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— English words —

• lightening v. Present participle of lighten.
• lightening n. The act or result of making something light or lighter.
• lightening n. (Medicine) The sensation caused by the descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity before the onset of labour.
• lightening n. (Nautical) The removal of cargo (especially crude oil) from a vessel in order to reduce its draft.
• lightening n. (Obsolete or proscribed) Alternative form of lightning.

— English word, defined in German —

• lightening Partz. Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs lighten.

— English words, defined in French —

• lightening v. Participe présent de lighten.
• lightening n. Alléger.
• lightening n. (Médecine, Obstétrique).
• lightening n. (Marine).
• lightening n. Variante fautive de lightning.

42 English words from 5 English definitions

act Alternative before cargo caused cavity crude crude␣oil descent draft especially form from in␣order in␣order␣to into its labour light lighten lighter lightning making Medicine Nautical Obsolete oil onset order participle pelvic Present Present␣participle proscribed reduce removal result sensation something the uterus vessel

8 English words from 6 foreign definitions

des lighten lightning Marine participle present present␣participle Verbs

11 foreign words from 6 foreign definitions

Alléger fautive Médecine Obstétrique Participe Participe␣présent Partizip Partizip␣Präsens Präsens présent Variante

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

lightenings lightening␣up

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

enlighteningly unenlighteningly

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

alightening blightening slightening enlightening illightening relightening outlightening overlightening unenlightening

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

IGH 'igh ight ing -ing -ïng lig lig. light Light lighten nin Nin NIN Ning ten TEN

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

eth Eth ETH -eth eth- Eth. Gil GIL GNI Gnin -ine net Net NET .NET Neth Neth. nin Nin NIN nine Nine nineth THG

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

enlighting

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

alightening blightening light␣engine lightenings lightninged nightingale Nightingale slightening

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

eightling inlighten lengthing lightning lithening nightline

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

lightering nightening rightening sightening tightening

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

lightning

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