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Definition detent

Etymology

From French d�tente, from Latin tend? (�to stretch�).

Noun

detent (plural detents)

That which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch, pawl, or dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and unlocks the wheelwork in striking.

Verb

detent (third-person singular simple present detents, present participle detenting, simple past and past participle detented)

The action of creating a detent mechanism to lock or unlock movement.

Results 491 Words with the letters DETENT

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13 letter words with the letters DETENT ↑

ADVERTISEMENT 22

ADVERTIZEMENT 31

ANATHEMATIZED 29

ANDOUILLETTES 18

ANTIPESTICIDE 21

AUTHENTICATED 21

COMPARTMENTED 27

CONTENTEDNESS 20

COUNTERFEITED 22

COUNTERSTATED 19

COUNTERTRADES 19

COUNTERTRENDS 20

DECONCENTRATE 22

DECONGESTANTS 21

DECONSTRUCTED 23

DECONTAMINATE 22

DECREPITATING 23

DECREPITATION 21

DEFENESTRATED 19

DEFENESTRATES 18

DEFORESTATION 18

DEMONSTRATIVE 22

DENSITOMETERS 18

DENSITOMETRIC 21

DESTITUTENESS 16

DETERIORATING 17

DETERIORATION 15

DETERMINANTAL 20

DETERMINATELY 21

DETERMINATION 19

DETERMINATIVE 22

DETERMINATORS 18

DETERMINISTIC 21

DETHRONEMENTS 21

DETRIMENTALLY 22

DEUTERAGONIST 18

DIFFERENTIATE 21

DISINTEGRATED 18

DISINTEGRATES 17

DISINTERESTED 16

DISINTERMENTS 19

DISINVESTMENT 23

DISMANTLEMENT 23

DISORIENTATED 16

DISORIENTATES 15

DISTANTNESSES 16

DIVERTIMENTOS 22

EXTENDABILITY 28

HEREDITAMENTS 20

INADVERTENTLY 23

INDETERMINATE 19

INDETERMINIST 19

INEXACTITUDES 26

INTERDENTALLY 20

INTERDIGITATE 17

INTERMEDIATED 19

INTERMEDIATES 18

INTERPELLATED 20

INTREPIDITIES 18

MULTITALENTED 21

NONATTENDANCE 21

NONIDENTITIES 17

NONINTEGRATED 19

NONRESTRICTED 19

OVERTIGHTENED 23

PENTAPEPTIDES 24

PERITONITIDES 18

POSTDEBUTANTE 22

POSTTENSIONED 19

PREDESTINATED 19

PREDESTINATES 18

PREDESTINATOR 18

PREMEDITATING 23

PREMEDITATION 21

RATTLEBRAINED 19

READJUSTMENTS 28

RECONSTITUTED 19

RECONSTRUCTED 22

REDINTEGRATED 18

REDINTEGRATES 17

REINDICTMENTS 22

REINTERPRETED 18

REPRISTINATED 18

RETRANSMITTED 18

SEDIMENTATION 19

STEADFASTNESS 18

STILTEDNESSES 16

STUNTEDNESSES 17

SUBDEBUTANTES 23

SUBDEPARTMENT 25

TENDENTIOUSLY 20

TENDERHEARTED 18

TENDERIZATION 25

TENDEROMETERS 18

THUNDERSTONES 19

THUNDERSTRIKE 22

THUNDERSTROKE 22

TRINUCLEOTIDE 20

UNADULTERATED 19

UNDERESTIMATE 19

UNDERSTATEDLY 20

UNDERSTRENGTH 21

UNINTERRUPTED 21

UNSETTLEDNESS 18

12 letter words with the letters DETENT ↑

ANDOUILLETTE 17

ANESTHETIZED 25

ANTECEDENTLY 21

BATTLEMENTED 21

BOTTLENECKED 25

CONCATENATED 21

CONCENTRATED 21

CONSTELLATED 19

CONSTERNATED 18

CONTEMPLATED 24

CONTROVERTED 21

COUNTERACTED 21

COUNTERTRADE 18

COUNTERTREND 19

DECONGESTANT 20

DEFENESTRATE 17

DELECTATIONS 18

DEMONSTRATED 18

DEMONSTRATES 17

DENSITOMETER 17

DENSITOMETRY 19

DENTICULATED 20

DEPARTMENTAL 21

DETERMINANTS 18

DETERMINATOR 17

DETERMINISTS 17

DETESTATIONS 14

DETHRONEMENT 20

DETRAINMENTS 18

DETRIMENTALS 18

DEUTERATIONS 15

DISCONTENTED 19

DISINTEGRATE 16

DISINTERESTS 14

DISINTERMENT 18

DISORIENTATE 14

DISSENTIENTS 15

DIVERTIMENTI 21

DIVERTIMENTO 21

EDUTAINMENTS 19

ENDOMETRITES 17

ENDOMETRITIS 17

EUTHANATIZED 26

EXTERMINATED 24

FAINTHEARTED 19

FIANCHETTOED 22

FRAGMENTATED 22

HEREDITAMENT 19

INCERTITUDES 18

INEXACTITUDE 25

INSTRUMENTED 19

INTERCALATED 18

INTERDICTIVE 21

INTERESTEDLY 17

INTERGRAFTED 19

INTERKNITTED 19

INTERMEDIATE 17

INTERPLANTED 19

INTERPOLATED 18

INTERRELATED 15

INTERROGATED 16

INTERTWISTED 17

INTROSPECTED 20

INVESTIGATED 20

IRREDENTISTS 14

LAUNDERETTES 16

MALCONTENTED 22

NECESSITATED 17

NONATTENDERS 16

OUTDATEDNESS 16

PENTAPEPTIDE 23

PENTLANDITES 19

PREDESTINATE 17

READJUSTMENT 27

REDINTEGRATE 16

REINDICTMENT 21

REINSTITUTED 15

REINTEGRATED 16

REMONSTRATED 17

RENEGOTIATED 16

REORIENTATED 14

RETRANSLATED 15

SENECTITUDES 18

STONYHEARTED 18

STRAIGHTENED 18

STRENGTHENED 19

SUBDEBUTANTE 22

TENDEROMETER 17

TENDINITIDES 16

TENDINITISES 15

TENDONITIDES 16

TENDONITISES 15

TETRAHEDRONS 16

THUNDERSTONE 18

TRADUCEMENTS 21

TRANSCENDENT 19

TRENDSETTERS 14

TRENDSETTING 17

TURTLENECKED 23

UNATTENUATED 17

UNDERLETTING 19

UNDERTENANTS 17

UNDERWRITTEN 19

UNDETECTABLE 22

UNEMBITTERED 21

UNINTEGRATED 18

UNINTERESTED 16

UNRESTRICTED 18

UNVENTILATED 21

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ACCENTUATED 20

ADVERTENTLY 20

ANTECEDENTS 17

ATTENDANCES 17

COMMENTATED 22

CONDOTTIERE 16

CONTENTEDLY 20

COTTONSEEDS 16

COTTONWEEDS 19

DEBATEMENTS 19

DELECTATION 17

DEMONSTRATE 16

DENOTEMENTS 17

DENTICULATE 18

DENTISTRIES 13

DEPARTMENTS 19

DEPORTMENTS 19

DETACHMENTS 21

DETAINMENTS 17

DETERMINANT 17

DETERMINATE 16

DETERMINIST 16

DETERRENTLY 16

DETESTATION 13

DETONATABLE 17

DETRAINMENT 17

DETRIMENTAL 17

DETUMESCENT 20

DEUTERATING 16

DEUTERATION 14

DEVOTEMENTS 20

DILETTANTES 14

DISENTITLED 15

DISENTITLES 14

DISINTEREST 13

DISSENTIENT 14

DIVESTMENTS 20

DOTTINESSES 13

EDUTAINMENT 18

ENTERITIDES 13

ENTERTAINED 14

EXENTERATED 20

FENESTRATED 16

IDEMPOTENTS 19

INADVERTENT 18

INCERTITUDE 17

INDECENTEST 17

INEPTITUDES 17

INTENDMENTS 18

INTENERATED 14

INTERCEPTED 19

INTERDENTAL 15

INTERDICTED 17

INTERJECTED 25

INTERMITTED 16

INTERPRETED 16

INTERRUPTED 17

INTERSECTED 16

INTERTILLED 15

INTERTWINED 17

INTROJECTED 25

INTROVERTED 17

IRREDENTIST 13

LAUNDERETTE 15

LAUNDRETTES 15

MENSTRUATED 17

MENTHOLATED 19

NONATTENDER 15

PENTLANDITE 18

PLENTITUDES 18

POTENTIATED 16

RECONTACTED 19

REINITIATED 13

REPATTERNED 16

RETIGHTENED 17

RETINITIDES 13

SENECTITUDE 17

STILTEDNESS 14

STUNTEDNESS 15

TEARSTAINED 13

TENDENTIOUS 15

TENDERFOOTS 16

TETRAHEDRON 15

TRADUCEMENT 20

TRANSFECTED 19

TRENDSETTER 13

TURPENTINED 18

UNCLUTTERED 19

UNCONTESTED 18

UNDERSTATED 15

UNDERSTATES 14

UNDERTENANT 16

UNPROTECTED 20

UNSTEADIEST 14

WINTERTIDES 16

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ALTERNATED 13

ANTECEDENT 16

ANTEVERTED 16

ATTENDANCE 16

ATTENUATED 13

BAYONETTED 17

BENEFITTED 18

COATTENDED 16

COTTONSEED 15

COTTONWEED 18

DEBATEMENT 18

DEBUTANTES 16

DENOTATIVE 16

DENOTEMENT 16

DEPARTMENT 18

DEPORTMENT 18

DETACHMENT 20

DETAINMENT 16

DETECTIONS 15

DETENTIONS 13

DETERGENTS 14

DETERMENTS 15

DETERRENTS 12

DETONATIVE 16

DETRIMENTS 15

DEVOTEMENT 19

DILETTANTE 13

DISENTITLE 13

DIVESTMENT 19

ENFETTERED 15

EVENTUATED 17

EXTENUATED 20

FESTINATED 15

GAUNTLETED 16

GILLNETTED 16

IDEMPOTENT 18

IDENTITIES 12

INEPTITUDE 16

INTEGRATED 14

INTENDMENT 17

INTERACTED 15

INTERESTED 12

ITINERATED 12

JETTISONED 21

LAUNDRETTE 14

NEGOTIATED 14

ORIENTATED 12

PENETRATED 15

PETITIONED 15

PLENTITUDE 17

REATTAINED 12

REBUTTONED 16

REINSTATED 12

STENOTYPED 17

STRAITENED 12

TENDERFEET 15

TENDERFOOT 15

TENDINITES 13

TENDONITES 13

TERMINATED 15

TESTUDINES 13

TEUTONIZED 22

THREATENED 14

TRANSECTED 15

TRAPNESTED 15

UNATTENDED 15

UNATTESTED 13

UNBUTTERED 17

UNDERSTATE 13

UNDETECTED 17

UNFETTERED 16

UNLETTERED 14

UNTALENTED 15

UNTENANTED 15

UNTETHERED 15

VENTILATED 17

WINTERTIDE 15

9 letter words with the letters DETENT ↑

ADVERTENT 15

ANTEDATED 12

ANTEDATES 11

ATTENDEES 11

ATTENDERS 11

BEKNOTTED 18

CATENATED 14

CONTENTED 15

CONTESTED 14

DEBUTANTE 15

DECENTEST 14

DETECTING 16

DETECTION 14

DETENTION 12

DETERGENT 13

DETERMENT 14

DETERRENT 11

DETESTING 13

DETONATED 12

DETONATES 11

DETRIMENT 14

DIPNETTED 15

EDENTATES 11

ENGLUTTED 15

ENTREATED 11

ENTRUSTED 12

ENTWISTED 14

EXTINCTED 21

FLATTENED 15

GANTLETED 14

INTREATED 11

PATTERNED 14

REKNITTED 15

SONNETTED 12

STOUTENED 12

TENDEREST 11

TENTACLED 15

TETANISED 11

TETANIZED 20

TIGHTENED 15

TORMENTED 14

TRENDIEST 11

TRINKETED 15

UNSETTLED 13

UNTREATED 12

VENDETTAS 15

VIGNETTED 17

8 letter words with the letters DETENT ↑

ANTEDATE 10

ATTENDED 11

ATTENDEE 10

ATTENDER 10

BATTENED 13

DENTATED 11

DETENTES 10

DETONATE 10

DINETTES 10

EDENTATE 10

ENTITLED 11

FATTENED 13

INSETTED 10

KITTENED 14

NATTERED 10

PATENTED 13

RATTENED 10

RETINTED 10

TALENTED 11

TAUTENED 11

TENANTED 11

TENTERED 10

UNLETTED 12

UNTENTED 12

UNTESTED 11

UNWETTED 14

VENDETTA 14

7 letter words with the letters DETENT ↑

DENTATE 9

DETENTE 9

DETENTS 9

DINETTE 9

NETTLED 10

6 letter words with the letters DETENT ↑

DETENT 8

NETTED 8

TENTED 8

5 letter words with the letters DETENT ↑

TENET 6

4 letter words with the letters DETENT ↑

DEET 5

DENE 6

DENT 6

NEED 6

NETT 5

TEED 5

TEEN 5

TEND 6

TENT 5

3 letter words with the letters DETENT ↑

DEE 4

DEN 5

END 5

NEE 4

NET 4

TED 4

TEE 3

TEN 4

TET 3

2 letter words with the letters DETENT ↑

DE 3

ED 3

EN 3

ET 2

NE 3

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