Roots and affixes

a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form

any of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound; "calcium carbonate occurs in the allomorphs calcite and aragonite"

the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan"

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in ‘college-bound students’; "children bound for school";…

a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; e.g. an ‘-s’ at the end of plural nouns

a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; e.g. an ‘-s’ at the end of plural nouns

the act of combining things to form a new whole

the act of combining things to form a new whole

a bound form used only in compounds; "‘hemato-’ is a combining form in words like ‘hematology’"

the act of combining things to form a new whole

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a wor…

headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in ‘college-bound students’; "children bound for school";…

(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative"

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a wor…

people who are free; "the home of the free and the brave"

a morpheme that can occur alone

a morpheme that can occur alone

people who are free; "the home of the free and the brave"

an affix that is inserted inside the word

the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan"

change shape as via computer animation; "In the video, Michael Jackson morphed into a panther"

minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units

an affix that is added at the end of the word

an affix that is added in front of the word

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative"

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

take root and begin to grow; "this plant roots quickly"

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a wor…

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

an affix that is added at the end of the word

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative"

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a wor…

(linguistics) a word that is derived from another word; "‘electricity’ is a derivative of ‘electric’"

attach a prefix to; "prefixed words"

attach a suffix to; "suffix words"

a shortened form of a word or phrase

a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word; "‘NATO’ is an initialism for North Atlantic…

the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio"

a variant phonological representation of a morpheme; "the final sounds of ‘bets’ and ‘beds’ and ‘horses’ and ‘oxen’ are allomorphs of the Englis…

the act of attaching or affixing something

the act of blending components together thoroughly

the act of blending components together thoroughly

a word or morpheme used in some languages in certain contexts (such as counting) to indicate the semantic class to which the counted item belongs

the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio"

an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended; "the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Bab…

the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holid…

the act of combining into an integral whole; "a consolidation of two corporations"; "after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimo…

the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have ‘-ism’ as an ending"

a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes

the act of fusing (or melting) together

a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word; "‘NATO’ is an initialism for North Atlantic…

the act of combining into an integral whole; "a consolidation of two corporations"; "after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimo…

the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio"

the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; "the interspersion of illustrations in the text"

the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holid…

the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio"

the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio"

the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio"

the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes

the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton

the act of tempering

the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have ‘-ism’ as an ending"

the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holid…

the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holid…

the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holid…

a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes.; "Also common in E…

a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes.; "Also common in E…