morpheme_key: conjecture

morpheme: conjecture

morpheme_head: conjecture

affix_form: -conjecture-

meaning_definition: to guess | to suppose | to form an opinion without sufficient evidence

example_words_list_1: conjecture, conjectural, conjecturer

example_words_corpus: conjectures | conjectured | conjecturer | conjecturers | misconjecture | unconjectured

categorical_group_list: Cognition, Uncertainty

etymology: Latin 'conjectura' (guessing, supposition), from 'conicere' (to throw together), from 'com-' (together) + 'jacere' (to throw)


morpheme_key: conjunctiva

morpheme: conjunctiva

morpheme_head: conjunctiva

affix_form: -conjunctiva-

affix_type: root

bound_free_or_root: root

meaning_definition: joined | connected | together

example_words_list_1: conjunctiva, conjunction, conjunct

categorical_group_list: Connection, Unity

etymology: Latin con- 'together' + iungere 'to join'

ancestor_etymon_language: Latin

etymological_family: Latin

register: classical

attestation: morpholex


morpheme_key: conjunctivitis

morpheme: conjunctivitis

morpheme_head: conjunctivitis

affix_form: -conjunctivitis-

meaning_definition: inflammation of the conjunctiva | eye inflammation

example_words_list_1: conjunctivitis

categorical_group_list: Medical, Anatomy, Pathology

etymology: From Latin conjunctivus 'joined together' (from conjungere 'to join') + -itis 'inflammation' (from Greek -itis)

register: scientific


morpheme_key: conk

morpheme: conk

morpheme_head: conk

affix_form: -conk-

bound_free_or_root: free

meaning_definition: hard | solid | thick

example_words_list_1: conk, conky

example_words_corpus: conks | conked | conking

categorical_group_list: Adjective, Texture, Physical Property

etymology: From Old English 'cenc' or 'cencan' meaning to harden or thicken, related to 'conk' as a dialectal variant meaning hard or solid.

ancestor_etymon_language: Old English

attestation: both


morpheme_key: conn

morpheme: conn

morpheme_head: conn

affix_form: -conn-

meaning_definition: understand | be aware of

example_words_list_1: reconnaissance | connoisseur | reconnoiter

example_words_corpus: conns

related_morphemes: comb of com1 / com + gno / gno / : cogn / cogn, quaint / quaint

categorical_group_list: Cognition, Perception

etymology: Latin cognoscere 'to get to know', from com- 'together' + gnoscere 'to know'

source: Cognatarium


morpheme_key: connect

morpheme: connect

morpheme_head: connect

affix_form: -connect-

meaning_definition: join | link | tie together

example_words_list_1: disconnect, interconnection, reconnect

example_words_corpus: connects | connected | connector | reconnect | connectin | unconnect

categorical_group_list: Relation, Connection

etymology: Latin connectere 'to bind together', from com- 'together' +nectere 'to bind'


morpheme_key: connecticut

morpheme: connecticut

morpheme_head: connecticut

affix_form: -connecticut-

meaning_definition: Connecticut (state name)

example_words_list_1: Connecticut, Connecticut's

categorical_group_list: Proper noun, Geographical name, State name

etymology: From Mohegan-Pequot 'quinnitukqut' meaning 'long tidal river'

ancestor_etymon_language: Algonquian


morpheme_key: connexion

morpheme: connexion

morpheme_head: connexion

affix_form: -connexion-

meaning_definition: link | bond | relationship

example_words_list_1: disconnect, interconnection, connexion

example_words_corpus: connexions | reconnexion | reconnexions | disconnexion | disconnexions | connexionally

categorical_group_list: Relation, Unity

etymology: Latin connectio(n-), from connectere 'to bind together'


morpheme_key: connive

morpheme: connive

morpheme_head: connive

affix_form: -connive-

meaning_definition: conspire | plot | scheme

example_words_list_1: connive, connivance, conniving

example_words_corpus: conniver | connived | connives | connivers | connivery | connivest

categorical_group_list: Deception, Action

etymology: Latin connivere "to wink, to close the eyes"


morpheme_key: connoisseur

morpheme: connoisseur

morpheme_head: connoisseur

affix_form: -connoisseur-

meaning_definition: expert | judge | enthusiast

example_words_list_1: connoisseurship, connoisseurial

example_words_corpus: connoisseurs | connoisseurly | connoisseurial | connoisseurship | connoisseurships

categorical_group_list: Expertise, Person

etymology: French 'connoisseur', from 'connoître' (to know)

ancestor_etymon_language: French


morpheme_key: connote

morpheme: connote

morpheme_head: connote

affix_form: -connote-

meaning_definition: imply | suggest | signify

example_words_list_1: connotation, connotative

example_words_corpus: connotes | connoted | connoteth | misconnote | misconnotes

categorical_group_list: Communication, Semantics

etymology: Latin 'connotare' meaning 'to mark together, note down', from 'com-' (together) + 'notare' (to mark, note)


morpheme_key: connubial

morpheme: connubial

morpheme_head: connubial

affix_form: -connubial-

meaning_definition: marriage | conjugal | relating to marriage

example_words_list_1: connubial

categorical_group_list: Marriage, Relation

etymology: Latin connubium 'marriage' from con- 'together' + nubere 'to marry'


morpheme_key: cono

morpheme: cono

morpheme_head: cono

affix_form: cono-

affix_type: prefix

meaning_definition: cone

example_words_list_1: conic | conical | conicoid | conodont | conoid | conoscope | orthocone | orthoconic | polyconic

example_words_list_2: conic, conical, conicoid, conodont, conoid, conoscope, orthocone, orthoconic, polyconic

example_words_corpus: conotruncus | conotruncal

categorical_group_list: Shape, Geometry

etymology: κῶνος (kônos), κωνικός (kōnikós)

ancestor_etymon_language: Greek

etymological_family: Greek

attestation: wiktionary


morpheme_key: conquer

morpheme: conquer

morpheme_head: conquer

affix_form: -conquer-

meaning_definition: overcome | defeat | subjugate

example_words_list_1: conquer, conqueror, conquerable

example_words_corpus: conquers | conquered | conqueror | reconquer | conquerer | conquering

categorical_group_list: Victory, Conflict, Power

etymology: Latin 'conquīerī' (perfect passive infinitive of 'conquīrere') meaning 'to acquire, obtain, gain', from 'com-' (intensive prefix) + 'quaerere' (to seek, ask)


morpheme_key: conquistador

morpheme: conquistador

morpheme_head: conquistador

affix_form: -conquistador-

meaning_definition: conqueror | conqueror

example_words_list_1: conquistador, conquistadora

categorical_group_list: Agent, Action

etymology: Spanish 'conquistador' from 'conquistar' (to conquer)

ancestor_etymon_language: Spanish


morpheme_key: conscience

morpheme: conscience

morpheme_head: conscience

affix_form: -conscience-

meaning_definition: conscience | knowledge | awareness

example_words_corpus: consciences | conscienced | unconscienced | conscienceless | consciencelessly

categorical_group_list: Morality, Cognition

etymology: Latin conscientia 'knowledge of, sharing in'


morpheme_key: conscionable

morpheme: conscionable

morpheme_head: conscionable

affix_form: -conscionable-

meaning_definition: pertaining to | capable of | within the bounds of conscience

example_words_list_1: conscience, conscientious, conscientiously, conscientiousness

etymology: Latin conscientia 'knowledge, conscience' from con- 'together' + scire 'to know'


morpheme_key: conscious

morpheme: conscious

morpheme_head: conscious

affix_form: -conscious-

meaning_definition: aware | perceiving | awake

example_words_corpus: unconscious | consciously | inconscious | subconscious | preconscious | nonconscious

etymology: Latin conscius 'knowing with, privy to', from con- 'together' + scire 'to know'


morpheme_key: consecutive

morpheme: consecutive

morpheme_head: consecutive

affix_form: -consecutive-

meaning_definition: following in uninterrupted order | following one after another

example_words_list_1: consecutive, consecutively, consecution

categorical_group_list: Sequence, Continuity

etymology: Latin consecutus, past participle of conseci 'to join together', from con- 'together' + sequi 'to follow'


morpheme_key: consensus

morpheme: consensus

morpheme_head: consensus

affix_form: -consensus-

meaning_definition: agreement | shared opinion | harmony

example_words_list_1: consensus, disconsensus

example_words_corpus: consensuses | nonconsensus | anticonsensus | metaconsensus | pseudoconsensus

categorical_group_list: Agreement, Social interaction

etymology: Latin consensus 'agreement', from consens- 'agreeing', past participle stem of consentire 'to feel together'


morpheme_key: consequence

morpheme: consequence

morpheme_head: consequence

affix_form: -consequence-

meaning_definition: result | outcome | effect

example_words_list_1: consequent, consequently, consequence

example_words_corpus: consequences | consequenced | inconsequence | misconsequence | inconsequences | misconsequences

categorical_group_list: Causality, Result

etymology: Latin consequentia 'a following', from consequi 'to follow up', from com- 'together' + sequi 'to follow'


morpheme_key: consequent

morpheme: consequent

morpheme_head: consequent

affix_form: -consequent-

meaning_definition: following | resulting from | following as a logical consequence

example_words_list_1: consequent, consequence, inconsequent

example_words_corpus: consequents | consequently | consequential | nonconsequent | consequentness | inconsequential

categorical_group_list: Causality, Sequence

etymology: Latin consequens, present participle of consequi 'to follow after, attain'


morpheme_key: consider

morpheme: consider

morpheme_head: consider

affix_form: -consider-

meaning_definition: to think | to contemplate | to examine

example_words_corpus: considers | reconsider | considered | considerer | considerate | considering

etymology: Latin 'considerare' meaning 'to observe, examine, contemplate', derived from 'com-' (intensive) + 'siderare' (to fix the eyes on, from 'sidus' star)


morpheme_key: consign

morpheme: consign

morpheme_head: consign

affix_form: -consign-

meaning_definition: to hand over | to assign | to deliver

example_words_list_1: consign, consignment, consignor, consignee

example_words_corpus: consigns | consignee | consigned | consignor | reconsign | consigner

categorical_group_list: Action, Transfer

etymology: Latin 'consignare' meaning 'to mark with a seal, sign, or write down', from 'con-' (intensive) + 'signare' (to mark, from 'signum' sign)


morpheme_key: console

morpheme: console

morpheme_head: console

affix_form: -console-

meaning_definition: comfort | solace | soothe

example_words_list_1: console, consolation, consolable

example_words_corpus: consoles | consoled | consoler | consolers | consoleth | consolest

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Comfort

etymology: Latin 'consolari' meaning 'to comfort, soothe', derived from 'com-' (intensive) + 'solari' (to soothe)


morpheme_key: consomme

morpheme: consomme

morpheme_head: consomme

affix_form: -consomme-

meaning_definition: to consume | to eat | to use up

example_words_list_1: consume, consumption, consumer, consuming

categorical_group_list: Consumption, Action

etymology: Latin past participle stem of 'comedere' (to eat), from 'com-' (intensive) + 'edere' (to eat)


morpheme_key: consort

morpheme: consort

morpheme_head: consort

affix_form: -consort-

meaning_definition: partner | companion | associate | join

example_words_list_1: consort, consortium, consorts

example_words_corpus: consorts | consorted | consorter | consorting | consorteth | consorters

categorical_group_list: Association, Companionship

etymology: Latin 'consors' (gen. 'consortis') meaning 'sharing, partner', derived from 'con-' (together) + 'sors' (lot, share)


morpheme_key: conspectus

morpheme: conspectus

morpheme_head: conspectus

affix_form: -conspectus-

meaning_definition: view | survey | inspection

example_words_list_1: conspectus

example_words_corpus: conspectuses

categorical_group_list: Perception, Vision

etymology: Latin conspectus 'a viewing, survey', past participle of conspicere 'to see, observe'


morpheme_key: conspicuous

morpheme: conspicuous

morpheme_head: conspicuous

affix_form: -conspicuous-

meaning_definition: easily seen | noticeable | striking

categorical_group_list: Perception, Visibility

etymology: Latin conspicuus, from conspicere 'to behold'


morpheme_key: conspire

morpheme: conspire

morpheme_head: conspire

affix_form: -conspire-

meaning_definition: to breathe together | to plot | to act in concert

example_words_list_1: conspiracy, conspirator, conspiratorial, conspiratorially

example_words_corpus: conspires | conspired | conspirer | conspirers | conspireth | conspirest

categorical_group_list: Action, Cooperation, Motion

etymology: Latin con- "together" + spirare "to breathe"


morpheme_key: constable

morpheme: constable

morpheme_head: constable

affix_form: -constable-

meaning_definition: officer | guard | law enforcement

example_words_list_1: constable

example_words_corpus: constables | constabled | constablery | constabless | constableship | constablewick

categorical_group_list: Occupation, Authority

etymology: Latin constābilis 'stable, firm', from constāre 'to stand firm, be consistent'


morpheme_key: constance

morpheme: constance

morpheme_head: constance

affix_form: -constance-

meaning_definition: steadfastness | stability | firmness

example_words_list_1: constant, constantine, constancy, constabulary

categorical_group_list: Stability, Persistence

etymology: Latin constans (gen. constantis) 'standing firm, steady', from constare 'to stand firm, be consistent', from con- 'together' + stare 'to stand'


morpheme_key: constant

morpheme: constant

morpheme_head: constant

affix_form: -constant-

meaning_definition: unchanging | fixed | stable | permanent

example_words_list_1: constant, constancy, constantine

example_words_corpus: constants | constantly | unconstant | nonconstant | constantness | nonconstants

categorical_group_list: Stability, Permanence

etymology: Latin constans (gen. constantis) 'standing firm, steady', from constare 'to stand together, be consistent', from con- 'together' + stare 'to stand'


morpheme_key: constantine

morpheme: constantine

morpheme_head: constantine

affix_form: -constantine-

sense_label: Constantine

meaning_definition: Constantine | of or relating to Constantine the Great

example_words_list_1: Constantinian, Constantinean

categorical_group_list: Proper Name, Historical Figure, Adjectival

etymology: From Latin Constantinus, from Constantius, from constans 'steady, firm'


morpheme_key: consternate

morpheme: consternate

morpheme_head: consternate

affix_form: -consternate-

meaning_definition: amaze | dismay | upset

example_words_list_1: consternation, consternating

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Confusion

etymology: Latin consternatus, past participle of consternare 'to throw into confusion', from con- 'together' + sternere 'to spread, lay flat'


morpheme_key: constipate

morpheme: constipate

morpheme_head: constipate

affix_form: -constipate-

meaning_definition: to obstruct | to clog | to cause constipation

example_words_list_1: constipation, constipated

example_words_corpus: constipated | constipates

categorical_group_list: Obstruction, Physical state

etymology: Latin constipatus, past participle of constipare 'to pack tight, crowd together', from con- 'together' + stipare 'to make stand'


morpheme_key: constitut

morpheme: constitut

morpheme_head: constitut

affix_form: constitut-

meaning_definition: stand, condition

example_words_list_1: constitution

example_words_list_2: constitution

categorical_group_list: Formation, Structure, State

etymology: Latin constituere 'to set up, establish', from com- 'together' + statuere 'to set, place'

attestation: wikidata


morpheme_key: construe

morpheme: construe

morpheme_head: construe

affix_form: -construe-

meaning_definition: interpret | understand | explain

example_words_list_1: construed, construction, reconstruct, construed

example_words_corpus: construed | construes | construer | reconstrue | construers | misconstrue

categorical_group_list: Cognition, Perception

etymology: Latin 'construere' meaning 'to build together', from 'com-' (together) + 'struere' (to build)


morpheme_key: consul

morpheme: consul

morpheme_head: consul

affix_form: consul-

sense_label: deliberate

meaning_definition: to deliberate | seek counsel | consult | advise | ponder | consider

example_words_list_1: consult | consultation | counsel | consul | consular | consultant | jurisconsult Variant Spellings: counsel

example_words_corpus: consuls | coconsul | consulate | consulage | consulship | consulates

categorical_group_list: Anomalous form

etymology: Latin 'consulere' meaning 'to look out for, take care of, consult', from 'com-' (together) + 'salere' (to be active, be lively)

source: Cognatarium | Wikidata


morpheme_key: consult

morpheme: consult

morpheme_head: consult

affix_form: -consult-

meaning_definition: to seek advice | to refer to | to deliberate

example_words_list_1: consultant, consultation, consultative

example_words_corpus: consults | consulted | consulter | consultee | reconsult | consultant

categorical_group_list: Communication, Cognition

etymology: Latin consultus, past participle of consulere 'to look into, investigate, take counsel'


morpheme_key: consummate

morpheme: consummate

morpheme_head: consummate

affix_form: -consummate-

meaning_definition: complete | perfect | finished

example_words_list_1: consummate, consummation

example_words_corpus: consummated | consummates | consummately | unconsummated

categorical_group_list: Completeness, Perfection

etymology: Latin consummare 'to complete, finish', from con- 'together' + summare 'to sum up, complete'


morpheme_key: contact

morpheme: contact

morpheme_head: contact

affix_form: -contact-

meaning_definition: touch | connection | communication

example_words_list_1: contact, contactless, contacting

example_words_corpus: contacts | contacted | recontact | contactin | contactor | contactee

categorical_group_list: Connection, Physicality, Interaction

etymology: Latin contactus, past participle of contactus 'touch, touch upon', from contactus, past participle of contingere 'to touch, reach'


morpheme_key: contag

morpheme: contag

morpheme_head: contag

affix_form: -contag-

meaning_definition: touching | contact | infection

example_words_list_1: contagious, contagion, contagiousness

categorical_group_list: Physicality, Disease, Spread

etymology: Latin contagium 'a touching, contact' from contagere 'to touch'


morpheme_key: contain

morpheme: contain

morpheme_head: contain

affix_form: -contain-

meaning_definition: hold | include | comprise

example_words_list_1: containment, container, containable

example_words_corpus: contains | container | contained | containing | containers | containeth

categorical_group_list: Inclusion, Possession

etymology: Latin 'continēre' (com- 'together' + tenēre 'to hold')


morpheme_key: contaminate

morpheme: contaminate

morpheme_head: contaminate

affix_form: -contaminate-

meaning_definition: to make impure | to pollute | to infect

categorical_group_list: Impurity, Corruption, Infection

etymology: Latin contaminatus, past participle of contaminare 'to defile, pollute', from con- 'together' + taminare 'to touch' (related to tamen 'touch')


morpheme_key: contemn

morpheme: contemn

morpheme_head: contemn

affix_form: -contemn-

meaning_definition: disdain | despise | look down upon

example_words_list_1: contempt, contemptuous, contemptible

example_words_corpus: contemns | contemned | contemner | contemning | contemners | contemneth

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Negative evaluation

etymology: Latin contemno 'to despise, scorn', from com- (intensive) + temno 'to slight, disregard'


morpheme_key: contemplate

morpheme: contemplate

morpheme_head: contemplate

affix_form: -contemplate-

meaning_definition: to think deeply | to consider | to meditate on

example_words_list_1: contemplative, contemplation

example_words_corpus: contemplated | contemplates | contemplateth | contemplatest | uncontemplated

categorical_group_list: Cognition, Thought

etymology: Latin contemplari 'to observe, watch over' (from com- 'together' + templum 'temple, sacred space')


morpheme_key: contempt

morpheme: contempt

morpheme_head: contempt

affix_form: -contempt-

meaning_definition: scorn | disdain | lack of respect

example_words_corpus: contempts | contemptive | contemptful | contemptible | contemptuous | contemptibly

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Negative attitude

etymology: Latin contemptus, past participle of contemnere 'to scorn, despise', from con- (intensive) + temnere 'to slight, despise'


morpheme_key: contend

morpheme: contend

morpheme_head: contend

affix_form: -contend-

meaning_definition: struggle | compete | assert

example_words_list_1: contention, contentious, contending

example_words_corpus: contends | contender | contended | contending | contenders | contendeth

categorical_group_list: Conflict, Competition

etymology: Latin contendō 'stretch out, strive, dispute', from con- 'together' + tendō 'stretch'


morpheme_key: content

morpheme: content

morpheme_head: content

affix_form: -content-

meaning_definition: to hold | to contain | to keep

example_words_list_1: contain, container, containment, content

example_words_corpus: contents | contented | contently | uncontent | discontent | contenting

categorical_group_list: Containment, Possession

etymology: Latin 'contentus', past participle of 'continēre' (to hold together), from 'com-' (together) + 'tenēre' (to hold)


morpheme_key: contigu

morpheme: contigu

morpheme_head: contigu

affix_form: -contigu-

meaning_definition: touching | adjacent | contiguous

example_words_list_1: contiguous

categorical_group_list: Proximity, Physicality

etymology: Latin contiguus, from contingere 'to touch'


morpheme_key: conting

morpheme: conting

morpheme_head: conting

affix_form: -conting-

meaning_definition: touch | contact | happen | depend

example_words_list_1: contingent, contingency

categorical_group_list: Dependency, Chance, Contact

etymology: Latin contingere 'to touch, reach, happen', from com- 'together' + tangere 'to touch'


morpheme_key: continue

morpheme: continue

morpheme_head: continue

affix_form: -continue-

allomorphs: continuo | continuum

meaning_definition: persist | carry on | endure

example_words_list_1: continuation, continuous, discontinuity

example_words_corpus: continual | continuous | continuant | continuation | continuations | recontinuation

categorical_group_list: Persistence, Duration

etymology: Latin 'continuus' meaning 'uninterrupted', from 'continere' (to hold together), from 'com-' (together) + 'tenere' (to hold)


morpheme_key: contour

morpheme: contour

morpheme_head: contour

affix_form: -contour-

meaning_definition: shape | outline | curve | profile

example_words_list_1: contour, contouring, contoured

example_words_corpus: contoured | recontour | contouring | contourlet | isocontour | recontours

categorical_group_list: Shape, Form, Geometry

etymology: Old French 'contour' (outline), from 'contourner' (to go around)


morpheme_key: contra

morpheme: contra

morpheme_head: contra

affix_form: contra-

sense_label: against

bound_free_or_root: bound

derivational_or_inflectional: derivational prefix affix morpheme

parts_of_speech_this_morpheme_can_join_onto: adjective,verb,noun

part_of_speech_created_by_this_suffix: not suffix

meaning_definition: in opposition to | moving in reverse | acting contrary to the following element | inverse or supplementary | facing | physically opposing

example_words_list_1: contraindication | contradict | controversy | contravene | contraception | contra-flow | contraband | contraindicate | contrast | contrabass | contrabassoon | contraceptive | contralto | contrapuntal | contrary | Contras (Nicaragua) | contretemps | control | incontrovertible | contra positive (negative) | counter strike (strike back against)

example_words_list_2: contradict | controversy | contravene | contraception | contra-flow | contraband | contraindicate | contrast | contraindication | contrabass | contrabassoon | contraceptive | contralto | contrapuntal | contrary | Contras (Nicaragua) | contretemps | control | incontrovertible | contra positive (negative) | counter strike (strike back against)

example_words_corpus: contranym | contraflow | contraplex | anticontra | contranymy | contrapair

related_morphemes: extension of con1 / con / : counter / counter

categorical_group_list: Direction designator

ancestor_etymon: contr | contrā  OED

etymology: Latin preposition and prefix contra-, meaning 'against, opposite, in front of'

ancestor_etymon_language: Latin | Latin  OED

source: http://www.palosverdes.com/jesse/pvphs/www—freecollege—com—vocab.htm | MorphoQuantics | Wikipedia | Cognatarium | https://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words04/ | http://leonsplanet.com/index.html | Stein | Wikidata


morpheme_key: contract

morpheme: contract

morpheme_head: contract

affix_form: -contract-

meaning_definition: shrink | compress | draw together

example_words_list_1: contract, contraction, contractile, contracts

example_words_corpus: contracts | contractor | contracted | contractee | decontract | contraction

categorical_group_list: Reduction, Compression, Unity

etymology: Latin contrahere 'to draw together', from com- 'together' + trahere 'to draw, pull'


morpheme_key: contrast

morpheme: contrast

morpheme_head: contrast

affix_form: -contrast-

meaning_definition: difference | distinction | opposition

example_words_list_1: contrast, contrasting, contrastive

example_words_corpus: contrasts | contrasty | contrasted | contrasting | contrastive | precontrast

categorical_group_list: Opposition, Distinction

etymology: Latin 'contrastus', past participle of 'contrastere' (to set opposite), from 'contra-' (against) + 'stare' (to stand)


morpheme_key: contrite

morpheme: contrite

morpheme_head: contrite

affix_form: -contrite-

meaning_definition: feeling | expressing | remorseful

example_words_list_1: contrite

example_words_corpus: contrites | contritely | uncontrite | contriteness | uncontritely

categorical_group_list: Emotion, State of being

etymology: Latin contritus, past participle of contrīre 'to rub to pieces, break', from com- 'together' + trīre 'to rub'


morpheme_key: contrive

morpheme: contrive

morpheme_head: contrive

affix_form: -contrive-

meaning_definition: to devise | to plan | to invent

example_words_list_1: contrived, contrivance, contriver

example_words_corpus: contrived | contriver | contrives | contrivers | contrivest | contriveth

categorical_group_list: Creation, Intellect

etymology: Latin contrivus, past participle of contrivare 'to prepare, arrange, devise', from con- 'together' + *rivare 'to make a river' (from rivus 'stream')


morpheme_key: control

morpheme: control

morpheme_head: control

affix_form: -control-

meaning_definition: power | command | direction | regulation

example_words_list_1: controller, uncontrollable, controlling

example_words_corpus: decontrol | controlee | uncontrol | controled | controller | controlled

categorical_group_list: Power, Governance, Regulation

etymology: Old French 'contrerolle' (copy of a roll/register)

ancestor_etymon_language: Old French


morpheme_key: contumacious

morpheme: contumacious

morpheme_head: contumacious

affix_form: -contumacious-

meaning_definition: stubborn | rebellious | obstinate

example_words_corpus: contumaciously | contumaciousness

categorical_group_list: Behavior, Attitude

etymology: Latin contumax (gen. contumacis) 'stubborn, disobedient', from con- 'intensively' + temere 'rashly, by chance'


morpheme_key: contumacy

morpheme: contumacy

morpheme_head: contumacy

affix_form: -contumacy-

meaning_definition: stubbornness | rebellion | obstinacy

categorical_group_list: Behavior, Resistance

etymology: Latin contumacia 'stubbornness', from contumax 'obstinate', from com- 'together' + temere 'rashly'


morpheme_key: contumely

morpheme: contumely

morpheme_head: contumely

affix_form: -contumely-

meaning_definition: insult | scorn | contempt

example_words_list_1: contumely

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Hostility

etymology: Latin contumelia 'insult, scorn' (contumax 'stubborn, headstrong' + -elia)


morpheme_key: contuse

morpheme: contuse

morpheme_head: contuse

affix_form: -contuse-

meaning_definition: bruise | injure | strike

example_words_list_1: contusion, contusive

example_words_corpus: contused | contuses | uncontused

categorical_group_list: Injury, Physical impact

etymology: Latin contusus, past participle of contundere 'to beat up, crush'


morpheme_key: contusion

morpheme: contusion

morpheme_head: contusion

affix_form: -contusion-

meaning_definition: bruise | injury | injury by impact

example_words_list_1: contusion

example_words_corpus: contusions | contusional | hemicontusion | microcontusion | pericontusional | microcontusions

categorical_group_list: Injury, Physical trauma

etymology: Latin contusio(n-) 'a bruising, a beating', from contundere 'to bruise, beat up', from com- 'together' + tundere 'to beat'


morpheme_key: convalesce

morpheme: convalesce

morpheme_head: convalesce

affix_form: -convalesce-

meaning_definition: to recover | to regain health

example_words_list_1: convalescence, convalescent

example_words_corpus: convalesces | convalesced

categorical_group_list: Health, Vitality, Recovery

etymology: Latin convalescere 'to grow strong again', from com- 'together' + valere 'to be strong'


morpheme_key: convect

morpheme: convect

morpheme_head: convect

affix_form: -convect-

meaning_definition: to carry | to move | to transport

example_words_list_1: convection, convective, convectivity

example_words_corpus: magnetoconvection | magnetoconvective

categorical_group_list: Motion, Transport

etymology: Latin con- 'together' + vehere 'to carry'


morpheme_key: convenience

morpheme: convenience

morpheme_head: convenience

affix_form: -convenience-

meaning_definition: suitability | ease | comfort

example_words_list_1: convenient, inconvenient, convene, convening

example_words_corpus: conveniences | convenienced | disconvenience | ultraconvenience

categorical_group_list: State, Quality

etymology: Latin conveniens, present participle of convenire 'to come together, agree'


morpheme_key: convenient

morpheme: convenient

morpheme_head: convenient

affix_form: -convenient-

meaning_definition: fitting | suitable | handy

example_words_corpus: conveniently | unconvenient | disconvenient | convenientness | superconvenient | ultraconvenient

categorical_group_list: Utility, Suitability


morpheme_key: convent

morpheme: convent

morpheme_head: convent

affix_form: -convent-

meaning_definition: monastery | community of religious people

example_words_list_1: convent, conventicle, conventual

example_words_corpus: convents

categorical_group_list: Religion, Assembly

etymology: Latin conventus 'assembly, meeting', from convenire 'to come together'


morpheme_key: convention

morpheme: convention

morpheme_head: convention

affix_form: -convention-

meaning_definition: agreement | custom | standard | treaty

example_words_corpus: conventions | conventional | conventioner | reconvention | conventioneer | preconvention

categorical_group_list: Social Norms, Agreement

etymology: Latin conventio (gen. conventionis) 'an agreement, compact', from convenire 'to come together, agree'


morpheme_key: converse

morpheme: converse

morpheme_head: converse

affix_form: -converse-

meaning_definition: turned | reversed | opposite

example_words_list_1: converse, conversion, convertible

example_words_corpus: conversed | converses | converser | conversely | conversers | converseth

categorical_group_list: Reversal, Direction

etymology: Latin conversus, past participle of convertere 'to turn around', from con- 'together' + vertere 'to turn'. The form '-converse-' in the record appears to be a non-standard or erroneous segmentation of the root 'vers' with the prefix 'con-', or a confusion with the English word 'converse'. As a standalone morpheme '-converse-' does not exist in Latin; the root is 'vers'.


morpheme_key: convex

morpheme: convex

morpheme_head: convex

affix_form: -convex-

sense_label: curved outward

meaning_definition: curved outward | bulging

example_words_list_1: convexity, nonconvex

example_words_corpus: biconvex | convexly | convexed | convexity | nonconvex | convexify

categorical_group_list: Shape, Geometry

etymology: Latin convexus 'swelling out, bulging', from con- 'together' + vexare 'to shake'


morpheme_key: convey

morpheme: convey

morpheme_head: convey

affix_form: -convey-

meaning_definition: transport | transmit | communicate

example_words_list_1: conveyance, conveyor, conveyed

example_words_corpus: conveys | conveyed | conveyer | conveyor | reconvey | conveyal

categorical_group_list: Movement, Communication

etymology: Latin 'conveyare' (to carry along), from 'com-' (together) + 'vehere' (to carry)


morpheme_key: convict

morpheme: convict

morpheme_head: convict

affix_form: -convict-

meaning_definition: to declare guilty | to sentence

example_words_list_1: convict, conviction, convicted

example_words_corpus: convicts | reconvict | conviction | convicting | convictism | reconvicts

categorical_group_list: Legal, Action

etymology: Latin 'convictus', past participle of 'convincere' meaning 'to overcome, prove guilty'


morpheme_key: convince

morpheme: convince

morpheme_head: convince

affix_form: -convince-

meaning_definition: to persuade | to cause to believe

example_words_corpus: convinced | convincers | unconvince | unconvinced | convincedly | reconvinced

categorical_group_list: Communication, Cognition

etymology: Latin convincere 'to prove, refute, overcome' (con- 'completely' + vincere 'to conquer')


morpheme_key: convoke

morpheme: convoke

morpheme_head: convoke

affix_form: -convoke-

meaning_definition: to call forth | to summon | to assemble

example_words_list_1: convocation, evocative, vocation

example_words_corpus: convoked | convokes | convoker | convokers

categorical_group_list: Action, Summoning

etymology: Latin convocare 'to call together', from con- 'together' + vocare 'to call'


morpheme_key: convoy

morpheme: convoy

morpheme_head: convoy

affix_form: -convoy-

meaning_definition: a group of vehicles or ships traveling together | to accompany

example_words_list_1: convoy

example_words_corpus: convoys | convoyed | convoying | unconvoyed

categorical_group_list: Movement, Grouping

etymology: Middle French 'convoi', from 'convoier' 'to accompany'


morpheme_key: convulse

morpheme: convulse

morpheme_head: convulse

affix_form: -convulse-

meaning_definition: shake | shudder | twist | spasm

example_words_list_1: convulsion, convulsive

example_words_corpus: convulsed | convulses

categorical_group_list: Motion, Physicality, Agitation

etymology: Latin convulsus, past participle of convellere 'to tear up, wrench away', from com- 'together' + vellere 'to pluck, pull'


morpheme_key: cook

morpheme: cook

morpheme_head: cook

affix_form: -cook-

allomorphs: cooke

meaning_definition: prepare food | prepare by heating

example_words_list_1: cook, cooker, cookbook, cooking

example_words_corpus: cooked | cookie | cooker | recook | uncook | cookee

categorical_group_list: Action, Food, Transformation

etymology: From Proto-Germanic *kokijaną, from PIE *gʷeh₁- 'to cook, bake'

ancestor_etymon_language: Proto-Germanic

etymological_family: Germanic

register: vernacular


morpheme_key: cool

morpheme: cool

morpheme_head: cool

affix_form: -cool-

meaning_definition: low temperature | chilly | refreshing

example_words_list_1: cool, coolness, cooling

example_words_corpus: cools | cooler | coolly | cooled | uncool | coolth

categorical_group_list: Temperature, Sensory

etymology: Old English 'cōl'


morpheme_key: coop

morpheme: coop

morpheme_head: coop

affix_form: -coop-

meaning_definition: work | together

example_words_list_1: cooperate, cooperation, cooperative

example_words_corpus: coops | cooper | uncoop | incoop | coopery | coopers

categorical_group_list: Collaboration, Unity

etymology: Latin com- 'together' + operari 'to work'


morpheme_key: cooper

morpheme: cooper

morpheme_head: cooper

affix_form: -cooper-

meaning_definition: barrel maker | maker of casks

example_words_list_1: cooperage, cooperage

example_words_corpus: cooperon | cooperons | Cooperian | Cooperite

categorical_group_list: Occupation, Craft

etymology: Middle English cooper, from Old French cuper

ancestor_etymon_language: Middle English

etymological_family: Romance


morpheme_key: copenhagen

morpheme: copenhagen

morpheme_head: copenhagen

affix_form: -copenhagen-

meaning_definition: Copenhagen (city in Denmark)

example_words_list_1: Copenhagen, Copenhagenize

categorical_group_list: Geography, Proper Noun, City

etymology: From Old Norse Kaupang, meaning 'market place'.

ancestor_etymon_language: Danish


morpheme_key: copernican

morpheme: copernican

morpheme_head: copernican

affix_form: -copernican-

meaning_definition: relating to Nicolaus Copernicus or his heliocentric theory

example_words_list_1: copernican revolution

categorical_group_list: Proper noun, Scientific paradigm, Astronomy

etymology: Proper name: Nicolaus Copernicus


morpheme_key: copi

morpheme: copi

morpheme_head: copi

affix_form: copi-

allomorphs: cop

meaning_definition: copiousness | ample supply

example_words_list_1: copious | copy | cornucopia

example_words_list_2: copious | copy | cornucopia

related_morphemes: op3 / op

categorical_group_list: Quantity, Abundance

etymology: Latin 'copiosus' (abundant), from 'copia' (plenty, supply)


morpheme_key: copious

morpheme: copious

morpheme_head: copious

affix_form: -copious-

meaning_definition: abundant | plentiful | ample

example_words_list_1: copiously

example_words_corpus: copiously | copiousness | copiousnesses

etymology: Latin copiosus 'abundant, plentiful', from copia 'plenty, abundance'


morpheme_key: copper

morpheme: copper

morpheme_head: copper

affix_form: -copper-

meaning_definition: copper | reddish-brown metal

example_words_list_1: copperplate, coppersmith, copperware

example_words_corpus: coppery | coppers | coppern | coppered | dicopper | coppering

categorical_group_list: Material, Color

etymology: Old English coper, from Latin cuprum (from aes Cyprium 'metal of Cyprus')


morpheme_key: coppice

morpheme: coppice

morpheme_head: coppice

affix_form: -coppice-

meaning_definition: small wood | thicket | grove

example_words_list_1: coppice

example_words_corpus: coppices | coppiced | recoppice | recoppiced | recoppices | uncoppiced

categorical_group_list: Nature, Vegetation

etymology: Old French 'couperc' from 'couper' 'to cut'


morpheme_key: copro

morpheme: copro

morpheme_head: copr

affix_form: copro-

allomorphs: copro

parts_of_speech_this_morpheme_can_join_onto: noun

meaning_definition: feces | waste

example_words_list_1: copremia | coprographia | coprolagnia | coprolalia | coprolite | coprolith | coprology | coprophagia | coprophagy | coprophilia | copropraxia | encopresis | encopretic | coproculture | coprophagous

example_words_corpus: coprolite | coprology | coprolith | coprophile | coprophagy | coprolites

categorical_group_list: Biological, Waste

ancestor_etymon: κόπρος  OED

etymology: Greek kopros (kopros, kopros) 'dung, excrement'

ancestor_etymon_language: Greek | Greek  OED

source: MorphoQuantics | Cognatarium


morpheme_key: copse

morpheme: copse

morpheme_head: copse

affix_form: -copse-

meaning_definition: small group of trees | thicket

example_words_list_1: copse

example_words_corpus: copses | copsed | copselike | copsewood | copsewoods

etymology: Middle English 'cop', from Old English 'copp' 'top, summit'


morpheme_key: copul

morpheme: copul

morpheme_head: copul

affix_form: copul-

sense_label: bond

meaning_definition: link | unite

example_words_list_1: copulate, copulative, copulation, copulable

related_morphemes: comb of co / co + apt / apt

categorical_group_list: Connection, Union, Composition

etymology: Latin copulare 'to join together', from com- 'together' + parare 'to prepare, make ready'


morpheme_key: copula

morpheme: copula

morpheme_head: copula

affix_form: -copula-

meaning_definition: to be | existence | state of being

example_words_list_1: copulative, copulation, copula

example_words_corpus: copular | noncopular | semicopula | semicopulas

categorical_group_list: Verbal, Relation, Identity

etymology: Latin copula 'bond, link' (from co- 'together' + capere 'to take')


morpheme_key: copulate

morpheme: copulate

morpheme_head: copulate

affix_form: copulate

meaning_definition: To join together | To associate | To couple

example_words_list_1: copulatee | copulaters | retrocopulate | pseudocopulate | pseudocopulated

etymology: Derived from Latin 'copulare' meaning 'to join'

source: MorphoLex | Wikidata


morpheme_key: copy

morpheme: copy

morpheme_head: copy

affix_form: -copy-

meaning_definition: duplicate | replicate | reproduce

example_words_list_1: copy, photocopy, copyright

example_words_corpus: recopy | copyer | copying | copyist | copycat | copyboy

categorical_group_list: Repetition, Duplication

etymology: Latin 'copia' meaning 'abundance, supply' (from 'com-' + 'ops' 'power, resource'), later associated with 'copiare' to mean 'to multiply, repeat'


morpheme_key: coquetry

morpheme: coquetry

morpheme_head: coquetry

affix_form: -coquetry-

meaning_definition: flirtatious behavior | playful charm

example_words_list_1: ['coquetry']

example_words_corpus: coquetries

categorical_group_list: Behavior, Personality

etymology: French 'coquetterie' from 'coquet' (flirt)


morpheme_key: coquette

morpheme: coquette

morpheme_head: coquette

affix_form: -coquette-

meaning_definition: flirtatious | playful | coquettish

example_words_list_1: coquette, coquetry, coquettish

example_words_corpus: coquettes

categorical_group_list: Personality, Behavior

etymology: French 'coquette' (a flirtatious woman), from 'coquet' (coy, playful)


morpheme_key: cor

morpheme: cor

morpheme_head: cor

affix_form: cor-

sense_label: together

meaning_definition: united | accompanied by

example_words_list_1: concur | concede | conscript | correlate | correspondence | corroborate | corrective | collide | compress | connect | connote | contain | corrode

example_words_corpus: cors

categorical_group_list: Direction designator

ancestor_etymon: co | cum  OED

etymology: Latin prefix com- 'together' with assimilation before 'r'


morpheme_key: coraco

morpheme: coraco

morpheme_head: corac

affix_form: coraco-

allomorphs: coraco

meaning_definition: raven | crow | related to the coracidae family

example_words_list_1: coracosternal | coracoclavicular

example_words_corpus: coracosternal | coracoclavicular

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Biology, Fauna

etymology: Greek korax 'raven'


morpheme_key: coral

morpheme: coral

morpheme_head: coral

affix_form: -coral-

meaning_definition: marine invertebrate | calcium carbonate structure

example_words_list_1: coral, coralline, corallite, coralliform, coralligenous

example_words_corpus: corals | corally | coraled | coralize | noncoral | coraller

categorical_group_list: Nature, Marine Biology

etymology: Greek korallion 'coral'


morpheme_key: corbel

morpheme: corbel

morpheme_head: corbel

affix_form: -corbel-

meaning_definition: structural projection | bracket | support

example_words_list_1: corbel

example_words_corpus: corbels | corbeled | corbelled | corbeling | corbelings

categorical_group_list: Architecture, Support

etymology: Old French corbel 'small raven' (referring to the shape of the projection)


morpheme_key: cord

morpheme: cord

morpheme_head: cord

affix_form: -cord-

sense_label: gut, string, cord

meaning_definition: internal organ | thin thread | thick strand

example_words_list_1: cord (all senses), cordage, Cordelier, cordelle, cordillera, cordite, cordless, cordon bleu, cordon sanitaire, cordon, corduroy, cordwood

example_words_corpus: cordy | corded | uncord | cordite | ripcord | cording

categorical_group_list: Physicality, Connection

etymology: Latin 'chorda' meaning 'gut, string, cord'


allomorphs: cordon

sense_label: rope

bound_free_or_root: stem

meaning_definition: rope

example_words_list_1: cord

example_words_list_2: cord

categorical_group_list: Material, Physical object

ancestor_etymon: cord

etymology: Latin 'chorda' meaning 'string, rope, gut'


morpheme_key: cordi

morpheme: cord(i)

morpheme_head: cord(i)

affix_form: cord-

meaning_definition: of or pertaining to the heart (uncommon as a prefix) | heart

example_words_list_1: commotio cordis,

example_words_list_2: commotio cordis,

categorical_group_list: Body Parts and Substances

etymology: Latin cor, cord- 'heart'

source: Wikipedia


morpheme_key: cordage

morpheme: cordage

morpheme_head: cordage

affix_form: -cordage-

meaning_definition: string | rope | twine

example_words_list_1: cordage, cord, cordon

example_words_corpus: cordages

etymology: Latin 'chorda' (string, gut) via Old French 'corde'


morpheme_key: cordite

morpheme: cordite

morpheme_head: cordite

affix_form: -cordite-

meaning_definition: explosive | propellant

example_words_list_1: ['cordite']

categorical_group_list: Material, Weaponry

etymology: coined from 'cordite' (a specific smokeless powder brand)

ancestor_etymon_language: English

etymological_family: other


morpheme_key: core

morpheme: core

morpheme_head: core

affix_form: -core-

sense_label: heart

meaning_definition: heart | center | essence

example_words_list_1: core, hardcore, precore

example_words_corpus: cores | corer | cored | decore | corers | upcore

categorical_group_list: Centrality, Essence

etymology: Latin 'cor, cordis' meaning 'heart'


morpheme_key: corgi

morpheme: corgi

morpheme_head: corgi

affix_form: -corgi-

meaning_definition: a breed of small dog

example_words_list_1: ['corgi']

categorical_group_list: Animals, Canine

etymology: from Welsh 'corgi' (dwarf dog)

ancestor_etymon_language: Welsh


morpheme_key: cori

morpheme: cori

morpheme_head: cori

affix_form: cori-

allomorphs: corium

meaning_definition: animal hide | tanned hide | outer layer

example_words_list_1: coriaceous | corious | corium | cuirass | cuirassier | cuirie | excoriate | excoriation | excoriate Variant Spellings: currier | currier

categorical_group_list: Anomalous form

etymology: Latin corium 'hide, skin'


morpheme_key: corinth

morpheme: corinth

morpheme_head: corinth

affix_form: -corinth-

meaning_definition: Corinth | Corinthian

example_words_list_1: Corinthian, Corinthian column, Corinthian order

example_words_corpus: corinths | Corinthia | Corinthian

categorical_group_list: Geography, Architecture, Classical Studies

etymology: From Korinthos, the ancient Greek city-state, often used in English to denote Corinthian columns or style.


morpheme_key: corn

morpheme: corn

morpheme_head: corn

affix_form: corn-

sense_label: horn

meaning_definition: projecting extension | sharp bend | junction of edges

example_words_list_1: cornucopia, unicorn, cornet

example_words_list_2: bicorn | bicorne | Capricorn | cornea | corneal | corneous | corner | cornicle | corniculate | corniferous | cornification | corniform | cornucopia | quadricorn | quadricornous | tricorn | tricorne | tricornigerous | tricornute | unicorn | unicornous | cavicorn | corn (skin growth) | cornet | cornuted | unicorn unrelated: acorn

example_words_corpus: corny | corns | corned | popcorn | corncob | cornily

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Nature

ancestor_etymon: corn

etymology: cornū

source: Cognatarium | http://www.palosverdes.com/jesse/pvphs/www—freecollege—com—vocab.htm | Wikidata


morpheme_key: corneo

morpheme: corneo

morpheme_head: corne/o

affix_form: corneo-

allomorphs: cornea | corneo

meaning_definition: horn-like | made of horn

example_words_list_1: corneocyte | corneocytes | corneosclera | corneotropic | corneolimbal | corneoscleral

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Material

etymology: Latin corneum "horn-like, made of horn"


morpheme_key: corner

morpheme: corner

morpheme_head: corner

affix_form: -corner-

meaning_definition: corner | angle | nook | horn

example_words_list_1: cornerstone, cornered, cornering

example_words_corpus: corners | cornered | cornering | cornerman | tricorner | cornercap

categorical_group_list: Spatial, Geometry

etymology: Old English 'cornu' (horn) or 'corner' (angle/nook)


morpheme_key: cornet

morpheme: cornet

morpheme_head: cornet

affix_form: -cornet-

meaning_definition: horn | trumpet

example_words_list_1: cornet, cornetto

example_words_corpus: cornets | cornetcy | corneter | cornetist | corneters | cornetists

categorical_group_list: Sound, Instrument

etymology: Latin cornu 'horn'


morpheme_key: cornice

morpheme: cornice

morpheme_head: cornice

affix_form: -cornice-

meaning_definition: ornamental molding | projection | edge

example_words_list_1: cornice

example_words_corpus: cornices | corniced | uncorniced | cornicework

categorical_group_list: Architecture, Shape

etymology: Latin cornix 'horn' (from Proto-Indo-European *ker- 'horn, head')


morpheme_key: cornu

morpheme: cornu

morpheme_head: cornu

affix_form: cornu-

meaning_definition: horn | tusk | promontory

example_words_list_1: greater cornu

example_words_corpus: postcornu

etymology: Latin cornu, from PIE *ker- 'horn'


morpheme_key: cornucopia

morpheme: cornucopia

morpheme_head: cornucopia

affix_form: -cornucopia-

meaning_definition: abundance | plenty | overflowing supply

example_words_list_1: cornucopiae

example_words_corpus: cornucopias | cornucopian

categorical_group_list: Abundance, Quantity

etymology: Latin cornu 'horn' + cōpia 'abundance'


morpheme_key: corolla

morpheme: corolla

morpheme_head: corolla

affix_form: -corolla-

meaning_definition: ornamental band | payment for a wreath | tip | logical consequence

example_words_list_1: corolla, corollary

example_words_list_2: corolla, corollary

example_words_corpus: corollas | corollate | corollated | paracorolla | corollaceous

related_morphemes: diminutive of coron / coron

categorical_group_list: Nature, Ornament, Result

etymology: Latin corolla 'little crown, wreath', diminutive of corona 'crown'


morpheme_key: corollary

morpheme: corollary

morpheme_head: corollary

affix_form: -corollary-

meaning_definition: consequence | result | accompaniment

example_words_list_1: corollary

categorical_group_list: Consequence, Relation

etymology: Latin corollarium 'gift, bonus', from corollarius 'pertaining to garlands', from corolla 'diminutive of rosa, garland'


morpheme_key: coron

morpheme: coron

morpheme_head: coron

affix_form: coron-

sense_label: crown

meaning_definition: headpiece | upper part

example_words_list_1: corona | coronation | coronavirus | coroner | coronet | coroniform | Coronilla | crown | incoronate | Coronado | coronal | coronary

related_morphemes: diminutive form: corolla / corolla

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Royalty, Shape

ancestor_etymon: coron

etymology: Latin 'corona' meaning 'wreath, garland, crown'


morpheme_key: corona

morpheme: corona

morpheme_head: corona

affix_form: -corona-

meaning_definition: crown | ring | wreath

example_words_list_1: coronal, coronavirus, corona

example_words_corpus: coronavirus | coronaviral | coronavirion | coronaphobia | coronavirions | coronavirosis

categorical_group_list: Shape, Anatomy, Astronomy

etymology: Latin corona 'crown, wreath, ring'


morpheme_key: coronary

morpheme: coronary

morpheme_head: coronary

affix_form: -coronary-

meaning_definition: crown | wreath-like

example_words_list_1: coronary artery, coronary sinus

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Shape

etymology: Latin coronarius 'of a wreath', from corona 'crown, wreath'


morpheme_key: coroner

morpheme: coroner

morpheme_head: coroner

affix_form: -coroner-

meaning_definition: official | investigator | examiner

example_words_list_1: coroner, coronial, coroner's inquest

example_words_corpus: coroners | coronership | coronerships

categorical_group_list: Profession, Law, Death

etymology: Latin corona 'crown' (referring to the crown of the head where the coroner's jurisdiction originally lay)


morpheme_key: corpor

morpheme: corpor

morpheme_head: corpor

affix_form: corpor-

sense_label: body

meaning_definition: body | flesh

example_words_list_1: corporeal, corporation, corpulent, incorruptible, corpus

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Physicality

etymology: corpus | corporis

source: Wikidata


morpheme_key: corps

morpheme: corps

morpheme_head: corps

affix_form: -corps-

meaning_definition: body | flesh | physical substance

example_words_list_1: corps, corpuscle, corporeal

example_words_corpus: wardcorps | corpswoman | corpsperson | corpspersons

categorical_group_list: Entity, Group, Physicality

etymology: Latin corpus 'body'


morpheme_key: corpul

morpheme: corpul

morpheme_head: corpul

affix_form: -corpul-

example_words_list_1: corpulent, corporeal, corpulence


morpheme_key: corpus

morpheme: corpus

morpheme_head: corpus

affix_form: -corpus-

allomorphs: corp

meaning_definition: body | collection | group

example_words_list_1: corpuscle, corpuscular

example_words_corpus: subcorpus | noncorpus | procorpus | metacorpus

categorical_group_list: Entity, Collection

etymology: Latin corpus 'body, mass'


morpheme_key: corpuscle

morpheme: corpuscle

morpheme_head: corpuscle

affix_form: -corpuscle-

meaning_definition: small particle | minute body

example_words_list_1: corpuscle

example_words_corpus: corpuscles

categorical_group_list: Physicality, Size

etymology: Latin corpusculum, diminutive of corpus 'body'


morpheme_key: corr

morpheme: corr

morpheme_head: corr

affix_form: corr-

meaning_definition: run | course

example_words_list_1: concur | concurrent | corridor | courier | course | currency | current | cursive | cursor | cursory | discourse | excursion | incur | occur | recur | recursion | recursive | succor

categorical_group_list: Motion, Flow

etymology: Latin currere 'to run'


morpheme_key: corral

morpheme: corral

morpheme_head: corral

affix_form: -corral-

meaning_definition: enclosure | pen | enclosure for livestock

example_words_list_1: corral

example_words_corpus: corralers | uncorralled

categorical_group_list: Enclosure, Containment

etymology: Spanish 'corral' (enclosure, yard)


morpheme_key: correct

morpheme: correct

morpheme_head: correct

affix_form: -correct-

meaning_definition: straight | upright | proper

example_words_list_1: correct, correction, corrective, correctness

example_words_corpus: corrects | correctly | corrected | corrector | recorrect | uncorrect

categorical_group_list: Accuracy, Alignment, Standard

etymology: Latin corrigere 'to set right', from cor- (intensive prefix) + regere 'to lead straight'


morpheme_key: correspond

morpheme: correspond

morpheme_head: correspond

affix_form: -correspond-

meaning_definition: match | correspond | relate | correspond to

example_words_corpus: correspondence

categorical_group_list: Relation, Similarity

etymology: Latin 'correspondēre' (com- 'together' + respondēre 'to answer, respond')


morpheme_key: corridor

morpheme: corridor

morpheme_head: corridor

affix_form: -corridor-

meaning_definition: passage | hallway | walkway

example_words_list_1: corridor, corral, current, cursor, currant

example_words_corpus: corridors | corridored | corridorless | corridorlike

categorical_group_list: Space, Path, Structure

etymology: Latin 'corridorus' (corridor), from 'corrida' (a running), from 'currere' (to run)


morpheme_key: corrig

morpheme: corrig

morpheme_head: corrig

affix_form: -corrig-

meaning_definition: to correct | to amend | to make right

example_words_list_1: corrigendum, corrigible, corrigible

categorical_group_list: Action, Correction

etymology: Latin corrigere 'to set right, amend', from cor- (intensive prefix) + regere 'to straighten, guide'


morpheme_key: corroborate

morpheme: corroborate

morpheme_head: corroborate

affix_form: -corroborate-

meaning_definition: make stronger | confirm | support

example_words_list_1: corroboration, corroborative

example_words_corpus: corroborates | corroborated | uncorroborated

categorical_group_list: Strength, Verification

etymology: Latin corroboratus, past participle of corroborare 'to strengthen', from cor- (intensive form of com-) 'together' + robustus 'strong'


morpheme_key: corrode

morpheme: corrode

morpheme_head: corrode

affix_form: -corrode-

meaning_definition: eat away | erode | decay

example_words_list_1: corrosion, corrosive, corroded

example_words_corpus: corrosive | corrosion

categorical_group_list: Destruction, Decay

etymology: Latin corrodere 'to gnaw away', from com- 'together' + rodere 'to gnaw'


morpheme_key: corrugate

morpheme: corrugate

morpheme_head: corrugate

affix_form: -corrugate-

meaning_definition: wrinkle | fold | crease

example_words_list_1: corrugated, corrugation

example_words_corpus: corrugated | corrugates | noncorrugated

categorical_group_list: Texture, Shape, Physical state

etymology: Latin corrugatus, past participle of corrugare 'to wrinkle', from com- 'together' + ruga 'wrinkle'


morpheme_key: corset

morpheme: corset

morpheme_head: corset

affix_form: -corset-

meaning_definition: tight-fitting garment | supportive undergarment

example_words_list_1: corset

example_words_corpus: corsets | corseted | corsetry | corseting | corsetless | corsetlike

categorical_group_list: Clothing, Apparel

etymology: Middle French 'corset', diminutive of 'corps' 'body'


morpheme_key: corso

morpheme: corso

morpheme_head: corso

affix_form: -corso-

meaning_definition: running | flowing | course

example_words_list_1: corridor, excursion, precursor


morpheme_key: cort

morpheme: cort

morpheme_head: cort

affix_form: -cort

sense_label: court

affix_type: interfix

meaning_definition: court | yard | enclosure

example_words_list_1: fluocortin | deflazacort | cortodoxone | clocortolone | fluocortolone

categorical_group_list: Space, Structure

etymology: Latin 'cortem' (accusative of 'cohors') meaning 'enclosure, yard, court'


morpheme_key: cortex

morpheme: cortex

morpheme_head: cortex

affix_form: -cortex-

meaning_definition: bark | rind | shell | outer layer

example_words_list_1: cortex, cerebral cortex, adrenal cortex

example_words_corpus: cortexes | neocortex | isocortex | subcortex | exocortex | epicortex

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Structure, Covering

etymology: Latin cortex 'bark, rind, shell'


morpheme_key: cortic

morpheme: cortic

morpheme_head: cortic

affix_form: cortic-

allomorphs: cortici | cortico

sense_label: bark

meaning_definition: surface | outer region | external coating

example_words_list_1: cortical | corticate | corticiform | corticifugal | corticipetal | decorticate | decortication | decorticator | corticoid | corticolous | corticosterone (cortisone) | corticotropin Variant Spellings: cortex | cortex

categorical_group_list: Anomalous form

etymology: Latin cortex, cortic- 'bark, rind'


morpheme_key: cortical

morpheme: cortical

morpheme_head: cortical

affix_form: -cortical-

meaning_definition: cortex | bark | rind | shell | outer layer

example_words_list_1: cortex, neocortex, corticospinal

example_words_corpus: cortically | bicortical | subcortical | neocortical | isocortical | noncortical

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Structure, Outer layer


morpheme_key: corticate

morpheme: corticate

morpheme_head: corticate

affix_form: -corticate-

meaning_definition: bark | rind | shell

example_words_list_1: cortex, cortical, corticoid

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Botany, Structure

etymology: Latin cortex, corticis 'bark, rind, shell'


morpheme_key: coruscate

morpheme: coruscate

morpheme_head: coruscate

affix_form: -coruscate-

meaning_definition: to flash | to sparkle | to glitter

example_words_list_1: coruscate, coruscation

example_words_corpus: coruscated | coruscates

categorical_group_list: Light, Motion

etymology: Latin coruscare "to flash, glitter"


morpheme_key: corv

morpheme: corv

morpheme_head: corv

affix_form: -corv-

meaning_definition: bird resembling a crow | bird akin to a raven

example_words_list_1: Corvidae, corvina, corvine, corvus (crow genus), Corvus (constellation) unrelated: corvette, corvée

related_morphemes: corac / corac

categorical_group_list: Animals, Birds

etymology: Latin corvus 'crow, raven'


morpheme_key: cosm

morpheme: cosm

morpheme_head: cosm

affix_form: cosm-

allomorphs: cosmi | cosmo

sense_label: universe

meaning_definition: all existence | system | decoration | realm

example_words_list_1: cosmic | cosmogeny | cosmogony | cosmology | cosmonaut | cosmopolitan | cosmopolite | cosmos | microcosm | cosmetic | cosmorama | macrocosm

categorical_group_list: Space, Order, Totality

ancestor_etymon: cosm

etymology: κόσμος (kósmos) | Greek kosmos : universe | world | order

source: https://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words04/ | Cognatarium | http://www.palosverdes.com/jesse/pvphs/www—freecollege—com—vocab.htm


morpheme_key: cosmet

morpheme: cosmet

morpheme_head: cosmet

affix_form: cosmet-

meaning_definition: the art of dress and ornament

example_words_list_1: cosmesis | cosmetics | cosmetologist | cosmetology

categorical_group_list: Beauty, Ornamentation

etymology: κοσμεῖν (kosmeîn) | κοσμητική (kosmētikḗ) from κόσμος (kósmos)


morpheme_key: cosmetic

morpheme: cosmetic

morpheme_head: cosmetic

affix_form: -cosmetic-

meaning_definition: adornment | order | ornament

example_words_list_1: cosmetic, cosmetics

example_words_corpus: cosmetics | noncosmetic | cosmeticize | biocosmetic | nanocosmetic | anticosmetic

categorical_group_list: Appearance, Ornamentation

etymology: Greek kosmētikos 'fitting for adornment', from kosmein 'to arrange, adorn'


morpheme_key: cosmos

morpheme: cosmos

morpheme_head: cosmos

affix_form: -cosmos-

meaning_definition: universe | order | world

example_words_list_1: cosmology, microcosm, macrocosm

example_words_corpus: microcosmos

categorical_group_list: Space, Nature, Order

etymology: Greek kosmos 'order, ornament, world'


morpheme_key: cosset

morpheme: cosset

morpheme_head: cosset

affix_form: -cosset-

meaning_definition: to pamper | to care for | to treat with indulgence

example_words_list_1: cosseted

example_words_corpus: cossets | cosseted | cosseter | cosseting | cosseters | cossetings

categorical_group_list: Affection, Care

etymology: Middle French 'cosseter' (to caress)

etymological_family: French


morpheme_key: cost

morpheme: cost

morpheme_head: cost

affix_form: cost-

allomorphs: costo

sense_label: rib

meaning_definition: a bony structure in the body | the lateral part of something | the land adjacent to the sea

example_words_list_1: costal, costochondritis, intercostal

example_words_corpus: costs | costly | costed | oncost | recost | costing

etymology: Latin 'costa' meaning 'rib, side, coast'


morpheme_key: costume

morpheme: costume

morpheme_head: costume

affix_form: -costume-

meaning_definition: clothing | attire | disguise

example_words_list_1: costume, costumed, costuming

example_words_corpus: costumed | costumes | costumer | costumey | costumers | costumery

categorical_group_list: Clothing, Appearance

etymology: Old French 'costume' (habit, attire)


morpheme_key: cot

morpheme: cot

morpheme_head: cot

affix_form: -cot-

meaning_definition: protection | refuge | dwelling

example_words_list_1: cot (cottage, shelter), cote, coterie, cotquean, cottage, cottier, dovecote, sheepcote

example_words_corpus: cots | cotter | cotland | cotless | pigscot | carrycot

categorical_group_list: Shelter, Dwelling, Enclosure

etymology: Old English cot or cote 'small house, hut'


morpheme_key: coterie

morpheme: coterie

morpheme_head: coterie

affix_form: -coterie-

meaning_definition: small group | clique | circle of associates

example_words_list_1: ['coterie']

example_words_corpus: coteries

categorical_group_list: Social group, Collective

etymology: Middle French 'coterie', originally referring to a group of peasants or a company of soldiers

register: neutral


morpheme_key: cottage

morpheme: cottage

morpheme_head: cottage

affix_form: -cottage-

meaning_definition: small house | humble dwelling

example_words_list_1: cottage, cottager, cottagecore

example_words_corpus: cottager | cottages | cottaged | cottagey | cottagers | telecottage

categorical_group_list: Dwelling, Architecture

etymology: Middle English 'cotage', from 'cote' (small house)


morpheme_key: cotter

morpheme: cotter

morpheme_head: cotter

affix_form: -cotter-

meaning_definition: a person who cuts or cuts off | one who separates

example_words_list_1: cotter, cutter

example_words_corpus: cotters | cotterless

categorical_group_list: Agent, Action, Cutting

etymology: From Old English 'cotton' (to cut) + agent suffix '-ere' (later '-er'), related to 'cutter'.


morpheme_key: cotton

morpheme: cotton

morpheme_head: cotton

affix_form: -cotton-

allomorphs: cott

meaning_definition: soft fiber | plant material

example_words_list_1: cottonwood, cottonseed, cottonmouth

example_words_corpus: cottony | cottons | cottoned | guncotton | cottonoid | cottoning

categorical_group_list: Material, Nature

etymology: Middle English cotton, from Old French coton, from Arabic qutn

ancestor_etymon_language: Arabic


morpheme_key: cotyl

morpheme: cotyl

morpheme_head: cotyl

affix_form: -cotyl

sense_label: hollow, cavity

affix_type: suffix

derivational_or_inflectional: derivational suffix affix bound morpheme

meaning_definition: empty interior space | hollowed-out region

example_words_list_1: acotyledon, cotyledon, cotyloid, dicotyledon, epicotyl, hectocotylus, hypocotyl, monocotyledon, polycotyledon

categorical_group_list: Shape, Anatomy, Botany

etymology: Greek kotyle 'cup, hollow vessel'


morpheme_key: cotyledon

morpheme: cotyledon

morpheme_head: cotyledon

affix_form: -cotyledon-

meaning_definition: seed leaf | embryonic leaf

example_words_list_1: cotyledon

categorical_group_list: Botany, Biology

etymology: Greek kotyledon 'small cup' from kotyle 'cup'


morpheme_key: couch

morpheme: couch

morpheme_head: couch

affix_form: -couch-

meaning_definition: to recline | to rest in a horizontal position

example_words_list_1: couch, couchant, couchette

example_words_list_2: couch, couchant, couchette

example_words_corpus: coucher | couches | couched | recouch | couching | couchers

categorical_group_list: Position, Motion

etymology: Latin 'cubare' meaning 'to lie down'


morpheme_key: couchette

morpheme: couchette

morpheme_head: couchette

affix_form: -couchette-

meaning_definition: small bed | berth | sleeping compartment

example_words_list_1: couchette, couchet

example_words_corpus: couchettes

categorical_group_list: Sleep, Furniture

etymology: French diminutive of 'couche' (bed/layer) from 'coucher' (to lie down)


morpheme_key: cougar

morpheme: cougar

morpheme_head: cougar

affix_form: cougar

meaning_definition: An older woman who seeks casual, often sexual relationships with younger men | a female sexual predator | a woman who pursues younger men for companionship

example_words_list_1: cougars | cougaring | cougarish | cougarlike | cougarhood | cougarness

register: pejorative


morpheme_key: cough

morpheme: cough

morpheme_head: cough

affix_form: -cough-

meaning_definition: to expel air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound | respiratory sound

example_words_list_1: cough, coughing, coughed

example_words_corpus: coughs | coughy | cougher | coughed | coughers | coughing

categorical_group_list: Physiology, Action, Sound

etymology: Old English 'coffian'


morpheme_key: coulomb

morpheme: coulomb

morpheme_head: coulomb

affix_form: -coulomb-

meaning_definition: unit of electric charge

example_words_list_1: coulomb, nanocoulomb, microcoulomb

example_words_corpus: coulombs | abcoulomb | coulombic | abcoulombs | picocoulomb | megacoulomb

categorical_group_list: Physics, Measurement, Electricity

etymology: named after Charles-Augustin de Coulomb


morpheme_key: coun

morpheme: coun

morpheme_head: coun

affix_form: co-

allomorphs: com | con | co

meaning_definition: in conjunction | joined

example_words_list_1: council, counsel, count (all senses), countenance

related_morphemes: extended form: counter / counter / : com1 / com, con1 / con

categorical_group_list: Comitative, Association

etymology: Latin com- (assimilated form of cum) 'with, together'


morpheme_key: counsel

morpheme: counsel

morpheme_head: counsel

affix_form: -counsel-

meaning_definition: to advise | to guide | to deliberate

example_words_list_1: counselor, counseling, counsel

example_words_corpus: counsels | counselor | counselee | counseled | cocounsel | counselees

categorical_group_list: Communication, Guidance, Cognition

etymology: Latin 'consilium' (advice, plan) from 'com-' (together) + 'salere' (to be wise)


morpheme_key: count

morpheme: count

morpheme_head: count

affix_form: -count-

sense_label: to count

part_of_speech_created_by_this_suffix: verb

meaning_definition: enumerate | inform

example_words_list_1: account | accountable | count (to enumerate) | countdown | counter (one who counts) | counter (surface) | discount | recount (to narrate) Variant Spellings: raconteur | raconteur | recount (again-tell | tell what happened) | account (one's person's side of the story)

example_words_corpus: counts | recount | countor | uncount | viscount | counting

categorical_group_list: Anomalous form

etymology: Latin 'computare' (to calculate, reckon), from 'com-' (together) + 'putare' (to reckon, consider). The root 'count' derives from the past participle stem 'comput-'.


morpheme_key: countenance

morpheme: countenance

morpheme_head: countenance

affix_form: -countenance-

meaning_definition: facial expression | appearance | composure

example_words_list_1: countenance

example_words_corpus: countenances | countenanced | countenancer | countenancers | uncountenanced | uncountenanceable

categorical_group_list: Appearance, Emotion, Facial features

etymology: Old French contenance, from Latin constantia 'steadiness, consistency'


morpheme_key: counter

morpheme: counter

morpheme_head: counter

affix_form: counter-

sense_label: Against

parts_of_speech_this_morpheme_can_join_onto: adjective | verb | adverb | noun

meaning_definition: contrary to | opposing | acting against | opposite in direction or trend to the second element | in contrast with | serving as a counterpart

example_words_list_1: counteract, counterbalance, counterexample, counterintuitive, countermand, counterpoint, counterproductive, counterrevolution, counterweight

example_words_corpus: counters | countered | counteract | countering | countertop | counterman

related_morphemes: extension of coun / coun / : contra / contra

categorical_group_list: Direction designator | preposition-like | Anomalous form

etymology: Latin com- (assimilated before consonants) meaning 'with, together, against'

source: http://www.palosverdes.com/jesse/pvphs/www—freecollege—com—vocab.htm | MorphoQuantics | Wikipedia | Cognatarium | Stein | Wikidata


morpheme_key: counterfeit

morpheme: counterfeit

morpheme_head: counterfeit

affix_form: -counterfeit-

meaning_definition: not genuine | imitation | forged

example_words_list_1: counterfeit

example_words_corpus: counterfeits | counterfeited | counterfeiter | counterfeitly | counterfeiting | counterfeiters

categorical_group_list: Deception, Falsehood

etymology: Middle French 'contrefait' from 'contrefaire' 'to make in imitation'


morpheme_key: country

morpheme: country

morpheme_head: country

affix_form: -country-

meaning_definition: nation | state | territory

example_words_list_1: countryside, countrymen, countryman

example_words_corpus: upcountry | countrymen | countryman | countryish | noncountry | countryful

categorical_group_list: Geography, Political entity

etymology: Old French 'cuntrée' (land, territory), from Vulgar Latin 'contrata' (land lying open before one), from Latin 'contra' (against, opposite)


morpheme_key: county

morpheme: county

morpheme_head: county

affix_form: -county-

meaning_definition: administrative division | district | territory

example_words_list_1: county, countship

example_words_corpus: noncounty | tricounty | subcounty | countywide | countylike | countyhood

categorical_group_list: Geography, Administration

etymology: Latin comitatus 'retinue, company' (from comes 'companion'), via Old French counté


morpheme_key: coupe

morpheme: coupe

morpheme_head: coupe

affix_form: -coupe-

allomorphs: coupon

meaning_definition: cut | strike | sever

example_words_list_1: decapitate, recoup, recoupment

example_words_corpus: couped | coupes | coupelike

categorical_group_list: Action, Physicality

etymology: Latin 'coupure' (a cutting) from past participle of 'couper' (to cut), from Latin 'caudare' (to cut off), from 'caedere' (to cut, strike)


morpheme_key: couple

morpheme: couple

morpheme_head: couple

affix_form: -couple-

meaning_definition: two | pair | dual

example_words_list_1: couple, decouple, decouple

example_words_corpus: couples | coupled | coupler | coupley | accouple | uncouple

categorical_group_list: Number, Duality

etymology: Latin 'copula' meaning 'link, tie, pair'


morpheme_key: cour

morpheme: cour

morpheme_head: cour

affix_form: cour-

sense_label: run

meaning_definition: move swiftly | to move swiftly

example_words_list_1: courier | course | recourse | discourse | concourse | au courant | courante

example_words_corpus: cours

related_morphemes: cor / cor, cours / cours, cur2 / cur, curs / curs

categorical_group_list: Motion, Speed

etymology: Latin currere 'to run'


morpheme_key: courage

morpheme: courage

morpheme_head: courage

affix_form: -courage-

meaning_definition: bravery | valor | strength of spirit

example_words_list_1: courageous, discourage, discouragement

example_words_corpus: courages | couraged | discourage | discouraged | discourages | courageless

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Virtue, Core concept

etymology: From Old French 'corage', derived from Latin 'cor' (genitive 'cordis') meaning 'heart', reflecting the ancient belief that the heart was the seat of courage and spirit.


morpheme_key: courgette

morpheme: courgette

morpheme_head: courgette

affix_form: -courgette-

meaning_definition: zucchini | summer squash

example_words_list_1: courgette

example_words_corpus: courgettes

categorical_group_list: Food, Vegetable

etymology: French 'courgette', diminutive of 'courge' (squash)


morpheme_key: course

morpheme: course

morpheme_head: course

affix_form: -course-

allomorphs: cours

sense_label: path

meaning_definition: path | flow | progression | direction

example_words_list_1: course, encourage, discourse, discourse, recourse, discourse

example_words_corpus: courses | coursed | courseth | midcourse | precourse | subcourse

categorical_group_list: Movement, Path, Progression

etymology: Latin cursus 'a running, course', from currere 'to run'


morpheme_key: court

morpheme: court

morpheme_head: court

affix_form: -court-

meaning_definition: landscaped area | fenced space | rural livestock area | judicial assembly

example_words_list_1: courtyard, courtier, courtroom, courtly

example_words_corpus: courts | accourt | courted | courtly | upcourt | courter

related_morphemes: curt1 / curt

etymology: From Latin 'cortem' (accusative of 'cohors'), meaning enclosure, farmyard, or court.


morpheme_key: courteous

morpheme: courteous

morpheme_head: courteous

affix_form: -courteous-

meaning_definition: polite | well-mannered | respectful

example_words_corpus: courteously | uncourteous | discourteous | courteousness | uncourteously | discourteously

categorical_group_list: Social behavior, Manner

etymology: Old French 'cortois' (courtly), from 'cort' (court)


morpheme_key: courtesan

morpheme: courtesan

morpheme_head: courtesan

affix_form: courtesan

meaning_definition: a female prostitute who serves high-status or wealthy clients | a woman engaged in sexual services for elite individuals

example_words_list_1: courtesans | courtesanship

example_words_corpus: courtesans | courtesanship

etymology: derived from French 'courtesane', from 'cour' (court) + 'tesan' (from 'tenu' to hold), originally referring to someone who frequents a court


morpheme_key: courtesy

morpheme: courtesy

morpheme_head: courtesy

affix_form: -courtesy-

meaning_definition: politeness | civility | good manners

example_words_list_1: ['courtesy']

categorical_group_list: Social behavior, Etiquette

etymology: Old French 'courtoisie' from 'cort' (court)


morpheme_key: cousin

morpheme: cousin

morpheme_head: cousin

affix_form: -cousin-

meaning_definition: child of one's uncle or aunt | relative

example_words_list_1: cousin

example_words_corpus: cousins | cousinly | cousinry | noncousin | cousiness | stepcousin

categorical_group_list: Kinship, Person

etymology: Old French cousin, from Latin consobrinus


morpheme_key: couth

morpheme: couth

morpheme_head: couth

affix_form: -couth-

meaning_definition: known | familiar | understood

example_words_list_1: uncouth

example_words_corpus: couths | uncouth | couthie | selcouth | uncouthly | selcouthly

categorical_group_list: Cognition, Knowledge

etymology: Old English 'cūth' (known, familiar)


morpheme_key: couture

morpheme: couture

morpheme_head: couture

affix_form: -couture-

meaning_definition: sewing | tailoring | fashion

example_words_list_1: haute couture, couture

example_words_corpus: coutures

categorical_group_list: Craft, Fashion

etymology: French 'couture' from 'coudre' 'to sew'


morpheme_key: couturier

morpheme: couturier

morpheme_head: couturier

affix_form: -couturier-

meaning_definition: fashion designer | maker of high-fashion clothing

example_words_list_1: couturiere, couturiers

categorical_group_list: Profession, Fashion

etymology: French 'couture' (sewing) + suffix '-ier' (agentive)


morpheme_key: cove

morpheme: cove

morpheme_head: cove

affix_form: -cove-

meaning_definition: enclosure | shelter | hollow

example_words_list_1: cove, alcove, cover

example_words_corpus: covey | coved | coves | covess | covelet | covelike

categorical_group_list: Space, Shelter

etymology: Old English 'cofa' meaning chamber or cell


morpheme_key: coven

morpheme: coven

morpheme_head: coven

affix_form: -coven-

meaning_definition: woman | queen | female ruler

example_words_list_1: coven

example_words_corpus: covens | covener | coveners | covendom | covendoms | covenstead

categorical_group_list: Social group, Magic

etymology: Old English 'cwen' (woman, queen)


morpheme_key: covenant

morpheme: covenant

morpheme_head: covenant

affix_form: -covenant-

meaning_definition: agreement | pact | solemn promise

example_words_list_1: covenant, covenantal

example_words_corpus: covenants | covenanter | covenanted | covenantal | covenantor | covenantee

categorical_group_list: Agreement, Social Contract, Obligation

etymology: Latin 'convenire' meaning 'to come together, agree'


morpheme_key: covent

morpheme: covent

morpheme_head: covent

affix_form: -covent-

meaning_definition: a secret meeting or conspiracy | a plot

example_words_list_1: convent, conventicle, convene, convention

example_words_corpus: covents

categorical_group_list: Gathering, Secrecy, Conspiracy

etymology: From Latin 'convenire' meaning 'to come together, agree', from 'com-' (together) + 'venire' (to come). The sense of 'secret meeting' arose from the idea of people gathering privately.


morpheme_key: cover

morpheme: cover

morpheme_head: cover

affix_form: -cover-

meaning_definition: to hide or obscure something from sight | to safeguard or shield something from harm or exposure | to encompass or include within a range or extent | to pay for or reimburse the cost of something | to report or document an event, story, or topic | to place something over or on top of another object

example_words_list_1: cover, coverage, coverlet, covert, coverup, discover, uncover unrelated: cup1 / recover.

example_words_corpus: covers | recover | uncover | covered | coverer | becover

related_morphemes: compare overt / overt / : per2 / per

categorical_group_list: Protection, Enclosure, Concealment

etymology: Old French 'covrir' (to cover)


morpheme_key: covert

morpheme: covert

morpheme_head: covert

affix_form: -covert-

meaning_definition: hidden | concealed | secret

example_words_list_1: covert, covertly, undercover

example_words_corpus: coverts | covertly | covertness | semicovert | undercovert | undercoverts

categorical_group_list: Secrecy, State of being

etymology: Latin 'covertus', past participle of 'cooperire' meaning 'to cover up'


morpheme_key: covet

morpheme: covet

morpheme_head: covet

affix_form: -covet-

meaning_definition: to desire strongly | to envy | to crave

example_words_list_1: covet, covetous, covetously

example_words_corpus: covets | coveted | coveter | covetous | coveting | coveters

categorical_group_list: Desire, Emotion

etymology: Latin convoitare 'to desire strongly'


morpheme_key: covey

morpheme: covey

morpheme_head: covey

affix_form: -covey-

meaning_definition: a group of birds | a small group of people

example_words_list_1: covey, covey of quail, covey of doves

example_words_corpus: coveys

categorical_group_list: Collective noun, Birds, Grouping

etymology: From Old French 'couvée' (brood, hatch), from 'covir' (to cover), related to 'cover'.


morpheme_key: cow

morpheme: cow

morpheme_head: cow

affix_form: -cow-

meaning_definition: bovine | cattle | domesticated ox

example_words_list_1: cowbell, cowherd, cowhide

example_words_corpus: cows | cowed | hucow | cowboy | cowman | cowpat

categorical_group_list: Animals, Livestock

etymology: Old English cū


morpheme_key: coward

morpheme: coward

morpheme_head: coward

affix_form: -coward-

meaning_definition: coward | lacking courage | fearful

example_words_list_1: coward, cowardice, cowardly

example_words_corpus: cowardy | cowards | cowardly | cowardry | cowardize | cowardish

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Personality Trait

etymology: Old French 'cowart' (cowering, shrinking)


morpheme_key: cowl

morpheme: cowl

morpheme_head: cowl

affix_form: -cowl-

meaning_definition: hood | covering | cap

example_words_list_1: cowl

example_words_corpus: cowls | cowled | uncowl | encowl | cowling | uncowls

categorical_group_list: Clothing, Covering

etymology: Old French 'coule' or 'coul' (a hood/covering)


morpheme_key: cox

morpheme: cox

morpheme_head: cox

affix_form: -cox-

meaning_definition: hip

example_words_list_1: coxopodite

example_words_corpus: Coxy | coxed | coxes | coxie | coxing | coxies

categorical_group_list: Body Parts and Substances

etymology: Latin coxa 'hip, thigh'


morpheme_key: coxib

morpheme: coxib

morpheme_head: coxib

affix_form: -coxib

meaning_definition: selective inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2

example_words_list_1: etoricoxib

example_words_corpus: etoricoxib

categorical_group_list: Pharmacology, Chemistry

etymology: blend of 'cyclooxygenase' and 'inhibitor'


morpheme_key: coy

morpheme: coy

morpheme_head: coy

affix_form: -coy-

meaning_definition: shy | reserved | modest | coy

example_words_list_1: coy, coyly, coyness

example_words_corpus: coys | coyly | uncoy | coyish | coyness | overcoy

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Personality

etymology: Middle English 'coy', possibly related to 'quey' (quiet)


morpheme_key: cozen

morpheme: cozen

morpheme_head: cozen

affix_form: -cozen-

meaning_definition: to trick | to deceive | to cheat

example_words_list_1: ['cozen']

example_words_corpus: cozens | cozener | cozening | cozenage | cozeners | cozenages

categorical_group_list: Deception, Action

etymology: Middle English cozyn "close friend, intimate" (possibly from Italian cugino)


morpheme_key: cozy

morpheme: cozy

morpheme_head: cozy

affix_form: -cozy-

meaning_definition: warm and comfortable | snug

example_words_list_1: cozy

example_words_corpus: uncozy | supercozy

categorical_group_list: Comfort, Temperature, Sensation

etymology: From Old English cōsige, from cōs 'heat' (related to Latin caesus 'cut', referring to chopped wood for fire)


morpheme_key: cr

morpheme: cr

morpheme_head: cr

affix_form: -cr-

meaning_definition: sift, separate, judge, observe

example_words_list_1: discern, discrete, discretion, crisis

categorical_group_list: Discrimination, Perception, Separation

etymology: cernere ~to sift, separate~


morpheme_key: crab

morpheme: crab

morpheme_head: crab

affix_form: -crab-

meaning_definition: crustacean | decapod | sideways movement

example_words_list_1: crab, crabbed, crabgrass

example_words_corpus: crabs | crabby | crabbed | crabber | crablet | crabble

categorical_group_list: Animals, Biology

etymology: Old English crabbe, of unknown origin, possibly from Proto-Germanic *krabaz


morpheme_key: crac

morpheme: crac

morpheme_head: crac

affix_form: -crac-

meaning_definition: government, rule, authority

example_words_list_1: acrasia, akrasia, akratic, anocracy, aristocracy, autocracy, autocrat, autocratic, bureaucracy, democracy, democratic, pancratium, plutocracy, technocracy, technocrat, theocracy

categorical_group_list: Governance, Power, Authority

etymology: κράτος (krátos), κρατία (kratía)


morpheme_key: crack

morpheme: crack

morpheme_head: crack

affix_form: crack

meaning_definition: to resolve a complex issue | to find a solution to a challenging problem | to overcome a difficult obstacle

example_words_list_1: cracks | cracky | crackle | cracked | crackly | tocrack


morpheme_key: cracy

morpheme: cracy

morpheme_head: cracy

affix_form: -cracy-

sense_label: government

part_of_speech_created_by_this_suffix: noun

meaning_definition: system of governance | dominance | jurisdiction | influence

example_words_list_1: acrasia | akrasia | akratic | anocracy | aristocracy | autocracy | autocrat | autocratic | bureaucracy | democracy | democratic | pancratium | plutocracy | technocracy | technocrat | theocracy | aristocrat | bureaucrat | Democrat | mobocracy | ochlocracy | plutocrat

example_words_corpus: acracy | isocracy | neocracy | anocracy | democracy | theocracy

categorical_group_list: Governance, Power, Social Structure

etymology: Greek -kratia (κράτος, kratos 'power, rule')

ancestor_etymon_language: Greek | Greek OED


morpheme_key: cradle

morpheme: cradle

morpheme_head: cradle

affix_form: -cradle-

meaning_definition: to hold | to nurture | place of origin

example_words_list_1: cradle, cradled, cradling

example_words_corpus: cradles | cradled | cradler | encradle | cradlers | uncradle

categorical_group_list: Nurturing, Origin, Containment

etymology: Old English 'cradol'


morpheme_key: craft

morpheme: craft

morpheme_head: craft

affix_form: -craft-

meaning_definition: skill | craft | power | strength | ability

example_words_list_1: handicraft, witchcraft, aircraft, stagecraft, witchcraft

example_words_corpus: crafty | crafts | crafted | crafter | craftsy | recraft

categorical_group_list: Action, Creation, Skill

etymology: Old English cræft "skill, strength, power"


morpheme_key: crag

morpheme: crag

morpheme_head: crag

affix_form: -crag-

meaning_definition: steep rock | rugged cliff | rocky outcrop

example_words_list_1: crag, craggy

example_words_corpus: crags | craggy | cragged | cragger | cragfast | craggily

categorical_group_list: Nature, Terrain

etymology: Middle English 'crag', likely of uncertain origin, possibly related to Old Norse or Celtic


morpheme_key: crake

morpheme: crake

morpheme_head: crake

affix_form: -crake-

meaning_definition: a bird of the rail family (Rallidae) | a cry resembling the call of such a bird

example_words_list_1: crake, coot-crake, moor-crake

example_words_corpus: crakes | craker | craked | crakers | corncrake | corncrakes

categorical_group_list: Birds, Onomatopoeia, Nature

etymology: From Old English 'craec' or 'craca', of imitative origin, referring to the bird's call.


morpheme_key: cram

morpheme: cram

morpheme_head: cram

affix_form: -cram-

meaning_definition: to press | to force | to stuff

example_words_list_1: cram, crammed, cramming

example_words_corpus: crams | crammed | crammer | cramming | cramdown | crammers

categorical_group_list: Action, Compression

etymology: Middle English crammen 'to press, stuff'


morpheme_key: cramp

morpheme: cramp

morpheme_head: cramp

affix_form: -cramp-

allomorphs: crampon

meaning_definition: muscle contraction | spasm | constriction

example_words_list_1: cramp, cramping, cramped

example_words_corpus: cramps | crampy | cramped | crampet | uncramp | cramping

categorical_group_list: Physical sensation, Pain

etymology: Middle English crampen, related to the idea of contraction or squeezing


morpheme_key: cran

morpheme: cran

morpheme_head: cran

affix_form: -cran-

sense_label: skull

meaning_definition: skull | head

example_words_list_1: cranium, cranial, craniotomy

example_words_corpus: crans

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Body part

etymology: Latin cranium 'skull', from Greek kranion 'skull'


morpheme_key: crane

morpheme: crane

morpheme_head: crane

affix_form: -crane-

meaning_definition: large wading bird | tall tripod-like structure

example_words_list_1: crane, crane-fly, crane-shot

example_words_corpus: cranes | craned | cranefly | aircrane | aircranes | cranelike

categorical_group_list: Fauna, Motion

etymology: Proto-Germanic *krano


morpheme_key: cranio

morpheme: cranio

morpheme_head: cranio

affix_form: -cranio-

meaning_definition: skull | cranium

example_words_corpus: craniology | craniotomy | craniotome | craniocele | craniometer | craniopagus

etymology: From Greek 'kranion' meaning 'skull' or 'shell'


morpheme_key: crank

morpheme: crank

morpheme_head: crank

affix_form: -crank-

meaning_definition: to turn | to rotate | to twist

example_words_list_1: crankshaft, crankcase, cranky

example_words_corpus: cranky | cranks | crankle | cranked | cranker | crankles

categorical_group_list: Motion, Mechanical action

etymology: Middle English 'cranken', related to 'crooked'


morpheme_key: cras

morpheme: cras

morpheme_head: cras

affix_form: -cras-

sense_label: type of government

meaning_definition: form of governance

example_words_list_1: bureaucrat, theocracy, democracy

example_words_list_2: bureaucrat, theocracy, democracy

categorical_group_list: Governance, Power

ancestor_etymon: cras

etymology: Greek kratos "power, rule"


morpheme_key: crash

morpheme: crash

morpheme_head: crash

affix_form: crash

meaning_definition: a period of depression following drug use | a decline in physical or mental state after drug consumption | the aftermath of drug intoxication

example_words_list_1: crashy | crashes | crashed | crasher | crashing | crashers


morpheme_key: crass

morpheme: crass

morpheme_head: crass

affix_form: crass-

allomorphs: crass(i)

sense_label: thick

meaning_definition: dense | coarse

example_words_list_1: crass | crassitude | crassulaceous | incrassate

example_words_corpus: crassly | crassness | crassnesses

categorical_group_list: Texture, Density, Magnitude

etymology: Latin crassus 'thick, dense, gross'


morpheme_key: crasy

morpheme: crasy

morpheme_head: crasy

affix_form: -crasy

sense_label: madness

meaning_definition: madness | insanity | mental derangement

example_words_list_1: theocrasy | idiosyncrasy

example_words_corpus: theocrasy | idiosyncrasy

categorical_group_list: State, Mental condition

etymology: Greek -krasia (κράσις) 'mixture, temperament' from krassein 'to mix'


morpheme_key: crat

morpheme: crat

morpheme_head: crat

affix_form: -crat

sense_label: worker or ruler by virtue of power vested in [root

derivational_or_inflectional: derivational suffix affix bound morpheme | derivational

meaning_definition: individual wielding authority derived from [root] | exercise control | individual possessing [root]-related authority | exercise authority over [root]

example_words_list_1: bueaucrat | plutocrat | bureaucracy | plutocracy | aristocrat | bureaucrat | democracy | Democrat | mobocracy | ochlocracy | technocracy | theocracy

example_words_corpus: crats | isocrat | theocrat | monocrat | mobocrat | taxocrat

categorical_group_list: Capability

etymology: Greek -kratia (rule, power) from kratos (strength, power)

source: http://www.palosverdes.com/jesse/pvphs/www—freecollege—com—vocab.htm | Cognatarium | https://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words04/ | Wikidata


morpheme_key: crate

morpheme: crate

morpheme_head: crate

affix_form: -crate-

meaning_definition: a wooden case | a box

example_words_list_1: crate

example_words_corpus: crates | crated | uncrate | recrate | uncrates | uncrated

categorical_group_list: Container, Object

etymology: Middle English crate, from Old French crete


morpheme_key: crater

morpheme: crater

morpheme_head: crater

affix_form: -crater-

meaning_definition: hollow | depression | bowl-shaped cavity

example_words_list_1: crater, crateriform

example_words_corpus: craters | craterlet | craterous | craterlets | craterlike | craterless

categorical_group_list: Shape, Topography

etymology: Greek kratēr 'bowl, basin'


morpheme_key: cratic

morpheme: cratic

morpheme_head: cratic

affix_form: -cratic

meaning_definition: rule | government | power

example_words_list_1: monocratic | infocratic | gynocratic | ideocratic | polycratic | xerocratic

categorical_group_list: Governance, System, State

etymology: Greek -kratia (rule, power) via -cratic


morpheme_key: cravat

morpheme: cravat

morpheme_head: cravat

affix_form: -cravat-

meaning_definition: neckcloth | necktie

example_words_list_1: cravat

example_words_corpus: cravats | cravatted | cravating

categorical_group_list: Clothing, Accessory

etymology: French cravate, from Croatian kravat (a type of neckcloth)


morpheme_key: crave

morpheme: crave

morpheme_head: crave

affix_form: -crave-

meaning_definition: to desire strongly | to wish for | to long for

example_words_list_1: craving, craved, craves

example_words_corpus: craved | craves | craver | craveth | cravers | becrave

categorical_group_list: Desire, Emotion, Sensation

etymology: Middle English craven/crave


morpheme_key: craven

morpheme: craven

morpheme_head: craven

affix_form: -craven-

meaning_definition: cowardly | lacking courage

example_words_list_1: cravenly, cravenness

example_words_corpus: cravens | cravenly | cravenness | cravennesses

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Personality Trait

etymology: Middle English 'craven', likely from Old French 'cravent'


morpheme_key: craw

morpheme: craw

morpheme_head: craw

affix_form: -craw-

meaning_definition: to move slowly | to creep | to slither

example_words_list_1: craw, crawler, crawling

categorical_group_list: Motion, Animal behavior

etymology: Middle English 'crauwen', related to 'creep'


morpheme_key: crawl

morpheme: crawl

morpheme_head: crawl

affix_form: -crawl-

meaning_definition: to move slowly | to creep | to progress with difficulty

example_words_list_1: crawler, crawling, crawfish

example_words_corpus: crawls | crawly | acrawl | crawler | crawled | recrawl

categorical_group_list: Motion, Physical action

etymology: Middle English 'crowlen', related to Old English 'crucian'


morpheme_key: crayon

morpheme: crayon

morpheme_head: cray

affix_form: -crayon-

meaning_definition: pencil | drawing instrument

example_words_list_1: crayon

example_words_corpus: crayons | crayoned | crayoning | crayonist | crayonlike | crayonings

categorical_group_list: Art, Writing, Color

etymology: French 'crayon' (pencil), from 'craie' (chalk)


morpheme_key: craze

morpheme: craze

morpheme_head: craze

affix_form: -craze-

meaning_definition: madness | insanity | frenzy | intense enthusiasm

example_words_list_1: craze, crazed, craziness

example_words_corpus: crazed | crazes | crazen | crazens | crazedly | uncrazed

categorical_group_list: Emotion, State of mind

etymology: From Old French 'craisier' meaning 'to make mad', of uncertain origin, possibly related to 'craze' (to crack).


morpheme_key: cre

morpheme: cre

morpheme_head: cre

affix_form: -cre-

sense_label: believe

meaning_definition: have faith | rely

example_words_list_1: accreditation, credence, credentials, credibility, credible, credit, creditor, credo, credulity, credulous, creed, discredit, incredible, incredulous, miscreant, recreant

categorical_group_list: Cognition, Trust

etymology: credere, creditus


sense_label: flesh

meaning_definition: tissue

example_words_list_1: creodont, creosol, creosote, pancreas

example_words_list_2: creodont, creosol, creosote, pancreas

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Biology

etymology: Greek kreas : flesh


morpheme_key: crea

morpheme: crea

morpheme_head: crea

affix_form: crea-

meaning_definition: originate | construct | develop

example_words_list_1: creation | creative | creator | creature | creole | procreation | recreation | create

categorical_group_list: Production, Genesis, Growth

ancestor_etymon: crea

etymology: creare | creatus


morpheme_key: creak

morpheme: creak

morpheme_head: creak

affix_form: -creak-

meaning_definition: the high-pitched squeaking or grating sound made by a door, hinge, or other object moving on a rough surface

example_words_list_1: creak, creaking, creaky

example_words_corpus: creaky | creaks | acreak | creaked | creaker | creaking

categorical_group_list: Sound, Onomatopoeia

etymology: from Middle Dutch 'creken' or 'crecken' meaning 'to creak, crackle'

ancestor_etymon_language: Middle Dutch


morpheme_key: cream

morpheme: cream

morpheme_head: cream

affix_form: -cream-

meaning_definition: thick | fatty | top layer

example_words_list_1: creamy, creamer, creamery, creaming, creamed

example_words_corpus: creamy | creams | creamed | creamer | creaming | creamily

categorical_group_list: Texture, Food, Substance

etymology: Latin cremor "thickened substance, cream"

ancestor_etymon_language: Latin


morpheme_key: creant

morpheme: creant

morpheme_head: creant

affix_form: -creant-

meaning_definition: one who holds a belief

example_words_list_1: miscreant, recreant

example_words_list_2: miscreant, recreant

related_morphemes: cred / cred

categorical_group_list: Belief, Cognition

etymology: Latin creāns, present participle of creāre 'to create, produce, bring forth'


morpheme_key: crease

morpheme: crease

morpheme_head: creas

affix_form: -crease-

meaning_definition: fold | line | wrinkle

example_words_list_1: crease, creased, creasing

example_words_corpus: creased | creases | creaser | recrease | creasers | uncrease

categorical_group_list: Physical state, Texture

etymology: Middle English crese, from Old French crese