Meaning: An exclamation of surprise or frustration.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Tarnation! I can't believe I lost my keys.

Category: Language › Expressions

Synonyms:

• darn
• blast

Meaning: A statement that repeats the same idea in different words.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Saying 'free gift' is an example of tautology.

Category: Language › Linguistics

Synonyms: redundancy

Meaning: A Dravidian language spoken mainly in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She speaks Telugu fluently.

Category: Language

Meaning: stretched tight or rigid

Part of speech: adjective

Example: She felt tense before the exam.

Synonyms:

• strained
• nervous

Antonyms:

• relaxed
• calm

Meaning: very weak or slight

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The connection between the two ideas is tenuous.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• fragile
• weak

Antonyms:

• strong
• solid

Meaning: to be evasive or ambiguous

Part of speech: verb

Example: He tends to tergiversate when asked direct questions.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• evade
• dodge

Antonyms:

• confront
• address

Meaning: a word or phrase used to describe a thing

Part of speech: noun

Example: The term 'ecosystem' refers to a community of living organisms.

Synonyms:

• word
• period

Antonyms:

• indefinite
• unlimited

Meaning: the set of terms used in a particular field

Part of speech: noun

Example: Medical terminology can be difficult to understand.

Category: Language › Linguistics

Synonyms:

• vocabulary
• lexicon

Meaning: Referring to a person in a gender-neutral way, used as the object of a verb or preposition.

Part of speech: pronoun

Example: They can take care of themself.

Category: Language › Pronouns

Meaning: Referring to a group of people in a gender-neutral way, used as the object of a verb or preposition.

Part of speech: pronoun

Example: They should be proud of themselves.

Category: Language › Pronouns

Meaning: At that time; at the time in question.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: We went to the park, and then we had ice cream.

Synonyms:

• afterward
• next

Antonyms: before

Meaning: From that place; from there.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: He traveled to London and thence to Paris.

Category: Language

Synonyms: therefrom

Meaning: From that time on; henceforth.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: He vowed to be honest thence forth.

Category: Language

Meaning: A prefix meaning 'God' or 'divine'.

Part of speech: prefix

Example: Theology is the study of God.

Category: Language › Prefixes

Meaning: In or at that place.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: The book is over there on the table.

Synonyms: in that place

Antonyms: here

Meaning: Approximately in that place.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: The house is located there abouts.

Category: Language

Synonyms: thereabouts

Meaning: After that time or event.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: We will meet there after the show.

Category: Language

Meaning: From that place or source.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: He traveled there from his hometown.

Category: Language

Meaning: In that place or situation.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: There in the garden, we found the lost cat.

Category: Language

Meaning: Of that place or thing.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: The details are there of the event.

Category: Language

Meaning: To that place.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: We are going there to meet our friends.

Category: Language

Meaning: Under that thing or situation.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: The documents are there under the table.

Category: Language

Meaning: Upon that; on that.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: There upon, he decided to leave.

Category: Language

Meaning: With that person or thing.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: I will go there with you.

Category: Language

Meaning: By that means; as a result of that.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: She improved her grades, thereby gaining a scholarship.

Category: Language

Synonyms: thus

Meaning: For that reason; consequently.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: It was raining; therefore, the match was canceled.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• thus
• hence

Meaning: On that; upon that.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: The report was based thereon.

Category: Language

Meaning: Contraction of 'there is'.

Part of speech: contraction

Example: There's a cat in the garden.

Category: Language

Meaning: A book or resource that lists words grouped together according to similarity of meaning.

Part of speech: noun

Example: I used a thesaurus to find synonyms for 'happy'.

Category: Language › Reference

Synonyms: synonym dictionary

Meaning: Referring to specific items or people that are nearby.

Part of speech: pronoun

Example: These are my favorite shoes.

Category: Language › Pronouns

Meaning: A term in linguistics referring to the semantic role of a noun in a sentence.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The theta role of the subject is to perform the action.

Category: Language › Linguistics

Meaning: Referring to a group of people or things.

Part of speech: pronoun

Example: They are going to the concert.

Category: Language › Pronouns

Meaning: Contraction of 'they would'.

Part of speech: contraction

Example: They'd love to join us for dinner.

Category: Language

Meaning: Contraction of 'they will'.

Part of speech: contraction

Example: They'll arrive at 5 PM.

Category: Language

Meaning: Contraction of 'they are'.

Part of speech: contraction

Example: They're going to the movies tonight.

Category: Language

Meaning: Contraction of 'they have'.

Part of speech: contraction

Example: They've finished their homework.

Category: Language

Meaning: Moving in one side and out of the other side of something.

Part of speech: preposition

Example: The train goes through the tunnel.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• across
• via

Antonyms:

• around
• outside

Meaning: In this way; as a result.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: She studied hard; thus, she passed the exam.

Category: Language

Meaning: Your; used in an archaic or poetic context.

Part of speech: pronoun

Example: Thy will be done.

Category: Language

Meaning: Yourself; used in an archaic or poetic context.

Part of speech: pronoun

Example: To thine own self be true.

Category: Language