- Types Of Speech
- You can use explain as a verb in a sentence.
- About Explain
- A 2 syllables verb and 7 letters with the letters a, e, i, l, n, p, and x, 4 consonants, 3 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letter l. Explain starts with a vowel and ends in a consonant with the starting letters e, ex, exp, expl, expla, and the ending characters are n, in, ain, lain, plain, ..
- Definition
- Serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce amy explain her reluctance to date again"
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Explain is set as a grade seven word that starts with e, ends with n, 2 syllables, 3 vowels and 7 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is explain a scrabble word? A 16 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Explain in Pig Latin is said as "explainay or explainway".
- Unigram
- e | x | p | l | a | i | n
- Bigram
- ex | xp | pl | la | ai | in
- Trigram
- exp | xpl | pla | lai | ain
- Quadrigram
- expl | xpla | plai | lain
- Word Gram
- Verb Examples
- serve as a reason or cause or justification of;
"Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work";
"Her recent divorce amy explain her reluctance to date again" - make palin and comprehensible;
"He explained the laws of physics to his students" - define;
"The committe explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean"
Synonym | Definition |
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Absolve | let off the hook "I absolve you from this responsibility" |
Account | the quality of taking advantage "she turned her writing skills to good account" |
Account For | |
Acquit | pronounce not guilty of criminal charges "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" |
Advocate | a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea |
Aid | the work of caring for or attending to someone or something "no medical care was required" "the old car needed constant attention" |
Allegorise | make into an allegory "The story was allegorized over time" |
Allegorize | make into an allegory "The story was allegorized over time" |
Alleviate | provide physical relief, as from pain "This pill will relieve your headaches" |
Almighty | terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God |
View all cognitive synonyms for Explain
Anagram | Definition |
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Explain | serve as a reason or cause or justification of "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work" "Her recent divorce amy explain her reluctance to date again" |
View English words with the unique letters used in explain. Words With The Letters Aeilnpx
Word | Definition |
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Alibi | (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question |
Exculpation | the act of freeing from guilt or blame |
Excuse | a poor example "it was an apology for a meal" "a poor excuse for an automobile" |
Explanation | thought that makes something comprehensible |
Self Justification |
Word | Definition |
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Justify | adjust the spaces between words "justify the margins" |
Vindicate | show to be right by providing justification or proof "vindicate a claim" |
Word | Definition |
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Alibi | (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question |
Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
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Explain (7 letters) | 16 | 19 | explain |
Explain Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With E
- Ends With N
- Spelled With / Contains Letters