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10 lettersPronunciation /prɪˈhɛnʃən/Part of speech nounSorted eehinnoprsStarts with PEnds with N0 clues
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Definitions

  1. the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin prehensio, prehensionis. Doublet of prison.

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Synonyms

seizing 7 lettersgrasping 8 letters

Broader terms

control 7 letters

More specific words

grip 4 lettershold 4 lettersclasp 5 lettersgrasp 5 lettersclench 6 lettersclutch 6 lettersclutches 8 letters

Rhymes

ion 3 letterscion 4 letterslion 4 letterspion 4 lettersanion 5 lettersavion 5 lettersinion 5 lettersonion 5 letters

Longer words

prehensions 11 lettersapprehension 12 lettersreprehension 12 lettersapprehensions 13 letterscomprehension 13 letterscomprehensions 14 lettersincomprehension 15 lettersmisapprehension 15 letters