lest: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of lest
- smallest«Word Popularity Bar5/5
small
- noun the slender part of the back
- noun a garment size for a small person
- noun the slender part of the back
- simplest5/5
simple
- noun any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
- noun a person lacking intelligence or common sense
simpleton.
- noun any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
- fullest4/5
full
- noun the time when the Moon is fully illuminated
full moon; full-of-the-moon; full phase of the moon.
- the moon is at the full
- verb beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening
- full the cloth
- noun the time when the Moon is fully illuminated
- noblest3/5
noble
- noun a titled peer of the realm
nobleman; Lord.
- adjective satellite impressive in appearance
imposing; baronial; stately.
- a baronial mansion
- an imposing residence
- a noble tree
- severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses
- stately columns
- noun a titled peer of the realm
- blest3/5
blest
- adjective highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
blessed.
- our blessed land
- the blessed assurance of a steady income
- verb give a benediction to
bless.
- The dying man blessed his son
- adjective highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
- coolest3/5
cool
- noun the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature
- the cool of early morning
- noun great coolness and composure under strain
sang-froid; aplomb; poise; assuredness.
- keep your cool
- noun the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature
- tallest3/5
tall
- noun a garment size for a tall person
- adjective great in vertical dimension; high in stature
- tall people
- tall buildings
- tall trees
- tall ships
- noun a garment size for a tall person
- ablest3/5
able
- adjective (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
- able to swim
- she was able to program her computer
- we were at last able to buy a car
- able to get a grant for the project
- adjective satellite have the skills and qualifications to do things well
capable.
- able teachers
- a capable administrator
- children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable
- adjective (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
- humblest3/5
humble
- verb cause to be unpretentious
- This experience will humble him
- verb cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
abase; chagrin; mortify; humiliate.
- He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss
- verb cause to be unpretentious
- subtlest2/5
subtle
- adjective satellite difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
elusive.
- his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change
- a subtle difference
- that elusive thing the soul
- adjective satellite able to make fine distinctions
- a subtle mind
- adjective satellite difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
- dullest2/5
dull
- verb make dull in appearance
- Age had dulled the surface
- verb become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness
- the varnished table top dulled with time
- verb make dull in appearance
- littlest2/5
little
- noun a small amount or duration
- he accepted the little they gave him
- adjective limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
small.
- a little dining room
- a little house
- a small car
- a little (or small) group
- noun a small amount or duration
- foulest2/5
foul
- noun an act that violates the rules of a sport
- verb hit a foul ball
- noun an act that violates the rules of a sport
- molest2/5
molest
- verb harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to
- verb annoy continually or chronically
beset; chivy; chevy; chevvy; harass; hassle; chivvy; harry; plague; provoke.
- He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
- This man harasses his female co-workers
- verb harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to
- vilest2/5
vile
- adjective satellite morally reprehensible
worthless; unworthy; slimy; wretched; ugly; despicable.
- would do something as despicable as murder
- ugly crimes
- the vile development of slavery appalled them
- a slimy little liar
- adjective satellite causing or able to cause nausea
queasy; nauseous; offensive; loathsome; sickening; noisome; nauseating.
- a nauseating smell
- nauseous offal
- a sickening stench
- adjective satellite morally reprehensible
- gentlest2/5
gentle
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
gruntle; placate; appease; conciliate; assuage; pacify; mollify; lenify.
- She managed to mollify the angry customer
- verb give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
ennoble; entitle.
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
- palest2/5
pale
- noun a wooden strip forming part of a fence
picket.
- verb turn pale, as if in fear
blanch; blench.
- noun a wooden strip forming part of a fence
- cruelest2/5
cruel
- adjective satellite (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
savage; barbarous; vicious; brutal; fell; roughshod.
- a barbarous crime
- brutal beatings
- cruel tortures
- Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks
- a savage slap
- vicious kicks
- adjective satellite (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
- feeblest2/5
feeble
- adjective satellite pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
lame.
- a feeble excuse
- a lame argument
- adjective satellite lacking strength or vigor
faint.
- damning with faint praise
- faint resistance
- feeble efforts
- a feeble voice
- adjective satellite pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
- cruellest2/5
cruel
- adjective satellite (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
savage; barbarous; vicious; brutal; fell; roughshod.
- a barbarous crime
- brutal beatings
- cruel tortures
- Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks
- a savage slap
- vicious kicks
- adjective satellite (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
- amplest1/5
ample
- adjective more than enough in size or scope or capacity
- had ample food for the party
- an ample supply
- adjective satellite affording an abundant supply
plenteous; plentiful; rich; copious.
- had ample food for the party
- copious provisions
- food is plentiful
- a plenteous grape harvest
- a rich supply
- adjective more than enough in size or scope or capacity
- frailest1/5
frail
- noun the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
- noun a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)
- noun the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
- realest1/5
real
- noun any rational or irrational number
real number.
- noun the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos
- noun any rational or irrational number
- stillest1/5
still
- noun a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)
- he wanted some stills for a magazine ad
- noun (poetic) tranquil silence
hush; stillness.
- the still of the night
- noun a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)
- shrillest1/5
shrill
- verb utter a shrill cry
pipe; pipe up; shriek.
- adjective satellite having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
sharp.
- a shrill whistle
- a shrill gaiety
- verb utter a shrill cry
- nimblest1/5
nimble
- adjective satellite moving quickly and lightly
quick; agile; spry.
- sleek and agile as a gymnast
- as nimble as a deer
- nimble fingers
- quick of foot
- the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it
- adjective satellite mentally quick
agile.
- an agile mind
- nimble wits
- adjective satellite moving quickly and lightly
- swellest1/5
swell
- noun the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
crestless wave.
- noun a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
- noun the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
- idlest1/5
idle
- noun the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
- the car engine was running at idle
- verb run disconnected or idle
tick over.
- the engine is idling
- noun the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
- drollest1/5
droll
- adjective satellite comical in an odd or whimsical manner
- a droll little man with a quiet tongue-in-cheek kind of humor
- adjective satellite comical in an odd or whimsical manner
- genteelest1/5
genteel
- adjective satellite marked by refinement in taste and manners
civilised; polite; cultured; civilized; cultivated.
- cultivated speech
- cultured Bostonians
- cultured tastes
- a genteel old lady
- polite society
- adjective satellite marked by refinement in taste and manners
- arbalest1/5
arbalest
- noun an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
catapult; mangonel; trebuchet; trebucket; arbalist; bricole; onager; ballista.
- noun an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
- unblest1/5
unblest
Not blest; excluded from benediction; hence, accursed; wretched. "Unblessed enchanter." Milton.
- awfullest1/5
awfullest
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Suffixes of lest
- lester«Word Popularity Bar4/5
l
- noun a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
litre; liter; cubic decimeter; cubic decimetre.
- noun the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
50; fifty.
- noun a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
- leste2/5
l
- noun a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
litre; liter; cubic decimeter; cubic decimetre.
- noun the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
50; fifty.
- noun a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
- lestrade2/5
lestrade
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Derived words of lest
- palestine«Word Popularity Bar5/5
palestine
- noun a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948
- noun an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism
Canaan; Promised Land; Holy Land.
- noun a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948
- palestinian5/5
palestinian
Of or pertaining to Palestine.
- cholesterol5/5
cholesterol
- noun an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues
cholesterin.
- noun an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues
- milestones4/5
milestone
- noun stone post at side of a road to show distances
milepost.
- noun a significant event in your life (or in a project)
- noun stone post at side of a road to show distances
- charleston4/5
charleston
- noun state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river
capital of West Virginia.
- noun a port city in southeastern South Carolina
- noun state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river
- palestinians4/5
palestinian
- noun a descendant of the Arabs who inhabited Palestine
Palestinian Arab.
- adjective of or relating to the area of Palestine and its inhabitants
- Palestinian guerrillas
- noun a descendant of the Arabs who inhabited Palestine
- celestial4/5
celestial
- adjective of or relating to the sky
heavenly.
- celestial map
- a heavenly body
- adjective relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
heavenly.
- celestial beings
- heavenly hosts
- adjective of or relating to the sky
- milestone3/5
milestone
- noun stone post at side of a road to show distances
milepost.
- noun a significant event in your life (or in a project)
- noun stone post at side of a road to show distances
- molested3/5
molest
- verb harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to
- verb annoy continually or chronically
beset; chivy; chevy; chevvy; harass; hassle; chivvy; harry; plague; provoke.
- He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
- This man harasses his female co-workers
- verb harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to
- molestation3/5
molestation
- noun the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children)
- noun the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism
harassment.
- noun the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children)
- charlestown3/5
charlestown
- noun a former town and present-day neighborhood of Boston; settled in 1629
- noun a former town and present-day neighborhood of Boston; settled in 1629
- candlestick3/5
candlestick
- noun a holder with sockets for candles
candle holder.
- noun a holder with sockets for candles
- candlesticks3/5
candlestick
- noun a holder with sockets for candles
candle holder.
- noun a holder with sockets for candles
- unmolested3/5
unmolested
- adjective satellite not interfered with, disturbed, or harmed
- adjective satellite not interfered with, disturbed, or harmed
- celeste3/5
celeste
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- cobblestone2/5
cobblestone
- noun rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
sett; cobble.
- verb pave with cobblestones
cobble.
- noun rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
- hypercholesterolemia2/5
hypercholesterolemia
- noun the presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the cells and plasma of the blood; associated with the risk of atherosclerosis
hypercholesteremia.
- noun the presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the cells and plasma of the blood; associated with the risk of atherosclerosis
- cobblestones2/5
cobblestone
- noun rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
sett; cobble.
- verb pave with cobblestones
cobble.
- noun rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
- molesters2/5
molester
- noun someone who subjects others to unwanted or improper sexual activities
- noun someone who subjects others to unwanted or improper sexual activities
- molesting2/5
molest
- verb harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to
- verb annoy continually or chronically
beset; chivy; chevy; chevvy; harass; hassle; chivvy; harry; plague; provoke.
- He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
- This man harasses his female co-workers
- verb harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to
- molester2/5
molester
- noun someone who subjects others to unwanted or improper sexual activities
- noun someone who subjects others to unwanted or improper sexual activities
- cholestasis2/5
cholestasis
- noun a condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed
acholia.
- noun a condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed
- palestrina2/5
palestrina
- noun Italian composer (1526-1594)
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina.
- noun Italian composer (1526-1594)
- celestine2/5
celestine
(Min.) Native strontium sulphate, a mineral so named from its occasional delicate blue color. It occurs crystallized, also in compact massive and fibrous forms.
- cholesteatoma2/5
cholesteatoma
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- eggleston2/5
eggleston
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- celestina2/5
- cholestatic2/5
- cholestyramine2/5
- cholesteryl2/5
- celestials2/5
celestial
- adjective of or relating to the sky
heavenly.
- celestial map
- a heavenly body
- adjective relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
heavenly.
- celestial beings
- heavenly hosts
- adjective of or relating to the sky
- olestra2/5
- cholesteric2/5
cholesteric
Pertaining to cholesterin, or obtained from it; Ure.as, .cholesteric acid
- hypercholesterolemic2/5
hypercholesterolemic
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- cobblestoned1/5
cobblestone
- noun rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
sett; cobble.
- verb pave with cobblestones
cobble.
- noun rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
- molestations1/5
molestation
- noun the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children)
- noun the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism
harassment.
- noun the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children)
- palestra1/5
palestra
- noun a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes
palaestra.
- noun a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes
- molests1/5
molest
- verb harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to
- verb annoy continually or chronically
beset; chivy; chevy; chevvy; harass; hassle; chivvy; harry; plague; provoke.
- He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
- This man harasses his female co-workers
- verb harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to
- celestite1/5
celestite
- noun a mineral consisting of strontium sulphate
- noun a mineral consisting of strontium sulphate
- whistlestop1/5
whistlestop
- verb tour the country in order to solicit votes for an election
- verb tour the country in order to solicit votes for an election
- cobblestoning1/5
cobblestone
- noun rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
sett; cobble.
- verb pave with cobblestones
cobble.
- noun rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
- celesta1/5
celesta
- noun a musical instrument consisting of graduated steel plates that are struck by hammers activated by a keyboard
- noun a musical instrument consisting of graduated steel plates that are struck by hammers activated by a keyboard
- polestar1/5
polestar
- noun the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it
pole star; Polaris; polar star; North Star.
- noun the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it
- mcalester1/5
mcalester
- noun a town in southeastern Oklahoma
- noun a town in southeastern Oklahoma
- fiddlesticks1/5
fiddlestick
- noun a bow used in playing the violin
violin bow.
- noun a bow used in playing the violin
- fiddlestick1/5
fiddlestick
- noun a bow used in playing the violin
violin bow.
- noun a bow used in playing the violin
- cholesterin1/5
cholesterin
- noun an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues
cholesterol.
- noun an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues
- cholesterols1/5
cholesterol
- noun an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues
cholesterin.
- noun an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues
- needlestick1/5
needlestick
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- hypercholesterolaemia1/5
hypercholesterolaemia
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- realestate1/5
- charlestonians1/5
- copplestone1/5
copplestone
A cobblestone. Obs.
- balestra1/5
- eaglestone1/5
eaglestone
(Min.) A concretionary nodule of clay ironstone, of the size of a walnut or larger, so called by the ancients, who believed that the eagle transported these stones to her nest to facilitate the laying of her eggs; aëtites.
- celestes1/5
celestes
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- celestially1/5
celestial
- adjective of or relating to the sky
heavenly.
- celestial map
- a heavenly body
- adjective relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
heavenly.
- celestial beings
- heavenly hosts
- adjective of or relating to the sky
- telestial1/5
- charlestonian1/5
charlestonian
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- telesterion1/5
- supercelestial1/5
supercelestial
Situated above the firmament, or great vault of heaven. Waterland.
- molestie1/5
molestie
Molestation. Obs. Chaucer.
- cholestanol1/5
- hypocholesterolemia1/5
hypocholesterolemia
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- singlestep1/5
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