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-s
unknown · 78% connection
An adverbial suffix; as in towards, needs, always, -- originally the genitive, possesive, ending. See -'s.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: possessing, genitive, pertaining, derived, case.
Accusative
adjective · 78% connection
Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influenc…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: possessing, genitive, pertaining, derived, case.
Adverb
noun · 78% connection
A word used to modify the sense of a verb, participle, adjective, or other adverb, and usually placed near it; as, he writes well; pap…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: possessing, genitive, pertaining, derived, case.
Adverbial
adjective · 78% connection
Of or pertaining to an adverb; of the nature of an adverb; as, an adverbial phrase or form.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: possessing, genitive, pertaining, derived, case.
Adverbialize
verb · 78% connection
To give the force or form of an adverb to.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: possessing, genitive, pertaining, derived, case.
Adverbially
adverb · 78% connection
In the manner of an adverb.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: possessing, genitive, pertaining, derived, case.
Blow
verb · 78% connection
To burst, shatter, or destroy by an explosion; -- usually with up, down, open, or similar adverb; as, to blow up a building.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: possessing, genitive, pertaining, derived, case.
Bound
verb · 78% connection
Ready or intending to go; on the way toward; going; -- with to or for, or with an adverb of motion; as, a ship is bound to Cadiz, or f…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: possessing, genitive, pertaining, derived, case.
Burst
verb · 78% connection
To exert force or pressure by which something is made suddenly to give way; to break through obstacles or limitations; hence, to appea…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: possessing, genitive, pertaining, derived, case.
Case
noun · 78% connection
A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridg…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: possessing, genitive, pertaining, derived, case.
Comparative
noun · 78% connection
the comparative form of an adjective or adverb; "‘faster’ is the comparative of the adjective ‘fast’"; "‘less famous’ is the comparati…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: possessing, genitive, pertaining, derived, case.
Comparative degree
noun · 78% connection
the comparative form of an adjective or adverb; "‘faster’ is the comparative of the adjective ‘fast’"; "‘less famous’ is the comparati…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: possessing, genitive, pertaining, derived, case.
Comparison
noun · 78% connection
The modification, by inflection or otherwise, which the adjective and adverb undergo to denote degrees of quality or quantity; as, lit…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: possessing, genitive, pertaining, derived, case.
Contra
unknown · 78% connection
A Latin adverb and preposition, signifying against, contrary, in opposition, etc., entering as a prefix into the composition of many E…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: possessing, genitive, pertaining, derived, case.
Denominative
adjective · 78% connection
Possessing, or capable of possessing, a distinct denomination or designation; denominable.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: possessing, genitive, pertaining, derived, case.
Dependent clause
noun · 78% connection
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…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: possessing, genitive, pertaining, derived, case.
Force
noun · 78% connection
To impel, drive, wrest, extort, get, etc., by main strength or violence; -- with a following adverb, as along, away, from, into, throu…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: possessing, genitive, pertaining, derived, case.
Formic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or derived from, ants; as, formic acid; in an extended sense, pertaining to, or derived from, formic acid; as, formic e…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: possessing, genitive, pertaining, derived, case.
