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— English words —

• holdout n. One who refuses to give consent to an agreement in the hope of an improved offer; one who holds out;…
• holdout n. (Card games) A device for cheating at card games by covertly holding a card out of play until it is wanted.
• hold␣out v. (Transitive, literally) To hold (something) out; to extend (something) forward.
• hold␣out v. (Figuratively) To offer, present (A hope, possibility, opportunity etc.).
• hold␣out v. (Idiomatic, often with for) To wait, or refuse in hopes of getting something better (From a negotiation, etc.).
• hold␣out v. (Idiomatic) To survive, endure.
• hold␣out v. (Idiomatic, usually with on) To withhold something.
• hold␣out v. (Transitive) To set aside something or save it for later.
• hold␣out n. Alternative spelling of holdout.

— English words, defined in French —

• hold␣out v. Tendre.
• hold␣out v. Tenir bon, résister.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• holdout s. Resistencia.
• holdout s. Persona que no colabora.

62 English words from 9 English definitions

agreement Alternative aside better card card␣games cheating consent covertly device endure etc extend Figuratively for forward From games getting give hold holding holdout holds holds␣out hope hopes Idiomatic improved in␣the␣hope␣of later literally negotiation of␣an offer often one opportunity out out␣of out␣of␣play play possibility present refuse refuses save save␣it set set␣aside something spelling survive the Transitive until usually wait wanted who with withhold

3 English words from 4 foreign definitions

Persona que Tendre

6 foreign words from 4 foreign definitions

bon colabora Resistencia résister Tenir Tenir␣bon

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

holdouts hold␣outs

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

dout HoL hol- hold LDO old OLD 'old out out-

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

DLO Loh LOH

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

outhold

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

holdouts hold␣outs holds␣out holed␣out outholds sluthood

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

Dholuo hold␣to

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

foldout fold-out held␣out hole␣out soldout sold-out sold␣out

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

holds␣out holed␣out

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