PENDENT

7 letters 10 Scrabble points /ˈpɛndənt/

Definition of PENDENT

noun

  1. A supporting post attached to the main rafter.

  2. A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck.

  3. The dangling part of an earring.

adjective

  1. Dangling, drooping, hanging down or suspended.

  2. Pending in various senses.

  3. (of a structure) either hanging in some sense, or constructed of multiple elements such as the voussoirs of an arch or the pendentives of a dome, none of which can stand on its own, but which in combination are stable.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters P E N D E N T
Length 7 letters
Scrabble Score 10 points

Words Containing "PENDENT"

APPENDENT COMPENDENT COUNTERPENDENT DEPENDENT DEPENDENTLY DEPENDENTS EQUIPENDENT IMPENDENT INDEPENDENT INDEPENDENTISM INDEPENDENTLY INDEPENDENTS INTERDEPENDENT INTERPENDENT NONAPPENDENT NONDEPENDENT NONINDEPENDENT NONPENDENT NONPENDENTLY OVERDEPENDENT

Words Starting with "PENDENT"

PENDENTE PENDENTIVE PENDENTLY PENDENTS

Words Ending with "PENDENT"

APPENDENT COMPENDENT COUNTERPENDENT DEPENDENT EQUIPENDENT IMPENDENT INDEPENDENT INTERDEPENDENT INTERPENDENT NONAPPENDENT NONDEPENDENT NONINDEPENDENT NONPENDENT OVERDEPENDENT PREDEPENDENT PREINDEPENDENT PROPENDENT SEMIDEPENDENT SEMIPENDENT UNDEPENDENT