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

— English words —

• knight n. (Historical) A young servant or follower; a trained military attendant in service of a lord.
• knight n. (Historical) A minor nobleman with an honourable military rank who had served as a page and squire.
• knight n. (By extension) An armored and mounted warrior of the Middle Ages.
• knight n. (Law, historical) A person obliged to provide knight service in exchange for maintenance of an estate…
• knight n. (Modern) A person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch.
• knight n. (Literary) A brave, chivalrous and honorable man devoted to a noble cause or love interest.
• knight n. (Chess) A chess piece, often in the shape of a horse’s head, that is moved two squares in one direction…
• knight n. (Card games, dated) A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.
• knight n. (Entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Ypthima.
• knight n. (Modern) Any mushroom belonging to genus Tricholoma.
• knight v. (Transitive) To confer knighthood upon.
• knight v. (Chess, transitive) To promote (a pawn) to a knight.
• Knight prop.n. An English surname originating as an occupation for someone who was a mounted soldier.
• Knight prop.n. A town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States.
• Knight prop.n. A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Middle english
  • knight n. Alternative form of knyght.

— English words, defined in German —

• knight S. Ritter.
• knight S. Schach: Springer.

— English words, defined in Dutch —

• knight n. (Beroep) (geschiedenis) (adel) ridder.
• knight n. Paard (schaakstuk).
• knight w. Tot ridder slaan.

— English words, defined in French —

• knight n. Chevalier.
• knight n. (Héraldique) Chevalier.
• knight n. (Échecs) Cavalier.
• knight v. (Histoire) Adouber, faire chevalier.
• knight v. (À notre époque) Anoblir (avec le titre de chevalier).

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• knight s. Historia. Caballero.
• knight s. Tratamiento. Sir.
• knight s. Ajedrez. Caballo.
• knight v. Otorgar el título de caballero.

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

• knight s. Cavaleiro.
• knight s. (Xadrez) cavalo.

— English words, defined in Italian —

• knight s. Cavaliere.
• knight s. (Scacchi) cavallo.
• knight s. (Araldica) titolo onorifico concesso in origine a coloro che aiutavano il re a salire in groppa al cavallo…

127 English words from 16 English definitions

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12 English words from 19 foreign definitions

caballero Cavalier Cavaliere che chevalier faire ridder Ritter Sir Springer titre Tot

2 foreign words from 16 English definitions

Croix has␣been

33 foreign words from 19 foreign definitions

adel Adouber aiutavano Ajedrez Anoblir Araldica avec Beroep Caballo Cavaleiro cavallo cavalo coloro concesso Échecs époque geschiedenis groppa Héraldique Histoire Historia notre origine Otorgar Paard Scacchi schaakstuk Schach slaan titolo título Tratamiento Xadrez

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

knights Knights knighted Knighten knightly Knighton knightage knightdom Knightens knightess knighteth Knightian knighting knightlet Knightsen knightable knightages knightdoms knighthead knighthood knightings knightless knightlets knightlier knightlike knightling knightmare knightress knight's␣fee knightship knightwise knightesses knightheads knighthoods knightliest knightlings knightmares knights'␣fees knightships knight's␣pawn knight's␣tour Knightswood knight-errant knight␣errant knightlihood knightliness knightresses knight's␣pawns knight's␣tours knight-erratic +56 words

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

beknights McKnights unknights ale-knights bank␣nights beknighted Bouknights dark␣nights MacKnights merknights radknights rodknights unknighted unknightly weeknights worknights work␣nights beknighting Jedi␣Knights unknighting weeknightly black␣knights superknights unknightlike white␣knights belted␣knights carpet␣knights silver␣knights white␣knighted unknightliness white␣knighting black␣nightshade learning-knights mock␣nightingale Teutonic␣Knights black␣nightshades king's␣knight's␣pawn mock␣nightingales king's␣knight's␣pawns order␣of␣knighthood queen's␣knight's␣pawn Two␣Knights␣Defence Two␣Knights'␣Defence Two␣Knights␣Defense Two␣Knights'␣Defense dark␣night␣of␣the␣soul orders␣of␣knighthood queen's␣knight's␣pawns poor␣knights␣of␣Windsor

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

beknight McKnight unknight ale-knight bank␣night Bouknight dark␣night MacKnight merknight radknight rodknight weeknight worknight Dark␣Knight Jedi␣Knight Trick␣Night black␣knight superknight whiteknight white-knight white␣knight belted␣knight carpet␣knight silver␣knight Firework␣Night Nutcrack␣Night imperial␣knight learning-knight Teutonic␣Knight

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

IGH 'igh ight nig nigh Nigh night Night

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

gin Gin gink ink THG

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

king-hit king␣hit kithing knights Knights kything

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

kight Kight night Night thing Thing think

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

anight g'night keight knyght t'night

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

kight Kight night Night

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