Meaning: For example; used to introduce examples.

Part of speech: abbreviation

Example: You can use many fruits, e.g., apples and bananas.

Category: Language › Grammar

Meaning: Used to express inquiry or to seek agreement.

Part of speech: interjection

Example: It's a nice day, eh?

Category: Language › Expressions

Meaning: Used to indicate a choice between two options.

Part of speech: conjunction

Example: You can either stay or leave.

Category: Language › Grammar

Synonyms:

• or
• alternatively

Meaning: To suddenly say something, often in surprise.

Part of speech: verb

Example: He ejaculated in surprise when he saw the gift.

Category: Language › Expressions

Synonyms:

• exclaim
• shout

Meaning: A sudden, short utterance.

Part of speech: noun

Example: His ejaculation of joy was heard across the room.

Category: Language › Expressions

Synonyms:

• exclamation
• outburst

Meaning: To omit or leave out a sound or syllable.

Part of speech: verb

Example: In casual speech, we often elide certain sounds.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• omit
• exclude

Antonyms:

• include
• add

Meaning: The omission of a sound or syllable in speech.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Elision is common in fast speech.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• omission
• deletion

Meaning: The omission of words in a sentence, often represented by three dots (...).

Part of speech: noun

Example: She said she would come... but she didn't.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• omission
• gap

Meaning: In an elliptical manner; not straightforward.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: He spoke elliptically, leaving much unsaid.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• indirectly
• obliquely

Meaning: In addition; otherwise.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: Is there anything else you need?

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• otherwise
• additionally

Antonyms:

• same
• similar

Meaning: A prefix meaning 'to cause to be' or 'to put into' something.

Part of speech: prefix

Example: The word 'empower' means to give power to someone.

Category: Language

Meaning: The language spoken in England and many other countries.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She speaks English fluently.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• language
• tongue

Meaning: To a very great degree; extremely.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: She was enormously grateful for the help.

Category: Language › Adverbs

Synonyms:

• immensely
• vastly

Meaning: Sufficient in quantity or degree.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: He has enough money to buy a new car.

Category: Language › Quantifiers

Synonyms:

• sufficient
• adequate

Meaning: A person after whom a place or thing is named.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The eponym of the city is its founder.

Category: Language

Meaning: Giving one's name to something.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The eponymous character in the novel is very interesting.

Category: Language

Meaning: The fifth letter of the Greek alphabet.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Epsilon is often used in mathematics.

Category: Language › Alphabet

Meaning: In the same manner or to the same degree.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: They are equally talented in their fields.

Category: Language

Meaning: To consider one thing as equal to another.

Part of speech: verb

Example: Many people equate success with happiness.

Category: Language

Meaning: A prefix meaning equal or same.

Part of speech: prefix

Example: The term 'equilateral' means having equal sides.

Category: Language › Prefixes

Meaning: Open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: His response was equivocal and left us confused.

Category: Language

Meaning: To use ambiguous language to conceal the truth.

Part of speech: verb

Example: Politicians often equivocate to avoid giving a straight answer.

Category: Language

Meaning: A suffix used to form nouns indicating a person or thing that performs a specific action.

Part of speech: suffix

Example: The word 'teacher' uses the suffix -er.

Category: Language › Suffixes

Meaning: Relating to a grammatical case that marks the subject of an intransitive verb.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: In ergative languages, the subject of an intransitive verb is treated differently.

Category: Language › Grammar

Meaning: A suffix used to form nouns indicating a state or condition.

Part of speech: suffix

Example: The word 'slavery' uses the suffix -ery.

Category: Language › Morphology

Meaning: A suffix used to form adjectives or nouns indicating a language or nationality.

Part of speech: suffix

Example: The term 'Japanese' uses the suffix -ese.

Category: Language › Morphology

Meaning: An artificial language created to promote international communication.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Esperanto is spoken by a small community worldwide.

Category: Language › Linguistics

Synonyms: constructed language

Meaning: A suffix used to form adjectives meaning 'in the style of.'

Part of speech: suffix

Example: The term 'picturesque' uses the suffix -esque.

Category: Language › Morphology

Meaning: A suffix used to form nouns indicating a female role or occupation.

Part of speech: suffix

Example: The term 'actress' uses the suffix -ess.

Category: Language › Morphology

Meaning: A dialect of English spoken in the southeast of England.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Estuary English is characterized by its unique accent.

Category: Language › Dialects

Synonyms: dialect

Meaning: A letter in the Old English alphabet, representing a voiced dental fricative sound.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The letter eth is used in some phonetic transcriptions.

Category: Language › Alphabet

Meaning: Relating to the study of the origin of words.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The etymological roots of the word are fascinating.

Category: Language › Linguistics

Synonyms:

• linguistic
• historical

Meaning: The study of the origin of words and their meanings.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Etymology reveals how languages evolve over time.

Category: Language › Linguistics

Synonyms:

• word origin
• linguistics

Meaning: The original form of a word from which a later form is derived.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The etymon of 'telephone' is Greek.

Category: Language › Linguistics

Synonyms:

• root
• origin

Meaning: A mild or indirect word or expression used to replace one that may be considered harsh or blunt.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Using 'passed away' as a euphemism for 'died' is common.

Category: Language › Linguistics

Synonyms:

• substitute
• alternative

Antonyms: dysphemism

Meaning: Relating to or using euphemisms.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: His euphemistic language made the bad news sound less severe.

Category: Language › Linguistics

Synonyms:

• indirect
• softened

Antonyms:

• blunt
• direct

Meaning: In a way that uses euphemisms.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: He euphemistically referred to his job loss as a 'career transition'.

Category: Language › Linguistics

Synonyms:

• indirectly
• softly

Meaning: An exclamation used to express triumph upon discovering something.

Part of speech: interjection

Example: After hours of searching, she finally found the solution and shouted, 'Eureka!'

Category: Language › Expressions

Synonyms:

• aha
• found it

Meaning: To occur as a result; to happen.

Part of speech: verb

Example: The negotiations may eventuate in a new agreement.

Category: Language › Communication

Synonyms:

• result
• ensue

Meaning: A prefix used to indicate something that is always or continually the case.

Part of speech: prefix

Example: Ever-changing technology requires constant adaptation.

Category: Language › Grammar