Meaning: The first letter of the English alphabet.

Part of speech: the letter

Example: The word 'apple' starts with the letter A.

Category: Language

Meaning: An expression of frustration or annoyance.

Part of speech: interjection

Example: Aargh! I can't find my keys!

Category: Language › Expressions

Meaning: Surprised or taken aback.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: I was taken aback by the news.

Category: Language › Expressions

Meaning: To shorten a word or phrase.

Part of speech: verb

Example: You can abbreviate 'information' as 'info'.

Category: Language › Writing

Synonyms:

• shorten
• condense

Antonyms:

• lengthen
• expand

Meaning: A shortened form of a word or phrase.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The abbreviation 'etc.' stands for 'et cetera'.

Category: Language › Writing

Synonyms:

• shortening
• acronym

Meaning: A suffix used to form nouns indicating capability.

Part of speech: suffix

Example: The word 'reliability' includes the suffix -ability.

Category: Language › Grammar

Meaning: A suffix used to form adjectives indicating capability.

Part of speech: suffix

Example: The word 'readable' includes the suffix -able.

Category: Language › Grammar

Meaning: A distinctive way of pronouncing a language.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She has a strong French accent.

Category: Language › Phonetics

Synonyms:

• dialect
• inflection

Meaning: Having a noticeable accent or emphasis.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: His accented speech made him stand out.

Category: Language › Phonetics

Synonyms:

• emphasized
• stressed

Meaning: To make something more noticeable or prominent.

Part of speech: verb

Example: The designer used colors to accentuate the features.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• emphasize
• highlight

Antonyms:

• downplay
• diminish

Meaning: The study of inflection in grammar.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Accidence is an important part of learning a language.

Category: Language › Grammar

Meaning: from one side to the other side of something

Part of speech: preposition

Example: She walked across the street.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• over
• through

Antonyms: along

Meaning: in fact or really

Part of speech: adverb

Example: I actually enjoyed the movie.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• truly
• really

Antonyms: falsely

Meaning: a mark used in writing to indicate a specific pronunciation

Part of speech: noun

Example: The word 'café' has an acute accent.

Category: Language › Linguistics

Synonyms: accent mark

Meaning: in a sharp or severe manner

Part of speech: adverb

Example: She felt acutely aware of the situation.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• sharply
• keenly

Meaning: a suffix used to form nouns indicating a state or quality

Part of speech: suffix

Example: The word 'democracy' ends with the suffix -acy.

Category: Language › Morphology

Meaning: a traditional saying that expresses a common truth

Part of speech: noun

Example: The adage 'time is money' is well known.

Category: Language › Proverbs

Synonyms:

• proverb
• saying

Meaning: to confuse or make unclear

Part of speech: verb

Example: The complicated instructions addled him.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• confuse
• bewilder

Antonyms: clarify

Meaning: confused or muddled

Part of speech: adjective

Example: His addled thoughts made it hard to concentrate.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• confused
• bewildered

Meaning: A word that describes a noun.

Part of speech: noun

Example: In the phrase 'blue sky', 'blue' is an adjective.

Category: Language › Grammar

Synonyms: descriptive word

Meaning: A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Quickly is an adverb that describes how something is done.

Category: Language › Grammar

Synonyms: modifier

Meaning: A word that functions as an adverb, often in a phrasal verb.

Part of speech: noun

Example: In 'give up', 'up' is an adverbial particle.

Category: Language › Grammar

Synonyms: particle

Meaning: To refer to something in speech or writing.

Part of speech: verb

Example: He adverted to the previous discussion during the meeting.

Category: Language › Communication

Synonyms:

• mention
• refer

Meaning: With careful consideration; deliberately.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: He acted advisedly when making the decision.

Category: Language › Communication

Synonyms:

• deliberately
• intentionally

Meaning: The second letter of the English alphabet.

Part of speech: letter

Example: The word 'bat' starts with the letter B.

Category: Language

Meaning: The second letter of the English alphabet.

Part of speech: letter

Example: The word 'bat' starts with the letter B.

Category: Language

Meaning: To talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish way.

Part of speech: verb

Example: The children began to babble excitedly about their day.

Category: Language › Communication

Synonyms:

• chatter
• jabber

Antonyms: silence

Meaning: A confused mixture of sounds or voices.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The market was filled with the babel of shoppers.

Category: Language › Communication

Synonyms:

• confusion
• din

Antonyms: silence

Meaning: Simple, affectionate language used when speaking to babies.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She used baby talk to entertain her little one.

Category: Language › Communication

Synonyms: infant language

Meaning: A word formed by removing an affix from another word.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The word 'edit' is a back formation from 'editor'.

Category: Language › Linguistics

Synonyms: derivation

Meaning: A form of slang where words are pronounced backward.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He spoke in back slang to confuse others.

Category: Language › Slang

Synonyms: reversed language

Meaning: Disrespectful or rude responses, often to authority figures.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The teacher didn't tolerate any back talk from the students.

Category: Language › Communication

Synonyms: smart talk

Meaning: Indirect or ambiguous, often in a way that is insulting.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: His backhanded compliment made her feel uncomfortable.

Category: Language › Communication

Synonyms:

• insincere
• double-edged

Antonyms: straightforward

Meaning: the letter F

Part of speech: noun

Example: The word 'fish' starts with the letter F.

Category: Language

Meaning: the letter F

Part of speech: noun

Example: The word 'fish' starts with the letter F.

Category: Language

Meaning: relating to a verb that requires a direct object

Part of speech: adjective

Example: In grammar, a factitive verb can take a complement.

Category: Language › Grammar

Meaning: relating to a verb that implies the truth of its complement

Part of speech: adjective

Example: In linguistics, a factive verb indicates a fact.

Category: Language › Grammar

Meaning: the seventh letter of the English alphabet

Part of speech: letter

Example: The word 'go' starts with the letter G.

Category: Language

Meaning: the seventh letter of the English alphabet

Part of speech: letter

Example: The word 'go' starts with the letter G.

Category: Language

Meaning: a characteristic feature of the French language

Part of speech: noun

Example: Using 'à' instead of 'to' is a Gallicism.

Category: Language › Linguistics

Synonyms:

• French expression
• French feature