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Showing words for DETENTION using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Detention

detention

8 Letter Words for Detention

intented

7 Letter Words for Detention

detinet, dinette, endnote, intoned, nineted, nointed, nonette, nonetti, tendent, tenoned, tention, tontine

6 Letter Words for Detention

dennet, denote, dentin, detent, ditone, ditton, donnee, dtente, eident, endent, endite, enoint, entone, indene, indent, indone, intend, intent, intoed, intone, neednt, neoned, netted, nitent, ointed, ondine, tendon, tenent, tented, tentie, tiento, tinned, tinnet, tinted, toited, tonite

5 Letter Words for Detention

denet, detin, dette, diene, ditto, donee, donet, donne, edite, eneid, enent, enode, entte, ettin, ident, inned, innet, inone, needn, niton, noint, nonet, noted, oenin, onned, teend, teind, tendo, tenet, tenio, tenne, tenno, tenon, tined, tondi, toned, tonne, toted

4 Letter Words for Detention

deen, deet, dene, deni, dent, deti, detn, diet, dine, dino, dint, dite, ditt, doen, doit, done, doni, dont, dote, eden, edit, eide, eine, ende, endo, ened, ento, eten, eton, idee, ideo, inde, indn, inne, into, iode, need, neet, nein, nene, neon, nete, neti, nide, nied, nine, nito, node, nodi, none, note, nott, odin, oint, teed, teen, teet, tend, tene, tent, tete, tide, tied, tien, tind, tine, tint, tite, tode, toed, toit, tone, tonn, tote

3 Letter Words for Detention

dee, dei, den, det, die, din, dit, doe, don, dot, edo, een, end, ene, eon, ide, ido, ind, inn, int, ion, itd, ned, nee, nei, neo, net, nid, nie, nit, nne, nod, non, not, ode, oie, one, oni, ont, tdt, ted, tee, ten, tet, tid, tie, tin, tit, tnt, tod, toe, toi, ton, tot

Definitions for Detention

[1] the act of detaining.
[2] the state of being detained.
[3] maintenance of a person in custody or confinement, especially while awaiting a court decision.
[4] the withholding of what belongs to or is claimed by another.
[5] of or relating to detention or used to detain: the detention room of a police station.
[6] the act of detaining or state of being detained
[7] custody or confinement, esp of a suspect awaiting trial (as modifier ) a detention order
[8] a form of punishment in which a pupil is detained after school
[9] the withholding of something belonging to or claimed by another

Words related to Detention

quarantine, incarceration, delay, arrest, custody, internment, withholding, apprehension, restraint, hindrance, pen, bust, detainment, pickup, impediment, pinch, retention, immurement, nab

Words nearby Detention

detection, detective, detector, detectorist, detent, detention, detention camp, detention centre, detention home, deter, deterge

Origin of Detention

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin dētentiōn- (stem of dētentiō ), equivalent to dētent(us ) detained (past participle of dētinēre; see detain) + -iōn- -ion

Other words from Detention

non·de·ten·tion , noun
pre·de·ten·tion , noun

Word origin for Detention

C16: from Latin dētentiō a keeping back; see detain

Synonyms for Detention

arrest, custody, delay, incarceration, internment, quarantine, apprehension, bust, detainment, hindrance, immurement, impediment, pen, pickup, pinch, restraint, retention, withholding, arrestation, holding back, holding pen, keeping in, nab, time up the river