patent


Meanings

  • a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
  • an official document granting a right or privilege
  • obtain a patent for;
    • "Should I patent this invention?"
  • grant rights to; grant a patent for
  • make open to sight or notice;
    • "His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him"
  • (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage;
    • "patent ductus arteriosus"
  • clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment;
    • "patent advantages"
  • PATENT v -ED, -ING, -S to obtain a patent (a government grant protecting the rights of an inventor) on


Scrabble Score: 8

patent is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

patent is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

patent is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 10

patent is a valid Words With Friends word