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Definition of penetration

"penetration" in the noun sense

1. penetration, incursion

an attack that penetrates into enemy territory

2. penetration, insight

clear or deep perception of a situation

3. penetration

the act of entering into or through something

"the penetration of upper management by women"

4. penetration

the ability to make way into or through something

"the greater penetration of the new projectiles will result in greater injuries"

5. penetration

the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target)

6. penetration

the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for penetration

Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration. [ Macchiavelli ]

Presence of mind, penetration, fine observation, are the sciences of women; ability to avail themselves of these is their talent. [ Rousseau ]

To succeed in the world, it is much more necessary to possess the penetration to discover who is a fool than to discover who is a clever man. [ Cato ]

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penetration in Scrabble®

The word penetration is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters penetration:

PENETRATION

(126)

PENETRATION

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Seven Letter Word Alert: (42 words)

arenite, entrain, entrant, entreat, etaerio, inepter, intoner, iterate, nattier, neonate, nitrate, nitrene, operant, operate, otarine, painter, patient, patriot, pattern, peatier, pentane, pertain, pettier, pinnate, pioneer, pointer, pontine, portent, prenote, pronate, protean, protein, repaint, repoint, tentier, ternate, terpine, tiptoer, trainee, treetop, triaene, triptan

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PENETRATION

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penetration in Words With Friends™

The word penetration is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters penetration:

PENETRATION

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Seven Letter Word Alert: (42 words)

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PENETRATION

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PENETRATION

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PENETRATION

(180)

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(108)

PENETRATION

(108)

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Words within the letters of penetration

2 letter words in penetration (16 words)

ai an ar at en in it no on or pa pe pi re ta to

3 letter words in penetration (57 words)

air ant ape apt are art ate ear eat eon era eta inn ion ire nap net nip nit nor not oar oat one opt ore pan par pat pea pen per pet pie pin pit pot ran rap rat rip roe rot tan tap tar tea tee ten tet tie tin tip toe ton top tot

4 letter words in penetration (81 words)

5 letter words in penetration (73 words)

6 letter words in penetration (67 words)

7 letter words in penetration (42 words)

8 letter words in penetration (12 words)

anointer atropine entrepot internet intonate intranet operetta penitent portenta reanoint renotate triptane

9 letter words in penetration (10 words)

entertain inoperant nonrepeat orientate patienter penetrant pertinent repentant retention tritanope

11 letter words in penetration (1 word)

penetration

penetration + 1 blank (2 words)

penetrations presentation

penetration + 2 blanks (3 words)

presentations reappointment repenetration

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Words containing the sequence penetration

Words that start with penetration (2 words)

penetration penetrations

Words with penetration in them (4 words)

penetration interpenetrations prepenetrations repenetrations

Words that end with penetration (4 words)

interpenetration penetration prepenetration repenetration

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Word Growth involving penetration

Shorter words in penetration

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Longer words containing penetration

interpenetration interpenetrations

penetrations interpenetrations

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repenetration prepenetration prepenetrations

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