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sprain

Letters that make sprain

s, a, n, p, r, i are letters that make 'sprain'

Words within sprain

PR, rain, ain, in, AI, ai, RA, IN, Ra, In, Pr are words within 'sprain'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of sprain

sprains is a word created by adding a letter to 'sprain'

sprain is a 6 letter word ending with n
sprain is a 6 letter word starting with s

2 possible definitions for 'sprain'

Sprain as "twist suddenly so as to sprain"

Under this definition, sprain is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

rick, turn, wrench, wrick, twist have the same meaning as 'sprain'

sprain as a type

'sprain' can be a type of injure, wound.

Derivatives of sprain

pull, wrench, kink, rick, crick, twist, sprain, wrick are derivatives of 'sprain'.

Example of sprain used within this context

"wrench one's ankle", "The wrestler twisted his shoulder", "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell", "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days"

Sprain as "a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments"

Under this definition, sprain is a noun and has the following properties:

sprain as a type

'sprain' can be a type of pull, wrench, twist.

Derivatives of sprain

rick, turn, wrench, sprain, wrick, twist are derivatives of 'sprain'.