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There are 25 words containing DETAIN

detain  ——  detains  ——  detaineddetaineedetainerredetain  ——  detainderdetaineesdetainersdetainestdetainethdetainingredetains  ——  detainabledetaindersdetainingsdetainmentredetainedundetained  ——  detainmentsredetaining  ——  undetainable  ——  ghost␣detainee  ——  ghost␣detainees  ——  unlawful␣detainer

30 definitions found

  • detain — v. (Transitive) To keep someone from proceeding by holding them… — v. (Transitive) To put under custody. — v. (Transitive) To keep back or from; to withhold.
  • detains — v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detain.
  • detained — v. Simple past tense and past participle of detain.
  • detainee — n. Someone who is detained, especially in custody or confinement.
  • detainer — n. (Law) The right to keep a person, or a person’s goods or property… — n. One who detains.
  • redetain — v. (Transitive) To detain again.
  • detainder — n. (Law) A writ.
  • detainees — n. Plural of detainee.
  • detainers — n. Plural of detainer.
  • detainest — v. (Archaic) second-person singular simple present form of detain.
  • detaineth — v. (Archaic) third-person singular simple present form of detain.
  • detaining — v. Present participle of detain. — n. The act by which someone is detained; detention.
  • redetains — v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of redetain.
  • detainable — adj. Capable of being detained.
  • detainders — n. Plural of detainder.
  • detainings — n. Plural of detaining.
  • detainment — n. The condition of being detained; detention.
  • redetained — v. Simple past tense and past participle of redetain.
  • undetained — adj. Not detained.
  • detainments — n. Plural of detainment.
  • redetaining — v. Present participle of redetain.
  • undetainable — adj. Not detainable.
  • ghost␣detainee — n. (US) A person held in a detention center whose identity has…
  • ghost␣detainees — n. Plural of ghost detainee.
  • unlawful␣detainer — n. (US, law) The act of retaining possession of property without legal right. — n. (US, law) A legal action intended to remedy unlawful detainer…
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  • Scrabble in English: 11 words
  • French Wiktionary: 18 words
  • Spanish Wiktionary: no word
  • Italian Wiktionary: no word
  • German Wiktionary: no word
  • Portuguese Wiktionary: no word
  • Dutch Wiktionary: no word

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