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— English words —

• sinecure n. A position that requires no work but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job.
• sinecure n. (Historical) An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls.
• sinecure adj. Requiring no work for an ample reward.
• sinecure adj. Having the appearance of functionality without being of any actual use or purpose.
• sinecure v. (Transitive) To put or place in a sinecure.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Danish
  • sinecure n. (Rare) sinecure (a position that requires no work but still gives a payment).

— English word, defined in Dutch —

• sinecure n. Sinecure.

— English word, defined in French —

• sinecure n. Sinécure.

— In Dutch —

• sinecure n. Ambt waaraan weinig of geen werk vastzit, maar dat wel betaald wordt.
• sinecure n. Makkelijk baantje, eenvoudige taak.

— In French —

• sinécure n.f. Place ou titre qui produit des émoluments et qui n’oblige…
• sinécure n.f. (Par extension) Emploi fortement rémunéré pour très peu de travail.
• sinécure n.f. (Sens figuré) Chose ou expérience agréable et/ou ne demandant…

35 English words from 6 English definitions

actual ample any appearance being benefice but care care␣of cushy ecclesiastical for functionality gives Having Historical job payment place position purpose put Rare requires Requiring reward sinecure souls still that the Transitive use without work

15 English words from 7 foreign definitions

Chose dat demandant des extension maar oblige Par Place pour Sens Sinecure titre travail werk

26 foreign words from 7 foreign definitions

agréable Ambt baantje betaald émoluments Emploi et/ou expérience figuré fortement geen Makkelijk Par␣extension peu produit qui rémunéré Sens␣figuré Sinécure taak très vastzit waaraan weinig wel wordt

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

sinecured sinecures

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

cur cure Cure ecu ECU écu Ecu. -ine NEC n.e.c. sin Sin SIN sine SINE ure Ure -ure

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

Cen CEN cen- ERU nis NIS Niš ruc RUC UCE

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

insecure

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

ceintures centuries ceruleins cinereous cruiskeen dunceries enuretics esurience esuriency licensure reinduces sinecured sinecures supernice unmercies unprecise unservice unsincere urgencies ur-science

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

censure cereins ceresin cerines ecuries encurse esurine Eunices ice␣runs insuree renices rescuin' securin seruice sincere Sincere

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