Dictionary Entry
sustentation
sustentation is a 12-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of sustaining, or the state of being sustained; preservation from falling; support; sustenance; maintenance. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
12 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 3 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The act of sustaining, or the state of being sustained; preservation from falling; support; sustenance; maintenance.
- 2noun
The aggregate of the functions by which a living organism is maintained in a normal condition of weight and growth.
- 3noun
the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
"they were in want of sustenance"
"fishing was their main sustainment"
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