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Free people
people who are free; "the home of the free and the brave"
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any of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound; "calcium carbonate occurs in the allomorphs calcite and arag…
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Roots and affixes.(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Roots and affixes.headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in ‘college-bound students’; "children bound for…
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Roots and affixes.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, Roots and affixes.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, Roots and affixes.the act of combining things to form a new whole
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Roots and affixes.the act of combining things to form a new whole
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Roots and affixes.a bound form used only in compounds; "‘hemato-’ is a combining form in words like ‘hematology’"
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Roots and affixes.the act of combining things to form a new whole
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Roots and affixes.the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected form…
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Roots and affixes.headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in ‘college-bound students’; "children bound for…
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Roots and affixes.(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservati…
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Roots and affixes.the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected form…
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Roots and affixes.people who are free; "the home of the free and the brave"
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Roots and affixes.a morpheme that can occur alone
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Roots and affixes.a morpheme that can occur alone
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Roots and affixes.an affix that is inserted inside the word
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A professional poet and singer, as among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic ach…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: free, home, brave.Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: free, home, brave.Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: free, home, brave.of Brave
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: free, home, brave.In a brave manner; courageously; gallantly; valiantly; splendidly; nobly.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: free, home, brave.The quality of state or being brave.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: free, home, brave.The quality of being brave; fearless; intrepidity.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: free, home, brave.of Brave
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: free, home, brave.Brave; fine; canny.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: free, home, brave.(logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement ‘he is brave and he is not brave’ is a contradiction"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: free, home, brave.(logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement ‘he is brave and he is not brave’ is a contradiction"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: free, home, brave.Having no fixed residence; at home in any place; free from local attachments or prejudices; not provincial; liberal.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: free, home, brave.Possessing, or characterized by, courage; brave; bold.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: free, home, brave.To provoke to combat or strife; to call out to combat; to challenge; to dare; to brave; to set at defiance; to treat with contempt; as…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: free, home, brave.
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