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descent

Letters that make descent

s, d, e, n, c, t are letters that make 'descent'

Words within descent

DES, scent, NT, SC, Sc, cent, en, CE, DE, Ce, Es are words within 'descent'

Anagrams of descent

scented is an anagram of 'descent'

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

descents is a word created by adding a letter to 'descent'

descent is a 7 letter word starting with d
descent is a 7 letter word ending with t

6 possible definitions for 'descent'

Descent as "a movement downward"

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

descent as a type

'descent' can be a type of travel, change of location.

Types of descent

fall, lightening, cascade, set, shower, drop, slide, sinking are types of 'descent'.

Derivatives of descent

go down, come down, descend, fall are derivatives of 'descent'.

Descent as "the descendants of one individual"

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

Synonyms

pedigree, bloodline, line of descent, blood line, ancestry, parentage, line, lineage, origin, stemma, blood, stock have the same meaning as 'descent'

descent as a type

'descent' can be a type of family tree, genealogy.

Types of descent

sept, family, family line, kinfolk, folk, side, kinsfolk, phratry are types of 'descent'.

Derivatives of descent

lineal, bring up, descend, rear, parent, raise, nurture, derive, direct, come are derivatives of 'descent'.

Descent as "a downward slope or bend"

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

Synonyms

declivity, decline, downslope, fall, declination, declension have the same meaning as 'descent'

Antonyms

acclivity, ascent, upgrade, rise, raise, climb have the opposite meaning of 'descent'

descent as a type

'descent' can be a type of incline, slope, side.

Types of descent

downhill, steep are types of 'descent'.

Derivatives of descent

downward-sloping, decline, fall, declivitous, downhill are derivatives of 'descent'.

Descent as "the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors"

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

Synonyms

lineage, filiation, line of descent have the same meaning as 'descent'

descent as a type

'descent' can be a type of relationship, kinship, family relationship.

Types of descent

bilateral descent, unilateral descent are types of 'descent'.

Derivatives of descent

descend, filiate, derive, come are derivatives of 'descent'.

Descent as "properties attributable to your ancestry"

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

Synonyms

origin, extraction have the same meaning as 'descent'

descent as a type

'descent' can be a type of filiation, derivation, lineage, ancestry.

Types of descent

full blood is a type of descent.

Descent as "the act of changing your location in a downward direction"

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

descent as a type

'descent' can be a type of motion, move, movement.

Types of descent

parachuting, collapse, flop, jump, dive, nose dive, nosedive, rappel, abseil, swoop, crash dive, drop are types of 'descent'.