Words Containing: D,I,S,T,R,A,I,N

• pertaining to or of the nature of a stipend or allowance

• (United Kingdom) a paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing with police cases

• receiving or eligible for compensation

• for which money is paid

• a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution

• a public promotion of some product or service

• the business of drawing public attention to goods and services

• high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation

• put into dramatic form

• represent something in a dramatic manner

• add details to

• draw someone's attention away from something

• disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed

• the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)

• (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase

• a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions

• (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation

• inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

• drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body

• drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation

• the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin

• The mechanical parts of the powertrain, the gears and shafts, that connect the engine to the wheels in a vehicle.

• mental turmoil

• an obstacle to attention

• an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations

• the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something