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Pendent

/ˈpɛndənt/

A supporting post attached to the main rafter.

📖 Definitions of "Pendent"

noun
  1. 1

    A supporting post attached to the main rafter.

  2. 2

    A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck.

  3. 3

    The dangling part of an earring.

  4. 4

    A short rope hanging down, used to attach hooks for tackles; a pennant.

adjective
  1. 1

    Dangling, drooping, hanging down or suspended.

  2. 2

    Pending in various senses.

  3. 3

    (of a structure) either hanging in some sense, or constructed of multiple elements such as the voussoirs of an arch or the pendentives of a dome, none of which can stand on its own, but which in combination are stable.

  4. 4

    (grammar, of a sentence) incomplete in some sense, such as lacking a finite verb.

🔄 Synonyms of "Pendent"

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WordDefinition
pendantnoun(architecture) A supporting post attached to the main rafter.
supportedHelped or aided.
danglingnounSuspended from above.
hangingnounSuspended.
suspendedCaused to stop for a while; interrupted or delayed.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pendent"

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WordDefinition
danglingnounSuspended from above.
hangingnounSuspended.
supportedHelped or aided.
suspendedCaused to stop for a while; interrupted or delayed.
pendantnoun(architecture) A supporting post attached to the main rafter.
sprinklernounAn irrigation device that sprays water into the air whilst moving back and forth.
indenoun(linguistics) Abbreviation of Indian English. [A major dialect of the English language, spoken in many varieties in India and by people from India.]
pendulentpendulous; hanging
danglyDangling; tending to dangle.
pendulousHanging from, or as if from, a support.
hungverbSuspended by hanging.
flaggynounAbounding in flags (plants with sword-shaped leaves).
pendulinenounA penduline tit.
saggingverbA manner of wearing pants or shorts below the waist, revealing some or all of the underwear.
droopingverbThat droops or droop.
pendantlikeResembling or characteristic of a pendant.
droopyTending to droop; sagging; wilting.
adroopnounDrooping.
lop-earedHaving ears that lop, having ears that hang down pendulously.
cernuous(botany) Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping.

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