DEAN

4 letters 5 Scrabble points /diːn/

Definition of DEAN

noun

  1. A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).

  2. A dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies, especially an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop, in charge of a chapter of canons.

  3. The senior member of some group of people.

Related words: provost
verb

  1. To serve as a dean.

  2. To send (a student) to see the dean of a university.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters D E A N
Length 4 letters
Scrabble Score 5 points

Anagrams of DEAN

Words that use the same letters:

ADEN ADNE ANDE DANE DENA EDAN EDNA NDEA NEDA

Words Containing "DEAN"

ACANTHODEAN ACARIDEAN ALCIBIADEAN ALLANTOIDEAN AMMONOIDEAN ANALLANTOIDEAN ANDEAN ANTHROPOIDEAN ANTIPODEAN ANTIPODEANS ARACHNOIDEAN ARCHDEAN ARCHDEANERY ARCHIMEDEAN ARCTOIDEAN ASCLEPIADEAN ASSIDEAN ASTEROIDEAN ATLOIDEAN ATRIDEAN

Words Starting with "DEAN"

DEANA DEANATHEMATIZE DEANE DEANED DEANER DEANERY DEANERIES DEANESS DEANIMALIZE DEANING DEANNA DEANNE DEANS DEANSBORO DEANSHIP DEANSHIPS DEANVILLE

Words Ending with "DEAN"

ACANTHODEAN ACARIDEAN ALCIBIADEAN ALLANTOIDEAN AMMONOIDEAN ANALLANTOIDEAN ANDEAN ANTHROPOIDEAN ANTIPODEAN ARACHNOIDEAN ARCHDEAN ARCHIMEDEAN ARCTOIDEAN ASCLEPIADEAN ASSIDEAN ASTEROIDEAN ATLOIDEAN ATRIDEAN AXOIDEAN BALAENOIDEAN