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— English words —

• holdover n. Something left behind, saved or remaining from an earlier time.
• holdover n. (Firearms) The distance (at target) by which a rifle scope is aimed higher than the intended point of…
• hold␣over n. Misspelling of holdover.
• hold␣over v. (Transitive, sometimes idiomatic) (Of a resource) To support or sustain someone for a limited period.
• hold␣over v. (Transitive, idiomatic) to save, delay.
• hold␣over v. (Intransitive) To remain in office, possession, etc., beyond a certain date. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

50 English words from 6 English definitions

add aimed behind beyond Can certain date delay distance earlier etc example Firearms for from higher holdover idiomatic in␣office intended Intransitive left left␣behind limited Misspelling Of␣a office period point possession remain remaining resource rifle save saved scope sense someone Something sometimes support sustain target than the this time Transitive which

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

holdovers hold␣over␣someone's␣head

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

dove Dove Dover HoL hol- hold LDO old OLD 'old over Over over- ver ver.

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

DLO Loh LOH rev Rev rev. Rev. VoD VOD

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

overhold

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

holdovers loverhood overholds

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

over-old

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

foldover gold␣over

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