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Definitions: Throne |
ThroneNoun1. The chair of state of a monarch, bishop, etc.; "the king sat on his throne". 2. A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination. 3. The position and power of one who occupies a throne. Verb1. Sit on the throne as a ruler. 2. Put a monarch on the throne; "The Queen was enthroned more than 50 years ago". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "throne" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
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Bible | Throne (Heb. kiss'e), a royal chair or seat of dignity (Deut. 17:18; 2 Sam. 7:13; Ps. 45:6); an elevated seat with a canopy and hangings, which cover it. It denotes the seat of the high priest in 1 Sam. 1:9; 4:13, and of a provincial governor in Neh. 3:7 and Ps. 122:5. The throne of Solomon is described at length in 1 Kings 10:18-20. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
| To descend from one, there is much disappointment for you. To see others on a throne, you will succeed to wealth through the favor of others. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... | |
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The Romans also had two thrones. One for the Emperor and one for the goddess Rome whose statues were seated upon thrones (which became centers of worship).
The Hittites even considered thrones to be gods themselves!
An order of angels called thrones is included in some Christian beliefs about the classification of angels.
Thrones in general
Thrones have been the symbol of kings and gods since the dawn of human civilization. The throne was used for coronation ceremonies and were used to lift the king up above all people present.
Thrones were since then directly associated with royal power and are still used in phrases as "to ascend the throne" and "to be seated upon the throne"Thrones in ancient cultures and religions
The Greeks (as learned from the works of Homerus) were known to place additional (empty) thrones in the royal palaces and temples so that the gods could be present when they wished to be. The most famous of these thrones was the throne of Apollo in Amyclae. The Greek thrones were influenced by eastern civilizations since contact between the Greeks and these civilizations were made around the 7th century BC. Thrones and the Bible
The Bible mentions a lot of thrones. God was seated upon a throne and so was King Solomon (as Gods representative on earth): "Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold" (Kings 10:18)
In Medieval times the throne of Solomon was associated with Mary (Ivory means purity, Gold means divinity and the six steps of the throne were the six virtues) Jesus promised his Apostles that they would sit upon "twelve thrones", judging the twelve tribes of Israel (Matthew 19:28).
Johnss Revelations states: "And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away"
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Synonyms: ThroneSynonyms: can (n), commode (n), crapper (n), pot (n), potty (n), stool (n), toilet (n), enthrone (v). (additional references) |
| Antonym: dethrone (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Abode | Lap, sojourn, housing, quarters, headquarters, resiance, tabernacle, throne, ark. |
Advice | Instruction, charge, injunction, obtestation; Governor's message, President's message; King's message, Queen's speech; message, speech from the throne. |
Government | Rule, sway, command, control, administer; govern; (direct); lead, preside over, reign, possess the throne, be seated on the throne, occupy the throne; sway the scepter, wield the scepter; wear the crown. |
Ascend the throne, mount the throne; take the reins, take the reins into one's hand; assume authority; Noun: assume the reins of government; take command, assume command. | |
Heaven | Noun: heaven; kingdom of heaven, kingdom of God; heavenly kingdom; throne of God; presence of God; inheritance of the saints in light. |
Pride | Verb: be proud; Adjective: put a good face on; look one in the face; stalk abroad, perk oneself up; think no small beer of oneself; presume, swagger, strut; rear one's head, lift up one's head, hold up one's head; hold one's head high, look big, take the wall, " bear like the Turk no rival near the throne ", carry with a high hand; ride the high horse, mount on one's high horse; set one's back up, bridle, toss the head; give oneself airs; (assume); boast. |
Scepter | Throne, chair, musnud, divan, dais, woolsack. |
Support | Seat, throne, dais; divan, musnud; chair, bench, form, stool, sofa, settee, stall; arm chair, easy chair, elbow chair, rocking chair; couch, fauteuil, woolsack, ottoman, settle, squab, bench; aparejo, faldstool, horn; long chair, long sleeve chair, morris chair; lamba chauki, lamba kursi; saddle, pannel, pillion; side saddle, pack saddle; pommel. |
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Screenplays | No matter how far you are from the throne, you'll always be number one in our hearts. (Shanghai Knights; writing credit: Alfred Gough; Miles Millar) On a mountain of skulls, in a castle of pain, I sat on a throne of blood! (Ghostbusters II; writing credit: Dan Aykroyd; Harold Ramis) Will you lose a throne because Moses builds a city? (The Ten Commandments; writing credit: J.H. Ingraham; A.E. Southon) On the most exalted throne in the world, we are seated on nothing but our own arse. (In Harm's Way; writing credit: James Bassett; Wendell Mayes) Tell Leo he's not God on the throne, he's just a cheap political boss with more hair tonic than brains. (Miller's Crossing; writing credit: Joel Coen ; Ethan Coen) | |
Lyrics | Offenses unresolved, they'll keep me from the throne (Between You And Me; performing artist: DC Talk) If you were a king up there on your throne, would you be wise enough to let (Hunter; performing artist: Dido) She'll lay you on the throne, she got Bette Davis eyes ("Bette Davis Eyes"; performing artist: Kim Carnes) That you where there, upon your throne (Again; performing artist: Lenny Kravitz) Make you feel like a queen on a throne (Express Yourself; performing artist: Madonna) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Throne for a Loss (1966) The Peacock Throne (1934) From Broadway to a Throne (1916) The Mystery of the Throne Room (1915) Love and a Throne (1913) | |
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 | "Throne for a Baroque Pearl" by David Parker. |  | British warships anchored off Portsmouth during the naval review held in honor of Queen Victoria's 50th year on the throne. Identifiable ships, all dressed with flags) include (from left to right): HMS Minotaur (with five masts), HMS Agincourt (with five masts), HMS Glatton (right center, in middle distance), HMS Black Prince (behind Glatton), and HMS Prince Albert (to the right of Glatton). A small yacht is steaming by in the right foreground.Credit: NAVY. |
 | An heir to the throne, or the next Republication candidate.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | King on throne and praying priest under words "Melchior," La messe de minuit," and "A Christmas Legend.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Dusting off the throne.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Columbus again before the Spanish throne.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Hoover greets heir to Bulgarian throne.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Richard II on the throne in England--From an ancient painting in Westminster Abbey.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Mr. William Snaith, Weston, Connecticut, group of paintings. Justice on throne.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | St. Patrick's Cathedral, 5th Ave. and 50th St., New York City. New altar, from archbishop's throne.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Quotation |
James Russell Lowell | Truth forever on the scaffold, wrong forever on the throne. |
M. Henry | When passion is on the throne reason is out of doors. |
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne | Sits he on never so high a throne, a man still sits on his bottom. |
| Even on the most exalted throne in the world we are only sitting on our own bottom. | |
Napoleon Bonaparte | A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. |
Sappho | Deathless Aphrodite on your rich-wrought throne. |
William Penn | No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown. |
William Pitt The Elder Chatham | There is something behind the throne greater than the King himself. |
William Shakespeare | He wants nothing of a god but eternity and a heaven to throne in. |
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John Locke | 1690 | The honour due to parents, a monarch in his throne owes his mother; and yet this lessens not his authority, nor subjects him to her government. (Second Treatise of Government) |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The exile mounted the throne. |
King Richard III | Shakespeare, William | [Here he ascendeth the throne. |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | Before the throne was a large table filled with globes and spheres, and mathematical instruments of all kinds. |
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Economic History | Afghanistan | This conflict brought Amir Abdur Rahman to the Afghan throne. (references) |
Swaziland | Ntombi's only child, Prince Makhosetive, was named heir to the Swazi throne. (references) | |
The Netherlands | Crown Princess Juliana acceded to the throne in 1948 upon her mother's abdication. (references) | |
Minorities | Morocco | On October 17, the King issued a royal decree creating the Royal Institute for Amazigh (Berber) Culture (IRCAM), as he had promised to do in his July 30 Throne Day speech. (references) |
Political Economy | Bahrain | The political atmosphere has changed since Amir Hamad ascended the throne. (references) |
Nepal | These include exclusive authority to enact, amend, and repeal laws relating to succession to the throne. (references) | |
Political Rights | Nepal | The King has exclusive authority to enact, amend, and repeal laws relating to succession to the throne. (references) |
Nepal | Following the June 1 death of King Birendra, the King's brother, Prince Gyanendra, assumed the throne on June 4. The King exercises certain powers with the advice and consent of the Council of Ministers and the Prime Minister. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | HEAD-:MONEY:, n. A capitation tax, or poll-tax. In ancient times there lived a king Whose tax-collectors could not wring From all his subjects gold enough To make the royal way less rough. For pleasure's highway, like the dames Whose premises adjoin it, claims Perpetual repairing. So The tax-collectors in a row Appeared before the throne to pray Their master to devise some way To swell the revenue. "So great," Said they, "are the demands of state A tithe of all that we collect Will scarcely meet them. Pray reflect: How, if one-tenth we must resign, Can we exist on t'other nine?" The monarch asked them in reply: "Has it occurred to you to try The advantage of economy?" "It has," the spokesman said: "we sold All of our gray garrotes of gold; With plated-ware we now compress The necks of those whom we assess. Plain iron forceps we employ To mitigate the miser's joy Who hoards, with greed that never tires, That which your Majesty requires." Deep lines of thought were seen to plow Their way across the royal brow. "Your state is desperate, no question; Pray favor me with a suggestion." "O King of Men," the spokesman said, "If you'll impose upon each head A tax, the augmented revenue We'll cheerfully divide with you." As flashes of the sun illume The parted storm-cloud's sullen gloom, The king smiled grimly. "I decree That it be so -- and, not to be In generosity outdone, Declare you, each and every one, Exempted from the operation Of this new law of capitation. But lest the people censure me Because they're bound and you are free, 'Twere well some clever scheme were laid By you this poll-tax to evade. I'll leave you now while you confer With my most trusted minister." The monarch from the throne-room walked And straightway in among them stalked A silent man, with brow concealed, Bare-armed -- his gleaming axe revealed! G.J. |
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| "Throne" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.40% of the time. "Throne" is used about 1,160 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.4% | 1,153 | 6,662 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 0.26% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.26% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 0.09% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,160 | N/A |
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| The following table summarizes the usage of "throne" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Throne | Last name | 300 | 27,009 |
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| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "throne". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Shamariah | N/A | Biblical | Throne or keeping of the Lord |
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Expressions using "throne": abdication of the throne ♦ accede to the throne ♦ accession to the throne ♦ ascend the throne ♦ ascension to the throne ♦ bishop's throne ♦ bridal throne ♦ claimant to the throne ♦ heir to the throne ♦ Parliamentary Debate on the Speech from the Throne ♦ Peacock Throne ♦ pretend to the throne ♦ pretender to the throne ♦ restore a king to the throne ♦ restore to the throne ♦ speech from the throne ♦ succeed to a throne ♦ successor to the throne ♦ throne of God ♦ throne of judgment ♦ throne room ♦ usurpation of the throne. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "throne": throne-like, throne-name, throne-room. | |
Ending with "throne": peacock-throne. | |
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Albanian | fron (cricket, heel, king power, pew, stalk, stem, stool). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | كرسي (chair, seat), عرش (trellis), جلس على العرش. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | царска власт (crown, kingdom), трон (siege, sitting, stall), кралска власт (crown, diadem, kingdom, purple), възкачвам. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 王座 , 王位, 寶座 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | trùn, stolec, nastolit (establish, install). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | troon. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | trono. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faeroese | tróna. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | تخت (Couch, Sole), سریر, اورنگ , برتخت نشستن . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | valtaistuin, valtaantulo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | trône, monter sur le trône (accede to the throne, ascend the throne). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frisian | troan. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Thron (Jerry). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ενθρονίζω (enthrone), ενθρονίζομαι, θρόνοσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | כסא מלוכה, כסא כבוד, כס מלכות (see), כס. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | trónol (to sit enthroned, to throne), trón (siege). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | singgasana. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | trono. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 玉座 , 王座 , 位 (about, almost, as, at least, court order, crown, dignity, enough to, grade, nobility, occupying a position, rank, rather, situation), 天子の座 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ぎょくざ, おうざ, くらい (about, almost, as, at least, court order, crown, dark, dignity, enough to, gloomy, grade, nobility, occupying a position, rank, rather, situation), てんしのざ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 왕위. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | troyn, stoyl reeoil. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Papiamen | trono. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | onethray trono (dais). (various references) tron, întrona (enthrone, establish), înscãuna (establish). (various references) трон (siege). (various references) rìgh-chathair. (various references) tron, presto (siege). (various references) trono. (various references) tron. (various references) that (crown), tahta çıkmak (accede, accede to the throne, ascend the throne, succeed to the crown), tahta çıkarmak (enthrone), hükümdar olmak. (various references) трон (siege), королівська влада (royalty), государ. (various references) ngai vàng, ngai, ngôi vua, ngôi (order). (various references) teyrn.gadair, gorseddu (enthrone, install), gorseddfainc, gorseddfa, gorsedd, brenhinfainc. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | guzza. (various references) |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | thronos. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | cathedra, cathedram, cathedras, cathedris, sedes, soli, solii, soliis, solio, solium, throni, throno, thronos, thronum, thronus. (various references) |
| Old English | 450-1100 | cynestol, giefstol. (various references) |
| Old French | 900-1400 | sege. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 20, Verse 28 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Elehmosunh kai alhqeia fulakh basilei kai perikuklwsousin en dikaiosunh ton qronon autou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Misericordia et veritas custodiunt regem et roboratur clementia thronus eius |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Mercy and treuthe kepen the king; and his trone is strengthid with noble mercy. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upheld by mercy. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Mercy and good faith keep the king safe, and the seat of his power is based on upright acts. |
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| Language | Proverbs Chapter 20, Verse 28 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Kalooy ug kamatuoran nagapanalipod sa hari; Ug ang iyang trono ginatuboy tungod sa kalolot. |
| Croatian | Dobrota i vjernost èuvaju kralja, jer dobrotom utvrðuje prijestol svoj. |
| Danish | Godhed og Troskab vogter Kongen, han støtter sin Trone ved Retfærd. |
| Dutch | Weldadigheid en waarheid bewaren den koning; en door weldadigheid ondersteunt hij zijn troon. |
| Finnish | Laupeus ja uskollisuus on kuninkaan turva, ja laupeudella hän valtaistuimensa tukee. |
| French | La bonté et la fidélité gardent le roi, Et il soutient son trône par la bonté. |
| German | Fromm und wahrhaftig sein behütet den König, und sein Thron besteht durch Frömmigkeit. |
| Hungarian | A kegyelmesség és az igazság megõrzik a királyt, megerõsíti irgalmasság által az õ székét. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kalau raja memerintah dengan kasih, jujur dan adil, maka ia akan tetap berkuasa. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Kemurahan dan kebenaran memeliharakan raja, maka dengan kebajikan ditetapkannya takhtanya. |
| Italian | Bontà e fedeltà vegliano sul re, sulla bontà è basato il suo trono. |
| Maori | ¶ Hei kaitiaki mo te kingi te atawhai me te pono; e tautokona ake ana hoki tona torona e te atawhai. |
| Norwegian | Miskunnhet og sanndruhet er en vakt om kongen, og han støtter sin trone ved miskunnhet. |
| Portuguese | A benignidade e a verdade guardam o rei; e com a benignidade sustém ele o seu trono. |
| Rumanian | Bunqtatea wi credinciowia pqzesc pe kmpqrat, wi el kwi kntqrewte scaunul de domnie prin bunqtate. - |
| Russian | нЙМПУФШ Й ЙУФЙОБ ПИТБОСАФ ГБТС, Й НЙМПУФША ПО РПДДЕТЦЙЧБЕФ РТЕУФПМ УЧПК. |
| Spanish | La misericordia y la verdad guardan al rey, y con justicia sustenta su trono. |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "throne": throned, thrones. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "throne": dethrone, enthrone, inthrone, reenthrone, unthrone. (additional references) | |
Words containing "throne": dethroned, dethronement, dethronements, dethroner, dethroners, dethrones, enthroned, enthronement, enthronements, enthrones, inthroned, inthrones, reenthroned, reenthrones, unthroned, unthrones. (additional references) | |
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"Throne" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: phrone, theon, theron, thone, thoned, thonne, thor, thoren, thorne, thoron, thren, thrime, throbe, throbn, throel, throned, thronge, thrope, throse, throte, throune, tirone, Tornoe, torrone, Tronix. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "throne" (pronounced thrō"n) |
| 4 | th r ō" n | dethrone, overthrown, thrown. |
| 3 | -r ō" n | crone, drone, groan, grown, homegrown, outgrown, overgrown, prone, roan, trone. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: hornet, nother. | |
| Words within the letters "e-h-n-o-r-t" | |
-1 letter: heron, honer, north, noter, other, tenor, thorn, throe, toner, trone. | |
-2 letters: hent, hern, hero, hoer, hone, horn, note, rent, rote, tern, then, thro, tone, tore, torn. | |
-3 letters: eon, ern, eth, hen, her, het, hoe, hon, hot, net, noh, nor, not, nth, one, ore, ort, ret, rho, roe, rot, ten, the, tho, toe, ton. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-h-n-o-r-t" | |
+1 letter: another, bethorn, hornets, horrent, norther, notcher, shorten, thereon, thorned, throned, thrones. | |
+2 letters: anchoret, antihero, bethorns, coherent, dethrone, enthrone, erythron, hereinto, hereunto, honester, honewort, horniest, inthrone, northern, northers, notchers, ornithes, overhunt, overthin, shortens, southern, thermion, thornier, threnode, threnody, thronged, unthrone. | |
+3 letters: abhorrent, anchorets, anchorite, anorthite, antechoir, bethorned, bothering, buhrstone, chondrite, dehorting, dethroned, dethroner, dethrones, earthborn, endotherm, enthroned, enthrones, erythrons, exhorting, firethorn, foxhunter, handwrote, hectoring, heteronym, honeworts, hornstone, horsemint, inheritor, inthroned, inthrones, mothering, nephrotic, nonhunter, northeast, northerly, northerns, northwest, nowhither, ornithine, otherness, overhunts, overnight, overthink, pothering, pothunter, rhodonite, senhorita, shortened, shortener, shortness, southerns, thereinto, thereunto, thereupon, thermions, thorniest, thornless, thornlike, threnodes, threnodic, threonine, thyroxine, tochering, trihedron, truncheon, undershot, unthroned, unthrones, whereinto, whereunto. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 68 72 6F 6E 65 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)- .... .-. --- -. . |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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