Other Words From root·like adjective Discover More Word History and Origins Origin of root1 First recorded before 1150; Middle English noun rote, roote, rowte, from late Old English rōt, from Old Norse rōt “root; cause, origin”; akin to Old English wyrt “plant, herb,” German Wurz...
to mold or develop by discipline or instructions:[~ + object]For some people the military forms character. Grammar[~ + object] to produce (a word or class of words) by adding a prefix or suffix, combining elements, or changing the shape of the word:For many words in English we form ...
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12. (used to form a usu. humorous euphemism by combining with the initial letter of a taboo or supposedly taboo word): a ban on television's use of the F-word. Taxes - politicians' dreaded T-word. v.t. 13. to select words to express; phrase: to word a contract carefully. interj...
b. The external aspect of words with regard to their inflections, pronunciation, or spelling. 9. a. Chiefly British A long seat; a bench. b. The lair or resting place of a hare. v. formed, form·ing, forms v.tr. 1. a. To give form to; shape: form clay into figures. b...
Root-Oriented Words Generation: An Easier Way Towards Dictionary Making for the Dusunic Family of Languagesdoi:10.47405/MJSSH.V3I2.88Cosmas Julius AbahJane Wong Kong LingAnantha Raman GovindasamySecholian Publication
a combining form ofperson,replacing paired, gender-specific forms such as-manand-womanor-er1and-ess: chairperson; salesperson; waitperson. Discover More Usage Note Seeindividual,party. Discover More Gender Note The-personcompounds are increasingly used, especially in the press, on radio and televis...
necessary shades of colour in such an overflow of light. There is an instinct for rhythmic relations which embraces wide areas of forms(length, the need of a wide-embracing rhythm, is almost the measure of the force of an inspiration, a sort of counterpart to its pressure ...
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12. (used to form a usu. humorous euphemism by combining with the initial letter of a taboo or supposedly taboo word): a ban on television's use of the F-word. Taxes - politicians' dreaded T-word. v.t. 13. to select words to express; phrase: to word a contract carefully. interj...