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)gi(b)le
• 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

• backward(s)
• forward(s)
• part(ial)ly

Prepositions

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

• Russian
  • wikt:дар, wikt:подарок (= gift)