The word is a foreign word

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— Foreign word, define in English —

• Old french
  • contretenir v. To resist (to repel; to fight off).

— In French —

• contre-tenir v. (Terme de métier) Soutenir par derrière avec le marteau ou…
• contre-tenir v. (Marine) Lâcher en douceur un cordage qu’on retient à demi.

5 English words from the English definition

fight fight␣off off repel resist

7 English words from 2 foreign definitions

cordage demi derrière douceur Marine métier par

9 foreign words from 2 foreign definitions

à␣demi avec en␣douceur Lâcher marteau par␣derrière retient Soutenir Terme

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

con Con CON -con con- cont cont. contr contr. NIR N.␣Ir. NTR ntr. Ont ONT on't Ont. ret Ret. rete ten TEN tret

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

ert ERT -ine net Net NET .NET NOC rin rine Rine RTN ter TER ter- tert- TNO

One anagram found with an extra letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

interconvert

One anagram found minus a letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

torrentine

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