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There are 11 words containing DETAIN
| DETAIN | • detain v. (Transitive) To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention. • detain v. (Transitive) To put under custody. • detain v. (Transitive) To keep back or from; to withhold. |
| DETAINABLE | • detainable adj. Capable of being detained. • DETAINABLE adj. that can be detained. |
| DETAINED | • detained v. Simple past tense and past participle of detain. • DETAIN v. to hold in custody. |
| DETAINEE | • detainee n. Someone who is detained, especially in custody or confinement. • DETAINEE n. one who is detained. |
| DETAINEES | • detainees n. Plural of detainee. • DETAINEE n. one who is detained. |
| DETAINER | • detainer n. (Law) The right to keep a person, or a person’s goods or property, against his will. A type of custody. • detainer n. One who detains. • DETAINER n. the unlawful withholding of another's property. |
| DETAINERS | • detainers n. Plural of detainer. • DETAINER n. the unlawful withholding of another's property. |
| DETAINING | • detaining v. Present participle of detain. • detaining n. The act by which someone is detained; detention. • DETAIN v. to hold in custody. |
| DETAINMENT | • detainment n. The condition of being detained; detention. • DETAINMENT n. detention. |
| DETAINMENTS | • detainments n. Plural of detainment. • DETAINMENT n. detention. |
| DETAINS | • detains v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detain. • DETAIN v. to hold in custody. |
Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.
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- English Wiktionary: 25 words
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