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Definition: Resident |
ResidentAdjective1. Living in a particular place; "resident aliens". 2. Used of animals that do not migrate. Noun1. Someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there. 2. A physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "resident" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Satire | RESIDENT, adj. Unable to leave. Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
Avian | Inhabiting a given locality throughout the year; sedentary (Welty 1975:463). (references) |
Computing | A program which resides in the main memory of the system. It is convenient to have the editor, the assembler, and the debugger resident in main memory simultaneously. Source: European Union. (references) |
Economics | A person or a company living or operating in a country. Source: European Union. (references) |
Medicine | A physician who lives in a hospital and is constantly available, as an intern. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A resident is a person who lives in a particular place permanently, or for an extended period of time, i.e. who maintains a residence or a domicile in that place.
A resident alien is a person who is living in a particular foreign country for an extended period of time under authority or color of law as opposed to a tourist who is visiting the country without the intent to establish a residence in that country.
A KGB-resident was the head of mission in a particular country, albeit usually officially assigned to a relatively subordinate diplomatic position.
In the US a resident at a hospital is a physician, or other medical professional, who has completed a specified level of schooling and an internship, and is now receiving specialized clinical training. See medical resident.
See also: Nationality
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Resident."
Synonyms: ResidentSynonyms: nonmigratory (adj), house physician (n), occupant (n), occupier (n), resident physician (n). (additional references) |
| Antonyms: migratory (adj), nonresident (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Consignee | Diplomatist, diplomat(e), corps diplomatique, embassy; ambassador, embassador; representative, resident, consul, legate, nuncio, internuncio, charge d'affaires, attache. |
Inhabitant | Noun: inhabitant; resident, residentiary; dweller, indweller; addressee; occupier, occupant; householder, lodger, inmate, tenant, incumbent, sojourner, locum tenens, commorant; settler, squatter, backwoodsman, colonist; islander; denizen, citizen; burgher, oppidan, cit, townsman, burgess; villager; cottager, cottier, cotter; compatriot; backsettler, boarder; hotel keeper, innkeeper; habitant; paying guest; planter. |
Learner | Intern; resident. |
Presence | Adjective: present; occupying, inhabiting; Verb: moored; resiant, resident, residentiary; domiciled. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Screenplays | You're going to be a permanent resident! (Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back; writing credit: George Lucas; Leigh Brackett) Well, a resident (Scrubs; writing credit: Gabrielle Allan; Janae Bakken) | |
Clever | Resident alien (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Resident Evil (2002) The Resident Patient (1921) Evil Resident (2002) Resident Alien (1991) | |
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The Understanding AIDS campaign marked the first time the federal government had attempted to contact virtually every resident, directly by mail, regarding a major public health problem. Credit: CDC. | ![]() | Elsa DeWind, long-time resident of Lovango Cay Mrs. DeWind came from New York City in the 1930's Married a native fisherman and lived happily ever after. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. | |
![]() | Resident Canada Geese - the ones who "forget" to fly home for the summer. Resident Canada Geese put additional stress on the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. Credit: America's Coastlines. | ![]() | Fish sampling at Sachuest Marsh. A seine is used to sample resident populations of fish before and after the restoration. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |
![]() | A US Fish and Wildlife volunteer assists with the lift nets. Lift nets were used before and after the restoration to sample resident fish populations to determine changes in productivity to the marsh, before and after restoration and to monitor restoration benefits. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. | ![]() | North Inlet - Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. The diamond-back terrapin is a year-round resident in estuaries and feeds on fiddler crabs and snails. This female terrapin is returning to the water after successfully nesting above the tide line. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR). |
![]() | Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Resident and migratory birds use shallow lagoons during the nesting season. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR). | ![]() | Hands of a resident of public housing in the South Side of Chicago, IL., holds tomatoes from the community vegetable garden as part USDA's urban revitalization program. . Credit: USDA. |
![]() | Urban gardening - Public housing resident grows tomatoes. Credit: USDA. | ![]() | Johnnie Mae Brown a resident of the Isola Square Apartments in Isola, MS. Credit: USDA. |
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| "Nursing home resident 9" by Loretta Humble Commentary: "Nursing home residents on "glamour shots" day." | "Daily Load" by Mike Berg Commentary: "Nebaj resident." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Author | Date | Quotation |
US Constitution | 1791 | Clause 5: No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States. (reference) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | Czecho-Slovaks who are German nationals and are habitually resident in Germany will have a similar right to opt for Czecho-Slovak nationality. (reference) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | They worry about the lack of professional oversight and the concomitant potential for resident problems. (references) | |
The State of Oregon has been a leader in developing standards of assisted living for licensure and evaluation of resident outcomes. (references) | ||
Compared with patients in other forms of drug treatment, the typical TC resident has more severe problems, with more co-occurring mental health problems and more criminal involvement. (references) | ||
Business | Unless such persons obtain resident status they must pay a premium for these services. (references) | |
All resident companies are subject to tax on their incomes at the rate of 32.5 percent. (references) | ||
In Guangzhou the standard fine is calculated to be 30 to 50 percent of 7 years' income for the average resident. (references) | ||
Children | United Arab Emirates | The Government also eliminated free health care for noncitizen resident children and adults. (references) |
Qatar | Education is compulsory for citizens (both boys and girls) through the age of 18. On October 29, the Amir issued a decree making education through primary school (the equivalent of 9th grade) compulsory and free for all noncitizen resident children. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Tanzania | The four were instructed to apply for resident permits. (references) |
Economic History | Russia | A dozen U.S. companies are resident in the region. (references) |
Indonesia | American citizens resident in Aceh should consider departing. (references) | |
Chad | Libya supplies aid and has an ambassador resident in N'Djamena. (references) | |
Human Rights | Yemen | The ICRC maintains a resident representative. (references) |
Kenya | Only one prison health facility had a resident doctor. (references) | |
Jamaica | Resident magistrates try lesser offenses (misdemeanors). (references) | |
Minorities | Cyprus | At year's end, there were 428 Greek Cypriots and 167 Maronites resident in the north. (references) |
Korea | Thus ethnic Chinese born and resident in Korea obtain citizenship only with great difficulty. (references) | |
Bahamas | However, reports of ethnic violence or blatant discrimination against legally resident Haitians are scarce. (references) | |
Political Economy | CHILE | A corporation is considered resident if it is incorporated in Chile. (references) |
CHILE | A Chilean resident corporation is subject to corporate income tax on its worldwide income. (references) | |
Sudan | Refugees could not become resident aliens or citizens, regardless of their length of stay in the country. (references) | |
Political Rights | Swaziland | There was no formal international observer presence during the 1998 elections, but there was intensive coverage by local and foreign media, and resident diplomats were granted accreditation to observe the proceedings freely. (references) |
Hong Kong | Politicians and human rights activists criticized the selection process as undemocratic and lacking transparency and noted that Central Government Liaison Office (formerly the New China News Agency) Director Jiang Enzhu, who is not a Hong Kong permanent resident, is one of Hong Kong's 36 delegates. (references) | |
Trade | South Africa | South African Resident Private Individuals. (references) |
Travel | Philippines | SIRV allows them to acquire permanent resident status. (references) |
Saudi Arabia | Resident visas also are available through a separate process. (references) | |
Oman | Expedited entry is available for U.S. citizens resident in other GCC nations. (references) | |
Women | Switzerland | Working as a prostitute is legal only for Swiss citizens and legal resident aliens; prostitution by foreigners is illegal. (references) |
Gabon | Female genital mutilation (FGM), which is condemned widely by international health experts as damaging to both physical and psychological health, occurred among the resident population of expatriate Africans. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Singapore | Work permits for low-wage workers stipulate the cancellation of such permits if workers apply to marry or marry a citizen or permanent resident. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
John Adams | 1797-1801 | A few days before his arrival at Paris the French minister of foreign relations informed the American minister then resident at Paris of the formalities to be observed by himself in taking leave, and by his successor preparatory to his reception. |
James Buchanan | 1857-1861 | But be this as it may, it is the imperative and indispensable duty of the Government of the United States to secure to every resident inhabitant the free and independent expression of his opinion by his vote. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Resident" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 59.06% of the time. "Resident" is used about 1,439 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 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 59.06% | 850 | 8,295 |
| Noun (singular) | 40.53% | 583 | 10,863 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.42% | 6 | 143,867 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,439 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "resident": alien resident ♦ area resident ♦ difficulties resident in the situation ♦ local resident ♦ nearby resident ♦ permanent resident ♦ resident alien ♦ resident birds ♦ resident citizen ♦ resident commissioner ♦ resident control program ♦ resident medical officer ♦ resident physician ♦ resident population ♦ resident software ♦ resident unit ♦ summer resident ♦ terminate and Stay Resident. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "resident": resident-designer, resident-free, resident-general, resident-related, resident-superior. | |
Ending with "resident": co-resident, edinburgh-resident, minister-resident, non-uk-resident, uk-resident. | |
| 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 "resident"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | rezident, me qëndrim diku, banues, banor (boarder, denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, inmate, liver, occupant, occupier, roomer, tenant). (various references) | |
Arabic | مقيم (dweller, habitant, inhabitant, liver), مواطن (citizen, civilian, inhabitant, national), متوطن, ساكن مقيم (dweller, habitant), المندوب السامي (high commissioner), المقيم (denizen, habitat, occupant), النزيل (guest, tenant), الساكن (denizen, occupant, static, tenant). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | резидент, който живее, непрелетен (sedentary), местен жител (aboriginal, local, native), местен (aboriginal, home grown, indigenous, local, locative, native, native born, provincial, regional, sectional, topical, vernacular, vicinal, vulgar), присъщ (immanent, incidental, indigenous, inherent, innate, intrinsic, native, natural, proper, radical), дипломатически представител (envoy). (various references) | |
Chinese | 居民 (inhabitant). (various references) | |
Czech | rezident, usedlík, usedlý (portly, residential, sedate, staid), obyvatel (denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, inmate, occupant), bydlící. (various references) | |
Danish | resident programmel (resident software), resident (resident software), valutaindlaending, indbygger (inhabitant). (various references) | |
Dutch | resident (resident software), inwoner (inhabitant), ingezetene (inhabitant). (various references) | |
Farsi | مقیم (Denizen, Inhabitant, Inmate, Settler). (various references) | |
Finnish | pysyvä (constant, continual, enduring, fixed, lasting, permanent, stable, sustained), asukas (inhabitant). (various references) | |
French | résident (resident medical officer), habitant. (various references) | |
German | resident (envoy, non-pageable), wohnhaft, Einwohner (denizen, habitant, inhabitant, inhabitants, local, population), ansässig (domiciled). (various references) | |
Greek | κάτοικος (denizen, inhabitant). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מתגורר (dwelling, residing), מקומי (indigenous, local, native, topical), יושב (inhabitant), תושב (denizen, dweller, inhabitant, native, settler). (various references) | |
Hungarian | állandó lakos. (various references) | |
Indonesian | penduduk (backside, bottom, denizen, inhabitant, inhabitting, occupation). (various references) | |
Italian | residente, abitante (denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, roomer, sojourner). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 住宅 (housing). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ざいじゅう, きょじゅうしゃ (inhabitant), しじん (city confusion, city dust, merchant, poet, private individual, townsfolk), じゅうたく (housing), じゅうにん (dweller, heavy responsibility, important post, inhabitant, reappointment, reelection), ちゅうざいいん (inhabitant). (various references) | |
Korean | 거주자 (tenant). (various references) | |
Manx | fer baghee (citizen, dweller, inhabitant). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | esidentray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | residente (live-in, residentiary), habitante (denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, inmate, liver). (various references) | |
Romanian | rezident (commorant), rezida, propriu (adequate, appropriate, fitting, inherent, intrinsic, own, peculiar, personal, proper, salient, suitable), locuitor permanent, locuitor (denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant), intern (domestic, inland, inner, interior, internal, internally, inward), inerent (inevitable, inherent, innate). (various references) | |
Russian | резидент резидентный, резидент, неперелетный, присущий (immanent, inherent, natural, proper), постоянный житель. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | rezident, stanovnik (denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant), specijalizant, sa stanom. (various references) | |
Spanish | residente (dweller, inmate, live-in). (various references) | |
Swedish | resident program (resident software), minnesresident program (resident software), invånare (citizen, denizen, habitant, indweller, inhabiant, inhabitant, inmate, occupant, residents, roomer), hotellgäst, bosatt, boende (living). (various references) | |
Turkish | yerli (aboriginal, american indian, autochthon, autochthonous, domestic, domicilled, habitant, homemade, indigenous, inhabitant, local, native, native born), yerleşmiş olan kimse, stajyer doktor (extern, intern, interne), sakin (airless, calm, citizen, comfortable, composed, composedly, dispassionate, domicilled, dweller, equal, even, even tempered, habitant, halcyon, hushed, imperturbable, in repose, indweller, inhabitant, inmate, laidback, local, nerveless, noiseless, Pacific, peaceable, peaceful, philosophic, philosophical, placid, quiescent, quiet, reposeful, sedate, serene, smooth, steady, still, tenant, tranquil, unperturbed, unruffled, untroubled), oturan kimse (indweller, inhabitant, inmate, occupant, sitter), oturan (dweller, inhabitant, occupant, occupier, sedentary, sitting), ikamet eden kimse (citizen, denizen, habitant, indweller), genel vali (governor general, minister-resident, proconsul, vicereine, viceroy). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | який постійно проживає, резидент, властивий (appropriate, built in, congenial, facultative, immanent, incident, incidental, inherent, innate, native, proper), постійний мешканець (residentiary, settler). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | cư trú, cư dân thống sứ, ở vào. (various references) | |
Welsh | trigiannydd. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | incol, incol, ae, incola, incola, ae, incolae, incolas. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Song of Solomon Chapter 5, Verse 12 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Ofqalmoi autou wV peristerai epi plhrwmata udatwn lelousmenai en galakti kaqhmenai epi plhrwmata udatwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Oculi eius sicut columbae super rivulos aquarum quae lacte sunt lotae et resident iuxta fluenta plenissima |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Hys eyen as culueres vp on litle ryueres of watris, that ben wasshe with mylc, and sitten bi the most ful flowingus of watris. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the water streams, washed with milk, and rightly placed. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Song of Solomon Chapter 5, Verse 12 |
| Cebuano | Ang iyang mga mata sama sa mga salampati daplin sa mga tubig sa kasapaan, Hinugasan sa gatas, ug maayo nga pagkahaluna. |
| Chinese | 他 的 眼 如 溪 水 旁 的 鴿 子 眼 、 用 奶 洗 淨 、 安 得 合 式 。 |
| Croatian | Oèi su njegove kao golubi nad vodom potoènom; zubi mu kao mlijekom umiveni, u okvir poredani. |
| Danish | hans Øjne som Duer ved rindende Bække, badet i Mælk og siddende ved Strømme, |
| Dutch | Zijn ogen zijn als der duiven bij de waterstromen, met melk gewassen, staande als in kasjes der ringen. |
| Finnish | Hänen silmänsä ovat kuin kyyhkyset vesipurojen partaalla, jotka ovat maidossa kylpeneet ja istuvat runsauden ääressä. |
| French | Ses yeux sont comme des colombes au bord des ruisseaux, Se baignant dans le lait, Reposant au sein de l`abondance. |
| German | Seine Augen sind wie Augen der Tauben an den Wasserbächen, mit Milch gewaschen und stehen in Fülle. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Matanya bagaikan merpati pada mata air, merpati bermandi susu, duduk di tepi kolam. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Matanya bagaikan burung merpati pada tepi aliran air, yang mandi dalam air susu dan dijemurnya dirinya dalam panas. |
| Italian | I suoi occhi, come colombe su ruscelli di acqua; i suoi denti bagnati nel latte, posti in un castone. |
| Maori | Ko ona kanohi kei o nga kukupa i te taha o nga awa wai, he mea horoi ki te waiu, pai rawa te whakanoho. |
| Norwegian | Hans øine er som duer ved rinnende bekker; de bader sig i melk, de hviler i sin ramme. |
| Portuguese | Os seus olhos são como pombas junto às correntes das águas, lavados em leite, postos em engaste. |
| Rumanian | Ochii lui sknt ca niwte porumbei pe marginea izvoarelor, scqldayi kn lapte, wi odihnindu-se kn faya lui plinq. |
| Russian | ЗМБЪБ ЕЗП--ЛБЛ ЗПМХВЙ РТЙ РПФПЛБИ ЧПД, ЛХРБАЭЙЕУС Ч НПМПЛЕ, УЙДСЭЙЕ Ч ДПЧПМШУФЧЕ; |
| Spanish | Sus ojos son como palomas junto a los arroyos de aguas, bañados en leche y sentados sobre engastes. |
| Swedish | Hans ögon likna duvor invid vattenbäckar, duvor som bada sig i mjölk och sitta invid bräddfull rand. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "resident": residential, residentially, residents. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "resident": copresident, coresident, nonresident, president. (additional references) | |
Words containing "resident": copresidents, coresidential, coresidents, nonresidential, nonresidents, postpresidential, prepresidential, presidential, presidentially, presidents, presidentship, presidentships. (additional references) | |
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"Resident" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: gesserent, recedent, recident, recitent, redisent, residant, Residenz, residuen, resient, resilent, resitant, resivent, Tresadern. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "resident" (pronounced re"zudunt) |
| 8 | r e" z u d u n t | nonresident. |
| 5 | -u d u n t | antioxidant, accident, coincident, confident, decadent, dissident, evident, incident, overconfident, oxidant, precedent, provident. |
| 4 | -d u n t | antecedent, ardent, abundant, ascendant, attendant, corespondent, correspondent, imprudent, decedent, defendant, dependent, descendant, descendent, despondent, discordant, independent, interdependent, mordant, pendant, prudent, redundant, resplendent, respondent, retardant, rodent, strident, student, superintendent, transcendent, trident, verdant. |
| 3 | -u n t | agent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, ambivalent, amendment, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, antidepressant, antigovernment, apartment, apparent, appeasement, applicant, appointment, apportionment, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrant, arrogant, absent, absorbent, abstinent, accelerant, accompaniment, accomplishment, abandonment, abatement, aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, accountant, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adherent, adjacent, adjournment, adjustment, adjutant, adolescent, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, afferent, affiant, affluent, aspirant, assailant, assessment, assignment, assistant, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, banishment, basement, battlement, belligerent, bemusement, beneficent, benevolent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, blatant, bombardment, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, combatant, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, complement, compliant, component, comportment, concealment, concomitant, concurrent, condiment, confinement, confluent, consequent, consignment, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, containment, contaminant, contentment, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, copayment, cormorant, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, curtailment, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impairment, impatient, impeachment, impediment, impertinent, implement, important, impotent, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, inadvertent, incandescent, debarment, debasement, decent, declarant, decongestant, deferment, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, department, deployment, deportment, depressant, derailment, detachment, detergent, determent, determinant, deterrent, detriment, development, deviant, different, diligent, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinfectant, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, disobedient, dispersant, displacement, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, divestment, docent, dominant, dormant, easement, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, element, elephant, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emergent, emigrant, eminent, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrant, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, equivalent, errant, escapement, escarpment, esculent, establishment, estrangement, evanescent, excellent, excitement, excrement, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, experiment, exponent, extant, extinguishment, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, figment, filament, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, formant, fragment, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, fulfillment, gallant, garment, garnishment, giant, government, grandiloquent, grandparent, harassment, hesitant, hydrant, incessant, incipient, incitement, inclement, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, increment, incumbent, indecent, indictment, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, inducement, indulgent, inefficient, infant, informant, infotainment, infrequent, infringement, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, installment, instant, instrument, insufficient, insurgent, integument, intelligent, intercurrent, intermittent, internment, intersegment, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, investment, involvement, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, judgement, judgment, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, ligament, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, maltreatment, management, measurement, merchant, micromanagement, migrant, militant, miscreant, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monovalent, monument, movement, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nonviolent, nourishment, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, ointment, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, ornament, orpiment, outpatient, outplacement, overpayment, overstatement, pageant, parchment, parent, parliament, participant, patent, patient, pavement, payment, peasant, penchant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, pigment, piquant, placement, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, postponement, postretirement, potent, preadolescent, predicament, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prejudgment, prepayment, prescient, present, presentment, prevalent, procurement, proficient, prominent, pronouncement, propellant, proponent, protestant, prurient, pungent, punishment, pursuant, puzzlement, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recruitment, recurrent, redeployment, redevelopment, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refrigerant, refurbishment, Regent, regiment, registrant, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repayment, repellent, repentant, replacement, replenishment, repugnant, requirement, resentment, resettlement, resilient, resistant, resonant, restatement, resultant, resurgent, reticent, retirement, retrenchment, reverent, rudiment, ruminant, sacrament, salient, seafront, sealant, sediment, segment, semipermanent, sentiment, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, settlement, shipment, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, statement, stimulant, stringent, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, supplement, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, talent, tangent, temperament, tenant, tenement, testament, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, tournament, transient, translucent, transparent, treatment, trenchant, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, vehement, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant, wonderment. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: inserted, nerdiest, sintered, trendies. | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-e-i-n-r-s-t" | |
-1 letter: deniers, destine, diester, dieters, endites, entires, entries, nereids, reedits, resined, resited, retines, tenders, tinders, trienes. | |
-2 letters: denier, denies, denser, desert, desire, deters, dienes, dieter, diners, direst, driest, eiders, enders, endite, enters, entire, estrin, inerts, insert, inters, nereid, nereis, nested, nester, niters, nitres, reedit, reined, renest, rented, rentes, resend, resent, reside, resite, rested. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-e-e-i-n-r-s-t" | |
+1 letter: dendrites, deserting, desertion, detainers, dextrines, dissenter, eternised, indenters, intenders, interbeds, president, residents, resinated, stridence, teredines, tiredness, trendiest. | |
+2 letters: banistered, bestridden, christened, coresident, denigrates, desertions, determines, detriments, directness, dishearten, dissenters, dysenteric, indentures, indiscreet, intercedes, interested, interfused, interlends, interludes, internodes, interposed, iridescent, irredentas, midwestern, ministered, misentered, negritudes, netminders, neuritides, pedantries, pedestrian, predestine, presidents, pteridines, redingotes, reeditions, reenlisted, reinserted, reinstated, reinvested, restrained, rinderpest, splintered, straitened, stridences, tailenders, tenderizes, terpenoids, threnodies, trendiness, unreadiest, unsteadier. | |
| 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. | |
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