Conjoined; attending; consequent.
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the object that receives the direct action of the verb
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A separate portion of a written paper, paragraph, or sentence; an article, stipulation, or proviso, in a legal document.
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Linguistics, Sentence structure, Syntax.That which fills up or completes; the quantity or number required to fill a thing or make it complete.
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Linguistics, Sentence structure, Syntax.Serving to form, compose, or make up; elemental; component.
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Linguistics, Sentence structure, Syntax.The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Linguistics, Sentence structure, Syntax.a clause in a complex sentence that is grammatically equivalent to the main clause and that performs the same grammatical function
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Linguistics, Sentence structure, Syntax.a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adje…
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Linguistics, Sentence structure, Syntax.The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure; as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting or eliciting; as,…
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Linguistics, Sentence structure, Syntax.(grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Linguistics, Sentence structure, Syntax.the object that is the recipient or beneficiary of the action of the verb
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Linguistics, Sentence structure, Syntax.The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry.
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Linguistics, Sentence structure, Syntax.Denoting a question; expressed in the form of a question; as, an interrogative sentence; an interrogative pronoun.
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Linguistics, Sentence structure, Syntax.Erroneous construction; wrong interpretation.
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Linguistics, Sentence structure, Syntax.Of or pertaining to a name or names; having to do with the literal meaning of a word; verbal; as, a nominal definition.
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Linguistics, Sentence structure, Syntax.a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Linguistics, Sentence structure, Syntax.a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Linguistics, Sentence structure, Syntax.To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Linguistics, Sentence structure, Syntax.the object that receives the direct action of the verb
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Producing accusations; accusatory.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: object, receives, direct, verb.Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to passive, that receives; a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: object, receives, direct, verb.the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the v…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: object, receives, direct, verb.To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: object, receives, direct, verb.Conferring aid or help; helping; aiding; assisting; subsidiary; as auxiliary troops.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: object, receives, direct, verb.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
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: object, receives, direct, verb.Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: object, receives, direct, verb.In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: object, receives, direct, verb.a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes.; "Also c…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: object, receives, direct, verb.Denoting desire; as, desiderative verbs.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: object, receives, direct, verb.Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: object, receives, direct, verb.To give a title to; to affix to as a name or appellation; hence, also, to dignify by an honorary designation; to denominate; to call;…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: object, receives, direct, verb.
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