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Showing words for DISTRAIN using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Distrain

distrain

7 Letter Words for Distrain

diarist, distain, indarts, nitrids

6 Letter Words for Distrain

arditi, datisi, dinars, drains, drants, idants, indart, indris, instar, isatid, isatin, nadirs, nitrid, raisin, ranids, santii, santir, sirian, standi, stiria, strain, strand, strind, trains, triads

5 Letter Words for Distrain

aditi, adits, airns, airts, aitis, antis, arist, artsd, astir, daint, dairi, dairt, dants, darii, daris, darns, darst, darts, dasnt, dinar, dints, dirts, disna, distn, distr, ditas, drain, drant, drats, drias, idant, india, indra, indri, instr, intis, intra, irani, irian, irids, isnad, nadir, nards, naris, niais, niris, nitid, nsaid, radii, raids, rains, raits, rands, ranid, rants, riant, rinds, saint, sanit, sarin, satin, sidia, sinai, sitar, snirt, staid, stain, stair, stand, starn, strad, stria, strid, tains, tairn, tarin, tarns, tarsi, tiars, tinds, tisar, trads, train, trans, triad, trias, trina, trins, tsadi

4 Letter Words for Distrain

adit, aids, ains, aint, airn, airs, airt, aits, ands, anis, ansi, anti, ants, ards, arid, aris, arni, arts, asin, astr, atis, dain, dais, dans, dant, dari, darn, dart, dasi, dast, dian, dias, dins, dint, dirt, disa, dist, dita, dits, drat, dsri, inia, init, inst, inta, inti, intr, iran, irid, iris, isdn, isnt, itai, itas, naid, nais, nard, nasi, nast, natr, nats, nidi, nids, nisi, nist, nits, rads, raid, rain, rais, rait, rand, rant, rast, rats, rias, rids, rind, rins, rist, rita, rits, sadi, sadr, said, sain, sair, sand, sant, sard, sari, sart, satd, sati, sian, sida, sidi, sina, sind, siri, sita, siti, snar, snit, stad, star, stid, stir, stra, tads, tain, tais, tans, tari, tarn, tars, tiar, tidi, tids, tind, tins, trad, trid, trin, trna, tsia

3 Letter Words for Distrain

ads, aid, ain, air, ais, ait, and, ans, ant, ard, arn, ars, art, ast, dan, dar, das, dat, dia, din, dir, dis, dit, dna, dsr, ida, ids, ind, ins, int, ira, irs, isn, ist, ita, itd, its, nad, nar, nas, nat, nid, nis, nit, rad, rai, ran, ras, rat, ria, rid, rin, rit, rna, rnd, rti, sad, sai, san, sar, sat, sin, sir, sit, sri, sta, std, str, tad, tai, tan, tar, tas, tdr, tid, tin, tis, tra, tri, trs, tsi

Definitions for Distrain

[1] to constrain by seizing and holding goods, etc., in pledge for rent, damages, etc., or in order to obtain satisfaction of a claim.
[2] to levy a distress upon.
[3] to levy a distress.
[4] law to seize (personal property) by way of distress

Words nearby Distrain

distractibility, distraction, distractive, distractor, distrail, distrain, distrainee, distraint, distrait, distraite, distraught

Origin of Distrain

1250–1300; Middle English distreinen < Anglo-French, Old French destreindre < Latin distringere to stretch out, equivalent to di- di-2 + stringere to draw tight; see strain1

Other words from Distrain

dis·train·a·ble , adjective
dis·train·ee , noun
dis·train·ment , noun
dis·trai·nor , dis·train·er , noun
un·dis·trained , adjective

Word origin for Distrain

C13: from Old French destreindre, from Latin distringere to impede, from dis- 1 + stringere to draw tight