Reentrant

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:11 pts9 letters

Definition of Reentrant

Adjective

Reentering; pointing inward.
Such that the corresponding lock can be reacquired by the locking thread.
"The global interpreter lock of the embedded scripting engine is not reentrant."
That may be executed more than once at a time either by different threads, or because of recursion.
"Global variables must not be altered by reentrant code."
Designed to return to the Earth's atmosphere.
Of or pertaining to reentry (in the heart).

Noun

An angle or part that reenters itself.
One who enters (the labour market, etc.) again.
A valley between a pair of parallel ridges.

Anagrams of Reentrant

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "reentrant":

8-LETTER WORDS

7-LETTER WORDS

entrant entreat ratteen retreat ternate terrane treater

6-LETTER WORDS

earner entera errant natter nearer neaten neater netter ranter ratten ratter reearn rennet renter rerent+9 more

5-LETTER WORDS

anent antre arene arete eaten eater enate enter ranee rater rente reran tarre tater tenet+3 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "reentrant" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

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