To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to; to fix to any part of; as, to affix a syllable to a word; to affix a seal…
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Any one of two or more distinct crystalline forms of the same substance; or the substance having such forms; -- as, carbonate of lime…
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Greek and Latin origins, Morphology.a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; e.g. an ‘-s’ at the end of plural nouns
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; e.g. an ‘-s’ at the end of plural nouns
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.One who classifies.
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes.; "Also c…
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.of End
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.a morpheme that can occur alone
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.a morpheme that can occur alone
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in; as, to infix a sting, spear, or dart.
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.The smallest meaningful part of a word.
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.A letter, syllable, or word, added to the end of another word; a suffix.
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.To put or fix before, or at the beginning of, another thing; as, to prefix a syllable to a word, or a condition to an agreement.
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.Of or pertaining to the root; proceeding directly from the root.
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Greek and Latin origins, Morphology.To turn up the earth with the snout, as swine.
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Greek and Latin origins, Morphology.(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
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Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar: as, acid fruits or liquors. Also fig.: Sour-tempered.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bound, compounds, hemato, combining, words.Conjoined; attending; consequent.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bound, compounds, hemato, combining, words.A prefix, or combining form, in numerous compounds, usually relating to seed or blood vessels, or to something contained in, or covere…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bound, compounds, hemato, combining, words.One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a mechanic, or other person, for a certain time, with a view to learn th…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bound, compounds, hemato, combining, words.To mix or mingle together; esp. to mingle, combine, or associate so that the separate things mixed, or the line of demarcation, can no…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bound, compounds, hemato, combining, words.A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material, blank, written, or printed, bound together; commonly, many folded and bound shee…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bound, compounds, hemato, combining, words.of Bind
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bound, compounds, hemato, combining, words.See Bound bailiff, under Bound, a.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bound, compounds, hemato, combining, words.Except with; unless with; without.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bound, compounds, hemato, combining, words.in all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl compounds to produ…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bound, compounds, hemato, combining, words.A colorless, inflammable, poisonous gas, C2N2, with a peach-blossom odor, so called from its tendency to form blue compounds; obtained…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bound, compounds, hemato, combining, words.of Destine
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bound, compounds, hemato, combining, words.A combining form (also used adjectively), meaning pertaining to, or derived from, a series of compounds containing a radical of two ni…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bound, compounds, hemato, combining, words.
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