(Grammar) word used to replace nouns

and noun phrases (she, we, this, etc.)

pron. (pronoun)
(Grammar) word used to replace nouns
and noun phrases (she, we, this, etc.),
word replacing noun
pronoun
(Grammar) noun; word or phrase
functioning as a noun, directly attaching
as dye color, essential, existing
independently; real, tangible; substantial;
of or pertaining to the essence of
something; functioning as a noun
(Grammar); expressing existence (...
substantive
denominal, denominative word
(Grammar), naming; denoting a word
derived from a noun or adjective
(Grammar)
denominative
acting as adjective, part of speech used to
modify a noun (Grammar), practiced in
court, word qualifying noun
adjective
adjective or modifier that limits a noun
(Grammar), determinative, something or
somebody that determines, word that
determines noun use
determiner
noun or noun group, of names, of noun,
relating to current prices, relating to or
being a name; relating to or being a noun
(Grammar); very small; token; in name
only, so-called, very low in cost
nominal
part of speech that serves to express the
relationship between two words
(Grammar), word used before noun
preposition
act of positioning side by side; sentence
structure, word placement, cell growth in
layers, juxtaposition, relationship between
noun phrases
apposition
grammatically replaceable word, of or
pertaining to a substitute, acting as a
substitute; made up of substitutes, pro-
form, replace atom or atoms in molecule,
replace mathematical element with
equivalent, replace or take place of,
exchange, interchange...
substitute
form of a verb which acts as a noun
(Grammar), Latin noun, noun from a verb
gerund
combined, connective, connective; of or
pertaining to a conjunctive (word used to
link together words or phrases),
conjunction, of grammatical conjunctions,
word used to link together words or
phrases (i.e. and or but)
conjunctive
grammar of verb combinations with nouns valency grammar
(Grammar) verb used in combination with
one or more other words to create an
idiomatic expression (ex: take on, take
off), forming a phrase, dialectical;
containing phrases, containing a group of
words that functions as a single unit
(Grammar)
phrasal
add an affix to the end of a word so as to
alter its meaning (Grammar), add as
suffix, affix added on to the end of a word
(Grammar), element added at end of word
suffix
form noun from word, form noun group nominalize
from clause
act of deriving something, proof, source,
origin; something that has been derived;
act of deriving; (Grammar) process of
making new words from a root word (ex:
"painting from the word "paint"), word
formation
derivation
form of a verb which acts as a noun
(Grammar)
ger (gerund)
functioning to qualify or modify a noun
(Grammar)
adj. (adjective)
(Grammar) functioning as a noun;
essential; real; having practical value; of a
considerable amount
substantiative
early round, modifier, word that modifies
the meaning of another word (Grammar);
limiter, something that restricts;
authorizer, trainer, qualifying person or
team, somebody with a right or skills
qualifier
make word behave like noun substantivize
(Grammar) word that denotes a part of a
whole (i.e. some, half), expressing part of
something, partitive construction,
separating, dividing into parts; of part of
the whole (Grammar)
partitive
affix in middle, element which is placed
within the body of a word (Grammar), fix
in place, fasten; implant; instill, fix
something firmly in something else, put
an element in word
infix
emphasize the beats or accents that are syncopate
usually not accented (Music); make a
word shorter by omitting one or more
syllables or letters in the middle
(Grammar), modify rhythm by accenting
weak beat, shorten word by loss of sounds
altered form of word, bending, change in
pitch, curve, bend; change in pitch or tone
of the voice; addition of a suffix or other
element to the basic form of a word to
change its meaning or function
(Grammar), inflection point, word change
inflection
indeterminate, not clear, too many to
count, unclear, vague, indistinct; having
no set limits; undefined; of a word or
phrase which not does not specifically
define the word to which it refers
(Grammar), unlimited, vague and
uncertain
indefinite
fainting episode, loss of sounds from
word, omission of a letter or sound from
the middle of a word (Grammar);
temporary loss of consciousness due to
heart failure (Pathology), syncopation
syncope
sticking, clinging; modifying a noun
(Grammar), sticky, supporter, supporter;
follower, devotee
adherent
acting as an adjective (Grammar),
adjective; accompaniment, auxiliary;
characteristic, forming part of noun phrase
attributive
research of expressions; formulation of
phrases; choice of words, set of phrases,
use of language
phraseology
in grammatical apposition, pertaining to
apposition (sentence structure, word
placement); parallel, phrase that modifies
and supplements the word or phrase
directly before it (Grammar)
appositive
arise, come from, originate; remove the
stem from; stop, check, dam up; restrain,
hold back, base of a word, central stalk of
a plant; petiole; slender part which
connects or supports; main part of a word
to which affixes are added (Grammar);
family li...
stem
of or pertaining to a substantive, of or
pertaining to a noun (Grammar)
substantival
in a substantive manner; as a substantive,
as a noun (Grammar)
substantively
(Rhetoric) reversal in the order of words
in two otherwise parallel phrases (i.e. I
went to school, to work went they),
inverted word order in phrase
chiasmus
form of question, question; word or form
used when asking a question (Grammar),
questioning, inquisitive; used when asking
a question (Grammar), used to ask a
question, word used to ask a question
interrogative
concerning more than one, form of a word
that designates more than one referent
(Grammar), of many, of more than one,
plural category, plural form of a word,
referring to more than one
plural
(Linguistics) repetition of a word or
phrase at the start of successive phrases
anaphora
(usually for emphasis), part of
Communion, referring back, repetition for
effect
form or word which expresses a command
(Grammar), imperative, of or pertaining to
the imperative form, of a form or word
which expresses a command (Grammar)
jussive
last letters or syllable in a word
(Grammar), of or related to the end
terminative
replace something less efficient, succeed
somebody or something, take the place of,
replace; make void or useless
supersede
oust somebody, replace, take the place of
in an underhanded or scheming manner,
overthrow, usurp; replace one thing with
another
supplant
employed to address someone (Grammar),
indicating somebody or something
addressed, vocative case, word in the
vocative, word which is employed to
address someone; vocative case, case
which denotes that someone is being
addressed (Grammar)
vocative
ellipse, mark indicating omitted text,
omission of a word or words (Grammar);
omission of words in order to avoid
redundancy (Grammar); mark resembling
three periods ( ... ) or two dashes ( -- ) that
is used to indicate an omission of words,
omission o...
ellipsis
(Grammar) variation of the form (of a
noun, verb, etc.); decline, descent, slope,
declension
downward slope, process of ending
words, set of words that behave similarly,
worsening or falling away
exceptional, form of a word that
designates only one referent (Grammar),
referring to one person or thing, single;
remarkable, exceptional; unique; odd,
queer, singular word or form, standing for
individual thing, thing in isolation,
unusual
singular
act of expressing in words (especially
orally); act of making a word into a verb
(Grammar)
verbalization
comparative degree (Grammar),
comparative form of word, compared to
others, in a form expressing increase,
involving comparisons, pertaining to
comparison; relative; using comparison;
of the comparative degree (Grammar)
comparative
changer; adapter; adjuster; attributive
(Grammar), somebody or something that
modifies something, word qualifying
another
modifier
naming word, part of speech used for
persons places objects and conditions
(Grammar)
noun
correct in terms of grammar, in grammar,
of or pertaining to grammar, pertaining to
the study of classes of words, pertaining
to the study of the structure of a language;
conforming to the rules of grammar
grammatical
comment made abruptly, exclamation interjection
expressing emotion, interjecting of a word
or phrase in a conversation; word or
phrase inserted in a conversation;
exclamation expressing emotion or feeling
(Grammar)
(Grammar) female gender; word which
marks the female gender, attributed to
women, classified grammatically as
female in gender, conventionally
characteristic of women, effeminate,
feminine word or form, of the female sex;
characteristic of a woman or w...
feminine
different semantic relationship,
grammatical agreement with only one
element, instance in which a word
modifies or governs two or more words in
the same sentence but only grammatically
agrees with one (Grammar)
syllepsis
transposition of the letters of a word to
make a new word, word game, word
rearranged to form another
anagram
grammar expert, one who specializes in
grammar, writer on grammar
grammarian
having characteristics of both sexes,
neither male nor female, noun with same
masculine and feminine form,
representing both masculine and feminine
(Grammar); pertaining to both sexes,
same for masculine and feminine,
somebody or something epicene, wea...
epicene
(Grammar) word used to modify
adjectives and adverbs and show relation
the
between two conditions (i.e. The more I
study, the more I learn), all people of a
particular type, by how much or by that
much, definite article used to specify one
person or item i...
be verbose, express in words (especially
orally); make a word into a verb
(Grammar), express something in words,
make word into verb
verbalize
form of speech denoting opposition
(Grammar), opposite; contrasting,
opposing, word expressing opposition
adversative
artificial body part, device used to replace
a missing limb or body part; placement of
additional sounds at the beginning of a
word or line of poetry, prothesis,
replacement of body part
prosthesis
addition of something; addition of a
modifying word or phrase (Grammar)
adjunction
appellation, common noun, name,
designation, relating to name, used as
common noun
appellative
affix denoting lack or negation, causing
deprivation, causing deprivation; denying,
depriving, withholding; making negative,
indicating negation, relating to lack or
negation, word indicating the negative,
word of negation (Grammar)
privative
act of emphasizing the beats or accents
that are usually not accented (Music);
omission of a letter or sound from the
middle of a word (Grammar); change of
syncopation
meter (Poetry), placing of accent on weak
beat, syncope
diminutive word or suffix (Grammar),
indicating smallness, suffix indicating
smallness or fondness, tiny, minute, very
small, very small person or thing, word
indicating smallness or fondness
diminutive
bind somebody by contract, bind with a
contract, item, object; paragraph of a
contract; message sent to a newsgroup
(Computers), legal paragraph, newspaper
or reference piece, word before noun
article
case which marks the direct object of a
verb (Grammar), grammatical case, in
accusative, of the case which marks the
direct object of a verb (Grammar), word
or phrase in accusative
accusative
(about a pronoun) referring to the subject
(Grammar); (about a verb) having a
subject and object with the same referent
(Grammar); reflective; pertaining to an
involuntary physiological response,
(Grammar) objective pronoun which
refers to the subject,...
reflexive
(Grammar) conjunction that expresses an
oppositional relationship between two
items (i.e. "or" in the phrase "one or the
other"), containing or related to a
disjunction, contrast word, dividing,
showing contrast, tending to separate;
expressing an oppo...
disjunctive
(British spelling for inflection) curve, inflexion
bend; change in pitch or tone of the voice;
addition of a suffix or other element to the
basic form of a word to change its
meaning or function (Grammar)
case of nouns in Finnish inessive
addition of a letter syllable or phoneme at
the beginning of a word (Grammar),
addition of syllable to help pronunciation,
preparations for offering Eucharist,
prosthesis
prothesis
homonym, see also:homophone, word
which has the identical written form as
another word but differs in sound meaning
and origin, word with same spelling as
another
homograph
grammatical situation in which a
substitute word (e.g. pronoun) precedes
the word to which it refers, using word
referring to something following
cataphora
place in a seat again; furnish with new
seats, provide a new seat for, replace the
seats in building, replace valve seating,
seat somebody as before, seat somebody
elsewhere
reseat
word which explains a code or cipher;
important word; word which indicates the
subject of a document
keyword
(Grammar) of or pertaining to the ablative
case (used to indicate direction, location,
or agency), ablative case or word,
grammatical case, grammatical case that
indicates direction or location or agency
ablative
(Grammar)
curse, profane word, obscene word,
offensive or taboo word
swearword
cover writing with more writing, replace
an existing file with a new file of the same
name (Computers); write too much or too
elaborately; write over what is already
written (causing it to be illegible), replace
computer file, write something too elabo...
overwrite
of a prefix, pertaining to a word or word
stem placed at the beginning of a word
prefixal
link between subject and predicate, link
between two things, linking verb, word
that links a subject with its predicate
(Grammar); connecting part (bone,
ligament)
copula
part of speech used to express action or
state of being or the relationship between
the subject and object in a sentence
(Grammar), predicate of sentence, word
indicating action or state
verb
change of function, conjugate (Grammar);
by-product, offshoot, derivate, derived
thing, derived word, differential
coefficient, financial product, obtained
from another source, borrowed, related
chemical product, unoriginal
derivative
force to leave home, move from its usual
place; remove from office; oust, replace,
take the place of, move from usual place,
remove from post, replace fluid with
object, take place of atom
displace
add prefix to, arrange in advance,
introduce with something, place before or
in front of; add a prefix, add a word or
word stem to the beginning of a word; set
or arrange in advance, put before
something, something preceding
something else, title, word...
prefix
case-form which indicates place or
location (Grammar), grammatical case,
indicating place or direction, showing
place (Grammer), word in locative case
locative
case of Finnish noun, inferential, of case
of Finnish noun, relating to making
illation; stating inference; inferential,
something that states inference
illative
capable of being spoken, term, word,
name; word considered merely as a
grouping of letters which can be
pronounced rather than a carrier of
meaning, word as merely sounds or letters
vocable
catchword or slogan, common saying or
belief, identifying word or custom, word
or pronunciation used only by members of
a specific group or class; word or phrase
characteristic of a particular group or
ideology
shibboleth
duplicate taxonomic name, homophone,
see also:homograph, somebody with same
name, word that is identical in spelling
and pronunciation to another word but has
a different meaning, word with same
spelling or sound
homonym
container, grammatical form of word,
holder or outer covering, inspect place,
instance, kind of person, kind of printed
character, occasion; matter; legal case;
situation; argument; category of inflection
(Grammar); box, container; (Computers)
metal bo...
case
see also:superordinate, word that indicates
a more specific meaning than another
related word (i.e. father is a hyponym of
parent), word with narrower meaning
hyponym
lifeless; spiritless; inactive, inert, not
lively, not living, relating to nouns for
nonliving things
inanimate
eager to dominate, form which shows
ownership or belonging (Grammar), of
ownership, of ownership; jealous, envious
about belongings; pertaining to
ownership, possessive case, selfish,
showing ownership in grammatical terms,
word showing ownership
possessive
fashionable word, password, key word,
code word
buzzword
similarly spelled word, word that is
written exactly like another word but has
a different meaning (such as "lead"- the
metal- and "lead" -to guide)
heteronym
act of defining a word, clarity of recorded
sound, degree of clarity, embodiment of
something, explanation, meaning,
interpretation (as of a word or term),
making something clear, meaning of word
definition
link, connection; connective word, word
which joins, linking, linking word, serving
to join or link, stamen tissue
connective
exaggerated praise, excellent,
grammatical form, highest in degree of
comparison, of the highest degree,
supreme; denoting the highest degree of a
quality (Grammar), somebody or
something superlative, superlative
adjective or adverb, word denoting the ...
superlative
any word or phrase that is peculiarly
English; quality that is typical of the
English, British English word, English
word in foreign language
Anglicism
coiner of phrases phrasemaker
omission of end of word, removal of the
last letter in a word, removal of the last
syllable in a word
apocope
inceptive, inceptive verb; inceptive aspect
of verbs (Grammar), initial; beginning;
starting to develop; inceptive (Grammar)
inchoative
one who creates, one who invents
(especially new words or phrases)
neologist
book of translated phrases for travelers phrase book
basic form of verb, characterized by or
containing an infinitive (Grammar),
simple form of a verb which does not
specify a subject (Grammar)
infinitive
form word, functor, word performing
function, without intrinsic meaning
function word
grammatical form, in the dative, word, dative
word that indicates the indirect object
(Grammer)
code word, reference point, word with a
special meaning to a computer
keyword; key word
having the nature of metonymy, of or
pertaining to the use of a related word to
represent another word that it does not
specifically denote (Rhetoric)
metonymic
having the nature of metonymy, of or
pertaining to the use of a related word to
represent another word that it does not
specifically denote (Rhetoric)
metonymical
governing principle of reason (Greek
Philosophy); word of God (Judaism);
word of God incarnate in Jesus
(Christianity)
logos
strictly adhering to basic meaning, used to
emphasize, word for word; in a literal
manner; accurately; actually, virtually
literally
new word formed by affix removal,
process of word formation
back-formation
offensive substitute for neutral word,
substitution of a coarser word
dysphemism
see also:function word, word referring to
real-world object
content word
weather permitting, without prejudice,
word processing, word processor
WP
act of making a new word or phrase; use
of a new word; adaption of a new
doctrine, neologism
neology
(about a word) having the same homophonic
pronunciation as another word but a
different meaning, relating to homophony,
sounding the same
pertaining to semantics, of the study of the
meaning and use of words and phrases
semantical
aim, purpose, goal; objective case
(Grammar), based on facts, being object
of verb, existing independently of mind,
free of bias, impartial, unbiased; existing
outside of the mind; relating to or
characteristic of a direct object
(Grammar); expressing ...
objective
incorrect origin for word, replacement of
unknown word
folk etymology
pertaining to an antonym (word having
the opposite meaning of another word)
antonymous
pun, word game, use of a word to create a
humorous effect
paronomasia
necessity, obligation; command, order;
imperative mood, form used when making
an order or request (Grammar); verb in
the imperative mood (Grammar)
imper. (imperative)
having a direct object (Grammar);
temporary, impermanent, intermediate,
involving same relation between terms,
requiring direct object, verb accompanied
by a direct object (Grammar)
transitive
expert in semantics, linguist who studies
the meaning and use of words and phrases
semanticist
book which provides information about
words and phrases (i.e. meanings,
dict. (dictionary)
spelling, pronunciation, etc.)
holy word in meditation, often repeated
expression or idea, word or combination
of words that are chanted or sung as a
prayer or incantation (Hinduism)
mantra
noun with plural count noun
noun from verb verbal noun
nonconcrete noun abstract noun
modifier of noun adnominal
usually uncountable noun mass noun
formed from noun denominal
depending on preceding word, having no
independent accent (pertaining to a word),
word which has no independent accent
enclitic
origin of a word, root of a word, true
origin of a word
etymon
greeting, salutation, interj. hi! (used in
greeting); hey! (used to attract attention),
used to add ironic emphasis, word
expressing surprise, word to attract
attention, word used as greeting
hello
of shorthand, pertaining to a form of
simplified writing that uses symbols for
words and phrases
stenographic
writing which uses complex phrases and
fancy words, vague bureaucratic jargon
gobbledygook
writing which uses complex phrases and
fancy words, vague bureaucratic jargon
gobbledegook
noun in a two-part sentence predicate nominative
adjective from proper noun proper adjective
note, noun, number n.
replace normal hydrogen with tritium tritiate
gradually replace sound or image cross-fade
active voice, verb in the active voice
(Grammar), busy, doing something,
energetic, constantly moving, lively;
functioning; of or pertaining to the active
voice, indicating that the action is
performed by the subject of the verb
(Grammar), involving fr...
active
group of words functioning as noun noun phrase
noun designating member of a class common noun
cause delay, replace a phone in its cradle,
suspend
hang up
one who induces others to give up their
own beliefs and attempts to replace them
with his own
brainwasher
clue in charades, game in which words or
phrases are pantomimed while others
guess the meaning, ridiculous pretense
charade
collective, noun representing group as unit collective noun
replace or refill something, resupply,
provide supplies again; store away again
restock
assumption for the sake of argument,
bract supporting grass flower, glossary
word, helping theory, subordinate
proposition (Mathematics); headword,
word that is explained or clarified, subject
heading
lemma
choose rhyming word, poem, similarity in
sound, sound similar, word sounding
rhyme; rime
same as another, write poetry
part of figure of speech, word or concept
that represents another word or concept to
which it is related but does not
specifically denote (Rhetoric)
metonym
branch of grammar, organization of words
in sentences, rule-based arrangement,
rules for deriving logical formulas, rules
governing program structure, rules of
syntax, study of sentence structure
(Grammar); rules governing the
arrangement of instructio...
syntax
meaningless phrase; curse, swearword,
meaningless word in a line of poetry, used
as an expletive, word with no meaning
expletive
coinage of new words, neology, new
expression; new word; modern usage of
words or expressions, new word or
meaning
neologism
word of more than one syllable, word with
many syllables
polysyllable
heraldic emblem, word puzzle, word
puzzle representing form of pictures or
symbols
rebus
homonym, letter with same sound, see
also:homograph, word identical in
pronunciation to another but different in
meaning, word with same pronunciation
homophone
heading, opening word or phrase (of a
chapter, encyclopedia entry, etc.), key
word at head of entry
headword
occur frequently with another word, place
together; arrange words side by side, put
something next to something, word that
occurs with another
collocate
adhesion, agglutinate, cell clump,
clumped mass, clumping of cells,
compound word formation, process of
fastening or attaching; compound word
made from other words
agglutination
take the place of, supplant, replace; cause
to become obsolete; succeed in a position
or role (also supersede)
supercede
Greek word category, with stressed
penultimate syllable, word with
penultimate stress
paroxytone
re-cover furniture with cushions springs
and fabric, upholster again, replace
upholstery on seat
reupholster
fill again, resupply, reload, restock,
furnish new fuel for fire, nourish
somebody or something, replace used
items
replenish
alternative name, rejected duplicate
taxonomic name, word meaning same as
another, word which has the same or
almost the same meaning as another
synonym
pertaining to a homonym, pertaining to a
word spelled and pronounced as another
word but with a different meaning
homonymic
first letter in English alphabet, first letter
of the English alphabet; indefinite article
a
used with nouns, first vertical row of
chessboard
paragraphs surrounding a word or
sentence; overall situation, background,
surrounding conditions, text surrounding a
word or passage
context
acting as a pronoun, of a pronoun
(Grammar), acting as pronoun, word
acting like pronoun
pronominal
(Semantics) state of having one meaning
(especially of individual words and
phrases), singleness of meaning
monosemy
ability to spell, act of writing or saying the
letters of a word in their proper order; way
in which a word is spelled, forming words
by ordering letters, specific example of
letter order
spelling
adding a sound to a word, addition of a
sound to a word (that does not exist in the
original) in order to make pronunciation
easier (such as adding the letter B to
mumble)
epenthesis
extra spoken stress on important word,
forcefulness of expression, importance,
importance that is attached to something;
accent or stress that is placed on a word or
words
emphasis

between planets, close proximity of
planets, combining of several things,
connecting word, simultaneous
occurrence, type of compound statement,
conjunction
uniting, joining, connection; connecting
word
factual and unimaginative, following
basic meaning, used to emphasize truth of
something, using alphabetical letters,
verbatim, following the letter or exact
words of the original, word for word;
factual; accurate; relating to or expressed
in letters
literal
composition in which the initial or ending
letters form a word or phrase, of an
acrostic, pertaining to a composition in
which the initial or ending letters form a
word or phrase, written lines containing
word
acrostic
crushing machine, gobstopper, hard
candy, unpronounceable word, word that
is difficult to pronounce (Slang); hard
candy
jawbreaker
executioner, letter game, one who
executes by hanging; word game in which
one player must guess the letters of a
word selected by another player
hangman
game in which rhyme must be found for
given word, rhyming word game
crambo
loan, loan word, word borrowed from
another language, word borrowed from
one language and made a part of another
language
loanword
~ mood: way of commanding, necessary,
obligatory; commanding; of the
imperative mood, of the form used when
imperative
making an order or request (Grammar); of
a verb in the imperative mood (Grammar),
necessity, obligation; command, order;
imperative mood, form u...
gibberish, magic spell, magic word, word
used when performing a magic trick
abracadabra
keyed characters giving computer access,
keyword, code word, special code that is
used to gain entry (to a computer system,
etc.), word securing access
password
add an explanatory note (in the margins of
a text, etc.); comment; polish, add a shiny
finish to; cover up, give a deceptively
appealing appearance to, deceptive and
superficial attractiveness, explain word or
phrase, explanatory word or phrase, give
d...
gloss
distributive word, involved with
deliveries, involving distribution,
producing equal results, referring to each
member of group, referring to individuals,
not classes, serving to distribute, serving
to allot; of or pertaining to distribution,
word whic...
distributive
borrow to repay a debt, fund something
anew, replace bond issue with new issue
re-fund
attach a suffix to the end of a word or
article, attach to the end, addition placed
at the end of a word or article, concluding
attachment
postfix
he or she, people in general, pron. 3rd
person plural pronoun used to replace
they
names of people or things, those
at the middle, in the middle of a language
unit, in the middle; of medium size or
average dimensions; of or pertaining to
the average, letter or group of letters in
the middle of a word; sound in the middle
of a word; voiced stop (Phonetics),
median, n...
medial
equip again; provide again, resupply
again; replace furniture, fill with new
furniture
refurnish
character representing a word or sound,
letter group with a particular sound, sign
representing a sound word or syllable
(Linguistics)
phonogram
removing of the last letter in a word,
removing of the last syllable in a word
apocopation
attend without taking part, occupy
building as protest, stay-in strike; invade a
building, temporarily replace somebody
sit in
put a new sole on a shoe, replace the
bottom surface of a shoe
resole
act of gathering representative samples;
process of collecting specimens, process
of selecting sample group, reuse of
recorded musical phrases, something used
as a sample
sampling
disease of cereal grasses in which fungal
growths replace healthy grains, fungal
bodies used in medicine, fungus attacking
cereals
ergot
gender of noun for both sexes, gender that
excludes neuter
common gender
history of a word, study of the origin of
words, study of the historical development
of words, study of word origins
etymology
reclose with a cap, replace a cap; put new
treads onto a tire; recapitulate, summarize,
review with a short summary, restate main
points, retread, retread a tyre
recap
(Computers) extension of a file which was
edited in the word processing program
Microsoft Word; extension of a
documentation file of a program
DOC
coins, currency, invention of new word or
phrase, making of metal money, minting
of coins; invention of a new word or
phrase
coinage
device for taking samples, electronic
equipment for sampling musical phrases,
embroidered cloth, machine converting
sound to digital information, one who
takes specimens; one who gathers
representative samples; small piece of
decorative embroidery, rep...
sampler
Often used in risk arbitrage. Change in the
controlling interest of a corporation, either
through a friendly acquisition or an
unfriendly, hostile, bid. A hostile takeover
(aiming to replace existing management)
is usually attempted through a public te...
Takeover
analyze grammatical structure of
sentence, break a word into parts, analyze
parse
the grammatical structure of a sentence,
describe grammatical role of word,
division of input into small sections that
are easy for a program to process
(Computers)
of or pertaining to a style of writing which
is considered typically journalistic and is
characterized by sloppy writing and
hackneyed phrases, writing style of
journalists
journalese
as an apposition (Grammar) appositively
grammar, grammatical gram.
transformational grammar TG
as an adjective (Grammar) adjectivally
word formed from initials, word formed
from the first initials of several words (i.e.
NASA)
acronym
making a word from existing words, word
formed from existing words
lexicalization
very long, containing many syllables (of a
word); tending to use very long words,
word containing many syllables
sesquipedalian
grammar with transformational rules transformational grammar
of or pertaining to declension (Grammar) declinational
increasing; expanding (Grammar) aug. (augmentative)
in the form of an adjective (Grammar) attributively
of or pertaining to the infinitive
(Grammar)
infinitival
(Grammar) expressing exhortation cohortative
one who checks grammar and syntax construer
of or pertaining to inflection (Grammar) inflectional
lethargic, lying on the back, lying face
upward; having the palm upward; passive,
indifferent, apathetic, type of Latin noun
supine
become embedded, bury, establish habits
or notions, firmly establish, plant; graft,
insert (Medicine), something which has
been used to replace part of the body
(Medicine), something inserted during
surgery
implant
borrow library book for longer, extend
something, get new supply, give
somebody or something new energy,
make something new again, repeat
promise, replace something worn, restore
to good condition; restart, resume; refresh,
revive; extend for an additi...
renew
word consisting of one syllable, word of
one syllable
monosyllable
grammar, rules for producing sentences generative grammar
pertaining to verb inflection (Grammar) conjugational
improper use of words; poor grammar abusage
grammar that divides language into layers stratificational grammar
conjugated (Grammar); extracted, drawn
from
derived
grammar of the linear sequence of
sentence
phrase-structure grammar
from a grammatical standpoint, according
to the rules of grammar
grammatically
with connected words or clauses
(Grammar)
copulatively