| DETERGENT | • detergent n. Any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant. • detergent adj. Synonym of cleansing. • DETERGENT n. a cleansing agent. |
| DETERMENT | • determent n. The act of deterring; deterrence. • DETERMENT n. the act of deterring. |
| DETERRENT | • deterrent adj. Serving to deter, preventing something from happening. • deterrent n. Something that deters. • DETERRENT adj. serving to deter. |
| ENFETTERS | • enfetters v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enfetter. • ENFETTER v. (Shakespeare) to bind with chains or shackles. |
| ENTERTAKE | • entertake v. (Transitive, obsolete) To entertain; to receive. • ENTERTAKE v. (Spenser) to receive, entertain. |
| ENTREATED | • entreated v. Simple past tense and past participle of entreat. • ENTREAT v. to ask for earnestly, also INTREAT. |
| ENTRECOTE | • entrecôte n. A premium cut of beef used for steaks and roasts. • ENTRECOTE n. (French) a steak cut from between two ribs. |
| ENTREMETS | • entremets n. A side dish (often of vegetables), or a small dish of savories served between courses. • entremets n. A dessert. • ENTREMETS n. (French) edible pastry sculpture served between main courses, also ENTREMES, ENTREMESSE. |
| EVENTRATE | • EVENTRATE v. to open the belly. |
| LETTERMEN | • lettermen n. Plural of letterman. • LETTERMAN n. an athlete who has earned a letter in a school sport. |
| PENETRATE | • penetrate v. To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce. • penetrate v. (Figuratively) To achieve understanding of, despite some obstacle; to comprehend; to understand. • penetrate v. To affect profoundly through the senses or feelings; to move deeply. |
| RECENTEST | • recentest adj. Superlative form of recent: most recent. • RECENT adj. happening not long ago. |
| REINETTES | • reinettes n. Plural of reinette. • REINETTE n. (French) a name given to many different kinds of apples, mostly of French origin, also RENNET, RUNNET. |
| RETENTIVE | • retentive adj. Having power to retain. • retentive adj. (Slang, apocope) anal-retentive. • retentive n. (Obsolete) That which retains or confines; a restraint. |
| REVETMENT | • revetment n. A layer of stone, concrete, or other hard material supporting the side of an embankment. • revetment n. An ornamental facing, as on a common masonry wall, of marble, face brick, tiles, etc. • revetment n. An armoured building that provides protection against bombs. |
| SERINETTE | • serinette n. (Music) A small barrel organ once used to teach tunes to canaries. • SERINETTE n. (French) a small barrel-organ for training songbirds. |
| TEENTSIER | • teentsier adj. Comparative form of teentsy: more teentsy. • TEENTSY adj. (colloquial) very small, also TEENSY, TEENTY, TEENY. |
| TEETERING | • teetering v. Present participle of teeter. • teetering n. A precarious motion or situation, risking a fall or collapse. • TEETER v. to move unsteadily. |
| TENDEREST | • tenderest adj. Superlative form of tender: most tender. • TENDER adj. soft, sensitive. |
| TESTERNED | • testerned v. Simple past tense and past participle of testern. • TESTERN v. (Shakespeare) to reward with sixpence. |