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dense

Letters that make dense

s, d, e, n are letters that make 'dense'

Words within dense

den, en, SE, DE, Se are words within 'dense'

Anagrams of dense

denes, needs are anagrams of 'dense'

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

denser is a word created by adding a letter to 'dense'

dense is a 5 letter word starting with d
dense is a 5 letter word ending with e

4 possible definitions for 'dense'

Dense as "hard to pass through because of dense growth"

Under this definition, dense is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

thick has the same meaning as dense

Derivatives of dense

tightness, density, denseness, thickness, compactness, concentration are derivatives of 'dense'.

Similar to dense

impenetrable is similar to dense.

Example of dense used within this context

"dense vegetation", "thick woods"

Dense as "slow to learn or understand, lacking intellectual acuity"

Under this definition, dense is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dumb, obtuse, dim, dull, slow have the same meaning as 'dense'

Derivatives of dense

clumsiness, slow-wittedness, slowness, ineptitude, denseness, retardation, dullness, obtuseness, awkwardness, mental retardation, backwardness, subnormality, dumbness, ineptness, maladroitness are derivatives of 'dense'.

Similar to dense

stupid is similar to dense.

Example of dense used within this context

"so dense he never understands anything I say to him", "never met anyone quite so dim", "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray, "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions", "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse", "worked with the slow students"

Dense as "permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter"

Under this definition, dense is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

heavy, impenetrable have the same meaning as 'dense'

Derivatives of dense

density, denseness are derivatives of 'dense'.

Similar to dense

thick is similar to dense.

Example of dense used within this context

"dense smoke", "heavy fog", "impenetrable gloom"

Dense as "having high relative density or specific gravity"

Under this definition, dense is an adjective and has the following properties:

Derivatives of dense

density, denseness are derivatives of 'dense'.

Similar to dense

heavy is similar to dense.

Example of dense used within this context

"dense as lead"