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Gerund

A kind of verbal noun, having only the four oblique cases of the singular number, and governing cases like a participle.

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Gerundial 74% connected

Pertaining to, or resembling, a gerund; as, a gerundial use.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Gerundial 74% connected

Pertaining to, or resembling, a gerund; as, a gerundial use.

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Accessory adjective · 78% connection

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

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Adjective adjective · 78% connection

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

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Adjunct adjective · 78% connection

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

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Adjuvant adjective · 78% connection

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

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Ancillary adjective · 78% connection

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

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Appurtenant adjective · 78% connection

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

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Attributive adjective · 78% connection

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

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Auxiliary adjective · 78% connection

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

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Auxiliary verb noun · 78% connection

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

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Causal factor noun · 78% connection

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

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Co-ordinator noun · 78% connection

someone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously

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Common adjective · 78% connection

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

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Common noun noun · 78% connection

a noun that denotes any or all members of a class

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Coordinator noun · 78% connection

someone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously

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Count noun · 78% connection

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

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Count noun noun · 78% connection

a noun that forms plurals

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Counting noun · 78% connection

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

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Demonstrative adjective · 78% connection

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

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Administration noun · 78% connection

the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of gover…

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Aptote noun · 78% connection

A noun which has no distinction of cases; an indeclinable noun.

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Case noun · 78% connection

One of the forms, or the inflections or changes of form, of a noun, pronoun, or adjective, which indicate its relation to other words,…

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Clinometric adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to the oblique crystalline forms, or to solids which have oblique angles between the axes; as, the clinometric systems.

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Collective adjective · 78% connection

Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or noun, like assembly, army, jury, etc.

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Compound noun · 78% connection

a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes.; "Also c…

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Compound word noun · 78% connection

a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes.; "Also c…

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Ellipse noun · 78% connection

An oval or oblong figure, bounded by a regular curve, which corresponds to an oblique projection of a circle, or an oblique section of…

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Epsom salts noun · 78% connection

(used with a singular noun) hydrated magnesium sulfate used as a laxative

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Four-in-hand adjective · 78% connection

Consisting of four horses controlled by one person; as, a four-in-hand team; drawn by four horses driven by one person; as, a four-in-…

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Governance noun · 78% connection

the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of gover…

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Governing adjective · 78% connection

Holding the superiority; prevalent; controlling; as, a governing wind; a governing party in a state.

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