enlargement
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- 14
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 11
/ɪnˈlɑːd͡ʒ.mənt/
(UK)
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/ɪnˈlɑːd͡ʒ.mənt/ (UK) · /ɪnˈlɑɹd͡ʒ.mənt/ (US) · /ɪnˈlaːd͡ʒ.mənt/
Definition of enlargement
5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)An act or instance of making something larger.
“Rick was ashamed about the size of his penis, so he had a penis enlargement.”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)An act or instance of making something larger.
“Rick was ashamed about the size of his penis, so he had a penis enlargement.”
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(countable, figuratively, uncountable)A making more obvious or serious; exacerbation.
“Bathsheba underwent the enlargement of her husband's absence from hours to days with a slight feeling of surprise, and a slight feeling of relief; yet neither sensation rose at any time far above the level commonly designated as indifference.”
- (countable, uncountable)An image, particularly a photograph, that has been enlarged.
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Freedom from confinement; liberty.
“Go, tenderness of years; take this key, give enlargement to the swain, bring him festinately hither.”
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(countable, uncountable)Diffuseness of speech or writing; a speaking at length.
“Briefly, a discourse generally consists in some prefatory remarks which pave the way as it were for the enlargement upon which a speaker usually enters when he speaks to any purpose.”
“He could discover very little further interest in his breakfast and turned to the other papers for possible enlargement of the details.”
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Etymology
From enlarge + -ment.
Words you can make from enlargement
200+ playable · top: AGREEMENT (12 pts)
Best play agreement 12 points9-letter words
4 words8-letter words
16 words7-letter words
33 words- GARMENT 10 pts
- GATEMEN 10 pts
- GERMANE 10 pts
- GLEAMER 10 pts
- GLEEMAN 10 pts
- GLEEMEN 10 pts
- MANGLER 10 pts
- MARGENT 10 pts
- MELANGE 10 pts
- MELTAGE 10 pts
- ELEMENT 9 pts
- REMNANT 9 pts
- TELEMAN 9 pts
- TELEMEN 9 pts
- ELEGANT 8 pts
- ENLARGE 8 pts
- ETAGERE 8 pts
- GENERAL 8 pts
- GENTEEL 8 pts
- GENTLER 8 pts
- GLEANER 8 pts
- GRANTEE 8 pts
- GREATEN 8 pts
- LEGATEE 8 pts
- NEGATER 8 pts
- REAGENT 8 pts
- REGNANT 8 pts
- TANGLER 8 pts
- TEENAGE 8 pts
- ENTERAL 7 pts
- ETERNAL 7 pts
- LANTERN 7 pts
- TELERAN 7 pts
6-letter words
84 words- EMERGE 9 pts
- ENGRAM 9 pts
- GAMETE 9 pts
- GERMAN 9 pts
- GERMEN 9 pts
- LEGMAN 9 pts
- LEGMEN 9 pts
- MAGNET 9 pts
- MALGRE 9 pts
- MANEGE 9 pts
- MANGEL 9 pts
- MANGER 9 pts
- MANGLE 9 pts
- MEAGER 9 pts
- MEAGRE 9 pts
- MENAGE 9 pts
- MERGEE 9 pts
- METAGE 9 pts
- RAGMEN 9 pts
- TEGMEN 9 pts
- ALMNER 8 pts
- ARMLET 8 pts
- ENAMEL 8 pts
- LAMENT 8 pts
- MANNER 8 pts
- MANTEL 8 pts
- MANTLE 8 pts
- MARTEN 8 pts
- MEANER 8 pts
- MEETER 8 pts
- MELENA 8 pts
- MELTER 8 pts
- MENTAL 8 pts
- MENTEE 8 pts
- REMATE 8 pts
- REMEET 8 pts
- REMELT 8 pts
- RENAME 8 pts
- RETEAM 8 pts
- TEEMER 8 pts
- TRAMEL 8 pts
- ANGLER 7 pts
- ARGENT 7 pts
- EAGLET 7 pts
- ENRAGE 7 pts
- ERGATE 7 pts
- GALERE 7 pts
- GANNET 7 pts
- GARNET 7 pts
- GELANT 7 pts
- GELATE 7 pts
- GENERA 7 pts
- GENTLE 7 pts
- GERENT 7 pts
- LEGATE 7 pts
- NEGATE 7 pts
- REGALE 7 pts
- REGENT 7 pts
- REGLET 7 pts
- REGNAL 7 pts
- RENEGE 7 pts
- TANGLE 7 pts
- TELEGA 7 pts
- TERGAL 7 pts
- ANTLER 6 pts
- ELATER 6 pts
- ENTERA 6 pts
- ENTREE 6 pts
- ETERNE 6 pts
- LANNER 6 pts
- LATEEN 6 pts
- LEANER 6 pts
- LEARNT 6 pts
- LENTEN 6 pts
- NEATEN 6 pts
- NEATER 6 pts
- RELATE 6 pts
- RELENT 6 pts
- RENNET 6 pts
- RENTAL 6 pts
- RETENE 6 pts
- TANNER 6 pts
- TEENER 6 pts
- TENNER 6 pts
5-letter words
62 words- EMERG 8 pts
- GAMER 8 pts
- GLEAM 8 pts
- MANGE 8 pts
- MARGE 8 pts
- AMEER 7 pts
- AMENT 7 pts
- ARMET 7 pts
- EMEER 7 pts
- ENEMA 7 pts
- LAMER 7 pts
- LEMAN 7 pts
- MATER 7 pts
- MEANT 7 pts
- AGENE 6 pts
- AGENT 6 pts
- AGLEE 6 pts
- AGLET 6 pts
- AGREE 6 pts
- ANGEL 6 pts
- ANGER 6 pts
- ANGLE 6 pts
- ARGLE 6 pts
- EAGER 6 pts
- EAGLE 6 pts
- EAGRE 6 pts
- EGRET 6 pts
- GATER 6 pts
- GELEE 6 pts
- GENET 6 pts
- GENRE 6 pts
- GLARE 6 pts
- GLEAN 6 pts
- GLEET 6 pts
- GNARL 6 pts
- GRANT 6 pts
- GRATE 6 pts
- GREAT 6 pts
- GREEN 6 pts
- GREET 6 pts
- LAGER 6 pts
- LARGE 6 pts
- LEGER 6 pts
- ALERT 5 pts
- ALTER 5 pts
- ANELE 5 pts
- ANENT 5 pts
- ANTRE 5 pts
- ARENE 5 pts
- ARETE 5 pts
- ARTEL 5 pts
- EATEN 5 pts
- EATER 5 pts
- ELATE 5 pts
- ENATE 5 pts
- ENTER 5 pts
- LAREE 5 pts
- LARNT 5 pts
- LATEN 5 pts
- LATER 5 pts
- LEANT 5 pts
- LEARN 5 pts
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