dean: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 5 letter points · starts with D · ends with N
Meaning of dean
noun
A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).
A dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies, especially an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop, in charge of a chapter of canons.
The senior member of some group of people.
Listed forms: deans.
Source: Wiktionary — dean.
verb
- informal, transitive
To send (a student) to see the dean of a college or university.
- intransitive, rare
To serve as a dean.
Listed forms: deans, deaning, deaned.
Source: Wiktionary — dean.
noun
A hill.
Listed forms: deans.
Source: Wiktionary — dean.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for dean.
noun
a man who is the senior member of a group
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is dean in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of dean
D(2) + E(1) + A(1) + N(1) = 5 points.
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Anagrams of dean
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from dean
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