pendant
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/ˈpɛnd(ə)nt/
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/ˈpɛnd(ə)nt/ · [ˈpɛndn̩t] · /ˈpɪ̟nd(ə)nt/ · [ˈpɪ̟ndn̩t] · /ˈpɛnənt/ · /ˈpɪ̟nənt/
Definition of pendant
12 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A supporting post attached to the main rafter.
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noun
- A supporting post attached to the main rafter.
- A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck.
- The dangling part of an earring.
- A short rope hanging down, used to attach hooks for tackles; a pennant.
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One of a pair; a counterpart.
“One vase is the pendant to the other vase.”
- (US)The stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended.
- A lamp hanging from the roof.
- An ornament of wood or of stone hanging downwards from a roof.
- A long narrow flag at the head of the principal mast in a royal ship.
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(obsolete)An appendix or addition, as to a book.
“Many […] have been pleased with this work and its pendant, the Tales and Popular Fictions.”
- (in-plural, obsolete)Testicles.
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(obsolete)A pendulum.
“a pendant being brought up to any height by the force of a former motion downwards”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman pendaunt, Middle French pendant, noun use of adjective.
Words you can make from pendant
80 playable · top: PANNED (9 pts)
Best play panned 9 points6-letter words
4 words5-letter words
10 words4-letter words
19 words3-letter words
31 words- DAP 6 pts
- DEP 6 pts
- PAD 6 pts
- PED 6 pts
- APE 5 pts
- APT 5 pts
- NAP 5 pts
- PAN 5 pts
- PAT 5 pts
- PEA 5 pts
- PEN 5 pts
- PET 5 pts
- TAP 5 pts
- AND 4 pts
- DAN 4 pts
- DEN 4 pts
- END 4 pts
- TAD 4 pts
- TED 4 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ANT 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- NAN 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAN 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
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