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— English words —

• preferment n. (Now historical) Prior claim (on payment, or on purchasing something); the first rights to obtain a…
• preferment n. (Obsolete) The fact of being pushed or advanced to a more favourable situation; furtherance, promotion…
• preferment n. Advancement to a higher position or office; promotion.
• preferment n. A position (especially in the Church of England) that provides profit or prestige.
• preferment n. (Now rare) The fact of preferring something; preference.
• preferment n. A mixture of flour, water and yeast that is allowed to ferment prior to another baking process.

48 English words from 6 English definitions

advanced Advancement allowed and another baking being Church Church␣of␣England claim England especially fact favourable ferment first flour furtherance higher historical mixture more Now Obsolete obtain office payment position preference preferring prestige prior prior␣to process profit promotion provides purchasing pushed rare rights situation something that that␣is the water yeast

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

preferments prefermentation preferment-hunting

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

EFE Efé ent ENT -ent ent- erm ERM erme fer FER f***er ferm ferme ferment men Men MEN -men ment -ment pre pre- pref Pref. prefer ref Ref REF Ref. refer referment re-ferment

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

EFE Efé EMR ERP fer FER f***er MRE NEM ref Ref REF Ref. refer

One anagram found with an extra letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

preferments

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

fermenter Permenter referment re-ferment

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

referment re-ferment

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