Words from this root (17)
then
A1
/ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward, often used as sentence connectors
tight
A1
/taɪt/
affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow
tone
A2
/ˈtoʊ̯n/
a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
tune
A2
/tjuːn/
the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch
tent
B1
/tɛnt/
a portable shelter usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs
maintain
B1
/meɪnˈteɪn/
state or assert
entertainment
A2
/ˌɛn.tɚˈteɪn.mənt/
An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games.
contain
B1
/kənˈteɪn/
to hold back, as of a danger or an enemy
maintenance
B1
/ˈmeɪnt(ə)nəns/
the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community
entertain
B1
/ˌɛntɚˈteɪn/
take into consideration, have in view
obtain
B1
/əbˈteɪn/
come into possession of
sustain
B2
/səˈstæɪn/
undergo, as of injuries and illnesses
retain
B1
/ɹəˈteɪn/
keep in one's mind
entertainer
B1
/ˌɛntɚˈteɪnɚ/
One who accommodates guests.
pertinent
C1
/ˈpɚtɪnənt/
having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand
tenacious
C2
/təˈneɪʃəs/
sticking together
retention
C1
/ɹɪˈtɛnʃən/
The act of retaining or something retained.