7-letter words that end in nt
- liement — (fencing) An action in which one fencer forces the opponent\u2019s blade into the diagonally opposite line, (that is, from high line to low line on the opposite side, or vice versa) by taking it with the guard and forte of his own blade.
- lorient — a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- manhunt — an intensive search for a criminal, suspect, escaped convict, etc., as by law enforcement agencies.
- manrent — (historical) A contract, usually military and between Scottish clans, in which a weaker man or clan pledged to serve, in return for protection, a stronger lord or clan.
- margent — margin.
- mediant — the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
- migrant — migrating, especially of people; migratory.
- mingent — Discharging urine.
- missent — to send or forward, especially mail, to a wrong place or person.
- mittent — (obsolete) Sending forth; emitting.
- montant — (fencing, archaic) An upward cut with a blade.
- mordant — sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting.
- mordent — a melodic embellishment consisting of a rapid alternation of a principal tone with the tone a half or a whole step below it, called single or short when the auxiliary tone occurs once and double or long when this occurs twice or more.
- mugient — (obsolete) lowing; bellowing.
- nascent — beginning to exist or develop: That nascent republic is holding its first election this month.
- oddment — an odd article, bit, remnant, or the like.
- odorant — an odorous substance or product.
- operant — operating; producing effects.
- opulent — characterized by or exhibiting opulence: an opulent suite.
- outdent — A hanging paragraph.
- outhunt — to exceed in hunting
- outwent — simple past tense of outgo.
- oxidant — a chemical agent that oxidizes.
- pageant — an elaborate public spectacle illustrative of the history of a place, institution, or the like, often given in dramatic form or as a procession of colorful floats.
- passant — (of a beast) represented as in the act of walking, with one forepaw raised.
- patient — a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- payment — something that is paid; an amount paid; compensation; recompense.
- peasant — a member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank.
- peccant — sinning; guilty of a moral offense.
- pendant — a hanging ornament, as an earring or the main piece suspended from a necklace.
- pendent — hanging or suspended: a pendent lamp.
- pennant — a long, tapering flag or burgee of distinctive form and special significance, borne on naval or other vessels and used in signaling or for identification.
- percent — Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
- perpent — perpend1 .
- persant — sharp or stabbing
- pigment — a dry insoluble substance, usually pulverized, which when suspended in a liquid vehicle becomes a paint, ink, etc.
- pinsent — Sir Matthew (Clive). born 1970, British oarsman; won four gold medals in rowing events at consecutive Olympic Games (1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004)
- piquant — agreeably pungent or sharp in taste or flavor; pleasantly biting or tart: a piquant aspic.
- pissant — Slang: Vulgar. a person or thing of no value or consequence; a despicable person or thing.
- pollent — strong
- portent — an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- precent — to lead as a precentor in singing.
- present — being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: increasing respect for the present ruler of the small country.
- prevent — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- provant — supplied with provisions
- prudent — wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober.
- pschent — the double crown worn by ancient Egyptian kings, symbolic of dominion over Upper and Lower Egypt, which had previously been separate kingdoms.
- pulsant — pulsating; vibrant
- pungent — sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid.
- querent — (legal, historical) A complainant; a plaintiff.