruction; reproduction; renovation, renewal; revival, revivessence, reviviscence; refreshment; resuscitation, reanimation, revivification, reviction; Phenix; reorganization. |
Substitution | Substitute, ersatz, makeshift, temporary expedient, replacement, succedaneum; shift, pis aller, stopgap, jury rigging, jury mast, locum tenens, warming pan, dummy, scapegoat; double; changeling; quid pro quo, alternative. |
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Screenplays | Die replacement friends! (Saving Silverman; writing credit: Hank Nelken; Greg DePaul) | |
Lyrics | Maybe you'll get a replacement (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road; performing artist: Elton John) | |
Clever | The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Replacement Killers (1998) | |
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 | Histopathology of gastrocnemius muscle from patient who died of pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy, Duchenne type. Cross section of muscle shows extensive replacement of muscle fibers by adipose cells.Credit: CDC. |  | Door seal replacement. |
 | Cole Creek culvert replacement for fish passage.Credit: J. Brende. |  | U.S. Army. Camp Hospital No.87, Cour Cheverny, France. : Personnel- Signal Corps Replacement Dept.Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Off Kauai, Hawaii, in October 1971. She had served as support platform for the recovery and replacement of a defective hydrophone on the Barking Sands underwater range. Photographed by PH1 Kendal Thornsley.Credit: NAVY. |  | Photographed on 18 April 1944, after replacement of her twelve-inch gun turrets with 5"/38 twin gun mounts, but before her "cage" foremast was removed.Credit: NAVY. |
 | Underway near Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, on 7 August 1943, en route to Pearl Harbor for battle damage repairs. She has been fitted with a short false bow as a temporary replacement for that lost in the Battle of Kolombangara, 13 July 1943.Credit: NAVY. |  | CH-46A helicopter from USS Sylvania (AFS-2) lifts a new Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) radome into position atop Boston's foremast, during replacement of the cruiser's lightning-damaged TACAN transmitter and radome in the Mediterranean Sea. The photograph accompanies a USS Boston press release dated 26 February 1966. The damage was received in the northern Aegean Sea in January 1966. Due to non-availability of suitable cranes in the area, and the ship's operating schedule, the helicopter was used to remove the original transmitter and install its replacements. Pilots were Lieutenant Commander R.W. Russell and Lieutenant (Junior Grade) T.H. Hoivik. Controller was Lieutenant B.E. Allen, working on the mast platform assisted by Electronics Technicians 3rd Class Ken Lohrey and Jim Ramey.Credit: NAVY. |
 | Migrant steeple-jack buying a replacement connecting rod at secondhand automobile parts store. Prague, Oklahoma, Lincoln County.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Join the engineers and make American history First replacement regiment of engineers / / Schutte.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | All details regarding such replacement will be determined by the Reparation Commission. (reference) |
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Douglas Adams | In this replacement Earth we're building they've given me Africa to do and of course I'm doing it with all fjords again because I happen to like them, and I'm old fashioned enough to think that they give a lovely baroque feel to a continent. |
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Health | Daytime naps are not a replacement for nighttime sleep. (references) | |
Severe cases also require intravenous fluid replacement. (references) | ||
This is not a nicotine replacement, as are the gum and patch. (references) | ||
Business | The initial replacement program will be at the level of 3,000 buses. (references) | |
There is also a possibility that PIA may go for the replacement of its entire fleet. (references) | ||
Commitment to after-sales service and timely replacement of parts should be stressed. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Zimbabwe | On November 10, Jonathan Moyo, Minister for Information and Publicity in the President's Office, announced the dissolution of the MMT board and its replacement by a new board, which reportedly was more sympathetic to ZANU-PF. (references) |
Economic History | Armenia | Its fleet is old and needs replacement. (references) |
Kenya | Equipment replacement funds are still being sought. (references) | |
Human Rights | Ecuador | As of October, Congress had not named a replacement, and Claudio Mueckay was acting Ombudsman. (references) |
Trinidad and Tobago | An indigent person may refuse to accept an assigned attorney for cause and obtain a replacement. (references) | |
Georgia | In December they were released following the replacement of the Internal and Security Ministers. (references) | |
Minorities | Croatia | In the wake of the autumn 2000 termination of the OSCE police monitoring group in the Danubian region (and its replacement with a smaller civilian unit), the police continued to respond appropriately to law and order issues, although some NGO's continued to express concern that ethnic Serbs were reluctant to report ethnically-motivated incidents to authorities. (references) |
Political Economy | Colombia | A major corruption scandal in Congress which erupted in April 2000 led to the resignation of most of the leadership of the House of Representatives, and their replacement by individuals not committed to cooperation with Pastrana. (references) |
BULGARIA | Parliamentary elections in June 2001 resulted in the defeat of the government of Prime Minister Ivan Kostov and his Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) and its replacement by a coalition government led by former king (now Prime Minister) Simeon Saxe-Coburg. (references) | |
Political Rights | Nicaragua | In January 2000, the National Assembly approved constitutional amendments supported by the leadership of both the governing PLC and the opposition FSLN. Key elements of the legislation included a change in the requirements that a presidential candidate must meet to avoid a second-round runoff election; expansion of the Supreme Court from 12 to 16 judges; expansion of the CSE from 5 to 7 magistrates; an automatic assembly seat for the outgoing president; a requirement for a two-thirds majority vote in the assembly, rather than the previous qualified majority vote, to remove presidential immunity from prosecution; and the replacement of a single controller general with the a 5-person collegial body charged with investigating allegations of wrongdoing or financial malfeasance by government officials. (references) |
Trade | Vietnam | Goods that are imported as replacement parts, even under warranty, are subject to import duties. (references) |
Bulgaria | When a product is sent out of Bulgaria for repairs, the value of the repaired or replacement part is dutiable. (references) | |
Travel | Peru | Prior registration will facilitate the replacement of a lost or stolen U.S. passport. (references) |
Spain | Applicants for replacement passports must present evidence of identity and citizenship. (references) | |
Russia | Russian law requires the sponsor to apply for replacement, extension or changes to your visa. (references) | |
Women | Cote d'Ivoire | In March Henriette Lagou, Yai's replacement as Minister of Family, Women, and Children's Affairs, reported that women looking for help with family problems, such as forced marriage and domestic violence, approached the committee every day; a few committee members visited the families to mediate. (references) |
Worker Rights | Malawi | The law also forbids the temporary replacement of labor and allows peaceful picketing during strikes. (references) |
Chile | The law permits replacement of striking workers, subject to the payment of money distributed among the strikers. (references) | |
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Jon Stewart | Sir, absolutely, and it is my personal mission to find a satisfactory replacement, a performer of character, a performer of honor. |
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Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | But Federal subsidies must be closely scrutinized to be sure they are a stimulus to, and not a replacement for, private investment and initiative. |
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| "Replacement" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Replacement" is used about 2,632 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 |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 2,632 | 3,476 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "replacement": direct replacement technique ♦ double replacement reaction ♦ estrogen replacement therapy ♦ generational replacement genetic algorithm ♦ hormone replacement therapy ♦ logic Replacement Technology ♦ loss replacement ♦ mean cycle between unscheduled replacement ♦ mean time between unscheduled replacement ♦ Ossicular Replacement ♦ Renal Replacement Therapy ♦ replacement air ♦ replacement algorithm ♦ replacement amounts ♦ replacement cost ♦ replacement engine ♦ replacement factor ♦ replacement of failed area ♦ replacement part ♦ replacement price ♦ replacement value ♦ replacement value insurance ♦ sap replacement ♦ sap replacement treatment. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "replacement": concorde-replacement, hip-replacement, non-replacement, renal-replacement, watch-replacement. | |
Containing "replacement": hormone-replacement therapy. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; 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 "replacement"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | rikthim (reappearance, recurrence, relapse, retrieval, reversion, throwback), zëvendësim (commutation, displacement, exchange, metathesis, pre emption, substitute, substitution), vënie në vend (emplacement), surrogat (analogue, bastard, ersatz, mock, substitute, surrogate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | نيابة (proxy, representation, substitution), تبديل (alteration, change, commutation, permutation, variation), إعادة شئ الي مكانه, شىء يحل محل آخر, بديل (alternative, ersatz, in exchange for, standing by, substitute, surrogate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | възстановяване (instauration, mending, reconstruction, recovery, recruitment, refund, reinstatement, renewal, renovation, repair, restitution, restoration, retrieval, revivification), връщане пак на мястото, замяна (backup, commutation, exchange, substitution, swap), заместник (alternate, deputy, lieutenant, pinch hitter, proxy, secondary, stand by, stand in, sub, substitute, succedaneum, successor, surrogate, vice, vicegerent), заменяне (subrogation), поставяне пак на мястото, попълване (reinforcement, replenishment), подменяване (substitution). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 复位. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | vrácení na místo, výmìna (change, exchange, renewal, reversal, shift, swap, switch, truck), přeložení (transfer), nahrazení. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | vikar (substitute, substitute teacher), paafyldning med eksisterende afgravningsmasser (redeposition, repositioning of existing spoil heaps), nybesættelse, laerervikar (substitute, substitute teacher), erstatningsprodukt (product replacement, product substitution, substitute, substitution, surrogate), efterplantning (filling gaps). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | vervanging (product replacement, product substitution, substitution), aflossing (amortisation, amortization, debt retirement, redemption, repayment, repayment (of capital), repayment of borrowings, retirement, substitution). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | kompletigo (replenishment, supplement), anstataŭo (substitution). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | تعویض (Refill, Shift, Substitute, Switch, Turnover), جایگزن . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | tuotteen korvaaminen (product replacement, product substitution, substitution), paikkausistutus (filling gaps). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | remplacement (product replacement), substitution (product replacement). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frisian | oanfolling (replenishment, supplement), ôflossing (redemption, substitution). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Ersatz (backup, compensation, effective equivalent, equivalent, net loss, net transmission equivalent, overall attentuation, overall loss, pinch hitter, recovery, reimbursement, reparation, replacements, reserves, spare, stand by, stand in, standby, substitute, substitutes, substitution, surrogate, understudy), Auswechslung (exchange, substitution), Vertretung (agency, commission, diplomatic and consular missions, holding, legation, proxy, representation, representational party, representativeness, substitute, substitute teacher, supporting), Substitution (product replacement, product substitution, substitution), Ergänzung (addition, adjunct, amendment, appendix, complement, completion, joiningof one thing to another, junction, replenishment, supplement, supplementation, supplementing, supply). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | αντικατάσταση (filling gaps, net replacement, product replacement, product substitution, replenishment, substitution, supersession, universal specialization). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מלוי מקום (substitute, substitution, understudy), תחליף (alternative, ersatz, makeshift, spare, substitute, substitution, surrogate), חלוף (ephemeral, exchange, permutation, reverse, variation), "חזר" למקום. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | pótlás (admixture, annex, codicil, renewal, substitution, supplement), visszahelyezés (re-entry, reinstatement, return), kicserélés (exchange, interchange, renewal, transposal), helyettesítés (substitution), felváltás (relief), behelyettesítés (displacement, substitution). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | penggantian (compensation, substitution), pengantian, ganti (over, substitute). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | sostituzione (mutation, novation, substitution, universal specialization), pezzo di ricambio (exchange piece, repair part, replacement part, spare, spare part). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 新陳代謝 (metabolism, renewal). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | きりかえ (conversion, exchange, switching, switchover), し"ち"たいしゃ (metabolism, renewal), さしかえ, つけかえ, せったい (conversion, exchange, reception, serving, switching, switchover, welcome), かけがえ, いれかわり (change, shifting, substitution), いれかえ (change, substitution), あとがま (second wife, successor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 보충 (Complement, Recruiting, supplementary, Supplementing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | cur er ash (disgorge, give back, reinstate, reinstatement, remand, restore, send back), cur ayns ynnyd jeh (replace, substitute). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | eplacementray substituição (acting, alternate, commutation, displacement, filling gaps, in lieu of, relief, renewal, shift, substitution, universal specialization). (various references) suplinire (substitution), punere la loc, aşezare la loc, înlocuire (change, commutation, displacement, renewal, substitute, substitution). (various references) замена (change, commutation, exchange, makeshift, stand in, substitute, substitution, supersedence, supersedure). (various references) zamena (commutation, rotation, substitution, surrogate), smena (change, changing, relief, shift, tour), ponovno postavljenje (reinstatement), izmena (alter, change, exchange, interchange, substitution). (various references) sustitución (substitution, universal specialization), suplemento (add-on, extra, replenishment, subsidiaries, supplement), repuesto (backup, exchange piece, extra, refill, repair part, replacement part, sideboard, spare part, store, withdrawn), relleno (back filling, backfill, back-filling, blinding, construction of an embankment, cushion, embankment, fill, fill embankment, filled, filler, filling, filling material, filling paste, filling up, forming of an embankment, packing, pad, padded, padding, replenishment, stemming, stowage, stowed goaf, stowing, stowing material, stuffing, supplement, tamping, topping up, topping(California), wadding), relevo (relaying, relief, substitution, takeover), reemplazo (amendments, displacement, substitution), cumplimiento (accomplishment, acquittal, compliment, fulfillment, fulfilment, observance, redemption, replenishment, satisfaction, supplement). (various references) ersättning (allowance, compensation, ersatz, indemnity, recompense, recoupment, reimbursement, remuneration, repayment, satisfaction, substitute), återställelse. (various references) yerine koyma (bestowal, implantation, substitution), yerine geçen kimse (incomer, substitute, supply, surrogate), yedek (backup, donkey, duplicate, jury, pilot, refill, reserve, reserve service, reservist, spare, stand by, substitute), protez (plate, prosthesis, prothesis), değiştirme (alteration, changing, commutation, conversion, disguise, exchange, interchange, leavening, modification, recast, reformation, re-formation, shift, switch, trans-). (various references) заміщення (substitution), поповнення (accession, addition, adjunction, recruitment, renewal, replenishment). (various references) vật thay thế (commutator, substitute), sự thay thế (commutation), người thay thế sự đặt lại chỗ c. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | tuh. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | inmutatio. (various references) |
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Words beginning with "replacement": replacements. (additional references) | |
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"Replacement" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ralliement, Repavement, replacemnet, replacment, replasement. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "replacement" (pronounced ruplā"smunt) |
| 8 | -p l ā" s m u n t | displacement, emplacement, placement. |
| 6 | -ā" s m u n t | basement, debasement. |
| 5 | -s m u n t | advancement, announcement, assessment, bemusement, commencement, disbursement, embarrassment, endorsement, enforcement, enhancement, enticement, harassment, impressment, inducement, outplacement, pronouncement, reassessment, reimbursement, reinforcement. |
| 4 | -m u n t | abandonment, abatement, accompaniment, accomplishment, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adjournment, adjustment, adornment, advertisement, advisement, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, amendment, amusement, annulment, antigovernment, apartment, appeasement, appointment, apportionment, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, assignment, assortment, astonishment, atonement, attachment, attainment, banishment, battlement, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, bombardment, claimant, Clement, commandment, commitment, compartment, complement, comportment, concealment, condiment, confinement, consignment, containment, contentment, copayment, curtailment, debarment, deferment, department, deployment, deportment, derailment, detachment, determent, detriment, development, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, discernment, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, divestment, dormant, easement, element, embankment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endowment, engagement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, entitlement, entombment, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, escapement, escarpment, establishment, estrangement, excitement, excrement, experiment, extinguishment, figment, filament, formant, fragment, fulfillment, garment, garnishment, government, impairment, impeachment, impediment, implement, impoundment, impoverishment, imprisonment, improvement, incitement, inclement, increment, indictment, informant, infotainment, infringement, installment, instrument, integument, internment, intersegment, investment, involvement, judgement, judgment, ligament, maltreatment, management, measurement, micromanagement, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monument, movement, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nourishment, ointment, ornament, orpiment, overpayment, overstatement, parchment, parliament, pavement, payment, pigment, postponement, postretirement, predicament, prejudgment, prepayment, presentment, procurement, punishment, puzzlement, readjustment, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassignment, recruitment, redeployment, redevelopment, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refurbishment, regiment, reinstatement, reinvestment, repayment, replenishment, requirement, resentment, resettlement, restatement, retirement, retrenchment, rudiment, sacrament, sediment, segment, sentiment, settlement, shipment, statement, supplement, temperament, tenement, testament, tournament, treatment, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, vehement, wonderment. |
| 3 | -u n t | aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accountant, adherent, adjacent, adjutant, adolescent, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, ambient, ambivalent, ancient, antecedent, antidepressant, antioxidant, apparent, applicant, ardent, argent, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assistant, astringent, attendant, belligerent, beneficent, benevolent, blatant, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, clairvoyant, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, compliant, component, concomitant, concurrent, confident, confluent, consequent, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, contaminant, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, dependent, depressant, descendant, descendent, despondent, detergent, determinant, deterrent, deviant, different, diligent, discordant, disinfectant, disobedient, dispersant, dissident, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, docent, dominant, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, elephant, eloquent, emergent, emigrant, eminent, entrant, equivalent, errant, esculent, evanescent, evident, excellent, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, exponent, extant, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, gallant, giant, grandiloquent, grandparent, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impatient, impertinent, important, impotent, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incident, incipient, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, incumbent, indecent, independent, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, indulgent, inefficient, infant, infrequent, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, instant, insufficient, insurgent, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, merchant, migrant, militant, miscreant, monovalent, mordant, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nonresident, nonviolent, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, outpatient, overconfident, oxidant, pageant, parent, participant, patent, patient, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, piquant, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prescient, present, prevalent, proficient, prominent, propellant, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, pursuant, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, reagent, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recurrent, redundant, refrigerant, Regent, registrant, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repellent, repentant, repugnant, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, reverent, rodent, ruminant, salient, seafront, sealant, semipermanent, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, talent, tangent, tenant, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-e-l-m-n-p-r-t" | |
-1 letter: temperance. | |
-2 letters: placement. | |
-3 letters: cameleer, cementer, cerement, enameler, lamenter, lateener, pentacle, permeant, permeate, placemen, praelect, preclean, preelect, preenact, pretence. | |
-4 letters: capelet, cementa, centare, central, clamper, cleaner, clement, cremate, crenate, element, empaler, empanel, emplace, emplane, enteral, eternal, lectern, menacer, percale, percent, petrale, planter, pleater, plectra, precent, prelate, prelect, premeal, premeet, prename, preteen, reclame, reclean, reelect. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-e-e-l-m-n-p-r-t" | |
+1 letter: replacements. | |
+3 letters: counterexample. | |
+4 letters: complementaries, counterexamples. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)52 65 70 6C 61 63 65 6D 65 6E 74 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).-. . .--. .-.. .- -.-. . -- . -. - |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010010 01100101 01110000 01101100 01100001 01100011 01100101 01101101 01100101 01101110 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)R e p l a c e m e n t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0052 0065 0070 006C 0061 0063 0065 006D 0065 006E 0074 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5271827867697179718086 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Quotations: Historic | 9. Quotations: Fiction 10. Quotations: Non-fiction 11. Quotations: Spoken 12. Quotations: Speeches | 13. Usage Frequency 14. Expressions 15. Expressions: Internet 16. Translations: Modern | 17. Translations: Ancient 18. Derivations 19. Rhymes 20. Anagrams | 21. Orthography 22. Bibliography |
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