inflected form

  • 101status constructus — n. (in Semitic languages) construct state, inflected form of a noun dependent on a following noun with the combination indicating a genitive relationship …

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  • 102-teen — suffix forming the names of numerals from 13 to 19: fourteen. Origin OE, inflected form of ten …

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  • 103bailiff — [ beɪlɪf] noun 1》 a sheriff s officer who executes writs and processes and carries out distraints and arrests. 2》 Brit. the agent of a landlord. 3》 N. Amer. an official in a court of law who keeps order and looks after prisoners. 4》 Brit.… …

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  • 104back formation — back′ forma tion n. 1) ling. the analogical creation of one word from another word that appears to be a derived or inflected form of the first by dropping the apparent affix or by modification 2) ling. a word so formed, as typewrite from… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 105shampoo — sham•poo [[t]ʃæmˈpu[/t]] n. v. pooed, poo•ing 1) clo a special cleansing preparation that produces suds 2) clo the act of washing the hair, a rug, etc., with such a preparation 3) clo to wash (the hair), esp. with a shampoo 4) clo to wash the… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 106twelve — [[t]twɛlv[/t]] n. 1) a cardinal number, 10 plus 2 2) a symbol for this number, as 12 or XII 3) a set of this many persons or things 4) a) rel the Twelve, the 12 apostles chosen by Christ b) the 12 books of the Minor Prophets 5) amounting to 12 in …

    From formal English to slang

  • 107accidence — /ˈæksədəns/ (say aksuhduhns) noun 1. Grammar a. that part of morphology dealing with inflection. b. an inflected form of a word. c. a property shown by such inflection. 2. Obsolete the rudiments of any subject. {variant of accidents, plural of …

  • 108accident — /ˈæksədənt / (say aksuhduhnt) noun 1. an undesirable or unfortunate happening; casualty; mishap. 2. anything that happens unexpectedly, without design, or by chance. 3. the operation of chance: I was there by accident. 4. Philosophy a non… …

  • 109tattoo — The verb has inflected form tattoos, tattooed, tattooing. It can have as its grammatical object either the design that forms the tattoo (A heart was tattooed on her left arm) or the part of the body on which the design is put (Tattooed his cheek… …

    Modern English usage

  • 110-teen — ► SUFFIX ▪ forming the names of numerals from 13 to 19. ORIGIN Old English, inflected form of TEN(Cf. ↑tenfold) …

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