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— English words —

• lantern n. A case of translucent or transparent material made to protect a flame, or light, used to illuminate its surroundings.
• lantern n. (Theater) Especially, a metal casing with lens used to illuminate a stage (e.g. spotlight, floodlight).
• lantern n. (Architecture) An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior.
• lantern n. (Architecture) A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open below into the building or tower which it crowns.
• lantern n. (Architecture) A smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one, for ornament, or to admit light.
• lantern n. (Engineering) A lantern pinion or trundle wheel.
• lantern n. (Steam engines) A kind of cage inserted in a stuffing box and surrounding a piston rod, to separate…
• lantern n. (Rail transport) A light formerly used as a signal by a railway guard or conductor at night.
• lantern n. (Metalworking) A perforated barrel to form a core upon.
• lantern n. (Zoology) Aristotle’s lantern.
• lantern v. (Transitive) To furnish with a lantern.
• lantern adj. Of a facial feature, large and squarish in shape as an old-fashioned lantern.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Middle english
  • lantern n. Alternative form of lanterne.

— English word, defined in German —

• lantern S. Laterne.

— English word, defined in French —

• lantern n. Lanterne.

— English word, defined in Italian —

• lantern s. Lanterna.

104 English words from 13 English definitions

admit air Alternative and architecture Aristotle at␣night barrel below box building cage case casing chamber conductor core crowning crowns cupola Engineering engines Especially facial facial␣feature fashioned feature flame floodlight for form formerly furnish give guard illuminate inserted in␣shape interior into its kind kind␣of lantern large larger lens light made material metal Metalworking night Of␣a old old␣fashioned one open ornament perforated pinion piston piston␣rod protect Rail Rail␣transport railway rich rod roof secondary separate set set␣upon shape signal smaller spotlight squarish stage Steam Steam␣engines structure stuffing stuffing␣box surrounding surroundings the Theater to␣the tower Transitive translucent transparent transport trundle trundle␣wheel upon used used␣to wheel which with Zoology

1 foreign word from 13 English definitions

lanterne

3 foreign words from 3 foreign definitions

Lanterna Lanterne Laterne

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

lanterns lanterned lanternfly lanterning lanternist lantern␣jaw lanternfish lantern␣fish lanternists lantern␣jaws lanternless lanternlike lantern␣roof lantern␣berry lanternflies lantern-jawed lantern␣jawed lanternlight lantern␣roofs lanternshark lantern␣slide lantern␣tower lantern␣wheel lantern␣beetle lanterne␣rouge lanternfishes lanternlights lanternsharks lantern␣sleeve lantern␣slides lantern␣towers lantern␣wheels lantern␣beetles lantern␣sleeves lanternes␣rouges Lantern␣Festival Lantern␣Festivals lantern␣of␣the␣dead lanterns␣of␣the␣dead

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

sky␣lanterns unlanterned dark-lanterns dark␣lanterns neep␣lanterns blind␣lanterns hobby␣lanterns jack-a-lanterns jack-o-lanterns jack␣o'lanterns Jack␣O'Lanterns jack-o'-lanterns magic␣lanterns storm␣lanterns idiot's␣lanterns parish␣lanterns Chinese␣lanterns Fresnel␣lanterns Japanese␣lanterns magic␣lantern␣show hurricane␣lanterns magic␣lantern␣shows spotted␣lanternfly Aristotle's␣lanterns

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

sky␣lantern dark-lantern dark␣lantern neep␣lantern blind␣lantern hobby␣lantern jack-a-lantern jack-o-lantern jack␣o'lantern Jack␣O'Lantern jack-o'-lantern magic␣lantern storm␣lantern friar's␣lantern idiot's␣lantern parish␣lantern Chinese␣lantern Fresnel␣lantern Japanese␣lantern hurricane␣lantern Aristotle's␣lantern

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

ant Ant ANT -ant an't ant- ant. Ant. a'n't ante Ante ante- ern Ern -ern Lan LAN Lan. lant Lant LANT ter TER ter- tern Tern

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

etna Etna nal- NRE ret Ret. TNA

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

trannel

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

alternan internal lanneret lanterns trannels unlearnt

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

altern antler Antler lanner Lanner lannet learnt Lenart nantle rannel rental tanner Tanner ternal

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