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
