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Showing words for PEDIMENT using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Pediment

pediment

7 Letter Words for Pediment

dementi, emptied

6 Letter Words for Pediment

dement, dempne, dipnet, eident, emetin, endite, impede, impend, impent, itemed, medine, meined, minted, peneid, penide, piemen, piment, pitmen, temped, tipmen

5 Letter Words for Pediment

demit, dempt, denet, denim, depit, detin, diene, edite, emden, emend, eneid, ident, imped, impen, inept, meint, mened, meted, mined, nempt, nepit, peine, pened, penie, piend, pined, pinte, teend, teind, temed, temin, tempe, tepid, timed, tined

4 Letter Words for Pediment

deem, deen, deep, deet, deme, demi, dene, deni, dent, depe, dept, deti, detn, diem, diet, dime, dine, dint, dipt, dite, eden, edit, eide, eine, emit, empt, ende, ened, epit, eten, idee, idem, inde, item, mdnt, mede, meed, meet, mein, mend, mene, ment, mete, mide, midn, mien, mind, mine, mint, mite, need, neem, neep, neet, nete, neti, nide, nied, peed, peen, pend, pene, peni, pent, pete, pied, pien, piet, pind, pine, pint, teed, teem, teen, teme, temp, tend, tene, tepe, tide, tied, tien, time, tind, tine, tipe

3 Letter Words for Pediment

dee, dei, dem, den, dep, det, die, dim, din, dip, dit, dpi, dpt, edp, een, eme, emp, end, ene, epi, ide, idp, imp, ind, int, ipm, itd, med, mee, mei, men, met, mid, min, mit, mtd, mtn, ned, nee, nei, nep, net, nid, nie, nim, nip, nit, pdn, ped, pee, pen, pet, pid, pie, pin, pit, pmt, pte, ted, tee, tem, ten, tid, tie, tim, tin, tip, tpd, tpi, tpm

Definitions for Pediment

[1] (in classical architecture) a low gable, typically triangular with a horizontal cornice and raking cornices, surmounting a colonnade, an end wall, or a major division of a façade.
[2] any imitation of this, often fancifully treated, used to crown an opening, a monument, etc., or to form part of a decorative scheme.
[3] Geology . a gently sloping rock surface at the foot of a steep slope, as of a mountain, usually thinly covered with alluvium.
[4] a low-pitched gable, esp one that is triangular, as used in classical architecture
[5] a gently sloping rock surface, formed through denudation under arid conditions

Words related to Pediment

floor, bed, seat, belly, basement, underside, ground, basis, seating, bottom, groundwork, shelf, support, footing, trestle, stand, prop, pedestal, stay, holder

Words nearby Pediment

pedicure, pediform, pedigree, pedigree analysis, pedigreed, pediment, pediococcus, pedion, pedipalp, pedlar, pedlary

Origin of Pediment

1655–65; earlier pedament, pedement, alteration, by association with Latin pēs (stem ped- ) foot, of earlier peremint, perhaps an unlearned alteration of pyramid; (def 3) by construal as pedi- + -ment

Other words from Pediment

ped·i·men·tal [ped-uh -men -tl] /ˌpɛd əˈmɛn tl/ , adjective
ped·i·ment·ed [ped -uh -men-tid, -muh  n-] /ˈpɛd əˌmɛn tɪd, -mən-/ , adjective

Word origin for Pediment

C16: from obsolete periment, perhaps workman's corruption of pyramid

Synonyms for Pediment

basis, bed, bottom, footing, ground, groundwork, holder, pedestal, pillar, prop, seat, seating, shelf, stand, stay, support, trestle