ACCENT

Definition of ACCENT

1. noun

   a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation

   Synonyms: accent mark

2. noun

   the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

   “he put the stress on the wrong syllable”

   Synonyms: stress, emphasis

3. noun

   distinctive manner of oral expression

   “he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent”

   Synonyms: speech pattern

Definitions from WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).

Words within ACCENT

34 words can be made from any subset of the letters in ACCENT.

• enact 7
• ceca 8
• acne 6
• cane 6
• cant 6
• cate 6
• cent 6
• tace 6
• ante 4
• etna 4
• neat 4
• ace 5
• act 5
• can 5
• cat 5
• ane 3
• ant 3
• ate 3
• eat 3
• eta 3
• nae 3
• net 3
• tae 3
• tan 3
• tea 3
• ten 3
• ae 2
• an 2
• at 2
• en 2
• et 2
• na 2
• ne 2
• ta 2