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

— English words —
  • dear adj. (Ireland, UK) High in price; expensive.
  • dear adj. Loved; lovable.
  • dear adj. Lovely; kind.
  • dear adj. Loving, affectionate, heartfelt.
  • dear adj. Precious to or greatly valued by someone.
  • dear adj. A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.
  • dear adj. A formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly.
  • dear adj. An ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior.
  • dear adj. (Obsolete) Noble.
  • dear n. A very kind, loving person.
  • dear n. A beloved person.
  • dear n. An affectionate, familiar term of address, such as used between husband and wife.
  • dear n. An elderly person, especially a woman.
  • dear v. (Obsolete) To endear.
  • dear adv. Dearly; at a high price.
  • dear interj. (Dated) Indicating surprise, pity, or disapproval.
  • dear adj. Severe, or severely affected; sore.
  • dear adj. (Obsolete) Fierce.
  • Dear prop.n. A surname.
— Foreign words, define in English —
  • Cimbrian
    • dèar pron. (7) this, that, it.
    • dèar det. (7) this, that.
  • Irish
    • dear v. To draw (design).
  • Romanian
    • de-ar cont. Contraction of de + ar.
  • Yola
— English words, defined in German —
  • dear Adj. Lieb, teuer, süß, entzückend, reizend, herzig.
  • dear Adj. Als Anrede im Brief: Liebe(r) …, Sehr geehrte(r) …
— English word, defined in Dutch —
  • dear bijv. Dierbaar.
— English words, defined in French —
  • dear adj. Cher, chère (au sens affectueux).
  • dear adj. Coûteux, important, précieux.
  • dear n. Chéri.
— English words, defined in Spanish —
  • dear adj. Querido.
  • dear adj. Caro.
  • dear adj. Estimado.
— English words, defined in Portuguese —
  • dear adj. Querido; amado.
  • dear adj. Precioso; valioso.
  • dear adj. (Obsoleto) caro; dispendioso; de preço alto.
  • dear s. Pessoa querida; pessoa amada.
75 English words from 24 English definitions

address addressing affected affectionate after and beginning beloved between Contraction Dated Dear Dearly design disapproval draw elderly endear especially etc expensive familiar Fierce formal greatly heartfelt high husband husband␣and␣wife Indicating inferior Ireland ironic kind kindly letter likes lovable Loved Lovely loving memo Noble Obsolete of␣a often one person pity possibly Precious price regards Severe severely somebody someone sore start such such␣as surname surprise term term␣of␣address that the this used valued very way way␣to wife woman

10 English words from 13 foreign definitions

Als alto Brief Caro Cher important Lieb Pessoa querida sens

26 foreign words from 13 foreign definitions

affectueux amada amado Anrede caro chère Chéri Coûteux Dierbaar dispendioso entzückend Estimado geehrte herzig Liebe Obsoleto pessoa précieux Precioso preço Querido reizend Sehr süß teuer valioso

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

deare dearm dearn dears Dears deary deared dearer deares dearie Dearle dearly dear␣me dearms Dearne dearns dearth DeArcos Dearden dearely dearest dear␣God Dearham dearies dearing Dearing dearish Dear␣Joy Dearles Dearman dearmed dearned dearnly dear␣sir dearths dearthy deary␣me Dear␣Abby dearborn Dearborn Deardens dearests dearie␣me Dearings dearling dear␣Lord Dearlove dearming dearness dearnful +67 words

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

idears bedears endears indears sidearm side␣arm sideart bald␣earn endeared endearer Goodearl indeared old␣dears red␣earth sidearms side␣arms woodears wood␣ears bald␣earns cloud␣ears endearers endearing indearing McDearmid pay␣dearly sidearmed sidearmer belted␣earl endearedly endearings endearment hard-earned indearment McDearmids McDearmont overdearly sell␣dearly sidearmers sidearming sold␣dearly unendeared unindeared belted␣earls closed-eared endearingly endearments for␣dear␣life head␣and␣ears rammed␣earth sells␣dearly +61 words

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

idear m'dear bedear endear indear oh␣dear undear cuhdear old␣dear woodear wood␣ear cloud␣ear cost␣dear hold␣dear overdear closed-ear near␣and␣dear

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

DEA ear EAR 'ear

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

AED Rae

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

ared dare Dare DARE 'eard rade Rade read Read Reda

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

Aberd acred Adare adder Adger adire Adler adree ad␣rem Agder aider aired alder Alder alder- Alder. Alred -ander Andre André arbed arced ardeb Ardee ardeh Arden Ardie aread areed armed Bader bared beard Beard bread Breda cader cadre CADRe cared cedar Cedar Cerda Cerdà Dacre Dager Daher dajre daker Daker +72 words

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

ade Ade ADE -ade ADR AED Aer aer- aër- ard Ard ARD 'ard -ard are Are ARE Åre A.R.E. DAE dar Dar DAR -dar DEA der Der Der. Dra DRA Dre DRE EAD 'ead ear EAR 'ear Eda EDA EDR era ERA erd ERD rad RAD rad. Rae RDA RDE rea Rea REA red Red RED -red

41 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

bear Bear dead deaf Deaf Deak deal Deal dean Dean deas DEAs deer Deer Derr DEWR Dhar DNAR duar Dyar fear Fear gear Gear hear jear Kear lear Lear mear near Near pear rear sear Sear tear wear Wear -wear year

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

dar Dar DAR -dar DEA der Der Der. ear EAR 'ear

10 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

De␣Aar deair debar Debar decar Degar denar dewar Dewar drear


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