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Definitions: Tangible |
TangibleAdjective1. Perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch; "skin with a tangible roughness". 2. Possible to be treated as fact; "tangible evidence"; "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor". 3. (of especially business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value ; "tangible property like real estate"; "tangible assets such as machinery". 4. Capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt; "a barely palpable dust"; "felt sudden anger in a palpable wave"; "the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton". 5. Having substance or material existence; perceptible to the senses; "a physical manifestation"; "surrounded by tangible objects". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "tangible" was first used: 1589. (references) |
Etymology: Tangible \Tan"gi*ble\, adjective. [Latin expression tangibilis, from tangere to touch: compare to the French expression tangible. See Tangent.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: TangibleSynonyms: palpable (adj), physical (adj), real (adj), touchable (adj). (additional references) |
| Antonyms: impalpable (adj), intangible (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
MATERIALITY | Adjective: material, bodily; corporeal, corporal; physical; somatic, somatoscopic; sensible, tangible, ponderable, palpable, substantial. |
Substantiality | Adjective: substantive, substantial; hypostatic; personal, bodily, tangible; (material); corporeal. |
Sufficiency | Adjective: sufficient, enough, adequate, up to the mark, commensurate, competent, satisfactory, valid, tangible. |
Touch | Adjective: tactual, tactile; tangible, palpable; lambent. |
Truth | Well-grounded, well founded; solid, substantial, tangible, valid; undistorted, undisguised; unaffected, unexaggerated, unromantic, unflattering. |
Utility | Applicable, available, ready, handy, at hand, tangible; commodious, adaptable; of all work. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Tangible |
| English words defined with "tangible": accolade, award ♦ belongings, brainchild ♦ chattel ♦ embody ♦ good will, goodwill ♦ holding, honor, honour ♦ inspiration ♦ laurels ♦ material, material possession, moral ♦ object ♦ personal chattel, physical, physical object, property ♦ receipt, representation ♦ service industry, stuff ♦ Tactable, tangibly, touchable. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "tangible": core capital ♦ early health impairments, equity multiplier ♦ fixed assets ♦ goodwill impairments ♦ intellectual property, INVESTIGATOR, INTERNAL AFFAIRS ♦ Liquor ♦ Records, risk-based capital ♦ salvage value, Social Control, Informal ♦ tangible assets, tangible capital, tangible equity, tangible net worth. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "tangible": Tactable. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Tangible" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (tangible), Spanish (corporeal, tangible). |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Author | Quotation |
Hosea Ballou | Theories are always very thin and insubstantial, experience only is tangible. |
John Ruskin | The distinctive character of a child is to always live in the tangible present. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Author | Date | Quotation |
Brown v. Board of Education | 1954 | Our decision, therefore, cannot turn on merely a comparison of these tangible factors in the Negro and white schools involved in each of the cases. (reference) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Since services are not tangible goods, no customs duties apply. (references) | |
They decided to wait for tangible results on the effectiveness of Intranets before building their own systems. (references) | ||
Amortization generally refers to the depreciation, depletion, or charge-off to expense of intangible and tangible assets over a period of time. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Peru | The Catholic Church and Catholic clergy receive preferential treatment and tangible benefits from the State in the areas of education, taxation of personal income, remuneration and taxation of institutional property. (references) |
Economic History | Canada | Some tangible benefits of the agreement are already accruing to the US agricultural industry. (references) |
Croatia | Both Croatian and foreign citizens may mortgage property and pledge real and tangible property. (references) | |
Human Rights | Yemen | However, there have not yet been any tangible results. (references) |
Minorities | China | Although government policies have brought tangible economic improvements to Xinjiang, Uighurs maintain that Han receive a disproportionate share of the benefits. (references) |
Political Economy | India | The summit ended with no tangible progress. (references) |
Trade | Bolivia | The necessary documentation requirements for the tangible import of software are: commercial invoice, freight and insurance costs, verification certificate by one of the two foreign verification companies hired by the Government of Bolivia, if the import is over US$ 1,000. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Rush Limbaugh | If you don't believe it in taxes, look at it in the sale of tangible consumer goods. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | But a great deal of what we have committed needs additional funding to become a tangible realization. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | This successful drawdown in our nuclear stockpile was a further tangible demonstration of our commitment to the updating of our existing theater nuclear forces in Europe. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Tangible" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 98.85% of the time. "Tangible" is used about 607 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) | 98.85% | 600 | 10,659 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.15% | 7 | 133,076 |
| Total | 100.00% | 607 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name |
| USA | Tangible Asset Galleries, Inc. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "tangible": tangible assets ♦ tangible product ♦ tangible property. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "tangible": non-tangible. | |
| 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. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
tangible | 20 |
tangible net worth | 16 |
tangible asset | 10 |
asset net tangible | 8 |
tangible personal property | 6 |
reward tangible | 6 |
intangible reward tangible | 4 |
property tangible | 3 |
tangible vision | 2 |
tangible touch tx | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "tangible"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | i qartë (apparent, articulate, candid, clear, clear-cut, definite, distinct, evident, explicit, express, fair, formal, Frank, in focus, legible, limpid, lucid, luminous, manifest, neat, obvious, open and shut, palpable, patent, perspicuous, plain, readable, self evident, serene, simple, unambiguous, unequivocal, visible, well-defined, well-marked), i prekshëm (huffy, palpable, sensitive, susceptible, tactile, thin-skinned, touchy, umbrageous, vulnerable). (various references) | |
Arabic | ملموس (palpable, perceptible, sensible, tactile), محسوس (noticeable, palpable), مادي (bodily, concrete, corporeal, earthly, material, materialistic, not abstract, physical, real, substantial), واقعي (actual, concrete, de facto, down to earth, factual, hard, hardheaded, literal, naturalistic, pragmatic, pragmatist, prose, real, realistic, sober, true, virtual), حقيقي (actual, authentic, effective, essential, factual, genuine, intrinsic, intrinsical, positive, proper, real, realistic, right, substantial, substantive, true, veritable, very), حسي (object lesson, receptive, sensational, sensitive, sensory, sensual, voluptuous). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | ясен (articulate, ash, ash-tree, bright, clean-cut, clear, coherent, crystal, distinct, limpid, lucid, luminous, manifest, matter of course, neat, obvious, pellucid, perceivable, perceptible, perspicuous, plain, readable, robust, serene, sharp, silver, silvery, Square, straight, straightaway, straightforward, transparent, unambiguous, unshadowed, vivid), реален (actual, concrete, live, natural, practicable, pragmatic, real, substantial), конкретен (actual, concrete, material, objective), веществен (corporeal, fleshly, material, substantive), осезателен (palpal, perceivable, tactile, tactual), осезаем (corporeal, palpable, perceivable, perceptible, phenomenal, sensible, tactile), материален (hylic, material, outward, physical, worldly). (various references) | |
Chinese | 有形. (various references) | |
Czech | hmotný (substantial), hmatatelný (palpable). (various references) | |
Danish | udlejning af loesoeregenstande (hiring-out of moveable tangible property), erstatning for økonomisk skade (redress for damages to tangible property). (various references) | |
Dutch | verhuur van roerende lichamelijke zaken (hiring-out of moveable tangible property), vergoeding van materiële schade (redress for damages to tangible property), schadevergoeding (consequential damage, damages, indemnity, recompense for damage, redress for damages to tangible property), onroerende zaak (immovable tangible), onroerend goed (estate, immovable tangible, real estate). (various references) | |
Farsi | پرماس پذیر (Palpable), محسوس (Patent, Phenomenal, Sensible), لمس کردنی , قابل لمس (Palpable). (various references) | |
Finnish | kouraantuntuva (palpable), käsin kosketeltava (palpable). (various references) | |
French | tangible (tactile), investissements récupérables (tangible costs). (various references) | |
German | greifbar (available, concrete, palpable, seizable, tactile, tangibly), fühlbar (marked, palpable, palpably, perceptible, sensible, tactile). (various references) | |
Greek | αισθητόσ (observable, perceivable, perceptible, sensate, sensible, serious), απτόσ (tactile, touchable). (various references) | |
Hebrew | ממשי (actual, concrete, effective, live, material, palpable, real, substantial, substantive, veritable), מוחשי (concrete), מוחש (concrete, material, perceptible), משיש (palpable). (various references) | |
Hungarian | megfogható (palpable, touchable), tapintható (palpable, tactile), megtapintható, kézzelfogható (concrete, down-to-earth, evident, palpable, tactile), érinthető (touchable). (various references) | |
Indonesian | nampak (perceptible), maujud (concrete, real), berwujud. (various references) | |
Italian | tangibile (palpable, tactile). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 有形 (concrete, material), 有" (corporeal), 具"的 (concrete, definite), 具" (concrete, material). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ぐたいてき (concrete, definite), ぐたい (concrete, material), ゆうたい (bowing out, corporeal, ethereal body, hospitality, mailbag, preferential treatment, retiring voluntarily, warm reception, welcome), ゆうけい (concrete, material, powerful, quiet sequestered scene, secret promise, vigorous). (various references) | |
Korean | 명백한 (Apodeictic, Apodictic, Apodictical, Apparent, Categorical, Explicit, manifest, Obvious, overt, unambiguous, undeniable). (various references) | |
Manx | loaghtagh (concrete, palpable). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | angibletay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | tangível (actuals, cash commodities, physicals, tactile, touchable), real (absolute, actual, factual, incarnate, kingly, penchant, penny-a-line, positive, practicable, practical, real, regal, royal, sterling, true, unfeigned, veritable, very, visual), palpável (palpable, tactile, touchable), nítido (articulate, clear, crying, decided, distinct, marker, neat, pronounced, routine, strong, unmistakable, well-marked), evidente (apparent, axiomatic, axiomatical, clear, evident, glaringly, luculent, marked, obvious, open, open and shut, overt, palpable, perspicacious, plain, transparent, unequivocal, unmistakable, visible), claro (articulate, bright, broad, certain, clean, clear, clearly, distinct, evident, fair, flyaway, fresh, light, lightsome, limpid, Lucerne, lucid, luculent, neat, obvious, of course, open, open and shut, overt, pellucid, perspiration, plain, plainspoken, pure, self-explanatory, simple, slip on, specific, transparent, transpicuous, unambiguous, unclouded, unequivocal, unmistakable, water-repellent, watertight). (various references) | |
Romanian | tangibil (palpable, tactile, touchable), sensibil (appreciably, considerable, considerably, delicate, feeling, impressible, impressionable, marked, noticeably, painful, palpable, passible, responsive, scrupulous, sensible, sensitive, sentient, susceptible, tender, thin-skinned, touchy), real (actual, effective, effectual, factual, live, natural, proper, real, sheer, sooth, substantial, true, truthful, very), palpabil (palpable, palpably, perceptible), clar (apparent, apparently, articulate, banner, bright, broad, clean, clear, clear-cut, clearly, comprehensible, decided, definite, distinct, distinctly, evident, explicit, express, fair, flat, formal, Frank, incisive, legible, level headed, lightsome, limpid, lucid, luminous, manifest, marked, obvious, obviously, palpable, patently, pellucid, perspicuous, plain, plainly, precise, pure, serene, simple, sound, terse, unequivocal, unmistakable). (various references) | |
Russian | осязаемый (palpable, tactile, touchable). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | opipljiv (corporeal, material, palpable, touchable), dodirljiv (touchable). (various references) | |
Spanish | tangible (corporeal). (various references) | |
Swedish | gripbar (comprehensible, concrete, palpable). (various references) | |
Thai | ชั"เจน (apparent, apparently, articulate, bold, clean-cut, clear, lively, luculent, obvious), สิ่งที่มีตัวตน, ที่จับต้องไ"้. (various references) | |
Turkish | somut (concrete, palpable, perceptible, physical), maddi (concrete, corporeal, earthbound, earthly, earthy, material, materialistic, matter of fact, pecuniary, physical, temporal, worldly), hissedilir (appreciable, perceivable, sensate, sensible), gerçek (actual, actualities, authentic, bona fide, dinkum, earnest, exact, fact, factual, for real, genuine, honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness, intrinsic, literal, low down, lowdown, proper, pucka, pukka, real, reality, right, rightful, sincere, sooth, sterling, straight out, substantial, the real, the true, troth, true, truth, truthful, unfeigned, veracious, veracity, veritable, Verity, very, virtual), elle tutulur (acceptable, concrete, palpable, tactile, tactual). (various references) | |
Ukranian | реальність (actuality, entity, positive, reality, substantiality, tangibility), реальний (existent, practical, real, realist, realistic, realizable, substantive), матеріальний (corporeal, earthen, economical, fleshly, material, physical). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | xác thực (apodeictic, apodictic, apodictical, positive, positively), rõ r ng (apodeictic, apodictic, apodictical, apparent, axiomatic, axiomatical, clear-cut, clearly, conspicuous, conspicuously, discriminate, discriminative, explicit, indubitable, limpid, lucid, luculent, manifest, marked, notorious, obvious, open, patently, plain, pronounced, self-apparent, transparent, visibly, well-marked), không thể nghi ngờ được (indubitable, unquestionable), hiển nhiên (apodeictic, apodictic, apodictical, apparent, axiomatic, axiomatical, blatant, evident, flagrant, glaring, glaringly, glary, incontrovertible, manifest, naked, notorious, obvious, patent, patently, self-apparent, self-evident, tactile, visibly, well-marked), hữu hình đích xác, có thể sờ mó được (touchable). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | tactilis, tangere. (various references) |
| Late Latin | 300-700 | tangibilis. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "tangible": tangibleness, tangiblenesses, tangibles. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "tangible": intangible. (additional references) | |
Words containing "tangible": intangibleness, intangiblenesses, intangibles. (additional references) | |
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"Tangible" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: tangable, tangeable, tangeble, tangiable, tangibal, tangicle, tangile, tengible, tengile, tingible, tingile, Tingueley, Tzanibey. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "tangible" (pronounced ta"njubul) |
| 8 | t a" n j u b u l | intangible. |
| 6 | -n j u b u l | changeable, exchangeable, fungible, interchangeable. |
| 5 | -j u b u l | chargeable, eligible, illegible, incorrigible, ineligible, intelligible, knowledgeable, manageable, negligible, rechargeable, salvageable, unintelligible, unmanageable. |
| 4 | -u b u l | abominable, acceptable, accessible, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admirable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, charitable, classifiable, collapsible, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, culpable, curable, debatable, deductible, defensible, definable, degradable, delectable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discernible, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fusible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hon, honorable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, imaginable, imitable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, interminable, interruptible, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, mandible, maneuverable, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negotiable, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, notable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, questionable, quotable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, talkable, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, tolerable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, tunable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, winnable, workable. |
| 3 | -b u l | able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: bleating. | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-g-i-l-n-t" | |
-1 letter: atingle, beating, belting, elating, gelatin, genital, tabling. | |
-2 letters: aiglet, albeit, albite, baling, bangle, bating, binate, eating, entail, gelant, gelati, genial, gentil, giblet, ingate, ligate, linage, tangle, tenail, tineal, tingle. | |
-3 letters: agent, agile, aglet, algin, alien, align, aline, angel, angle, anile, bagel, began, begat, begin, being, belga, bilge, binal, binge, blain, blate, bleat, blent, blite, elain, elint, entia, gable, giant, glean, gleba, glint, ingle, inlet, laten, leant, legit, liane, liang, ligan, linga, table, telia, tenia, tinea, tinge. | |
-4 letters: abet, able, agin, alit, anil, ante, anti, bail, bait, bale, bane, bang, bani, bate, bean, beat, belt, bent, beta, bile, bine, bint, bite, blae, blat, blet, blin, egal, elan, etna, gaen, gain, gait, gale, gane, gate, gelt, gent, geta, gibe, gien, gilt, glen, glia, glib, gnat, ilea, lain, lane, lang, late, lati, lean, lent, lien, line, ling, lint, lite, nabe, nail, neat, nite, tael, tail, tain, tale, tali, tang, teal, tela, tile, tine, ting. | |
-5 letters: age, ail, ain, ait, alb, ale, alt, ane, ani, ant, ate, bag, bal, ban, bat, beg, bel, ben, bet, big, bin, bit, eat, eng, eta, gab, gae, gal, gan, gat, gel, gen, get, gib, gie, gin, git, lab, lag, lat, lea, leg, lei, let, lib, lie, lin, lit, nab, nae, nag, neb, net, nib, nil, nit, tab, tae, tag, tan, tea, teg, tel, ten, tie, til, tin. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-e-g-i-l-n-t" | |
+1 letter: ignitable, tableting, tangibles. | |
+2 letters: blanketing, blathering, blattering, embattling, intangible, integrable, liberating, negotiable, tabletting. | |
+3 letters: alphabeting, amblygonite, banteringly, benignantly, celebrating, elaborating, intangibles, langbeinite, libertinage, outbleating, talebearing. | |
+4 letters: agglutinable, amblygonites, bestializing, billingsgate, debilitating, deliberating, elucubrating, establishing, geobotanical, langbeinites, libertinages, magnetizable, metabolizing, obliterating, pregnability, renegotiable, tabernacling, talebearings, tangibleness, unnegotiable. | |
+5 letters: alphabetizing, billingsgates, changeability, destabilizing, detribalizing, emblematizing, equilibrating, germinability, gubernatorial, indefatigable, indefatigably, integrability, manageability, negotiability, nonnegotiable, perambulating, recalibrating, relubricating, restabilizing, tangibilities, troublemaking. | |
| 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)54 61 6E 67 69 62 6C 65 |
| 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)01010100 01100001 01101110 01100111 01101001 01100010 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T a n g i b l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 0061 006E 0067 0069 0062 006C 0065 |
| 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)5467807375687871 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Familiar 6. Quotations: Historic 7. Quotations: Non-fiction 8. Quotations: Spoken | 9. Quotations: Speeches 10. Usage Frequency 11. Names: Company Usage 12. Expressions | 13. Expressions: Internet 14. Translations: Modern 15. Translations: Ancient 16. Derivations | 17. Rhymes 18. Anagrams 19. Orthography 20. Bibliography |
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