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- [pent]
- /pɛnt/
- /ˌpentˈʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pent]
- /pɛnt/
Definitions of pent word
- verb pent a simple past tense and past participle of pen2 . 1
- adjective pent shut in; confined. 1
- noun pent a small enclosure for domestic animals. 1
- noun pent animals so enclosed: We have a pen of twenty sheep. 1
- noun pent an enclosure used for confinement or safekeeping: We have built several pens to hold our harvest of corn. 1
- abbreviation PENT playpen. 1
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Parts of speech for Pent
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pent popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
pent usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pent
adj pent
- bedfast — bedridden
- confined — If something is confined to a particular place, it exists only in that place. If it is confined to a particular group, only members of that group have it.
- cramped — A cramped room or building is not big enough for the people or things in it.
- cramper — a spiked metal plate used as a brace for the feet in throwing the stone
- iced — of or made of ice: ice shavings; an ice sculpture.
adjective pent
- incapacious — Not capacious; narrow, small, weak, or foolish.
- invalided — Simple past tense and past participle of invalid.
- narrow — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
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