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Definition: Tern |
TernNoun1. Small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "tern" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1839. (references) |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
TERN | English | Trans European Road Network | Transportation |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
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| † see also: Gull,Noddy |
The terns are seabirds in the family Sternidae, previously considered a subfamily Sterninae of the gull family Laridae. They are less closely related to the waders, auks and skimmers.
Most terns belong to the large genus Sterna. They have a worldwide distribution.
Many terns breeding in temperate zones are long-distance migrants, and the Arctic Tern probably sees more daylight than any other creature, since it migrates from its northern breeding grounds to Antarctic waters.
They are in general medium to large birds, typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. They have longish bills and webbed feet. They are lighter bodied and more streamlined than gulls, and look elegant in flight with long tails and long narrow wings.
Most typical Sterna terns hunt fish by diving, often hovering first, but the marsh terns pick insects of the surface of fresh water. Terns do not glide or swim.
Charadriiformes
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Tern."
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Triplication | Adjective: treble, triple; tern, ternary; triplicate, threefold, trilogistic; third; trinal, trine. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Tern |
| English words defined with "tern": Darr, Dodecatemory ♦ Egg-bird ♦ Fairy bird ♦ Goeland ♦ Hooded tern ♦ Language master ♦ Marsh tern, Medrick ♦ Noddy ♦ River tern, Roseate tern, Royal tern ♦ Scray, Scurrit, Sea fowl, sea swallow, Sea tern, Sea-bar, Sheartail, Shrimp catcher, Skirr, Sooty tern, Spurling, Sterna hirundo ♦ Taring, Tarrock, Tern flowers, Tern leaves, Tern peduncles, Tern schooner. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "tern": long tern disease. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "tern": ternate, Terneplate, ternion, Trinal. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Tern" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Romanian (low-pitched, tarnished). |
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Movie/TV Titles | Tern u tzaran (1963) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | White tern or fairy tern chick, Gygis alba.Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals). |  | A white or fairy tern, Gygis alba.Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals). |
 | A Caspian Tern perched on a pole.Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | Possibly an immature Forster's Tern.Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve. A Common Tern guards its nest.Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR). |  | A species of tern on Bird Island. Northeast coast of Oahu.Credit: Small World. |
 | A fairy tern chick seeking shelter from the sun.Credit: Small World. |  | Far shot of Tern in flight, Lakeview District.Credit: Terry Spivey. |
 | Black Tern.Credit: Bob Hines. |  | Fairy Tern.Credit: Bob Hines. |
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| "Tern" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 79.78% of the time. "Tern" is used about 89 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) | 79.78% | 71 | 39,674 |
| Noun (proper) | 16.85% | 15 | 90,616 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 2.25% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 1.12% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 89 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name |
| Hong Kong | Tern Properties Co., Ltd. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "tern": arctic tern ♦ common tern ♦ Hooded tern ♦ long tern disease ♦ Marsh tern ♦ river tern ♦ roseate tern ♦ royal tern ♦ sea tern ♦ sooty tern ♦ Tern flowers ♦ Tern leaves ♦ Tern peduncles ♦ Tern schooner. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "tern": tern-like. | |
Ending with "tern": Longdon-upon-tern, long-tern. | |
| 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 |
tern | 62 |
arctic tern | 16 |
common tern | 15 |
least tern | 13 |
roseate tern | 9 |
tern vickie | 7 |
black tern | 6 |
bird tern | 6 |
island tern | 5 |
fairy tern | 5 |
caspian tern | 4 |
inn tern | 4 |
artic tern | 4 |
california least tern | 3 |
interior least tern | 3 |
royal tern | 3 |
dom fem jaycee story tern | 2 |
howard tern | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "tern"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | tri sende, dallëndyshe deti. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | الخرشنة طائر مائي. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Blackfoot | aohkiómahkohsiiksikapaanssi. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | тройка (ternary, threesome, triad, trine, triplet, troika). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | rybák, mořský racek. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | sodfarvet terne (sooty tern), sandterne (gull-billed tern), rovterne (caspian tern), kongeterne (royal tern), hvidskaegget terne (whiskered tern), havterne (arctic tern), Forsters terne (Forster's tern), dvaergterne (little tern), dougallsterne (roseate tern), brilleterne (bridled tern). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | witwangstern (whiskered tern), reuzenstern (caspian tern), noordse stern (arctic tern), lachstern (gull-billed tern), koningsstern (royal tern), Forsters stern (Forster's tern), dwergstern (little tern), Dougall's stern (roseate tern), brilstern (bridled tern), bonte stern (sooty tern). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | یک دسته سه تاءی , چلچله دریاءی . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | tiira. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | sterne, hirondelle de mer. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Gruppe (band, body, bracket, category, class, clique, clump, cluster, contingent, denomination, department, element group, ensemble, entity, gang, group, group of 12 channels, grouping, huddle, lot, pack, party, ring, section, set, social group, social status group, squad, squadron, team, wing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | γλαρονάκι, τριπλόσ (three fold, three time as much, threefold, triple, triplex), θαλάσσιο χελιδόνι. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | שחפית (skimmer), שחף (gull, kittiwake, seagull). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | csér. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | sterna zampenere (gull-billed tern), sterna maggiore (caspian tern), sterna guance bianche (white-cheeked tern), sterna del Dougall (roseate tern), sterna codalunga (arctic tern), rondine di mare zampenere (gull-billed tern), rondine di mare oscura (sooty tern), rondine di mare maggiore (caspian tern), rondine di mare del Dougall (roseate tern), rondine di mare coda lunga (arctic tern), mignattino piombato (whiskered tern), fraticello (little tern). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 鰺刺 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | あじさし. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | gant Arctagh. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | erntay grazina, gaivina (tarn), andorinha-do-mar (tarn). (various references) крачка. (various references) morska lasta (noddy), grupa od tri. (various references) pagaza piquirroja (caspian tern), pagaza piconegra (gull-billed tern), fumarel cariblanco (whiskered tern), enfermedad de larga duración (chronic disease, long term illness, long tern disease, protracted disease), enfermedad crónica (chronic disease, chronic illness, long tern disease, protracted disease), charrancito (little tern), charrán sombrío (sooty tern), charrán rosado (roseate tern), charrán real (royal tern), charrán embridado (bridled tern), charrán de Forster (Forster's tern), charrán ártico (arctic tern). (various references) tärna (bridesmaid, sea swallow). (various references) นกทะเลในสกุล Sterna คล้ายนกนางนวล. (various references) deniz kırlangıcı (noddy, scray), üçlü (ternary, ternate, terzetto, three, threefold, threesome, triad, trilateral, trine, trio, tripartite, triple, triplet, triplex), üç rakamlı numara, üç parçalı şey. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Jeremiah Chapter 15, Verse 3 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai ekdikhsw ep' autouV tessara eidh legei kurioV thn macairan eiV sfaghn kai touV kunaV eiV diaspasmon kai ta qhria thV ghV kai ta peteina tou ouranou eiV brwsin kai eiV diafqoran |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et visitabo super eos quattuor species dicit Dominus gladium ad occisionem et canes ad lacerandum et volatilia caeli et bestias terrae ad devorandum et dissipandum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And Y shal visete vp on hem foure spices, seith the Lord; swerd to slayter, and houndis to tern, and foules of heuene, and bestus of erthe to deuouren and wasten. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the LORD: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the LORD: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And I will put over them four divisions, says the Lord: the sword causing death, dogs pulling the dead bodies about, and the birds of heaven, and the beasts of the earth to take their bodies for food and put an end to them. |
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| Language | Jeremiah Chapter 15, Verse 3 |
| Bulgarian | И ще докарам на тях четири вида язви, казва "оспод: Ножът да заколи и кучетата да разкъсат, А небесните птици и земните зверове "а изпоядат и да изтребят. |
| Cebuano | Ug ako magatudlo sa ibabaw nila ug upat ka matang sa castigo, nagaingon si Jehova: ang espada nga igpapatay, ug ang iro nga mokunis-kunis, ug ang mga langgam sa kalangitan, ug ang mga mananap sa yuta, nga molamoy ug molaglag kanila. |
| Chinese | 耶 ' 華 說 、 我 命 定 四 樣 害 他 們 、 就 是 刀 劍 殺 戮 、 狗 類 ' 裂 、 空 中 的 飛 鳥 、 ' 地 上 的 野 獸 吞 喫 毀 滅 。 |
| Croatian | Poslat æu na njih èetiri nevolje - rijeè je Jahvina: maè da ih ubija, pse da ih rastrgaju, ptice nebeske i zvjerad da ih žderu i zatiru. |
| Danish | Jeg sætter fire Magter over dem, lyder det fra HERREN: Sværdet til at slå ihjel, Hundene til at slæbe bort, Himmelens Fugle og Jordens Dyr til at æde og ødelægge. |
| Dutch | Want Ik zal bezoeking over hen doen met vier geslachten, spreekt de HEERE: met het zwaard, om te doden; en met de honden, om te slepen; en met het gevogelte des hemels, en met het gedierte der aarde, om op te eten en te verderven. |
| Finnish | Ja minä asetan heille neljänkaltaiset käskijät, sanoo Herra: miekan surmaamaan, koirat raahaamaan, taivaan linnut ja maan eläimet syömään ja hävittämään. |
| French | J`enverrai contre eux quatre espèces de fléaux, dit l`Éternel, L`épée pour les tuer, Les chiens pour les traîner, Les oiseaux du ciel et les bêtes de la terre Pour les dévorer et les détruire. |
| German | Denn ich will sie heimsuchen mit vielerlei Plagen, spricht der HERR: mit dem Schwert, daß sie erwürgt werden; mit Hunden, die sie schleifen sollen; mit den Vögeln des Himmels und mit Tieren auf Erden, daß sie gefressen und vertilgt werden sollen. |
| Haitian Creole | Mwen pral voye kat kalite malè sou yo. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa: Nepe pou touye yo, chen pou trennen yo pote ale, zwezo nan syèl pou devore yo, bèt nan bwa pou fini ak yo. |
| Hungarian | Mert négyfélével támadok reájok, ezt mondja az Úr: Fegyverrel, hogy gyilkoljon, kutyákkal, hogy tépjenek, az ég madaraival és a mezei vadakkal, hogy egyenek és pusztítsanak. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Aku, TUHAN, telah menentukan bahwa empat hukuman yang mengerikan akan terjadi pada mereka: mereka akan tewas dalam pertempuran, mayat mereka akan diseret anjing, dimakan burung, dan dihabiskan oleh binatang buas. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Karena Aku menyerahkan mereka itu kelak kepada empat jenis bala, yaitu kepada pedang akan dibunuh olehnya, dan kepada anjing akan dieret-eret olehnya, dan kepada segala unggas yang di udara dan kepada segala margasatwa di bumi akan dimakan dan dibinasakan olehnya. |
| Italian | Io manderò contro di loro quattro specie di mali - parola del Signore -: la spada per ucciderli, i cani per sbranarli, gli uccelli dell'aria e le bestie selvatiche per divorarli e distruggerli. |
| Korean | 나 여 호 와 가 말 하 노 라 내 가 그 " 을 네 가 지 로 벌 하 리 니 곧 죽 이 " 칼 과 찢 " 개 와 삼 켜 멸 하 " 공 중 의 새 와 땅 의 짐 승 으 로 것 이 며 |
| Maori | E wha hoki nga tu mea e whakaritea e ahau mo ratou, e ai ta Ihowa: ko te hoari hei whakamate, ko nga kuri hei haehae, a ko nga manu o te rangi, ko nga kararehe hoki o te whenua hei kai, hei whakamoti. |
| Modern Greek | Και θελω επιφερει επ' αυτους τεσσαρα ειδη, λεγει Κυριος· την μαχαιραν δια σφαγην, και τους κυνας δια σπαραγμον, και τα πετεινα του ουρανου, και τα θηρια της γης, δια να καταφαγωσι και να αφανισωσι. |
| Norwegian | Og jeg vil hjemsøke dem med fire slags ting, sier Herren: sverdet til å drepe dem og hundene til å slepe dem bort og himmelens fugler og jordens dyr til å ete og ødelegge dem. |
| Portuguese | Pois os visitarei com quatro gêneros de destruidores, diz o Senhor: com espada para matar, e com cães, para os dilacerarem, e com as aves do céu e os animais da terra, para os devorarem e destruírem. |
| Rumanian | Cqci voi trimete kmpotriva lor patru feluri de nenorociri, zice Domnul: sabia, ca sq -i ucidq, cknii ca sq -i sfkwie, pqsqrile cerului wi fiarele pqmkntului, ca sq -i mqnknce wi sq -i nimiceascq. |
| Spanish | Designaré contra ellos cuatro clases de males, dice Jehovah: la espada para matar, los perros para arrastrar, y las aves del cielo y los animales de la tierra para devorar y destruir. |
| Swedish | Fyra slags hemsökelser skall jag låta komma över dem, säger HERREN: svärdet, som skall dräpa dem, hundarna, som skola släpa bort dem, himmelens fåglar och vilddjuren på marken, som skola äta upp och fördärva dem. >3 Mos. 26,16. 5 Mos. 28,26. |
| Thai | พระเยโฮวาห์ตรัสว่า "เราจะกำหน"สี่อย่างไว้เหนือเขาคือ "าบสังหาร สุนัขกั"ฉีก นกในอากาศ และสัตว์บนแผ่น"ินโลกที่จะกั"กินและทำลาย |
| Ukrainian | І Я навіщу їх чотирьома способами, говорить "осподь: мечем, щоб побити, і псами, щоб їх волочити, і птаством небесним, і земною звіриною, щоб жерли та нищили... |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "tern": ternaries, ternary, ternate, ternately, terne, terneplate, terneplates, ternes, ternion, ternions, terns. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "tern": astern, bittern, cistern, cittern, eastern, extern, gittern, intern, lantern, lectern, midwestern, northeastern, northwestern, pastern, pattern, postern, quartern, repattern, saltern, slattern, southeastern, southwestern, stern, subaltern, superaltern, western, yestern. (additional references) | |
Words containing "tern": afternoon, afternoons, alternate, alternated, alternately, alternates, alternating, alternation, alternations, alternative, alternatively, alternativeness, alternativenesses, alternatives, alternator, alternators, asternal, bitterness, bitternesses, bitterns, butternut, butternuts, cisterna, cisternae, cisternal, cisterns, citterns, coeternal, computernik, computerniks, confraternities, confraternity, consternate, consternated, consternates, consternating, consternation, consternations, easterner, easterners, easternmost, eternal, eternalize, eternalized, eternalizes, eternalizing, eternally, eternalness, eternalnesses, eternals, eterne, eternise, eternised, eternises, eternising, eternities, eternity, eternization, eternizations, eternize, eternized, eternizes, eternizing, external, externalisation, externalisations, externalise, externalised, externalises, externalising, externalism, externalisms, externalities, externality, externalization, externalizations, externalize, externalized, externalizes, externalizing, externally, externals, externe, externes, externs, externship, externships, fraternal, fraternalism, fraternalisms, fraternally, fraternities, fraternity, fraternization, fraternizations, fraternize, fraternized, fraternizer, fraternizers, fraternizes, fraternizing, gitterns, interfraternity, internal, internalise, internalised, internalises, internalising, internalities, internality, internalization, internalizations, internalize, internalized, internalizes, internalizing, internally, internals, international, internationalise, internationalised, internationalises, internationalising, internationalism, internationalisms, internationalist, internationalists, internationalities, internationality, internationalization, internationalizations, internationalize, internationalized, internationalizes, internationalizing, internationally, internationals, interne, internecine, interned, internee, internees, internes, interneuron, interneuronal, interneurons, interning, internist, internists, internment, internments, internodal, internode, internodes, interns, internship, internships, internuclear, internucleon, internucleonic, internucleotide, internuncial, internuncio, internuncios, lanterns, lecterns, maternal, maternalism, maternalisms, maternally, maternities, maternity, midafternoon, midafternoons, nonfraternization, nonfraternizations, northeasternmost, northwesternmost, pasterns, paternal, paternalism, paternalisms, paternalist, paternalistic, paternalistically, paternalists, paternally, paternities, paternity, paternoster, paternosters, patterned, patterning, patternings, patternless, patterns, posterns, preternatural, preternaturally, preternaturalness, preternaturalnesses, quarterns, quaternaries, quaternary, quaternion, quaternions, quaternities, quaternity, repatterned, repatterning, repatterns, salterns, sauterne, sauternes, sempiternal, sempiternally, sempiternities, sempiternity, sinisterness, sinisternesses, slatternliness, slatternlinesses, slatternly, slatterns, southeasternmost, southwesternmost, sterna, sternal, sterner, sternest, sternforemost, sternite, sternites, sternly, sternmost, sternness, sternnesses, sternocostal, sternpost, sternposts, sterns, sternson, sternsons, sternum, sternums, sternutation, sternutations, sternutator, sternutators, sternward, sternwards, sternway, sternways, subalterns, superalterns, westerner, westerners, westernisation, westernisations, westernise, westernised, westernises, westernising, westernization, westernizations, westernize, westernized, westernizes, westernizing, westernmost, westerns, xiphisterna, xiphisternum, yesternight, yesternights. (additional references) | |
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"Tern" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: eterno, etr, jern, lern, nern, rern, tabrn, taern, tanr, taorn, taran, tarne, tarrn, tarvn, taryn, tean, tearn, teer, tegn, tein, tenn, tenra, tenre, teran, terb, terc, terd, teren, terf, terk, terl, terne, terp, terr, tert, teru, teun, tewn, theran, tiern, tierno, tierny, tigron, tinr, tiorn, tiran, tirn, torun, treh, tren, trenk, Treno, treny, treq, trern, trev, trex, treyn, trn, trr, turnt, twern, zern. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: rent. | |
| Words within the letters "e-n-r-t" | |
-1 letter: ern, net, ret, ten. | |
-2 letters: en, er, et, ne, re. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-n-r-t" | |
+1 letter: antre, brent, enter, entry, inert, inter, nerts, nertz, niter, nitre, noter, rente, rents, stern, tenor, terne, terns, toner, treen, trend, trine, trone, tuner. | |
+2 letters: anther, antler, antres, ardent, argent, arpent, astern, atoner, banter, brents, brunet, bunter, burnet, canter, carnet, center, centra, centre, cornet, cretin, engirt, enrapt, enroot, entera, enters, entire, entrap, entree, errant, estrin, eterne, extern, garnet, gentry, gerent, gurnet, hinter, hornet, hunter, inerts, insert, intern, inters, invert, learnt, linter, marten, mentor, minter, natter, nature, neater, nectar, nester, nestor, nether, netter, neuter, niters, nitery, nitres, norite, noters, nother, nutter, orient, ornate, parent, pterin, punter, ranted, ranter, ratine, ratten, recant, recent, regent, reknit, relent, remint, renest, rennet, rental, rented, renter, rentes, repent, resent, retain, retene, retina, retine, retint, retorn, retune, return, rident, rodent, rotten, runlet, sentry, sinter, sprent, sterna, sterns, stoner, strewn, tanker, tanner, tanrec, tavern, teener, tender, tenner, tenors, tenour, tenrec, tenser, tensor, tenter, tenure, ternes, thenar, throne, tinder, tinier, tinker, tinner, tinter, toners, tonger, tonier, tonner, torten, trance, treens, trench, trends, trendy, trepan, triene, triens, trined, trines, triune, trones, tuners, tureen, turned, turner, twiner, uniter, unrent, unrest, untrue, urgent, venter, wanter, winter. | |
+3 letters: agentry, anestri, another, antbear, anthers, antired, antlers, antsier, arenite, argents, arpents, atoners, banters, baronet, bartend, bethorn, bittern, blunter, bornite, brunets, bunters, burnets, burthen, canters, carnets, cateran, centare, centaur, centers, centner, central, centred, centres, centric, centrum, century, ceratin, certain, chanter, chunter, cistern, cithern, cithren, citrine, cittern, cointer, concert, convert, cornets, cornute, coronet, counter, creatin, credent, crenate, cretins, crinite, crownet, current, daunter, denture, detrain, dextran, dextrin, donnert, dragnet, earnest, earthen, eastern, elytron, enactor, encrust, encrypt, engraft, enroots, enteral, entered, enterer, enteric, enteron, enthral, enticer, entires, entrain, entrant, entraps, entreat, entrees, entries, entropy, entrust, erodent, errants, estrins, estrone, eternal, externe, externs, fainter, ferment, fervent, fortune, forwent, fronted, fronter, frontes, garment, garnets, gaunter, genitor, gentler, gerents, gittern, granite, granted, grantee, granter, gratine, greaten, greenth, grunted, grunter, gruntle, grutten, gurnets, hairnet, haunter, hearten, hinters, hornets, horrent, hunters, igniter, inciter, inditer, inearth, inertia, inertly, ingrate, inherit, inserts, integer, interim, interne, interns, intoner, intreat, intrude, inverts, inviter, iterant, jointer, keratin, kernite, knitter, knotter, lantern, latrine, lectern, linters, lintier, luthern, margent, martens, mentors, metring, minaret, minster, minters, mintier, minuter, monster, montero, mordent, mounter, munster, narrate, narthex, nastier, natters, nattier, natured, natures, nearest, nectars, nectary, negater, negator, neither, neritic, nervate, nesters, nestler, nestors, netters, nettier, nettler, network, neuters, neutral, neutron, niftier, niterie, nitrate, nitride, nitrile, nitrite, nittier, norites, norther, notcher, noticer, nurture, nutsier, nutters, nuttier, oestrin, oftener, operant, orients, outearn, painter, panther, parents, partner, pastern, pattern, penster, percent, perpent, pertain, planter, pointer, portend, portent, postern, precent, present, preteen, pretend, prevent, printed, printer, pronate, protean, protein, protend, prudent, pterins, punster, punters, raiment, ramenta, rankest, ranters, ratines, ratline, ratteen, rattens, reagent, reboant, recants, recount, reenact, reenter, reentry, refront, regents, regnant, regrant, reinter, reknits, relents, reliant, remints, remnant, remount, renests, rennets, rentals, renters, rentier, renting, repaint, repents, replant, reprint, reptant, resents, resting, retains, retaken, retenes, rethink, retinae, retinal, retinas, retines, retinol, retints, retinue, retrain, retsina, retting, retuned, retunes, returns, retying, reunite, ringent, ringlet, rodents, rontgen, routine, ruinate, rundlet, runlets, runtier, saltern, sarment, saunter, scanter, senator, serpent, servant, shorten, shunter, sinters, smarten, snifter, snorted, snorter, sorbent, stainer, stander, stearin, stentor, sternal, sterner, sternly, sternum, stinger, stinker, stinter, stoners, stonier, strange, striven, stunner, styrene, subrent, tacrine, tanager, tangier, tangler, tankers, tanners, tannery, tanrecs, taunter, taurine, taverna, taverns, tawnier, tearing, teeners, teenier, teleran, tenders, tendril, tenners, tenoner, tenours, tenrecs, tensors, tenters, tentier, tenured, tenures, terming, termini, ternary, ternate, ternion, terpene, terrain, terrane, terreen, terrene, terrine, tertian, thanker, thenars, therein, thereon, thinker, thinner, thorned, thriven, throned, thrones, thunder, tiering, tinders, tindery, tingler, tinkers, tinkler, tinners, tinnier, tinters, tinware, tonearm, tongers, tonners, tonsure, torment, torrent, tourney, trained, trainee, trainer, tranced, trances, tranche, treason, treeing, trenail, trended, trepang, trepans, tribune, trident, trienes, trindle, trinket, tritone, triunes, trodden, tropine, trounce, trudgen, trueing, trundle, trunked, trunnel, turbine, turdine, tureens, turfmen, turgent, turners, turnery, turnkey, twanger, twiners, twinier, uncrate, undrest, unearth, uniters, unmiter, unmitre, unrated, unrests, untired, untread, untried, untruer, uptrend, uranite, urethan, urinate, uterine, varment, vaunter, venters, ventral, venture, venturi, verdant, versant, veteran, vintner, vitrine, wanters, western, winters, wintery, writhen, written, yestern, zithern. | |
| 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 65 72 6E |
| 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 01100101 01110010 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T e r n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 0065 0072 006E |
| 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)54718480 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Slideshow 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Usage Frequency 8. Names: Company Usage | 9. Expressions 10. Expressions: Internet 11. Translations: Modern 12. Bible Trace | 13. Abbreviations 14. Acronyms 15. Derivations 16. Anagrams | 17. Orthography 18. Bibliography |
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