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22 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• bastion n. (Architecture) A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
• bastion n. A well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel.
• bastion n. (Figuratively) A person, group, or thing, that strongly defends some principle.
• bastion n. Any large prominence; something that resembles a bastion in size and form.
• bastion v. (Transitive) To furnish with a bastion.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Norwegian bokmål - Norwegian nynorsk
  • bastion n. A bastion (part of a fortification; also figurative).
• Polish
  • bastion n. (Architecture) bastion, stronghold (place built to withstand attack).
  • bastion n. (Figuratively) bastion, stronghold (place of domination by, or refuge or survival of, a particular group or idea).
  • bastion n. (Figuratively) bastion (a person, group, or thing, that strongly defends some principle).
• Romanian
  • bastion n. Stronghold.
• Swedish
  • bastion n. Bastion; a projecting part of a rampart.

— English word, defined in Dutch —

• bastion n. Bastion, bolwerk.

— English word, defined in French —

• bastion n. Bastion.

— English word, defined in Italian —

• bastion s. (Architettura) bastione, roccaforte.

— In German —

• Bastion S. Auch übertragen: vorgezogener Verteidigungspunkt einer Festung.

— In Dutch —

• bastion n. (Militair) (bouwkunde) uitstekend deel van een vestingswal.
• bastion n. (Figuurlijk) plaats waar iemand of een organisatie heel sterk is.

— In French —

• bastion n.m. (Fortification) Ouvrage de fortification qui fait partie…
• bastion n.m. (Par analogie) (Géographie) (Sens figuré) Élément géographique…
• bastion n.m. (Par extension) (Sens figuré) Tout ce qui semble inexpugnable.
• bastion n.m. (Réseaux informatiques) Machine du réseau qui fournit un…

— In Spanish —

• bastión s. Arquitectura. Una fortificación exterior, situada generalmente…

44 English words from 11 English definitions

also and Any Architecture attack bastion built citadel defends domination figurative Figuratively form fortification fortified furnish group idea large of␣a other part particular person place position principle projecting prominence rampart refuge resembles size some something stronghold strongly survival that thing Transitive well with withstand

19 English words from 11 foreign definitions

Auch Bastion deel een extension exterior fait fortification heel inexpugnable Machine Par réseau Réseaux semble Sens Tout Una van

35 foreign words from 11 foreign definitions

analogie Architettura Arquitectura bastione bolwerk bouwkunde ce␣qui einer Élément Festung figuré Figuurlijk fortificación fournit generalmente Géographie géographique iemand informatiques Militair organisatie Ouvrage Par␣extension partie plaats qui Réseaux␣informatiques roccaforte Sens␣figuré situada sterk übertragen uitstekend vorgezogener waar

8 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

bastions bastioned bastionet bastionary bastionets bastioning bastion␣forest bastion␣forests

3 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

embastioned demibastions tower␣bastions

3 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Sebastion demibastion tower␣bastion

26 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ast Ast AST -ast as't Asti bas Bas BAs BAS B.A.s B.A.'s B.A.S. B.␣A.␣S. bast Bast basti ion Ion -ion STI S.T.I. tio Tio tion -tion

17 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

its ITS 'its it's its' itsa it'sa NOI noit noits OIt OIT sab SAB Sab. TSA T(S/A)

4 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

boastin' Bostian obtains stiboan

38 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

abjoints abortins antiboss antibots antisnob atosiban Baconist Baintons banditos banjoist baritons bastions Beotians bisonant blatinos Blatinos boasting boatings boations boniatos bostangi bostanji Bostians Bostonia botanics botanies botanise botanist Botoșani niobates obeisant otubains Ratisbon Sabatino saboting sorbitan Starobin tobianos

35 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

Abston anitos Asotin basion Bastin baston Baston batino batons bâtons bats␣in Batson bionts biotas boat-in Bonita bonsai Bosnia Bostan bostin bostin' Naitos obtain Ostian sabino Sabino sation sotnia tabons Tainos Taínos Tianos Tobian Tobias Tobins

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

Bastian

4 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

basion Bastin baston Baston

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