User:Wavelength/About English/Kangaroo words

A kangaroo word is a word that contains letters of another word, in order, with the same meaning.

Nouns

 * act(ion)
 * (ca)l(umn)ies
 * cave(rn)
 * fort(ress)
 * fount(ain)
 * (hi)story
 * (hu)mankind
 * intent(ion)
 * jo(cularit)y
 * limit(ation)
 * mat(ch)es
 * mead(ow)
 * mount(ain)
 * pane(l)
 * ra(mpa)ge
 * ra(p)scal(lion)
 * res(pi)t(e)
 * sign(al)
 * (transgres)si(o)n

Verbs

 * (ab)err(ate)
 * chat(ter)
 * cu(r)t(ail)
 * (enco)ur(a)ge
 * (e)vac(u)ate
 * (ex)is(ts)
 * (ob)se(rv)e
 * prat(tl)e
 * ra(mpa)ge
 * r(eg)ul(at)es
 * (se)par(a)t(e)
 * set(tle)
 * sli(there)d
 * u(tili)se
 * wag(gle)
 * ye(ar)n

Verbs or participial adjectives

 * sat(iat)ed
 * sat(isfi)ed
 * sit(uat)ed

Adjectives

 * d(ec)ea(se)d
 * fra (n)g i (b) l e
 * gi(g)ant(ic)
 * intens(iv)e
 * ma(scu)l(in)e
 * (re)strict(ive)
 * ro(t)und
 * shad(ow)y
 * s(t)olid

Adverbs

 * back ward(s)
 * forward(s)
 * part(ial)ly

Prepositions

 * in(side)
 * out(side)
 * toward(s)
 * (up)on
 * (with)in


 * Russian
 * дар, подарок (= gift)