Meaning: Relating to Japan or its language.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: She is learning Japanese to communicate better during her trip.

Category: Language › Linguistics

Meaning: Special words or expressions used by a particular profession or group.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Medical jargon can be hard for patients to understand.

Category: Language › Communication

Synonyms:

• terminology
• lingo

Antonyms: standard language

Meaning: the characters used in the modern Japanese writing system

Part of speech: noun

Example: Kanji characters are often used in Japanese literature.

Category: Language › Writing Systems

Meaning: a Dravidian language spoken in India

Part of speech: noun

Example: Kannada is the official language of Karnataka.

Category: Language

Meaning: a Japanese syllabary used for foreign words

Part of speech: noun

Example: Katakana is often used in Japanese advertisements.

Category: Language › Writing Systems

Meaning: a Chinese dialect spoken in Fujian province

Part of speech: noun

Example: Kejia is one of the many dialects in China.

Category: Language

Meaning: Informal way of saying 'kind of', meaning somewhat or rather.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: I'm kinda tired after the long day.

Category: Language › Informal Speech

Synonyms: somewhat

Meaning: related to the lips

Part of speech: adjective

Example: Labial sounds are produced with the lips.

Category: Language › Phonetics

Meaning: produced with the lower lip and upper teeth

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The sounds 'f' and 'v' are labiodental.

Category: Language › Phonetics

Meaning: produced with both lips and the back of the tongue

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The sound 'w' is labiovelar.

Category: Language › Phonetics

Meaning: An ancient language originally spoken by the Romans.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Latin is the basis for many modern languages.

Category: Language › Ancient Languages

Synonyms:

• language
• tongue

Meaning: A suffix used to indicate the absence of something.

Part of speech: suffix

Example: The word 'hopeless' means without hope.

Category: Language

Meaning: To a smaller extent or degree.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: I have less time today than yesterday.

Category: Language

Meaning: For fear that; in order to prevent something.

Part of speech: conjunction

Example: He left early lest he miss the train.

Category: Language

Meaning: To allow someone to do something.

Part of speech: verb

Example: She lets her dog play in the park.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• allows
• permits

Antonyms:

• forbids
• prohibits

Meaning: A written message sent to someone.

Part of speech: noun

Example: I received a letter from my friend.

Synonyms:

• message
• character

Meaning: Sexually inappropriate or obscene.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: His lewd comments were not appreciated.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• obscene
• indecent

Antonyms:

• decent
• proper

Meaning: To recline or be in a horizontal position.

Part of speech: verb

Example: I like to lie down after a long day.

Synonyms:

• recline
• deceive

Antonyms:

• sit
• tell the truth

Meaning: to be the reason for something

Part of speech: verb phrase

Example: The lack of sleep may lie behind his poor performance.

Category: Language

Meaning: instead; in place of

Part of speech: noun

Example: He chose to donate money in lieu of gifts.

Category: Language

Synonyms: place

Meaning: used to form adjectives indicating similarity

Part of speech: suffix

Example: Childlike behavior is often seen in young children.

Category: Language

Meaning: to find something enjoyable or agreeable

Part of speech: verb

Example: I like to read books.

Category: Language

Synonyms: enjoy

Antonyms: dislike

Meaning: To compare one thing to another.

Part of speech: verb

Example: She likened his voice to that of a famous singer.

Category: Language › Comparison

Synonyms:

• compare
• analogize

Meaning: In the same way; also.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: She enjoys reading; likewise, her brother loves books.

Category: Language › Grammar

Synonyms:

• similarly
• also

Meaning: Specialized language or jargon used by a particular group.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He spoke the lingo of the tech industry.

Category: Language › Linguistics

Synonyms:

• jargon
• terminology

Meaning: A language used as a common means of communication between speakers of different languages.

Part of speech: noun

Example: English is often considered a lingua franca in international business.

Category: Language › Linguistics

Synonyms:

• common language
• bridge language

Meaning: A person skilled in languages or linguistics.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She is a linguist who studies multiple languages.

Category: Language › Linguistics

Synonyms:

• language expert
• polyglot

Meaning: Relating to language or linguistics.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: Linguistic skills are important for communication.

Category: Language › Linguistics

Synonyms:

• language-related
• verbal

Meaning: A verb that connects the subject to a subject complement.

Part of speech: noun

Example: In the sentence 'She is a teacher,' 'is' is a linkage verb.

Category: Language › Grammar

Synonyms: connecting verb

Meaning: A word that connects clauses or sentences.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Words like 'and' and 'but' are linking words.

Category: Language › Grammar

Synonyms:

• conjunction
• connector

Meaning: Impertinent or cheeky in speech.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: His lippy remarks annoyed the teacher.

Category: Language › Communication

Synonyms:

• cheeky
• impudent

Antonyms: polite

Meaning: Taking words in their most basic sense without metaphor or exaggeration.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The literal meaning of 'kick the bucket' is to kick a bucket.

Category: Language › Semantics

Antonyms: figurative

Meaning: In a literal manner; exactly.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: He was literally running late for the meeting.

Category: Language › Semantics

Meaning: Used to draw attention to something.

Part of speech: interjection

Example: Lo, the sun is setting!

Category: Language

Meaning: Unwilling or reluctant to do something.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: She was loath to admit her mistake.

Category: Language

Synonyms: reluctant

Antonyms: eager

Meaning: A suffix used to form adjectives indicating a relationship to logic.

Part of speech: suffix

Example: The term 'biological' is derived from 'bio' and '-logical'.

Category: Language

Meaning: small letters in writing

Part of speech: noun

Example: In this sentence, 'a' is a lower case letter.

Category: Language › Writing

Synonyms:

• small letters
• minuscule

Antonyms:

• upper case
• capital letters

Meaning: To be in a horizontal position.

Part of speech: verb

Example: He was lying on the grass.

Synonyms:

• reclining
• deceiving

Antonyms:

• standing
• telling the truth

Meaning: The 13th letter of the English alphabet.

Part of speech: letter

Example: The word 'man' starts with the letter M.

Category: Language

Meaning: The 13th letter of the English alphabet.

Part of speech: letter

Example: The word 'man' starts with the letter M.

Category: Language