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Definition detain

Etymology

From Old French detenir. Cognate with Italian detenere, Portuguese deter, Romanian de?ine, and Spanish detener.

Verb

detain (third-person singular simple present detains, present participle detaining, simple past and past participle detained)

(transitive) To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
(transitive) To put under custody.
(transitive) To keep back or from; to withhold.
(transitive) To seize goods for official purposes.

Results 400 Words with the letters DETAIN

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9 letter words with the letters DETAIN ↑

ABSTAINED 14

ACCIDENTS 17

ACIDULENT 16

ACTINIDES 14

ADVECTING 20

ADVECTION 18

ADVENTIVE 19

ADVERTING 17

ALIENATED 12

ALIMENTED 15

ALMANDITE 15

AMNESTIED 14

ANDESITES 11

ANDESITIC 14

ANDRADITE 12

ANECDOTIC 17

ANHYDRITE 15

ANTHERIDS 13

ANTIDOTED 12

ANTIDOTES 11

ANTINODES 12

ANTIPODES 14

APPOINTED 17

ARYTENOID 13

ASTRINGED 13

ASYNDETIC 16

ATTAINDER 11

ATTAINTED 11

ATTENDING 14

AUCTIONED 15

BASTINADE 14

BASTIONED 14

BEPAINTED 17

BOTANISED 14

BOTANIZED 23

BUTADIENE 15

CADENTIAL 15

CANDIDATE 15

CANDIDEST 15

CANDLELIT 16

CAPTAINED 17

CAPTIONED 17

CARINATED 14

CATENOIDS 14

CAUTIONED 15

CONTAINED 15

CURTAINED 15

DAINTIEST 11

DATELINED 13

DATELINES 12

DAWSONITE 14

DEALATION 12

DEAMINATE 14

DECANTING 17

DEFATTING 16

DEFEATING 16

DEFIANTLY 17

DEFLATING 17

DEFLATION 15

DEFOLIANT 15

DELATIONS 12

DELINEATE 12

DEMANTOID 15

DEMASTING 16

DEMENTIAL 15

DEMENTIAS 14

DENIGRATE 13

DENTALIUM 16

DEPAINTED 15

DEPARTING 16

DERATTING 13

DESALTING 14

DESICCANT 17

DESIGNATE 13

DESTAINED 12

DETACHING 18

DETAILING 14

DETAINEES 11

DETAINERS 11

DETAINING 14

DETRAINED 12

DEVIATING 17

DEVIATION 15

DIACONATE 14

DIAMANTES 14

DICENTRAS 14

DIETICIAN 14

DIETITIAN 11

DIPTERANS 14

DISCANTED 15

DISENTAIL 12

DISMANTLE 15

DISTAINED 12

DISTANCED 15

DISTANCES 14

DITTANIES 11

DOMINATED 15

DOMINATES 14

DONATIVES 15

DYNAMITED 17

DYNAMITER 16

DYNAMITES 16

DYNASTIES 13

EDUCATING 17

EDUCATION 15

ENTRAINED 12

EXODONTIA 18

EXUDATION 19

FANTASIED 14

GEMINATED 16

GRADIENTS 13

GRATINEED 13

HANDWRITE 16

HARDIMENT 16

HERNIATED 13

IDEATIONS 11

IDENTICAL 15

IMPAINTED 17

IMPLANTED 18

INCUBATED 18

INDAGATED 14

INDAGATES 13

INDICATED 15

INDICATES 14

INDURATED 13

INDURATES 12

INEARTHED 13

INFARCTED 17

INFRACTED 17

INGRAFTED 16

INHABITED 16

INITIALED 12

INITIATED 11

INNOVATED 16

INSOLATED 12

INSTALLED 13

INSTANCED 15

INSTARRED 11

INSULATED 13

INSWATHED 16

INTEGRAND 14

INTENDANT 13

INTERLAID 12

INTERLARD 12

INTIMATED 14

INTONATED 12

INTREATED 11

INTUBATED 15

INUNDATED 14

INUNDATES 13

INVOCATED 18

IODINATED 12

IODINATES 11

IRREDENTA 11

IRRIDENTA 11

LAMINATED 15

LANDSLEIT 13

LATINIZED 21

MAGNITUDE 17

MARINATED 14

MEDIATING 16

MEDIATION 14

MENDACITY 19

MENDICANT 18

MISATONED 14

NAVIGATED 17

NEGATIVED 17

NOMINATED 15

NOTARIZED 20

ORDINATES 11

OUTGAINED 14

PAGINATED 16

PATINATED 14

PATINIZED 23

PERTAINED 14

PINTADOES 14

PLANETOID 15

PREDATING 16

PREDATION 14

PRINTHEAD 16

QUANTIZED 30

REDACTING 16

REDACTION 14

REPAINTED 14

RESINATED 11

RETARDING 13

RETRAINED 11

RUMINATED 15

SANITATED 11

SANITISED 11

SANITIZED 20

SEDATIONS 11

SONICATED 14

STAIDNESS 11

STANDPIPE 17

STATIONED 11

STEADINGS 13

STEADYING 15

SUPINATED 15

SUSTAINED 12

SYNDICATE 16

TAILENDER 12

TARDINESS 11

TARNISHED 13

TETANISED 11

TETANIZED 20

THREADFIN 16

THREADING 15

TIDELANDS 13

TOENAILED 12

TRAGEDIAN 13

TRANSITED 11

TREADLING 14

TREPIDANT 14

TUNICATED 15

UNAUDITED 14

UNPAINTED 16

UNPLAITED 16

UNSTAINED 13

UNTAINTED 13

UNTRAINED 13

VINDICATE 18

8 letter words with the letters DETAIN ↑

ACCIDENT 16

ACTINIDE 13

ADENITIS 10

ANDESITE 10

ANIMATED 13

ANOINTED 11

ANTHERID 12

ANTICKED 17

ANTIDOTE 10

ANTINODE 11

ANTIPODE 13

ANTIQUED 20

ANTIWEED 13

AROINTED 10

ASTONIED 10

ATTAINED 10

AUDIENTS 11

BIDENTAL 14

CATENOID 13

CTENIDIA 13

DAINTIER 10

DAINTIES 10

DANDIEST 11

DATELINE 11

DEBATING 15

DELATING 13

DELATION 11

DEMENTIA 13

DENTALIA 11

DENTINAL 12

DEPAINTS 13

DERATING 12

DESTAINS 10

DETAINED 11

DETAINEE 10

DETAINER 10

DETRAINS 10

DEVIANTS 14

DIAMANTE 13

DICENTRA 13

DIPTERAN 13

DISTANCE 13

DIVALENT 15

DOMINATE 13

DONATIVE 14

DYNAMITE 15

ENTAILED 11

GRADIENT 12

HANDIEST 12

IDEATING 12

IDEATION 10

INCANTED 14

INCUDATE 14

INDAGATE 12

INDICATE 13

INDURATE 11

INFLATED 14

INSTATED 10

INUNDATE 12

IODINATE 10

LINEATED 11

MEDIANTS 13

NICTATED 13

NITRATED 10

OBTAINED 13

ORDINATE 10

PANTILED 14

PEDANTIC 16

PINNATED 14

RANDIEST 10

RATIONED 10

REDATING 12

RETAINED 10

RUINATED 11

SANDIEST 10

SEDATING 12

SEDATION 10

SINUATED 11

STEADING 12

STRAINED 10

TETANOID 10

TIDELAND 12

TREADING 12

URINATED 11

VANITIED 14

7 letter words with the letters DETAIN ↑

ANTIRED 9

AUDIENT 10

DEFIANT 12

DEPAINT 12

DESTAIN 9

DETAINS 9

DETRAIN 9

DEVIANT 13

FAINTED 12

INEDITA 9

INSTEAD 9

MEDIANT 12

PAINTED 12

PATINED 12

SAINTED 9

STAINED 9

TAINTED 9

TRAINED 9

6 letter words with the letters DETAIN ↑

DETAIN 8

5 letter words with the letters DETAIN ↑

ANTED 7

ENTIA 6

TEIND 7

TENIA 6

TINEA 6

TINED 7

4 letter words with the letters DETAIN ↑

ADIT 5

AIDE 5

ANTE 5

ANTI 5

DATE 5

DEAN 6

DENI 6

DENT 6

DIET 5

DINE 6

DINT 6

DITA 5

DITE 5

EDIT 5

ETNA 5

IDEA 5

NEAT 5

NIDE 6

NITE 5

TAIN 5

TEND 6

TIDE 5

TIED 5

TINE 5

3 letter words with the letters DETAIN ↑

AID 4

AIN 4

AIT 3

AND 5

ANE 4

ANI 4

ANT 4

ATE 3

DEN 5

DIE 4

DIN 5

DIT 4

EAT 3

END 5

ETA 3

NAE 4

NET 4

NIT 4

TAD 4

TAE 3

TAN 4

TEA 3

TED 4

TEN 4

TIE 3

TIN 4

2 letter words with the letters DETAIN ↑

AD 3

AE 2

AI 2

AN 3

AT 2

DA 3

DE 3

DI 3

ED 3

EN 3

ET 2

ID 3

IN 3

IT 2

NA 3

NE 3

TA 2

TI 2

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