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the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong…

satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards

satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards

furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each othe…

something added to complete or embellish or make perfect; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; "wild rice was served as an accom…

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…

a person who is a participating member of an organization; "the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees"

the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb; "‘The…

the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb; "‘The…

relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law; "adjective law"

furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each othe…

a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence

furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each othe…

the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses

of or relating to or functioning as an adverb; "adverbial syntax"

be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"…

compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in correspondence"

of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture; "American citizens"; "American English"; "the American drea…

the English language as used in the United States

the English language as used in the United States

the English language as used in the United States

furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each othe…

the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun

the mark (‘'’) used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word

the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"

the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport; "the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded"; "the…

furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each othe…

the beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verb

of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify; "‘red’ is an attributive adjective in ‘a red apple’"

of or relating to or characteristic of Australia or its inhabitants or its languages; "Australian deserts"; "Australian aborigines"

furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each othe…

a verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with

apart from anything else; without additions or modifications; "only the bare facts"; "shocked by the mere idea"; "the simple passage of time was…

the act of blending components together thoroughly

the act of blending components together thoroughly

the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door"

of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture; "his wife is British"

English as spoken in the UK

a native or inhabitant of Canada

the English language as used in Canada

one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; "printers once k…

one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; "printers once k…

the sale of capital stock

the sale of capital stock

a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"

a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"

(grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate functioning as a part of a complex sentence

the prevailing psychological state; "the climate of opinion"; "the national mood had changed radically since the last election"

an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"

someone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously

the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"

the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted

the act of combining things to form a new whole

the act of combining things to form a new whole

a punctuation mark (‘,’) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence

being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language; "common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongu…

a noun that denotes any or all members of a class

estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete; "a relative stranger"

something added to complete or embellish or make perfect; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; "wild rice was served as an accom…

a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction

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…

the act of combining things to form a new whole

be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"…

be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"…

imposing or depending on or containing a condition; "conditional acceptance of the terms"; "lent conditional support"; "the conditional sale wil…

so similar as to be easily identified for another thing; "potentially confusable senses of words"; "easily mistakable signals"

a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant

(grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction

continuing in time or space without interruption; "a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"…

interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition

bring into common action, movement, or condition; "coordinate the painters, masons, and plumbers"; "coordinate his actions with that of his coll…

a clause in a complex sentence that is grammatically equivalent to the main clause and that performs the same grammatical function

someone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously

compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in correspondence"

the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours"

a noun that forms plurals

the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours"

an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"

the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door"

given to or marked by the open expression of emotion; "an affectionate and demonstrative family"

(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective…

a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or a…

the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish derivation"

characterized by inflections indicating a semantic relation between a word and its base; "the morphological relation between ‘sing’ and ‘singer’…

of or relating to an approach to linguistic analysis that aims at the description of a language's forms, structures and usage; "descriptive gram…

a grammar that is produced by descriptive linguistics

a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"

a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"

a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"

a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"

a punctuation mark (‘/’) used to separate related items of information

the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong…

two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: ‘sh’ in ‘shoe’)

two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: ‘sh’ in ‘shoe’)

plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"

the object that receives the direct action of the verb

do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions; "She doubles as his wife and secretary"

omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences

an exclamatory rhetorical device; "exclamation such as ‘O tempore! O mores’"

omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences

a quad with a square body; "since ‘em quad’ is hard to distinguish from ‘en quad’, printers sometimes called it a ‘mutton quad’"

a quad with a square body; "since ‘em quad’ is hard to distinguish from ‘en quad’, printers sometimes called it a ‘mutton quad’"

half the width of an em

a dash that is one-half the length of an em dash.; "The en dash is commonly used to indicate a closed range of values — a range with clearly def…

plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"

the discipline that studies the English language and literature

the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours"

an exclamatory rhetorical device; "exclamation such as ‘O tempore! O mores’"

a punctuation mark (‘!’) used after an exclamation

a punctuation mark (‘!’) used after an exclamation

(of verbs) relating to forms of the verb that are limited in time by a tense and (usually) show agreement with number and person

beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening; "full the cloth"

a punctuation mark (‘.’) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a per…

a punctuation mark (‘.’) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a per…

(of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president"

a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future

a perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future; "‘I will have finished’ is an example of the future perfect"

a perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future; "‘I will have finished’ is an example of the future perfect"

a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future