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7-letter words containing ont

  • isodont — an animal in which the teeth are of similar size
  • montage — the technique of combining in a single composition pictorial elements from various sources, as parts of different photographs or fragments of printing, either to give the illusion that the elements belonged together originally or to allow each element to retain its separate identity as a means of adding interest or meaning to the composition. Compare collage (def 1).
  • montaguAshley (Montague Francis Ashley Montagu) 1905–1999, U.S. anthropologist and writer, born in England.
  • montale — Eugenio [e-oo-je-nyaw] /ˌɛ uˈdʒɛ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1981, Italian poet: Nobel prize 1975.
  • montanaJoseph, Jr ("Joe") born 1956, U.S. football player.
  • montane — pertaining to, growing in, or inhabiting mountainous regions.
  • montant — (fencing, archaic) An upward cut with a blade.
  • montera — A traditional Iberian hat associated with bullfighters.
  • montero — a Spanish hunter's cap, round in shape and having an earflap.
  • monteuxPierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1875–1964, U.S. symphony orchestra conductor born in France.
  • monthly — pertaining to a month, or to each month.
  • montuno — An improvised passage in a rumba.
  • monture — a mounting or a means for supporting or fixing something in place
  • nontest — Not being or pertaining to a test or example.
  • odontic — relating to teeth
  • odonto- — indicating a tooth or teeth
  • oneonta — a city in E central New York.
  • ontario — a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
  • orontes — a river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 miles (405 km) long.
  • pontage — a tax paid for the maintenance of a bridge
  • pontiac — c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
  • pontian — pope a.d. 230–235.
  • pontiff — any pontifex.
  • pontile — a metal bar used in glass-making
  • pontine — of or relating to the Pontine Marshes.
  • ponting — Ricky (Thomas). born 1974, Australian cricketer; a batsman, he played in 168 test matches (1995–2012), 77 as captain; scored 13,378 runs in tests (an Australian record), and captained Australia to two World Cup wins (2003, 2007)
  • pontoon — the card game twenty-one.
  • refront — to put a new front on something
  • reymont — Władysław Stanisław [vwah-dee-swahf stah-nee-swahf] /vwɑˈdi swɑf stɑˈni swɑf/ (Show IPA), ("Ladislas Regmont") 1868–1925, Polish novelist: Nobel prize 1924.
  • rontgen — Julius [yoo-lee-uh s] /ˈyu li əs/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Dutch pianist, conductor, and composer; born in Germany.
  • sonties — a Shakespearean oath
  • sporont — (in the sexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) an encysted spore developed from a zygote, which undergoes sporogony to form sporozoites.
  • tontine — an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
  • toronto — a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
  • upfront — of or relating to the front.
  • vermont — a state of the NE United States: a part of New England. 9609 sq. mi. (24,885 sq. km). Capital: Montpelier. Abbreviation: VT (for use with zip code), Vt.
  • wontcha — (eye dialect, informal) Won't you.
  • wonting — accustomed; used (usually followed by an infinitive): He was wont to rise at dawn.
  • wontons — Plural form of wonton.
  • zontian — a member of a Zonta Club, an organization for professional women.
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