What it means
- (noun) The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back. “The committee authorised the reservation of funds.”
- (noun) Something that is withheld or kept back.
- (noun) (often in the plural) A limiting qualification; a doubt. “I have reservations about your intentions.”
- (noun) A tract of land set apart by the US government for the use of a Native American people; Indian reservation (compare Canadian reserve).
- (noun) An arrangement by which accommodation or transport arrangements are secured in advance. “I have a hotel reservation in the name of Mr Smith.”
- (noun) The area which separates opposing lanes of traffic on a divided motorway or dual carriageway; see also central reservation. “A vehicle crashed through the central reservation into the path of oncoming traffic.”
- (noun) The setting aside of a certain percentage of vacancies in government institutions for members of backward and underrepresented communities (defined primarily by caste and tribe).
Letter analysis
- Reservation contains 11 letters: 5 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 9 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 4.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 14.
Related words
Other 11-letter words
- abandonment
- abbreviated
- abbreviates
- abdications
- aberrations
- abjurations
- abnormality
- abominating
- abomination
- aboriginals
- abortionist
- abracadabra
- abridgement
- abridgments
- abrogations
- absenteeism
- abstentions
- abstracting
Words starting with RES
- resale
- resales
- reschedule
- rescheduled
- reschedules
- rescheduling
- rescind
- rescinded
- rescinding
- rescinds
- rescission
- rescue
- rescued
- rescuer
- rescuers
- rescues
- rescuing
- research
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Words ending with ION
Sub-words
- orneriest
- overrates
- renovates
- retainers
- reversion
- anterior
- arteries
- aversion
- investor
- nerviest
- notaries
- overeats
- overrate
- reinsert
- reinvest
- renovate
- resonate
- restrain
- retainer
- retrains
- riveters
- rotaries
- savorier
- strainer
- terrains
- trainees
- trainers
- traverse
- veterans
- votaries
- arrives
- artsier
- earners
- earnest
- eastern
- entries
- erosive
- evasion
- inverse
- inverts
- naivest
- nastier
- natives
- nearest
- nervier
- orients
- ovaries
- overate
- overeat
- overran
- rations
- ravines
- renters
- restive
- restore
- retains
- retinae
- retinas
- retires
Common questions
What does Reservation mean?
The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.
How many letters are in Reservation?
Reservation has 11 letters.
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