Definitions of challenge
n. - An invitation to engage in a contest or controversy of any kind; a defiance; specifically, a summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons.
2
n. - The act of a sentry in halting any one who appears at his post, and demanding the countersign.
2
n. - A claim or demand.
2
n. - The opening and crying of hounds at first finding the scent of their game.
2
n. - An exception to a juror or to a member of a court martial, coupled with a demand that he should be held incompetent to act; the claim of a party that a certain person or persons shall not sit in trial upon him or his cause.
2
n. - An exception to a person as not legally qualified to vote. The challenge must be made when the ballot is offered.
2
n. - To call to a contest of any kind; to call to answer; to defy.
2
n. - To call, invite, or summon to answer for an offense by personal combat.
2
n. - To claim as due; to demand as a right.
2
n. - To censure; to blame.
2
n. - To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines); as, the sentinel challenged us, with "Who comes there?"
2
n. - To take exception to; question; as, to challenge the accuracy of a statement or of a quotation.
2
n. - To object to or take exception to, as to a juror, or member of a court.
2
n. - To object to the reception of the vote of, as on the ground that the person in not qualified as a voter.
2
v. i. - To assert a right; to claim a place.
2
The word "challenge" uses 9 letters: A C E E G H L L N.
No direct anagrams for challenge found in this word list.
Words formed by adding one letter before or after challenge (in bold), or to aceeghlln in any order:
d - challenged r - challenger s - challenges
List all words starting with challenge, words containing challenge or words ending with challenge
All words formed from challenge by changing one letter
Other words with the same letter pairs: ch ha al ll le en ng ge
Browse words starting with challenge by next letter
Previous word in list: challas
Next word in list: challenged
Some random words: oka eclair aiglet nth gnar foal irradiance
This is not a dictionary, it's a word game wordfinder. Help and FAQ - Examples - Home
2009 Nov 29 - 13:32:33 - MoreWords.com © Copyright 2004-2009 Buttle and Tuttle Ltd - 8.584mS Privacy Policy