9-letter words that end in ent
- avalement — a skiing technique that involves keeping the knees flexible so as to absorb bumps and remain in contact with the snow
- avirulent — (esp of bacteria) not virulent
- avisement — the careful consideration or observation of something
- back vent — (in plumbing) a vent situated on the sewer side of a trap.
- battement — extension of one leg forwards, sideways, or backwards, either once or repeatedly
- bell tent — a cone-shaped tent having a single central supporting pole
- besetment — the state or condition of being beset
- bevelment — the process of bevelling
- bioparent — a biological parent
- blastment — shrivelling up due to something in the air
- calescent — increasing in heat
- canescent — white or greyish due to the presence of numerous short white hairs
- catchment — In geography, catchment is the process of collecting water, in particular the process of water flowing from the ground and collecting in a river. Catchment is also the water that is collected in this way.
- co-parent — a divorced or separated parent who shares equally with the other parent in the custody and care of a child.
- competent — Someone who is competent is efficient and effective.
- component — The components of something are the parts that it is made of.
- condiment — A condiment is a substance such as salt, pepper, or mustard that you add to food when you eat it in order to improve the flavour.
- condolent — expressing sympathy to a bereaved person
- conducent — Conducive; tending.
- confident — If you are confident about something, you are certain that it will happen in the way you want it to.
- confitent — A person who confesses; a confessor or penitent.
- confluent — flowing together or merging
- congruent — If one thing is congruent with another thing, they are similar or fit together well.
- connivent — (of parts of plants and animals) touching without being fused, as some petals, insect wings, etc
- conscient — conscious
- conticent — silent
- continent — A continent is a very large area of land, such as Africa or Asia, that consists of several countries.
- copayment — a fee paid by a subscriber to a service for the use of additional services not covered by the subscription
- copresent — to present jointly
- corpulent — If you describe someone as corpulent, you mean they are fat.
- corrigent — (in a medicine) an ingredient that negates a side effect of another ingredient
- cost rent — (in Britain) the rent of a dwelling calculated on the cost of providing and maintaining the property without allowing for a profit
- cotangent — (of an angle) a trigonometric function that in a right-angled triangle is the ratio of the length of the adjacent side to that of the opposite side; the reciprocal of tangent
- crapulent — given to or resulting from intemperance
- cromulent — (humorous) Fine, acceptable or normal; excellent, realistic, legitimate or authentic.
- debarment — to shut out or exclude from a place or condition: to debar all those who are not members.
- decrement — the act of decreasing; diminution
- decumbent — lying down or lying flat
- decurrent — extending down the stem, esp (of a leaf) having the base of the blade extending down the stem as two wings
- deferment — Deferment means arranging for something to happen at a later date.
- deficient — If someone or something is deficient in a particular thing, they do not have the full amount of it that they need in order to function normally or work properly.
- dehiscent — (of fruits, anthers, etc) opening spontaneously to release seeds or pollen
- demulcent — soothing; mollifying
- depascent — Consuming.
- dependent — To be dependent on something or someone means to need them in order to succeed or be able to survive.
- depigment — to reduce or remove the normal pigmentation of (the skin)
- depriment — Serving to depress.
- desipient — silly; foolish
- detergent — Detergent is a chemical substance, usually in the form of a powder or liquid, which is used for washing things such as clothes or dishes.
- determent — to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding: The large dog deterred trespassers.