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— English words —

• short␣shrift n. (Countable, uncountable, chiefly Roman Catholicism, historical) A rushed sacrament of confession given…
• short␣shrift n. (Chiefly uncountable, by extension) Speedy execution, usually without any proper determination of guilt.
• short␣shrift n. (Countable, by extension) A short interval of relief or time.
• short␣shrift n. (Chiefly uncountable, figuratively) Sometimes preceded by the: a quick dismissal or rejection, especially…
• short␣shrift n. (Chiefly uncountable, figuratively, dated) Something dealt with or overcome quickly and without difficulty;…

42 English words from 5 English definitions

and any by␣extension Catholicism chiefly confession Countable dated dealt dealt␣with determination difficulty dismissal especially execution extension figuratively given guilt historical interval overcome preceded proper quick quickly rejection relief Roman Roman␣Catholicism rushed sacrament short Something Sometimes Speedy the time uncountable usually with without

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

short␣shrifts

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

hor if't ort ORT orts ORTs rif Rif RIF rift rts RTs RTS sho Sho SHO sho' Shor short Short shorts short␣s Shri shrift TSH

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

fir FIR HST ohs OHs OHS RHs RHS r.h.s. Roh ROH Rohs RoHS str STR str. Stroh TRO

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

short␣shrifts

One anagram found minus a letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

short␣shift

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

short␣shift

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