morpheme_key: atto

morpheme: atto

morpheme_head: atto

affix_form: atto-

meaning_definition: quintillionth (10−18)

example_words_list_1: attomole | attobarn | attomolar | attobarns | attoparsec | attophysics

categorical_group_list: Measurement, Magnitude, Scientific notation

etymology: Greek 'a-' (alpha privative) + 'totos' (so much) or derived from the Greek letter alpha (α)


morpheme_key: attorney

morpheme: attorney

morpheme_head: attorney

affix_form: -attorney-

affix_type: root

bound_free_or_root: free

meaning_definition: legal representative | lawyer

example_words_list_1: attorney general, power of attorney, attorney at law

example_words_corpus: attorneys | attorneyism | attorneydom

categorical_group_list: Law, Profession

etymology: Latin 'advocatus', past participle of 'advocare' meaning 'to call to one's aid', from 'ad-' (to) + 'vocare' (to call)

ancestor_etymon_language: Latin

etymological_family: Latin

register: classical

attestation: both


morpheme_key: attract

morpheme: attract

morpheme_head: attract

affix_form: -attract-

bound_free_or_root: root

meaning_definition: draw toward | pull | allure

example_words_list_1: attraction, attractive, unattractively

example_words_corpus: attracts | attracted | reattract | attractee | attractin | attractive

categorical_group_list: Motion, Sensation

etymology: Latin ad- 'to, toward' + trahere 'to draw, pull'


morpheme_key: attrition

morpheme: attrition

morpheme_head: attrition

affix_form: -attrition-

meaning_definition: wearing away | erosion | reduction

example_words_list_1: attrition, attritional

example_words_corpus: attritions | attritional | attritionary | antiattrition | attritionally

categorical_group_list: Reduction, Decay, Erosion

etymology: Latin attritio(n-), from past participle stem of attritus, from attrere 'to rub against'


morpheme_key: atum

morpheme: atum

morpheme_head: atum

affix_form: -atum

affix_type: suffix

bound_free_or_root: bound

meaning_definition: state | condition | result

example_words_list_1: vacuum, datum, medium, maximum, minimum

categorical_group_list: Nominalizer, Past Participle, State

etymology: Latin suffix -atus, past participle suffix of verbs, indicating the state or result of the action.

attestation: morpholex


morpheme_key: au

morpheme: au

morpheme_head: au

affix_form: au-

sense_label: away from

meaning_definition: away from

example_words_list_1: abnormal, abrasion, absent, abstain, abstract, abstraction, aversion, avulsion

categorical_group_list: Separation, Direction

etymology: ab

attestation: wiktionary


sense_label: bird

meaning_definition: bird

example_words_list_1: aviary, aviation, avian, aviculture, aviator

example_words_list_2: auspice, auspicious, avian, aviary, aviation, aviator

categorical_group_list: Fauna, Nature

etymology: avis


morpheme_key: auberge

morpheme: auberge

morpheme_head: auberge

affix_form: -auberge-

meaning_definition: inn | tavern | lodging

example_words_list_1: auberge, aubergine

example_words_corpus: auberges

categorical_group_list: Place, Shelter

etymology: Old French 'auberg', from Frankish '*burg' (shelter/fort)

ancestor_etymon_language: Old French


morpheme_key: aubergine

morpheme: aubergine

morpheme_head: aubergine

affix_form: -aubergine-

meaning_definition: eggplant | Solanum melongena

example_words_list_1: aubergine

example_words_corpus: aubergines

categorical_group_list: Food, Vegetable, Plant

etymology: From Old French aubergine, from Arabic al-bādhinjān, from Persian bādhinjān

ancestor_etymon_language: French

etymological_family: other

register: neutral


morpheme_key: auburn

morpheme: auburn

morpheme_head: auburn

affix_form: -auburn-

meaning_definition: reddish-brown | brownish-red

example_words_list_1: auburn, auburn-haired, auburnness

categorical_group_list: Color, Appearance

etymology: Old English aeburn, from aeb (ebony) + burn (brown)

ancestor_etymon_language: Middle English

etymological_family: Germanic

register: vernacular


morpheme_key: auct

morpheme: auct

morpheme_head: auct

affix_form: auct-

affix_type: prefix

bound_free_or_root: stem

part_of_speech_created_by_this_suffix: not suffix

meaning_definition: expand | rise

example_words_list_1: auction | augend | augment | augmentation | augur | augury | august | inauguration

categorical_group_list: Core concept

ancestor_etymon: aug

etymology: augēre, auctus ~to increase~

attestation: wikidata


morpheme_key: auction

morpheme: auction

morpheme_head: auction

affix_form: -auction-

meaning_definition: sale | bidding | public sale

example_words_list_1: auctioneer, auctioning

example_words_corpus: auctions | auctioned | reauction | auctioneer | auctioning | nonauction

categorical_group_list: Commerce, Transaction

etymology: Latin auctionem (nominative auctio) 'an increase, a bidding', from auctus, past participle of augere 'to increase'


morpheme_key: aud

morpheme: aud

morpheme_head: aud

affix_form: aud-

sense_label: to dare, be bold

meaning_definition: to show courage | to act boldly

example_words_list_1: audacious, audacity

example_words_list_2: audacious, audacity

categorical_group_list: Attribute adder

ancestor_etymon: auda

etymology: From Latin audere 'to dare', past participle ausus.


morpheme_key: audac

morpheme: audac

morpheme_head: audac

affix_form: -audac-

sense_label: daring

meaning_definition: daring

categorical_group_list: Bravery, Courage

etymology: audax "brave, bold, daring", from audere "to dare"


morpheme_key: audi

morpheme: audi

morpheme_head: audi

affix_form: audi-

allomorphs: hear

part_of_speech_created_by_this_suffix: not suffix | noun

meaning_definition: perceiving sound | paying attention to auditory stimuli | auditory perception | detecting auditory input | the process of perceiving auditory information

example_words_list_1: audible | audio | audiology | audit | audition | auditorium | auditory | audiologist | obedient | obey | audience (hearers | listeners) | audio (hearing (adj.)) | audition (hearing (noun)) | auditory (of hearing) | audience | auditor

categorical_group_list: Capability | Anomalous form

ancestor_etymon: audi

etymology: Latin audīre 'to hear'


morpheme_key: aug

morpheme: aug

morpheme_head: aug

affix_form: aug-

meaning_definition: expand | escalate | amplify

example_words_list_1: auction | augend | augment | augmentation | augur | augury | august | inauguration | author | auxiliary | inaugurate

categorical_group_list: Core concept | Anomalous form

etymology: Latin augere 'to increase'


morpheme_key: auger

morpheme: auger

morpheme_head: auger

affix_form: -auger-

meaning_definition: to bore | to drill | tool for boring

example_words_list_1: auger

example_words_corpus: augers | hydrauger | hydraugers

categorical_group_list: Action, Tool

etymology: Latin auger 'bore, drill' (verb) and augur 'augur' (noun), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- 'to bore, pierce'


morpheme_key: aught

morpheme: aught

morpheme_head: aught

affix_form: -aught

sense_label: anything

meaning_definition: anything

example_words_list_1: naught, haught, fraught, distraught

example_words_list_2: naught, haught, fraught, distraught

example_words_corpus: aughts

categorical_group_list: Existence, Quantity

etymology: Old English -āht (plural of āht, meaning 'anything')

ancestor_etymon_language: Old English

source: Wikidata


morpheme_key: augment

morpheme: augment

morpheme_head: augment

affix_form: -augment-

meaning_definition: increase | enlarge | add to

example_words_list_1: augmentation, augmentative, augmented

example_words_corpus: augments | augmented | augmenter | reaugment | augmentee | augmenting

categorical_group_list: Growth, Addition, Magnitude


morpheme_key: augur

morpheme: augur

morpheme_head: augur

affix_form: -augur-

meaning_definition: prophet | diviner | omen

example_words_list_1: augury, augurial

example_words_corpus: augury | augurs | augured | augurer | augural | auguring

categorical_group_list: Divination, Fate

etymology: From Latin augur 'prophet, diviner', possibly from Etruscan or related to augere 'to increase'


morpheme_key: august

morpheme: august

morpheme_head: august

affix_form: -august-

allomorphs: augusta | augustus

meaning_definition: grand, inspiring reverence | imposing, commanding respect

example_words_list_1: august, August, Augusta, Augustine, Augustus Cæsar

example_words_corpus: Augusty | augusts | augustly | augustness

categorical_group_list: Dignity, Grandeur

etymology: From Latin augustus, past participle of augere 'to increase, enlarge, revere'

source: Cognatarium


morpheme_key: augustin

morpheme: augustin

morpheme_head: augustin

affix_form: -augustin-

allomorphs: augustine

meaning_definition: venerable | majestic | consecrated

example_words_list_1: august, augustan

categorical_group_list: Dignity, Sacredness

etymology: Latin augustus 'venerable, majestic', from augere 'to increase'


morpheme_key: auk

morpheme: auk

morpheme_head: auk

affix_form: -auk-

meaning_definition: hawk | hawk-like

example_words_list_1: hawk, goshawk, merhawk, hawkweed

example_words_corpus: auks | auklet | auklets

categorical_group_list: Birds, Animals, Nature

etymology: From Old English 'huc' or 'hawe', meaning hawk, related to Old Norse 'haukr'.


morpheme_key: aul

morpheme: aul

morpheme_head: aul

affix_form: aul-

meaning_definition: flute | tube

example_words_list_1: aulete | aulos | hydraulic | hydraulus

example_words_list_2: aulete | aulos | hydraulic | hydraulus

example_words_corpus: auls

categorical_group_list: Instrument, Object

etymology: ἄημι (ἄϝημι) | αὐλός (aulós) | αὐλέω | αὔλησις | αὐλητής (aulētḗs)

ancestor_etymon_language: Greek

etymological_family: Greek


morpheme_key: aur

morpheme: aur

morpheme_head: aur

affix_form: aur-

allomorphs: auri | auro

sense_label: gold

meaning_definition: precious metal | having the color of gold

example_words_list_1: aureate | aureole | Aurelia | Aurelius | aureola | Aureomycin™ | auric | auriferous | aurous | aurum

example_words_corpus: aurist | aurists

categorical_group_list: Material, Color

etymology: Latin 'aurum' meaning 'gold'


sense_label: of or pertaining to the ear

meaning_definition: related to the ear | the ear

example_words_list_1: Aural | auricle | auricular | binaural | monaural

example_words_list_2: aural, auricle, auricular, binaural, monaural

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Sensory

etymology: Latin 'auris' meaning 'ear'


morpheme_key: aura

morpheme: aura

morpheme_head: aura

affix_form: -aura-

meaning_definition: atmosphere | breeze | breath | air

example_words_list_1: aura, aural, aurae

example_words_corpus: auras | auraed | auraless | auralike

categorical_group_list: Nature, Atmosphere, Vitality

etymology: Greek aura 'breeze, breath'


morpheme_key: aural

morpheme: aural

morpheme_head: aural

affix_form: -aural-

meaning_definition: ear | hearing

example_words_list_1: aural, auricle, aurally

example_words_corpus: aurally | monaural | endaural | subaural | supraural | interaural

categorical_group_list: Sensation, Anatomy

etymology: From Latin 'auris' meaning 'ear'


morpheme_key: aurelius

morpheme: aurelius

morpheme_head: aurelius

affix_form: -aurelius-

meaning_definition: golden

example_words_list_1: Aurelian, Aurelius, Aureole, Aureate

categorical_group_list: Color, Material, Value

etymology: Latin aureus 'golden, made of gold', from aurum 'gold'


morpheme_key: aureo

morpheme: aureo

morpheme_head: aureo

affix_form: aureo-

meaning_definition: golden | made of gold | gilded

example_words_list_1: aureate, aureole

example_words_list_2: aureate, aureole

etymology: aurum ~gold~


morpheme_key: aureole

morpheme: aureole

morpheme_head: aureole

affix_form: -aureole-

meaning_definition: halo | radiance | light | golden ring

example_words_list_1: aureole, aureolate

example_words_corpus: aureoles | aureoled

categorical_group_list: Light, Color, Divinity

etymology: Latin aureus 'golden' (from aurum 'gold') + -olea 'diminutive suffix'


morpheme_key: auricle

morpheme: auricle

morpheme_head: auricle

affix_form: -auricle-

meaning_definition: ear | small ear | outer ear

example_words_list_1: auricle, auricular

example_words_corpus: auricles | auricled | retroauricle

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Body part

etymology: Latin auricula, diminutive of auris 'ear'


morpheme_key: auriferous

morpheme: auriferous

morpheme_head: auriferous

affix_form: -auriferous-

meaning_definition: gold | containing gold | producing gold

example_words_list_1: auriferous

categorical_group_list: Material, Metal, Precious

etymology: Latin aurum 'gold' + -ferous 'bearing'


morpheme_key: aurora

morpheme: aurora

morpheme_head: aurora

affix_form: -aurora-

meaning_definition: dawn | light | morning

example_words_list_1: auroral, auroriform, auroraceous

example_words_corpus: auroral | auroras | aurorally | subauroral | auroraphobia | transauroral

categorical_group_list: Light, Time, Nature

etymology: Latin aurora 'dawn'


morpheme_key: aus

morpheme: aus

morpheme_head: aus

affix_form: aus-

meaning_definition: ear

example_words_list_1: aural, auricle, aurinasal, auscultate, auscultation

etymology: auris ~ear~


morpheme_key: auspice

morpheme: auspice

morpheme_head: auspice

affix_form: -auspice-

allomorphs: auspici

meaning_definition: omen | sign | divine token

example_words_list_1: auspicious, auspices, auspiciously

example_words_corpus: auspicing

categorical_group_list: Divination, Sign, Omen

etymology: Latin auspice, from auspicia, from avis 'bird' + specere 'to look at'


morpheme_key: aussie

morpheme: aussie

morpheme_head: aussie

affix_form: -aussie-

meaning_definition: Australian | from Australia

example_words_list_1: aussie rules, aussie slang, aussie accent

categorical_group_list: Demonym, Proper noun

etymology: shortened form of Australian

ancestor_etymon_language: English


morpheme_key: austere

morpheme: austere

morpheme_head: austere

affix_form: -austere-

meaning_definition: stern | severe | simple | unadorned

example_words_list_1: austerity, austere, austere

example_words_corpus: austerely | austereness

categorical_group_list: Severity, Simplicity

etymology: Latin 'austerus' meaning 'harsh, dry, severe', possibly of Etruscan origin


morpheme_key: austr

morpheme: austr

morpheme_head: austr

affix_form: austr-

allomorphs: Austro

meaning_definition: southern direction | wind from the south

example_words_list_1: austral | australia | aurora australis | Auster | Australopithecus

categorical_group_list: Direction, Orientation

etymology: Latin australis 'southern', from auster 'south wind'


morpheme_key: australasia

morpheme: australasia

morpheme_head: australasia

affix_form: -australasia-

meaning_definition: region of Australia, New Zealand, and surrounding islands

example_words_list_1: Australasia, Australasian

categorical_group_list: Geography, Location

etymology: Latin 'australis' (southern) + 'Asia'


morpheme_key: australia

morpheme: australia

morpheme_head: australia

affix_form: -australia-

meaning_definition: Australia | land of the south

example_words_list_1: Australasia, Australis, austral

example_words_corpus: Australian | Australiana | Australianise | Australianism | Australianist | Australianness

categorical_group_list: Proper Noun, Location

etymology: From Latin 'Australis' meaning 'southern', derived from 'austrum' (south wind/south). The specific form 'Australia' was coined in the 17th century from the Latin 'Terra Australis' (Southern Land).


morpheme_key: austria

morpheme: austria

morpheme_head: austria

affix_form: -austria-

meaning_definition: Austria

example_words_list_1: Austrian, Austrophobia

categorical_group_list: Geography, Country, Proper Noun

etymology: From Old High German 'Ostarrîchi' (Eastern Realm), referring to the historical region of Austria.

ancestor_etymon_language: German


morpheme_key: auth

morpheme: auth

morpheme_head: auth

affix_form: auth-

meaning_definition: originator | expander | actual | authentic

example_words_list_1: authority, authentic, authorship

example_words_corpus: auths

categorical_group_list: Creation, Agency, Veracity

ancestor_etymon: auth

etymology: Latin auctor 'originator, producer' (from augere 'to increase')


morpheme_key: authent

morpheme: authent

morpheme_head: authent

affix_form: -authent-

meaning_definition: real | genuine | original

example_words_list_1: authentic, authenticity, authenticate

categorical_group_list: Veracity, Identity

etymology: Greek authentikos 'principal, genuine'


morpheme_key: author

morpheme: author

morpheme_head: author

affix_form: -author-

meaning_definition: to create | to originate

example_words_list_1: author, authoritarian, authoritative, authority, authorize

example_words_corpus: authors | authored | coauthor | authorly | reauthor | authoring

categorical_group_list: Agency, Creation

etymology: Latin auctor 'originator, producer', from augere 'to increase'


morpheme_key: auto

morpheme: auto

morpheme_head: auto

affix_form: auto-

sense_label: within

derivational_or_inflectional: derivational prefix affix morpheme

parts_of_speech_this_morpheme_can_join_onto: adjective,noun

part_of_speech_created_by_this_suffix: not suffix | adjective/adverb

meaning_definition: internal | own | independently | self-directed | identical

example_words_list_1: autonomy, automatic, autobiography, autopilot

example_words_corpus: autos | autobus | autocue | autonym | autoion | nonauto

categorical_group_list: Direction designator

ancestor_etymon: auto | αὐτο-  OED

etymology: Greek autos 'self, same'

ancestor_etymon_language: Greek | Greek  OED

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


morpheme_key: automate

morpheme: automate

morpheme_head: automat

affix_form: -automate-

allomorphs: automata | automate

meaning_definition: self-acting | operating by itself

example_words_list_1: automation, automatic, automaton

categorical_group_list: Agency, Motion

etymology: Greek automatos 'self-acting'


morpheme_key: automatic

morpheme: automatic

morpheme_head: automatic

affix_form: -automatic-

meaning_definition: self-acting | self-moving | by itself

example_words_list_1: automation, automatically, automaton

categorical_group_list: Motion, Agency, Self-governance

etymology: Greek autokeinos 'self-moving' (autos 'self' + kinein 'to move')


morpheme_key: autopsy

morpheme: autopsy

morpheme_head: autopsy

affix_form: -autopsy-

meaning_definition: self | seeing | to see for oneself

example_words_list_1: autopsy, autopsia

example_words_corpus: preautopsy | postautopsy

categorical_group_list: Perception, Vision

etymology: Greek autopsia 'the act of seeing for oneself', from autos 'self' + ops 'eye'


morpheme_key: autumn

morpheme: autumn

morpheme_head: autumn

affix_form: -autumn-

meaning_definition: the season between summer and winter

example_words_list_1: autumnal

example_words_corpus: autumns | autumny | autumnal | autumnize | autumnally | autumntime

categorical_group_list: Time, Season

etymology: Old French autumpne, from Latin autumnus


morpheme_key: auxil

morpheme: auxil

morpheme_head: auxil

affix_form: auxil-

meaning_definition: growth, increase

example_words_list_1: auxanogram, auxanography, auxanology, auxanometer, auxesis, auxetic, auxin, auxochrome, auxology, auxotroph, auxotrophy, auxiliary

categorical_group_list: Growth, Increase, Biology

etymology: αὔξειν (aúxein), αὐξάνειν auxánein, αὔξησις (aúxēsis), αὐξητικός (auxētikós)


morpheme_key: auxiliary

morpheme: auxiliary

morpheme_head: auxiliary

affix_form: -auxiliary-

meaning_definition: auxiliary | helping | supporting

example_words_list_1: auxiliary, auxiliaryity, auxiliaries

categorical_group_list: Grammar, Support, Assistance

etymology: Latin 'auxiliarius' from 'auxilium' meaning 'help, aid'


morpheme_key: auxo

morpheme: auxo

morpheme_head: aux

affix_form: auxo-

allomorphs: auxo

meaning_definition: growth | increase

example_words_list_1: auxanogram | auxanography | auxanology | auxanometer | auxesis | auxetic | auxin | auxochrome | auxology | auxotroph | auxotrophy | auxiliary | Auxocardia: enlargement of the heart

example_words_corpus: auxology | auxostat | auxotype | auxotroph | auxospore | auxotonic

categorical_group_list: Growth, Increase, Expansion

etymology: αὔξειν (aúxein) | αὐξάνειν auxánein | αὔξησις (aúxēsis) | αὐξητικός (auxētikós) | Greek αὐξάνω | αὔξω (auxánō | aúxō)


morpheme_key: av

morpheme: av

morpheme_head: av

affix_form: av-

meaning_definition: toward | close to | directed toward

example_words_list_1: avarice | avaricious | avarous | ave | avid | avidity | avidin

categorical_group_list: Direction, Spatial relation

etymology: Latin preposition 'ad' meaning 'to, toward, near'


morpheme_key: ava

morpheme: ava

morpheme_head: ava

affix_form: ava-

meaning_definition: to have | to possess | to hold

example_words_list_1: avarice, avaricious, avarous, ave, avid, avidity

categorical_group_list: Desire, Emotion

etymology: avere ~crave, long for~


morpheme_key: avant

morpheme: avant

morpheme_head: avant

affix_form: -avant-

meaning_definition: before | in front of | ahead

example_words_list_1: avant-garde

categorical_group_list: Temporal, Spatial, Position

etymology: Latin avant 'before' (from aperire 'to open')


morpheme_key: avari

morpheme: avari

morpheme_head: avari

affix_form: avari-

meaning_definition: marked by an insatiable hunger for possession | characterized by excessive eagerness to acquire

example_words_list_1: avarice, avaricious

example_words_list_2: avarice, avaricious

categorical_group_list: Vice, Emotion

ancestor_etymon: avari

etymology: Latin avarus 'greedy, covetous'


morpheme_key: avarice

morpheme: avarice

morpheme_head: avarice

affix_form: -avarice-

meaning_definition: greed | cupidity | avarice

example_words_list_1: avaricious, avarice, avariciously

example_words_corpus: avarices

categorical_group_list: Vice, Emotion, Core concept

etymology: Latin avaritia 'greed', from avarus 'greedy'


morpheme_key: avatar

morpheme: avatar

morpheme_head: avatar

affix_form: -avatar-

meaning_definition: embodiment | manifestation | representation

example_words_list_1: avatar

categorical_group_list: Identity, Manifestation, Entity

etymology: Sanskrit avatāra "descent" (ava- "down" + √tṛ "to cross")

ancestor_etymon_language: Sanskrit

etymological_family: Sanskrit


morpheme_key: ave

morpheme: ave

morpheme_head: ave

affix_form: -ave-

meaning_definition: bird

example_words_list_1: aviary, avian, aviculture

example_words_corpus: aves

categorical_group_list: Fauna, Nature

etymology: Latin avis 'bird'


morpheme_key: avenue

morpheme: avenue

morpheme_head: avenue

affix_form: -avenue-

meaning_definition: broad public road | way | path

example_words_list_1: avenue

example_words_corpus: avenues | avenuelike

categorical_group_list: Path, Movement, Location

etymology: Latin 'āvia' (unblocked way) from 'ā-' (away) + 'via' (way)


morpheme_key: aver

morpheme: aver

morpheme_head: aver

affix_form: -aver-

meaning_definition: to declare | to state | to assert

example_words_list_1: aver, averment, averred

example_words_corpus: avers | avered | averred | avering | averral | averrer

categorical_group_list: Communication, Assertion

etymology: Latin ad- 'to, toward' + verus 'true'


morpheme_key: average

morpheme: average

morpheme_head: average

affix_form: -average-

meaning_definition: middle | mean | intermediate

example_words_list_1: average, averages, averaging

example_words_corpus: averages | averaged | averager | deaverage | averagely | averagers

categorical_group_list: Quantity, Magnitude, Centrality

etymology: Old French 'avarie' (damage/loss) via 'avarier' (to damage)

register: scientific


morpheme_key: averse

morpheme: averse

morpheme_head: averse

affix_form: -averse-

meaning_definition: opposed to | having a feeling of opposition

example_words_list_1: averse, averse-minded

example_words_corpus: aversives | unaversive | aversively | nonaversive | proaversive | aversiveness

categorical_group_list: Opposition, Emotion

etymology: Latin 'aversus', past participle of 'avertere' meaning 'to turn away'


morpheme_key: avert

morpheme: avert

morpheme_head: avert

affix_form: -avert-

meaning_definition: turn | away | prevent

example_words_list_1: avert, aversion, avertible

example_words_corpus: averts | averter | averted | averting | averters | averteth

categorical_group_list: Motion, Prevention

etymology: Latin ad- 'to, toward' + vertere 'to turn'


morpheme_key: avertere

morpheme: avertere

morpheme_head: avertere

affix_form: -avertere-

meaning_definition: to divert from a course | to shift away from a path

example_words_list_1: avert

example_words_list_2: avert

categorical_group_list: Capability

ancestor_etymon: vert

etymology: Latin avertere 'to turn away', from ad- 'to' + vertere 'to turn'


morpheme_key: avi

morpheme: avi

morpheme_head: avi

affix_form: avi-

allomorphs: avia

meaning_definition: a winged creature | a feathered animal

example_words_list_1: aviary, avian, aviation, aviator, aviculture

example_words_corpus: avicide | avivore | avitour | avicides | aviphile | avivores

categorical_group_list: Animal

ancestor_etymon: avi


morpheme_key: aviary

morpheme: aviary

morpheme_head: aviary

affix_form: -aviary-

categorical_group_list: Fauna, Biology


morpheme_key: aviate

morpheme: aviate

morpheme_head: aviate

affix_form: -aviate-

meaning_definition: to fly | to move through the air

example_words_list_1: aviation, aviator, aviate

categorical_group_list: Motion, Nature, Technology

etymology: Latin 'aviare' (to fly), from 'avis' (bird)


morpheme_key: avid

morpheme: avid

morpheme_head: avid

affix_form: avid-

sense_label: eager

meaning_definition: eager | greedy | desiring

example_words_list_2: avarice, avaricious, avarous, ave, avid, avidity

example_words_corpus: avidly | avidness


morpheme_key: avis

morpheme: avis

morpheme_head: avis

affix_form: avis

example_words_list_1: Examples: Protoavis ("first bird"); Argentavis ("Argentine bird"); Eoalulavis ("little-winged dawn bird")

example_words_corpus: avine

categorical_group_list: Medical and Scientific

ancestor_etymon: avis

etymology: Latin avis "bird"

pronunciation: /əvɪs/

source: Wikipedia | Wikidata


morpheme_key: avoid

morpheme: avoid

morpheme_head: avoid

affix_form: -avoid-

meaning_definition: keep away from | shun | evade

example_words_list_1: avoidable, avoidance, unavoidable

example_words_corpus: avoids | avoider | avoided | avoiding | avoiders | avoidant

categorical_group_list: Avoidance, Motion, Negation

etymology: Latin 'evitare' (to shun, avoid), from 'ex-' (out) + 'vitare' (to shun, avoid)


morpheme_key: avouch

morpheme: avouch

morpheme_head: avouch

affix_form: -avouch-

meaning_definition: to assert | to declare | to affirm

example_words_list_1: avouch, avoucher

example_words_corpus: avouched | avoucher | avouching | avouchers | disavouch | avoucheth

categorical_group_list: Assertion, Communication

etymology: Old French avouer 'to acknowledge, confess'


morpheme_key: avuncular

morpheme: avuncular

morpheme_head: avuncular

affix_form: -avuncular-

meaning_definition: of or relating to an uncle | resembling an uncle

example_words_list_1: avuncular

categorical_group_list: Kinship, Adjective

etymology: Latin avunculus 'uncle'


morpheme_key: award

morpheme: award

morpheme_head: award

affix_form: -award-

meaning_definition: to give | to bestow | to confer

example_words_list_1: award, awards, awarding, awarded

example_words_corpus: awards | awarder | awarded | awardee | unaward | awarding

categorical_group_list: Action, Giving, Recognition

etymology: Old French 'awarding' (from 'awarder')


morpheme_key: aware

morpheme: aware

morpheme_head: aware

affix_form: -aware-

meaning_definition: having knowledge | conscious | mindful

example_words_list_1: aware, awareness

example_words_corpus: unaware | awarely | unawares | awareness | unawarely | hyperaware

categorical_group_list: Cognition, Perception

etymology: Old English 'gewær' (wary, cautious)


morpheme_key: away

morpheme: away

morpheme_head: away

affix_form: -away-

meaning_definition: at a distance | off | out of

example_words_list_1: away, giveaway, breakaway

example_words_corpus: cutaway | runaway | faraway | flyaway | towaway | walkaway

categorical_group_list: Distance, Motion, Separation

etymology: Old English aweg (a- "on" + weg "way")


morpheme_key: awe

morpheme: awe

morpheme_head: awe

affix_form: -awe-

meaning_definition: awe | fear | dread | terror

example_words_list_1: awe, awesome, awestruck, awestruck

example_words_corpus: awes | inawe | aweless | awesome | overawe | overawed

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Perception

etymology: Old English ege "fear, terror, dread"


morpheme_key: awl

morpheme: awl

morpheme_head: awl

affix_form: -awl-

meaning_definition: awl

example_words_list_1: awl, awl-like

example_words_corpus: awls | awlet | awlets | awlwort | bradawl | awllike

categorical_group_list: Tool, Object, Concrete noun

etymology: Old English 'æwel', a pointed tool for piercing holes


morpheme_key: ax

morpheme: ax

morpheme_head: ax

affix_form: -ax-

meaning_definition: central point | core | central line

example_words_list_1: abaxial, adaxial, axilla, axial, axis, axle, axonometric, coaxial, preaxial

example_words_corpus: axes | axman | axlike | axhead | axless | axheads

categorical_group_list: Spatial, Centrality, Mechanics

etymology: From Greek áxōn 'axis, axle', from axínein 'to turn'


morpheme_key: axe

morpheme: axe

morpheme_head: axe

affix_form: -axe-

meaning_definition: tool for chopping | cutting instrument

example_words_list_1: axe

example_words_corpus: axed | axeth | axeman | unaxed | poleaxe | axelike

categorical_group_list: Tool, Weapon

etymology: Old English 'æcs'


morpheme_key: axi

morpheme: axi

morpheme_head: axi

affix_form: axi-

sense_label: merit

meaning_definition: deservingness | intrinsic significance | importance

example_words_list_1: axiology | axiom | axiomatic | chronaxic

categorical_group_list: Value, Merit, Logic

etymology: ἄξιος (áxios) "worth" | Greek axioun : to think worthy axios : worthy


morpheme_key: axil

morpheme: axil

morpheme_head: axil

affix_form: -axil-

meaning_definition: underarm region | junction between arm and torso

example_words_list_1: axil, axilla, axillary

example_words_list_2: axil, axilla, axillary

example_words_corpus: axils

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Body part

etymology: Latin axilla 'armpit', diminutive of axilla (variant of axilla) or related to Greek axilla; ultimately from PIE *aks- 'armpit'.


morpheme_key: axill

morpheme: axill

morpheme_head: axill

affix_form: axill-

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

example_words_list_1: Axilla

categorical_group_list: Body Parts and Substances

etymology: Latin axilla 'armpit', diminutive of axilla (archaic form of asella) or related to Greek axilla

source: Wikipedia


morpheme_key: axiom

morpheme: axiom

morpheme_head: axiom

affix_form: -axiom-

allomorphs: axioma

meaning_definition: self-evident truth | established principle

example_words_list_1: axiomatic, axiomatically

example_words_corpus: axioms | axiomless | axiomlike

categorical_group_list: Logic, Truth, Principle

etymology: Greek axíōma 'that which is thought worthy'


morpheme_key: axle

morpheme: axle

morpheme_head: axle

affix_form: -axle-

meaning_definition: a central shaft | rotating part

example_words_list_1: axle, axle-tree

example_words_corpus: unaxled | triaxles | axletrees | axleloads | transaxles

categorical_group_list: Mechanics, Physical object

etymology: Middle English axel, from Old English axel


morpheme_key: axo

morpheme: axo

morpheme_head: axo

affix_form: axo-

meaning_definition: axle | axis

example_words_list_1: axopod | axotomy | axopods | axoglial | axoplasm | axotomize

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Geometry, Mechanics

etymology: Greek axōn 'axis'

source: Wiktionary


morpheme_key: axolotl

morpheme: axolotl

morpheme_head: axolotl

affix_form: -axolotl-

meaning_definition: water dog | water monster

example_words_list_1: axolotl

categorical_group_list: Fauna, Amphibian

etymology: Nahuatl 'axolotl' (water dog/water monster)

ancestor_etymon_language: Nahuatl

etymological_family: Nahuatl


morpheme_key: axon

morpheme: axon

morpheme_head: axon

affix_form: axon-

sense_label: axis, axle

meaning_definition: axis, axle

example_words_list_1: axon, axonography, axonometric, axonotmesis

example_words_corpus: axons | axonal | axonic | mesaxon | triaxon | monaxon

categorical_group_list: Geometry, Anatomy, Mechanics

etymology: ἄξων, ἄξονος (áxōn, áxonos)


morpheme_key: ay

morpheme: ay

morpheme_head: ay

affix_form: -ay

meaning_definition: not | without | lacking

example_words_list_1: atypical, amoral, asymmetrical, anonymous, apolitical

example_words_corpus: either

categorical_group_list: Negation, Privative, Core concept

etymology: Greek a- (alpha privativus) 'without, not'


morpheme_key: aye

morpheme: aye

morpheme_head: aye

affix_form: -aye-

meaning_definition: yes | affirmative

example_words_list_1: aye, ay

example_words_corpus: ayes | ayegreen | ayegreens

categorical_group_list: Affirmation, Particle

etymology: Old English 'ēa' (yes)


morpheme_key: aza

morpheme: aza

morpheme_head: aza

affix_form: aza-

meaning_definition: azide | containing azide

example_words_list_1: azasugar | azadiene | azalogue | azaindole | azacyclic | azasugars

categorical_group_list: Chemistry, Anion, Nitrogen compound

etymology: From French -azote (from Greek azōtos 'lifeless') + -ide, referring to compounds containing the azide ion (N3-).


morpheme_key: azalea

morpheme: azalea

morpheme_head: azalea

affix_form: -azalea-

meaning_definition: flowering shrub | azalea plant

example_words_list_1: azalea

example_words_corpus: Azalean

categorical_group_list: Flora, Botany

etymology: Greek azalē (dry) + laos (people), referring to the plant's tendency to wither


morpheme_key: azepam

morpheme: azepam

morpheme_head: azepam

affix_form: -azepam

meaning_definition: benzodiazepine derivative | tranquilizer

example_words_list_1: prazepam | oxazepam | temazepam | lorazepam | halazepam | iclazepam

categorical_group_list: Pharmacology, Chemical nomenclature

etymology: From Latin benz(e) + diazepam, where diazepam is derived from Greek dia- 'two' + azepine, a chemical suffix indicating a seven-membered ring containing nitrogen.


morpheme_key: azido

morpheme: azido

morpheme_head: azido

affix_form: azido-

meaning_definition: containing the azide group

example_words_list_1: azidoethyl | azidolysis | azidocillin | azidomethyl | azidosilane | azidosilanes

categorical_group_list: Chemistry, Chemical composition

etymology: from azide (chemical group) derived from nitrogen (Greek nitrogen/nitron)


morpheme_key: azimuth

morpheme: azimuth

morpheme_head: azimuth

affix_form: -azimuth-

meaning_definition: horizontal angle | direction | bearing

example_words_list_1: azimuthal

categorical_group_list: Navigation, Geometry, Orientation

etymology: Arabic as-samt (the direction) or as-simta (the path/way), from the root s-m-t meaning 'to go' or 'to travel'. The term entered European languages via Medieval Latin as 'azimut' or 'azimuthus'.

ancestor_etymon_language: Arabic

etymological_family: Arabic


morpheme_key: azoto

morpheme: azo(to)

morpheme_head: azo

affix_form: azo-

allomorphs: azo(to)

meaning_definition: nitrogenous compound

example_words_list_1: azothermia: raised temperature due to nitrogenous substances in blood

categorical_group_list: Chemistry, Biology

etymology: French azote, nitrogen; from Greek άζωτικός (ázōtikós) ἀ- (a-, no, without) + ζωή (zōḗ, life)), mephitic air


morpheme_key: azure

morpheme: azure

morpheme_head: azure

affix_form: -azure-

meaning_definition: bright blue | sky blue

example_words_list_1: azure

example_words_corpus: azured | azureous

categorical_group_list: Color, Nature

etymology: Old Persian 'lāzhward' (lapis lazuli)

ancestor_etymon_language: Persian


morpheme_key: aëro

morpheme: aëro

morpheme_head: aëro

affix_form: aëro-

meaning_definition: air | atmosphere | sky

example_words_list_1: aerodynamics, aerobic, aeronautics

categorical_group_list: Nature, Element

etymology: Greek aer (ἀήρ) 'air, lower atmosphere'


morpheme_key: ba

morpheme: ba

morpheme_head: ba

affix_form: -ba-

meaning_definition: to go | to walk | to step

example_words_list_1: perambulate, ambulate, ambulant

example_words_corpus: pagibaximab

categorical_group_list: Motion, Action

etymology: βαίνειν (baínein), βατός (batós),


morpheme_key: babbitt

morpheme: babbitt

morpheme_head: babbitt

affix_form: -babbitt-

meaning_definition: a person who is narrow-minded | materialistic | or obsessed with middle-class respectability

example_words_list_1: babbittish

example_words_corpus: babbitts | babbittry | babbitted | babbitting

categorical_group_list: Personality, Social Class

etymology: derived from the character 'Babbitt' in Sinclair Lewis's 1922 novel 'Babbitt'


morpheme_key: babble

morpheme: babble

morpheme_head: babble

affix_form: -babble-

meaning_definition: to speak rapidly and incoherently | meaningless chatter

example_words_list_1: babble

example_words_corpus: babbler | babbled | babbles | babblery | babblers | ecobabble

categorical_group_list: Speech, Sound, Communication

etymology: imitative of the sound of rapid, indistinct speech


morpheme_key: babe

morpheme: babe

morpheme_head: babe

affix_form: babe

meaning_definition: An attractive young woman | a term of endearment for a young woman | a person, especially a woman, considered attractive.

example_words_list_1: babez | babehood | grandbabe | superbabe | cyberbabe | superbabes

etymology: Babe comes from Old English 'bāb', meaning child.

source: MorphoLex | Wikidata


morpheme_key: babel

morpheme: babel

morpheme_head: babel

affix_form: -babel-

meaning_definition: confusion | noise | unintelligible speech

example_words_list_1: babel, babble, babbling

example_words_corpus: babels | babelize | Babelish | Babelian | Babeldom | babelized

categorical_group_list: Chaos, Communication, Sound

etymology: Biblical reference to the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11)

ancestor_etymon_language: Hebrew


morpheme_key: baboon

morpheme: baboon

morpheme_head: baboon

affix_form: -baboon-

meaning_definition: large Old World monkey

example_words_list_1: baboon, baboonish

example_words_corpus: baboons | baboonery | baboonish | babooning | baboonlike | antibaboon

categorical_group_list: Fauna, Animals

etymology: from Dutch 'baviaan'

ancestor_etymon_language: Dutch


morpheme_key: baby

morpheme: baby

morpheme_head: baby

affix_form: -baby-

meaning_definition: infant | young | newborn

example_words_list_1: baby, babyish, babysit

example_words_corpus: babyish | babyism | crybaby | babygro | babying | merbaby

categorical_group_list: Age, Life cycle

etymology: Middle English babi, of imitative origin


morpheme_key: babylon

morpheme: babylon

morpheme_head: babylon

affix_form: -babylon-

meaning_definition: Babylon

example_words_list_1: Babylonian

example_words_corpus: Babylonic | Babylonian | Babylonish | Babylonical | panbabylonism

categorical_group_list: Proper Noun, Place

etymology: Akkadian bāb-ilim "gate of the gods"

ancestor_etymon_language: Akkadian


morpheme_key: bac

morpheme: bac

morpheme_head: bac

affix_form: bac-

meaning_definition: pole | wand | bar

example_words_list_1: baculiform | baculum | bacteria | bacillary | bacillus | bacitracin | debacle | lactobacillus | imbecile

example_words_corpus: bacs | nebacumab | edobacomab | panobacumab | raxibacumab

categorical_group_list: Anomalous form

etymology: Latin baculum 'staff, stick'

source: Wiktionary | Cognatarium


morpheme_key: bacc

morpheme: bacc

morpheme_head: bacc

affix_form: -bacc-

allomorphs: bacci

meaning_definition: small fruit

example_words_list_1: baccate, bacciferous, bacciform, baccivorous

categorical_group_list: Botany, Food

etymology: Latin bacca 'berry'


morpheme_key: baccalaureate

morpheme: baccalaureate

morpheme_head: baccalaureate

affix_form: -baccalaureate-

meaning_definition: bachelor's degree | academic degree

example_words_list_1: baccalaureate

categorical_group_list: Education, Status

etymology: Latin bacca (berry) + -ulus (diminutive suffix)


morpheme_key: bacchanalia

morpheme: bacchanalia

morpheme_head: bacchanalia

affix_form: -bacchanalia-

meaning_definition: feast | revelry | excess | Bacchus

example_words_list_1: bacchanal, bacchanalian, bacchanalistic

categorical_group_list: Festivity, Chaos, Excess

etymology: Latin bacchanalia, from bacchanal (relating to Bacchus)


morpheme_key: bacchus

morpheme: bacchus

morpheme_head: bacchus

affix_form: -bacchus-

meaning_definition: wine | revelry | intoxication

example_words_list_1: bacchanal, bacchanalia, bacchic, bacchic, bacchylidean

categorical_group_list: Deity, Beverage, Celebration

etymology: Latin Bacchus, name of the Roman god of wine


morpheme_key: baccy

morpheme: baccy

morpheme_head: baccy

affix_form: -baccy-

meaning_definition: tobacco

example_words_list_1: ['baccy']

categorical_group_list: Substance, Slang

etymology: slang clipping of 'tobacco'


morpheme_key: bach

morpheme: bach

morpheme_head: bach

affix_form: -bach-

meaning_definition: child | son

example_words_list_1: baby, bach, bache, bache

example_words_corpus: bached | baches | baching | Bachian

categorical_group_list: Kinship, Age, Family

etymology: From Old English 'bæc' or 'bēac', related to 'boy' and 'beast', originally meaning 'young one' or 'offspring'.

ancestor_etymon_language: Germanic


morpheme_key: bachelor

morpheme: bachelor

morpheme_head: bachelor

affix_form: bachelor

meaning_definition: an unmarried man | a person eligible for marriage who has not yet married

example_words_list_1: bachelordom | bachelorette | bachelorship | bachelorhoods | bachelorettes

etymology: from Latin baculus via French, originally denoting a student with a staff

ancestor_etymon_language: Latin

etymological_family: Romance


morpheme_key: bacillus

morpheme: bacillus

morpheme_head: bacillus

affix_form: -bacillus-

allomorphs: bacill | bacilli | bacillo

sense_label: small rod-shaped bacterium

meaning_definition: small rod-shaped bacterium

example_words_list_1: bacillus

example_words_corpus: thiobacillus | microbacillus | lactobacillus | Lactobacillus | Paenibacillus | Actinobacillus

categorical_group_list: Biology, Microbiology

etymology: Latin bacillus 'little staff, rod', diminutive of baculum 'stick, staff'


morpheme_key: back

morpheme: back

morpheme_head: back

affix_form: back-

meaning_definition: behind an object/structure (locative/directional) | behind | back

example_words_list_1: backpack, backward, backstage, backyard, backside

example_words_corpus: aback | backs | backer | backup | backed | backal

categorical_group_list: position in space

etymology: Old English bacca 'back' (the part of the body)


morpheme_key: bacon

morpheme: bacon

morpheme_head: bacon

affix_form: -bacon-

meaning_definition: cured meat | meat from the side of a pig

example_words_list_1: bacon

example_words_corpus: bacons | bacony | baconed | baconer | Baconian | baconers

categorical_group_list: Food, Animal product

etymology: Middle English bacoun, from Old French bacon


morpheme_key: bactam

morpheme: bactam

morpheme_head: bactam

affix_form: -bactam

meaning_definition: beta-lactam ring structure | antibiotic class

example_words_list_1: brobactam | tazobactam

example_words_corpus: brobactam | tazobactam

categorical_group_list: Chemistry, Pharmacology

etymology: From Greek 'baktēria' (bacteria) + '-am' (from lactam, from lactose)


morpheme_key: bacteria

morpheme: bacteria

morpheme_head: bacteria

affix_form: bacteria-

allomorphs: bacterio | bacteri

meaning_definition: bacteria

example_words_list_1: bacteria, bacterial, bacteriochlorophyll, bacterioid, bacterioidal, bacteriologic, bacteriological, bacteriologist, bacteriology, bacteriolysis, bacteriolytic, bacteriophage, bacteriophagic, bacteriophagous, bacteriostasis, bacteriostat, bacteriostatic

categorical_group_list: Biology, Organism

etymology: Greek bakterion 'small rod' (diminutive of baktron 'rod')


morpheme_key: bad

morpheme: bad

morpheme_head: bad

affix_form: -bad-

allomorphs: bade

meaning_definition: poor | unpleasant | harmful | defective

example_words_list_1: bad, badly, badness

example_words_corpus: bads | badly | baddie | badass | badman | badfic

categorical_group_list: Negation, Quality, Evaluation

etymology: Old English bád 'bad, evil, or harmful'


morpheme_key: badge

morpheme: badge

morpheme_head: badge

affix_form: -badge-

meaning_definition: emblem | insignia | token of distinction

example_words_list_1: badge

example_words_corpus: badger | badges | badged | badgers | rebadge | badgered

categorical_group_list: Identification, Ornamentation

etymology: Old French 'bagde' (device, emblem)

ancestor_etymon_language: Old French


morpheme_key: baffle

morpheme: baffle

morpheme_head: baffle

affix_form: -baffle-

meaning_definition: confuse | perplex | frustrate

example_words_list_1: baffled, baffling, bafflement

example_words_corpus: baffled | baffles | baffler | bafflers | bafflegab | unbaffled

categorical_group_list: Confusion, Obstruction

etymology: Middle English 'bafflen', possibly related to 'buffet' (to strike/buffet)


morpheme_key: bag

morpheme: bag

morpheme_head: bag

affix_form: -bag-

meaning_definition: container | sack | pouch

example_words_list_1: baggage, handbag, handbag, beanbag

example_words_corpus: bags | baggy | debag | unbag | rebag | ragbag

categorical_group_list: Object, Container

etymology: Middle English bagge


morpheme_key: bahamian

morpheme: bahamian

morpheme_head: bahamian

affix_form: -bahamian-

meaning_definition: originating from or relating to the Bahamas

example_words_list_1: Bahamian, Bahamians

categorical_group_list: Proper Noun, Demonym, Locative

etymology: Derived from the proper noun 'Bahamas' + the suffix '-ian'

ancestor_etymon_language: Bahamian English


morpheme_key: bahn

morpheme: bahn

morpheme_head: bahn

affix_form: -bahn-

meaning_definition: track | path | way | railway

example_words_list_1: subway, railroad, autobahn, railway

categorical_group_list: Motion, Infrastructure, Path

etymology: Old High German 'bana' (blow, strike) from Proto-Germanic '*bananą', ultimately from Proto-Indo-European '*bʰeh₂-' (to strike, beat). The semantic shift from 'blow/strike' to 'track/path' occurred via the notion of a 'beaten path' or 'beaten track'.


morpheme_key: bail

morpheme: bail

morpheme_head: bail

affix_form: -bail-

meaning_definition: carrier | transport | detain | convey

example_words_list_1: bail (all senses except a hoop or support), bailey, bailie, bailiff, bailiwick

example_words_corpus: bails | bailed | bailer | bailor | bailee | bailout

categorical_group_list: Action, Transfer, Custody

etymology: Old French bail (to deliver, to hand over)


morpheme_key: bailiff

morpheme: bailiff

morpheme_head: bailiff

affix_form: -bailiff-

meaning_definition: law enforcement officer | official | bailiff

example_words_list_1: ['bailiff']

example_words_corpus: bailiffs | Bailiffs | bailiffship | bailiffships

categorical_group_list: Law, Authority, Occupation

etymology: Old French bailif 'officer, steward'


morpheme_key: baines

morpheme: baines

morpheme_head: baines

affix_form: -baines-

meaning_definition: not | without | lacking

example_words_list_1: atypical, amoral, anonymous, asymmetrical, apolitical

categorical_group_list: Negation, Privative, Core concept

etymology: Greek prefix a- (before vowels) or an- (before consonants) from an- 'not, without'


morpheme_key: baird

morpheme: baird

morpheme_head: baird

affix_form: -baird-

meaning_definition: bard | poet | singer

example_words_list_1: baird, bards, bardic

categorical_group_list: Person, Profession, Arts

etymology: Old English bǣrdd, from Proto-Germanic *bardaz


morpheme_key: bairn

morpheme: bairn

morpheme_head: bairn

affix_form: -bairn-

meaning_definition: child | infant

example_words_list_1: bairn

example_words_corpus: bairns | bairnly | bairnish | bairnlike | stepbairn | bairnhood

categorical_group_list: Kinship, Person

etymology: Middle English 'berne', related to 'born'

ancestor_etymon_language: Scots


morpheme_key: bait

morpheme: bait

morpheme_head: bait

affix_form: -bait-

meaning_definition: lure | temptation | decoy

example_words_list_1: bait, baiting, baiter

example_words_corpus: baits | baiter | baited | rebait | baiting | baiters

categorical_group_list: Deception, Attraction

etymology: Middle English 'bait', related to 'bate' (to lure)

ancestor_etymon_language: Middle English


morpheme_key: bake

morpheme: bake

morpheme_head: bake

affix_form: -bake-

meaning_definition: to cook by dry heat

example_words_list_1: bake, baker, bakery, baked

example_words_corpus: baked | baker | bakes | bakery | rebake | bakers

categorical_group_list: Cooking, Action

etymology: Old English bacan

ancestor_etymon_language: Old English


morpheme_key: baker

morpheme: baker

morpheme_head: baker

affix_form: baker

meaning_definition: a person who bakes | owner of a communal oven | proper noun referring to such a person

example_words_list_1: bakerite | Bakerian

example_words_corpus: bakerite | Bakerian

etymology: from Old English 'bæcere', meaning a baker


morpheme_key: baklava

morpheme: baklava

morpheme_head: baklava

affix_form: -baklava-

meaning_definition: sweet pastry | dessert

example_words_list_1: baklava

categorical_group_list: Food, Dessert

etymology: Turkish baklava

ancestor_etymon_language: Turkish

etymological_family: Turkish


morpheme_key: bal

morpheme: bal

morpheme_head: bal

affix_form: bal-

sense_label: (ΒΑΛ[43]), throw, extend

meaning_definition: (ΒΑΛ[43]), throw, extend

example_words_list_1: βάλλειν (bállein), βολή (bolḗ), βλῆμα (blêma)

categorical_group_list: Motion, Action

etymology: Greek

ancestor_etymon_language: throw


morpheme_key: balan

morpheme: balan

morpheme_head: balan

affix_form: balan-

meaning_definition: acorn | glans

example_words_list_1: balanitis

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Medical

etymology: Greek βάλανος (bálanos), acorn, glans

ancestor_etymon_language: Greek


morpheme_key: balance

morpheme: balance

morpheme_head: balance

affix_form: -balance-

meaning_definition: equilibrium | stability | evenness

example_words_list_1: balance, imbalance, counterbalance

example_words_corpus: balancer | balances | imbalance | unbalance | rebalance | balancers

categorical_group_list: Stability, Measurement, Equilibrium

etymology: Latin 'bilanx' (two-scaled) from 'bis' (twice) + 'lanx' (scale, dish)


morpheme_key: balcony

morpheme: balcony

morpheme_head: balcony

affix_form: -balcony-

meaning_definition: a platform projecting from the wall of a building

example_words_list_1: balconies, balcony door, balcony railing

categorical_group_list: Architecture, Structure

etymology: Italian 'balcone'

ancestor_etymon_language: Italian

etymological_family: Italian


morpheme_key: bald

morpheme: bald

morpheme_head: bald

affix_form: -bald-

meaning_definition: daring | courageous

example_words_list_1: Archibald | Baldwin | Theobald | Leopold

example_words_corpus: baldy | balds | baldly | baldie | balden | balded

categorical_group_list: Anomalous form

etymology: Old English 'bald' meaning 'bold, brave, confident', from Proto-Germanic '*balda-', possibly from PIE '*bhel-' (to shine, flash) or '*bhelh-' (to speak, shout).


morpheme_key: balderdash

morpheme: balderdash

morpheme_head: balderdash

affix_form: -balderdash-

meaning_definition: nonsense | foolish talk | rubbish

example_words_list_1: ['balderdash']

categorical_group_list: Nonsense, Speech

etymology: Origin uncertain, possibly from 'balder' (foolish) + 'dash' (to speak hastily), first recorded in the 17th century.

ancestor_etymon_language: English


morpheme_key: bale

morpheme: bale

morpheme_head: bale

affix_form: -bale-

example_words_list_1: amoral, atypical, anonymous, asymmetrical, apolitical

example_words_corpus: baler | bales | baled | balers | unbale | haybale

categorical_group_list: Negation, Privative, Greek origin

etymology: Greek prefix a- (before a vowel) or an- (before a consonant) meaning 'not' or 'without'


morpheme_key: balk

morpheme: balk

morpheme_head: balk

affix_form: -balk-

meaning_definition: hesitate | refuse | obstruct

example_words_list_1: balk, balky, balking

example_words_corpus: balky | balks | balked | balker | balking | balkish

categorical_group_list: Resistance, Obstruction

etymology: Middle English balk (a ridge or barrier)


morpheme_key: balkan

morpheme: balkan

morpheme_head: balkan

affix_form: -balkan-

meaning_definition: Balkan Peninsula | mountainous region

example_words_list_1: Balkanization, Balkanism

example_words_corpus: Balkanic | Balkanize | Balkanise | balkanite | Balkanism | Balkanian

categorical_group_list: Geography, Proper noun

etymology: Turkish 'balkan' (mountain range/wood)


morpheme_key: ball

morpheme: ball

morpheme_head: ball

affix_form: -ball-

sense_label: ball-shaped object

meaning_definition: spherical object

example_words_list_1: balloon, ballot

example_words_list_2: balloon, ballot

example_words_corpus: balls | baller | balled | ballsy | deball | oddball

categorical_group_list: Shape, Object

etymology: Old French 'bal' (dance, ball game)


morpheme_key: ballad

morpheme: ballad

morpheme_head: ballad

affix_form: -ballad-

meaning_definition: narrative song | poem | story

example_words_list_1: ballade, balladry, balladist

example_words_corpus: ballads | balladry | balladic | ballader | balladeer | balladers

categorical_group_list: Literature, Music, Narrative

etymology: Old French ballad, from ballad (Middle English), from Old French ballade


morpheme_key: ballast

morpheme: ballast

morpheme_head: ballast

affix_form: -ballast-

meaning_definition: weight | stability | counterweight

example_words_list_1: ballast, ballastize, ballasted, ballasting

example_words_corpus: ballasts | ballasted | deballast | unballast | ballasting | deballasts

categorical_group_list: Stability, Weight, Physicality

etymology: Middle Dutch 'balast'


morpheme_key: ballet

morpheme: ballet

morpheme_head: ballet

affix_form: -ballet-

meaning_definition: dance | ballet

example_words_list_1: ballet

example_words_corpus: ballets | preballet | balletgoer | unballetic | balletomane | balletgoers

categorical_group_list: Art, Movement

etymology: Italian balletto 'dance, ballet'

ancestor_etymon_language: French


morpheme_key: ballist

morpheme: ballist

morpheme_head: ballist

affix_form: -ballist-

meaning_definition: throwing | projectile | missile

example_words_list_1: ballistics, ballistic

categorical_group_list: Motion, Weaponry

etymology: Greek ballistikos 'of a missile/throwing' from ballein 'to throw'


morpheme_key: balloon

morpheme: balloon

morpheme_head: balloon

affix_form: -balloon-

meaning_definition: inflated | swollen | puffed up

example_words_list_1: balloon, ballooning, balloonist

example_words_corpus: balloons | balloony | ballooned | ballooner | balloonry | balloonist

categorical_group_list: Shape, Volume, Expansion

etymology: French ballon 'air-filled ball'


morpheme_key: ballot

morpheme: ballot

morpheme_head: ballot

affix_form: -ballot-

meaning_definition: ballot | vote | secret vote

example_words_list_1: ballot, balloting, ballot box

example_words_corpus: ballots | balloted | balloter | balloters | ballotless | unballoted

categorical_group_list: Action, Governance, Selection

etymology: French ballotte, diminutive of boule 'ball', referring to the small balls used for voting


morpheme_key: bally

morpheme: bally

morpheme_head: bally

affix_form: -bally-

meaning_definition: intensifier | emphatic

example_words_list_1: ballyhoo, ballyrag, ballyhooed

categorical_group_list: Intensifier, Emphasis, British English

etymology: Origin uncertain, possibly from 'ballock' (testicle) as an intensifier, or from 'bally' meaning 'very' in 19th-century British slang.


morpheme_key: ballyhoo

morpheme: ballyhoo

morpheme_head: ballyhoo

affix_form: -ballyhoo-

meaning_definition: extravagant publicity | noisy fanfare | hype

example_words_list_1: ['ballyhoo']

categorical_group_list: Communication, Noise, Publicity

etymology: From Irish 'bailiú' (gathering, collection), likely via the phrase 'bailiú an tí' (gathering of the house/estate), evolving to mean a noisy gathering or public display.

ancestor_etymon_language: Irish


morpheme_key: balm

morpheme: balm

morpheme_head: balm

affix_form: -balm-

meaning_definition: soothing | healing | ointment

example_words_list_1: balm

example_words_corpus: balmy | balms | balmily | balmify | balmlike | balmless

categorical_group_list: Healing, Substance

etymology: Greek balsamion 'ointment, balm'


morpheme_key: balneo

morpheme: balneo

morpheme_head: balneo

affix_form: balneo-

allomorphs: balne

parts_of_speech_this_morpheme_can_join_onto: noun

meaning_definition: soaking | immersion

example_words_list_1: balneotherapy | balneology

example_words_list_2: balneotherapy, balneology

example_words_corpus: balneophototherapy

categorical_group_list: Hygiene, Water, Health

ancestor_etymon: balneum  OED

etymology: From Latin balneum 'bath', from Greek balaneion

ancestor_etymon_language: Latin  OED

source: MorphoQuantics | Stein


morpheme_key: balsa

morpheme: balsa

morpheme_head: balsa

affix_form: -balsa-

meaning_definition: lightweight | soft | porous

example_words_list_1: balsa

example_words_corpus: balsawood | balsawoods

categorical_group_list: Material, Texture

etymology: Spanish 'balsa' (raft) or referring to the wood 'madera de balsa'

ancestor_etymon_language: Spanish


morpheme_key: balsam

morpheme: balsam

morpheme_head: balsam

affix_form: -balsam-

meaning_definition: fragrant resin | aromatic substance

example_words_list_1: balsam, balsamite

example_words_corpus: balsams | balsamy | balsamic | balsamous | balsamics | balsamroot

categorical_group_list: Nature, Substance

etymology: Greek balsamon, from Syriac balsama, from Persian balsam


morpheme_key: baltic

morpheme: baltic

morpheme_head: baltic

affix_form: -baltic-

meaning_definition: Baltic | of or relating to the Baltic Sea or the Baltic region

example_words_list_1: Baltic, Baltic Sea, Baltic states

example_words_corpus: Balticism

categorical_group_list: Geography, Language family

etymology: Latin 'Balticus' relating to the Baltic Sea


morpheme_key: bamboo

morpheme: bamboo

morpheme_head: bamboo

affix_form: -bamboo-

meaning_definition: bamboo

example_words_list_1: bamboo

example_words_corpus: bamboos | bambooey | bamboolike

categorical_group_list: Plant, Nature

etymology: From Malay 'bambu'

ancestor_etymon_language: Malay


morpheme_key: bamboozle

morpheme: bamboozle

morpheme_head: bamboozle

affix_form: -bamboozle-

meaning_definition: deceive | trick | confuse

example_words_list_1: bamboozled, bamboozling, bamboozlement

categorical_group_list: Deception, Confusion

etymology: Origin uncertain, possibly from dialectal bamboozle or related to bamble (to deceive), first recorded in the early 19th century.


morpheme_key: ban

morpheme: ban

morpheme_head: ban

affix_form: -ban-

allomorphs: bane

meaning_definition: prohibit | forbid | exclude

example_words_list_1: ban, banned, banning, banishment

example_words_corpus: bans | baned | unban | banat | banner | baning

categorical_group_list: Prohibition, Restriction

etymology: Old French 'ban' (proclamation, edict)


morpheme_key: banal

morpheme: banal

morpheme_head: banal

affix_form: -banal-

meaning_definition: lacking | freshness | originality | commonplace

example_words_list_1: banality, banalize, banalities

example_words_corpus: banally | banalize | banalized | banalizes | banalness | banalizing

categorical_group_list: Quality, Commonality

etymology: Old French banal, from Frankish *ban- (proclamation/edict)


morpheme_key: band

morpheme: band

morpheme_head: band

affix_form: band-

sense_label: group, fasten, flat strip

meaning_definition: collective | bind | slender strip

example_words_list_1: bandage | bandana | bandolier | contraband | bend (heraldry)

example_words_corpus: bands | bander | bandog | banded | inband | imband

categorical_group_list: Anomalous form

etymology: Gothic origin

ancestor_etymon_language: Germanic

source: Cognatarium | Wikidata


morpheme_key: bandit

morpheme: bandit

morpheme_head: bandit

affix_form: -bandit-

meaning_definition: robber | outlaw | thief

example_words_list_1: banditry

example_words_corpus: bandits | banditry | banditries

categorical_group_list: Agent, Criminality

etymology: Old Frankish *bandwito (one who is outlawed)


morpheme_key: bandon

morpheme: bandon

morpheme_head: bandon

affix_form: -bandon-

meaning_definition: abandon | leave behind | give up

example_words_list_1: abandon, bandon, bann

categorical_group_list: Action, Abandonment, Separation

etymology: Latin 'abandonare' from 'ab-' (away) + 'donare' (to give)

ancestor_etymon_language: Latin


morpheme_key: bandy

morpheme: bandy

morpheme_head: bandy

affix_form: -bandy-

meaning_definition: to carry on or pursue (a pursuit, argument, etc.) in a rambling or inconclusive way | to spread or distribute loosely

example_words_list_1: bandy, bandying, bandied, bandy-legged

example_words_corpus: bandying | bandyball | bandyings

categorical_group_list: Verb, Action, Communication, Movement

etymology: From Middle Dutch banden 'to bind, tie', related to Old English band 'bond, tie'. The sense evolved from 'binding together' to 'carrying on' (as in carrying on a conversation) and then to 'rambling' or 'distributing loosely'.

ancestor_etymon_language: Middle Dutch


morpheme_key: bangladesh

morpheme: bangladesh

morpheme_head: bangladesh

affix_form: -bangladesh-

meaning_definition: Bangladesh

example_words_list_1: Bangladesh

categorical_group_list: Proper Noun, Location

etymology: Bengali 'Bengal' + 'desh' (land)

ancestor_etymon_language: Bengali


morpheme_key: bangle

morpheme: bangle

morpheme_head: bangle

affix_form: -bangle-

meaning_definition: ornament | bracelet

example_words_list_1: ['bangle']

example_words_corpus: bangles | bangled | bangleless

categorical_group_list: Object, Jewelry

etymology: from Hindi 'bangali' (glass bangle)

ancestor_etymon_language: Hindi


morpheme_key: banish

morpheme: banish

morpheme_head: banish

affix_form: -banish-

meaning_definition: to send away | to expel | to remove

example_words_list_1: banished, banishment, banishing

example_words_corpus: banished | banishes | banisher | rebanish | banishee | banishing

categorical_group_list: Removal, Action

etymology: Old French banir 'to proclaim, proclaim an outlaw'

ancestor_etymon_language: Old French


morpheme_key: banjo

morpheme: banjo

morpheme_head: banjo

affix_form: -banjo-

meaning_definition: stringed musical instrument

example_words_list_1: ['banjo']

example_words_corpus: banjoes | banjoist | banjouke | banjolin | banjoists | banjolike

categorical_group_list: Music, Instrument

etymology: Likely from Mandinka 'banya' (gourd) + 'jomo' (to pick/pluck), though the exact etymology is debated and uncertain.

ancestor_etymon_language: West African


morpheme_key: bank

morpheme: bank

morpheme_head: bank

affix_form: -bank-

meaning_definition: seat | platform | financial institution's counter

example_words_list_1: bench | bank (all senses) | bankroll | bankrupt | banquet | banquette | cutbank | embankment | mountebank

example_words_corpus: banks | banky | embank | banker | banked | unbank

etymology: Middle English banke Middle French banque OItalian banca : orig., table, moneylender's exchange table OHG bank : bench

ancestor_etymon_language: Old Italian


morpheme_key: banner

morpheme: banner

morpheme_head: banner

affix_form: -banner-

meaning_definition: flag | standard | emblem

example_words_list_1: banner, banneret, bannerette

example_words_corpus: banners | bannered | bannerman | bannerette | bannerlike | bannerless

categorical_group_list: Object, Symbolism

etymology: Old French bannière 'flag, standard'


morpheme_key: banns

morpheme: banns

morpheme_head: banns

affix_form: -banns-

meaning_definition: public proclamation | announcement | summons

example_words_list_1: banns, bannable, unbanned

categorical_group_list: Communication, Law, Religion

etymology: From Old English 'bann' meaning 'command, proclamation', from Proto-Germanic '*bannam', related to Gothic 'bannan' (to summon).

ancestor_etymon_language: Old English


morpheme_key: banquet

morpheme: banquet

morpheme_head: banquet

affix_form: -banquet-

meaning_definition: large meal | feast

example_words_list_1: banquet

example_words_corpus: banquets | banqueter | banqueted | banqueters | banqueting | banquetter

categorical_group_list: Food, Social Event

etymology: Old French 'banquet' (a small cake/buffet), from 'banquet' (a morsel)


morpheme_key: banshee

morpheme: banshee

morpheme_head: banshee

affix_form: banshee

meaning_definition: a loud or irritable woman | a female spirit in Irish folklore

example_words_list_1: banshees | bansheelike

example_words_corpus: banshees | bansheelike

register: pejorative


morpheme_key: bantam

morpheme: bantam

morpheme_head: bantam

affix_form: -bantam-

meaning_definition: small | lightweight | diminutive

example_words_list_1: bantamweight

example_words_corpus: bantams | bantamweight | bantamweights

categorical_group_list: Size, Weight

etymology: Middle English 'bantam' (referring to a breed of small poultry)


morpheme_key: banter

morpheme: banter

morpheme_head: banter

affix_form: -banter-

meaning_definition: playful exchange | teasing | lighthearted talk

example_words_list_1: banter

example_words_corpus: banters | bantery | bantered | banterer | bantering | banterers

categorical_group_list: Communication, Social interaction

etymology: From Old French 'bante' meaning 'taunt' or 'jest', of uncertain origin, possibly from a Germanic source.


morpheme_key: bantu

morpheme: bantu

morpheme_head: bantu

affix_form: -bantu-

meaning_definition: people | humanity

example_words_list_1: Bantu, Bantu-speaking

example_words_corpus: Bantuist | Bantuization

categorical_group_list: Humanity, Identity

etymology: Proto-Bantu *ntu 'person, being'

ancestor_etymon_language: Proto-Bantu


morpheme_key: bapt

morpheme: bapt

morpheme_head: bapt

affix_form: bapt-

sense_label: dip

meaning_definition: dip

example_words_list_1: baptism, baptize

example_words_list_2: baptism, baptize

categorical_group_list: Action, Ritual

etymology: βάπτειν (báptein), βάμμα (bámma)

ancestor_etymon_language: Greek


morpheme_key: bar

morpheme: bar

morpheme_head: bar

affix_form: -bar-

sense_label: rod, barrier

meaning_definition: stick | obstacle

example_words_list_1: bar, barbell, barrage, barrier, barrister, embargo, embarrass

example_words_corpus: upbar | rebar | unbar | baric | imbar | bebar

categorical_group_list: Physical object, Obstruction

etymology: Old French barre 'rod, obstacle'


sense_label: son of [in names of Hebraic origin]

meaning_definition: indicating 'son of' | in Hebraic-origin names

example_words_list_1: Bar Mitzvah, Barbra, Baruch

categorical_group_list: Kinship, Lineage

etymology: Yiddish Heb-Aram Aram bar : son of

ancestor_etymon_language: Aramaic


allomorphs: bar(o) | bari

sense_label: weight, pressure

meaning_definition: weight, pressure

example_words_list_1: abarognosis, antibaryon, baresthesia, bariatric, baritone, barognosis, barogram, barograph, barometer, barometric, barophobia, barostat, barycentre, barycentric, baryogenesis, baryon, barysphere, baryton, barytone, hyperbaric, hypobaric, isobar, isobaric

categorical_group_list: Physics, Measurement, Mass

etymology: βαρύς (barús), βάρος (báros)


morpheme_key: barb

morpheme: barb

morpheme_head: barb

affix_form: -barb-

meaning_definition: facial hair

example_words_list_1: barb | Barbados | Barbarossa | barbate | barbel | barbellate | barber | barbet | barbette | barbul | rebarbative

example_words_list_2: barb, Barbados, Barbarossa, barbate, barbel, barbellate, barber, barbet, barbette, barbul, rebarbative

example_words_corpus: barbed | debarb | barbing | debarbs | barbless | barbwire

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Physical attribute

etymology: Latin barba 'beard'


morpheme_key: barbar

morpheme: barbar

morpheme_head: barbar

affix_form: -barbar-

allomorphs: barbara

meaning_definition: outsider | non-native | uncultured

example_words_list_1: Barbara | barbarian | barbaric | barbarous | Barbary | Berber | rhubarb

categorical_group_list: Anomalous form

ancestor_etymon: barbar

etymology: From Greek barbaros 'foreign, foreign-speaking', from barbarizein 'to stammer', imitative of foreign speech.


morpheme_key: barbecue

morpheme: barbecue

morpheme_head: barbecue

affix_form: -barbecue-

meaning_definition: barbecue | cook food over direct heat

example_words_list_1: barbecues, barbecued, barbecuing, barbecue sauce, backyard barbecue

categorical_group_list: Food, Cooking

etymology: From Spanish barbacoa, via Taino barabicoa 'sacred wooden frame for cooking meat'


morpheme_key: barbel

morpheme: barbel

morpheme_head: barbel

affix_form: -barbel-

meaning_definition: whisker-like appendage | sensory filament

example_words_list_1: barbel

example_words_corpus: barbels

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Biology

etymology: Old French barbe 'beard', from Frankish *barba or similar Germanic source

ancestor_etymon_language: French


morpheme_key: barbell

morpheme: barbell

morpheme_head: barbell

affix_form: -barbell-

meaning_definition: a weightlifting bar with weights at each end | a heavy rod with weights at each end

example_words_list_1: ['barbell']

categorical_group_list: Objects, Tools

etymology: Compound of bar (from Old French barre) + bell (from Middle English bel)

ancestor_etymon_language: English


morpheme_key: barber

morpheme: barber

morpheme_head: barber

affix_form: -barber-

meaning_definition: one who cuts hair | person who trims beards

example_words_list_1: barber, barbering, barbershop

example_words_corpus: barbers | barbered | barbering | barberess | barbershop | barberfish

categorical_group_list: Profession, Agent


morpheme_key: barbican

morpheme: barbican

morpheme_head: barbican

affix_form: -barbican-

meaning_definition: fortified gateway | outer defense | stronghold

example_words_list_1: ['barbican']

example_words_corpus: barbicans | barbicanage

categorical_group_list: Defense, Architecture, Fortification

etymology: Old French barbacane, from Italian barbaccano


morpheme_key: barbit

morpheme: barbit

morpheme_head: barbit

affix_form: -barbit-

meaning_definition: a type of organic acid | a chemical compound

example_words_list_1: amobarbital, barbital, barbiturate, barbituric, phenobarbital, secobarbital

categorical_group_list: Chemistry, Pharmacology

etymology: From Latin barbituric acid (barbituricum), derived from the name of the goddess Barbita and the suffix -uric, coined by Adolf von Baeyer in 1864.


morpheme_key: barbital

morpheme: barbital

morpheme_head: barbital

affix_form: -barbital-

meaning_definition: barbituric acid | sedative drug

example_words_list_1: barbiturate, phenobarbital, secobarbital, pentobarbital

categorical_group_list: Chemical compound, Pharmacology, Sedative

etymology: From German Barbital, coined by Emil Fischer in 1904, named after the Barbary coast (North Africa) where the plant Barbary fig (Opuntia ficus-indica) grows, which was mistakenly thought to be the source of the compound's ingredients.

ancestor_etymon_language: German


morpheme_key: barbiturate

morpheme: barbiturate

morpheme_head: barbiturate

affix_form: -barbiturate-

meaning_definition: barbituric acid | sedative-hypnotic drug class

example_words_list_1: barbiturate, barbiturates

categorical_group_list: Pharmacology, Chemistry

etymology: coined from 'barbituric acid', from 'barbiturate' (derived from 'barbituric acid')


morpheme_key: bard

morpheme: bard

morpheme_head: bard

affix_form: -bard-

meaning_definition: poet | singer | storyteller

example_words_list_1: bard

example_words_corpus: bards | barded | bardic | bardish | bardism | bardess

categorical_group_list: Profession, Art, Music

etymology: Old Irish 'bard' (poet/singer)

ancestor_etymon_language: Celtic


morpheme_key: bare

morpheme: bare

morpheme_head: bare

affix_form: -bare-

sense_label: uncovered

meaning_definition: uncovered | empty | plain | lacking

example_words_list_1: bare, barely, bareness

example_words_corpus: bared | bares | barer | barely | barest | barers

categorical_group_list: State, Absence, Simplicity

etymology: Old English bǣr 'naked, bare, empty', from Proto-Germanic *bairaz, from PIE *bher- 'to bear, carry'


morpheme_key: bargain

morpheme: bargain

morpheme_head: bargain

affix_form: -bargain-

meaning_definition: negotiate | trade | exchange

example_words_list_1: bargain, bargaining, bargainer

example_words_corpus: bargains | bargainer | bargained | bargainor | bargainers | bargainous

categorical_group_list: Commerce, Agreement

etymology: Middle English 'bargain' (an agreement, a compact)

ancestor_etymon_language: Middle English


morpheme_key: barge

morpheme: barge

morpheme_head: barge

affix_form: -barge-

meaning_definition: flat-bottomed boat | to push or force

example_words_list_1: barge, bargemaster, barging

example_words_corpus: bargee | barges | barged | barger | bargees | bargers

categorical_group_list: Transportation, Movement

etymology: Middle Dutch 'barge' (flat-bottomed boat)


morpheme_key: baritone

morpheme: baritone

morpheme_head: baritone

affix_form: -baritone-

meaning_definition: low | deep | heavy

example_words_list_1: baritone

example_words_corpus: baritones

categorical_group_list: Sound, Pitch

etymology: Greek barytonos (barys 'heavy' + tonos 'tone')


morpheme_key: barium

morpheme: barium

morpheme_head: barium

affix_form: -barium-

meaning_definition: heavy | weighty

example_words_list_1: barometric, barycenter, barysphere

categorical_group_list: Weight, Mass, Physical property

etymology: Greek 'barys' meaning heavy


morpheme_key: barley

morpheme: barley

morpheme_head: barley

affix_form: -barley-

meaning_definition: a type of cereal grain

example_words_list_1: ['barley']

categorical_group_list: Food, Plant, Agriculture

etymology: Old English bærlic


morpheme_key: barn

morpheme: barn

morpheme_head: barn

affix_form: -barn-

meaning_definition: building for storage | farm building

example_words_list_1: barn

example_words_corpus: barns | barny | imbarn | embarn | barnie | barnful

categorical_group_list: Architecture, Agriculture

etymology: Old English barn


morpheme_key: barnacle

morpheme: barnacle

morpheme_head: barnacle

affix_form: -barnacle-

meaning_definition: a type of marine crustacean | encrusted

example_words_list_1: barnacle-encrusted, barnacle-covered

categorical_group_list: Biology, Marine life

etymology: Middle English barnakle


morpheme_key: barnet

morpheme: barnet

morpheme_head: barnet

affix_form: -barnet-

meaning_definition: hair

example_words_list_1: barnet

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Body part

etymology: Scottish dialectal variant of 'burnet' (a plant), or potentially a surname; not a standard English morpheme with a transparent etymological root in general linguistics.


morpheme_key: baro

morpheme: baro

morpheme_head: baro

affix_form: -baro-

sense_label: barrel

meaning_definition: barrel | cask | large container

example_words_list_1: barrel, barrelhouse, barrelful

example_words_corpus: barology | barostat | barogram | barometer | barophile | barometry

categorical_group_list: Container, Vessel, Object

etymology: Latin 'barra' or 'baris' meaning barrel or cask


morpheme_key: baron

morpheme: baron

morpheme_head: baron

affix_form: -baron-

meaning_definition: nobleman | title of nobility

example_words_list_1: baron, baroness, baronical

example_words_corpus: barons | baronry | baronic | baroness | baronesses

categorical_group_list: Social Rank, Nobility

etymology: Old French baron < Frankish *baro "warrior, free man"

ancestor_etymon_language: Frankish


morpheme_key: baroque

morpheme: baroque

morpheme_head: baroque

affix_form: -baroque-

meaning_definition: ornate | extravagant | complex

example_words_list_1: baroque

example_words_corpus: baroquey | baroquely | unbaroque | baroquest | baroqueness

categorical_group_list: Style, Aesthetic, Complexity

etymology: Portuguese barocco 'misshapen pearl'

ancestor_etymon_language: Portuguese


morpheme_key: barrack

morpheme: barrack

morpheme_head: barrack

affix_form: -barrack-

meaning_definition: military quarters | dormitory | lodging

example_words_list_1: barracks

example_words_corpus: barracks | barracked | barracker | barrackings

categorical_group_list: Military, Shelter

etymology: Middle French 'barracon' (small building/hut)


morpheme_key: barren

morpheme: barren

morpheme_head: barren

affix_form: barren

meaning_definition: a desolate or unproductive area | a place lacking in fertility or habitation | an uninhabited and barren region

example_words_list_1: barrens | barrener | barrenly | nonbarren | barreners | barrenness

etymology: from Old English 'barren', from Proto-Germanic *barōniz, meaning 'barren'


morpheme_key: barri

morpheme: barri

morpheme_head: barri

affix_form: barri-

allomorphs: barre

meaning_definition: barrier

example_words_list_1: barricade, barricaded, barrier, barrier_island, barrier_reef, barring, barrio, barrister

categorical_group_list: Obstruction, Limitation

etymology: Old French 'barre' (bar, rod, or obstacle)


morpheme_key: barricade

morpheme: barricade

morpheme_head: barricade

affix_form: -barricade-

meaning_definition: barrier | obstacle | defensive structure

example_words_list_1: barricade

example_words_corpus: barricaded | barricader | barricaders | unbarricade | unbarricaded | unbarricades

categorical_group_list: Obstruction, Defense

etymology: French 'barricade', from 'barrique' (barrel)


morpheme_key: barrier

morpheme: barrier

morpheme_head: barrier

affix_form: -barrier-

meaning_definition: obstacle | obstruction | impediment

example_words_list_1: barrier

example_words_corpus: barriers | barrierless | barrierlike | cyberbarrier | multibarrier | barrierlessly

etymology: Old French barriere 'enclosure, barrier'


morpheme_key: barrow

morpheme: barrow

morpheme_head: barrow

affix_form: -barrow-

meaning_definition: mound | burial mound | tumulus

example_words_list_1: barrow, barrow-mound

example_words_corpus: barrowfuls | handbarrows | barrowloads | wheelbarrows | wheelbarrowed | wheelbarrowing

categorical_group_list: Nature, Burial, Earthwork

etymology: Old English beorg 'mound, hill'


morpheme_key: barter

morpheme: barter

morpheme_head: barter

affix_form: -barter-

meaning_definition: exchange | trade

example_words_list_1: barter, bartering, bartered

example_words_corpus: barters | bartered | barterer | bartering | barterers | unbartered

categorical_group_list: Commerce, Exchange

etymology: From Old French 'barater' meaning 'to cheat, swindle, or trade', likely of Germanic origin.


morpheme_key: bary

morpheme: bary

morpheme_head: bary

affix_form: bary-

allomorphs: baryo

meaning_definition: mass | compression | dense

example_words_list_1: abarognosis | antibaryon | baresthesia | bariatric | baritone | barognosis | barogram | barograph | barometer | barometric | barophobia | barostat | barycentre | barycentric | baryogenesis | baryon | barysphere | baryton | barytone | hyperbaric | hypobaric | isobar | isobaric | barycenter | barytes

example_words_corpus: barysphere | barycenter | barycentric | barycenters

categorical_group_list: Physics, Measurement, Mass

etymology: βαρύς (barús), βάρος (báros)


morpheme_key: baryto

morpheme: baryto

morpheme_head: baryto

affix_form: baryto-

meaning_definition: heavy | deep

example_words_list_1: barytocalcite | barytocalcites

example_words_corpus: barytocalcite | barytocalcites

categorical_group_list: Weight, Sound, Magnitude

etymology: Greek barytos 'heavy, deep'


morpheme_key: basalt

morpheme: basalt

morpheme_head: basalt

affix_form: -basalt-

meaning_definition: dark volcanic rock

example_words_list_1: basaltic, basaltoid

categorical_group_list: Geology, Material

etymology: Latin 'basaltēs' from Greek 'basanēs' (test stone)

ancestor_etymon_language: Latin


morpheme_key: bash

morpheme: bash

morpheme_head: bash

affix_form: -bash-

meaning_definition: to strike | to hit | to smash

example_words_list_1: bash, bashing, bashed

example_words_corpus: bashy | bashes | basher | bashed | bashers | bashing

categorical_group_list: Action, Impact

etymology: Middle English baschen


morpheme_key: bashaw

morpheme: bashaw

morpheme_head: bashaw

affix_form: -bashaw-

meaning_definition: commander | leader | governor

example_words_list_1: bashaw, bashawate

example_words_corpus: bashaws

categorical_group_list: Military, Leadership, Title, Person

etymology: From Ottoman Turkish başa (commander), from Persian pāshā, ultimately from Turkish baş 'head'

ancestor_etymon_language: Ottoman Turkish


morpheme_key: bashing

morpheme: bashing

morpheme_head: bashing

affix_form: -bashing

meaning_definition: act of bashing | state of being bashed

example_words_list_1: bashing, dashing,ashing

categorical_group_list: Nominalizer, Verbalizer, Action

etymology: Derived from the verb 'bash' + the suffix '-ing' (from Old English -ung/-ungu)


morpheme_key: basi

morpheme: basi

morpheme_head: bas

affix_form: basi-

allomorphs: basi | baso

meaning_definition: base, foundation, step

example_words_list_1: basic, basis, basal

example_words_corpus: basionym | basilect | basipetal | basionyms | basilects | basiconic

categorical_group_list: Foundation, Origin

etymology: βάσις


morpheme_key: basid

morpheme: basid

morpheme_head: basid

affix_form: False

meaning_definition: foundation

example_words_list_1: basidiomycete, basidiospore, basidium

example_words_list_2: basidiomycete, basidiospore, basidium

categorical_group_list: Foundation, Support

etymology: Greek basis 'base, foundation'


morpheme_key: basil

morpheme: basil

morpheme_head: basil

affix_form: -basil-

meaning_definition: sovereign

example_words_list_1: Basil, basil, basilica, basilisk

example_words_list_2: Basil, basil, basilica, basilisk

example_words_corpus: basils

categorical_group_list: Royalty, Power

etymology: Greek basileus 'king'


morpheme_key: basilisk

morpheme: basilisk

morpheme_head: basilisk

affix_form: -basilisk-

meaning_definition: serpent | dragon | king of serpents

example_words_list_1: basilisk

example_words_corpus: basilisks

categorical_group_list: Creature, Mythical, Serpent

etymology: Greek basiliskos 'little king'


morpheme_key: basin

morpheme: basin

morpheme_head: basin

affix_form: -basin-

meaning_definition: hollow | depression | container

example_words_list_1: basin

example_words_corpus: basins | basined | basinal | basinful | subbasin | washbasin

categorical_group_list: Shape, Container, Topography

etymology: Latin 'basinum' (bowl, basin), from 'basus' (hollow, empty)


morpheme_key: basis

morpheme: basis

morpheme_head: basis

affix_form: -basis-

meaning_definition: foundation | base | bottom | underlying principle

example_words_list_1: metabasis, diabetes, homeostasis

example_words_corpus: subbasis | basiswise | eigenbasis

categorical_group_list: Foundation, Structure, Core concept

etymology: Greek basis 'step, pedestal, foundation'


morpheme_key: bask

morpheme: bask

morpheme_head: bask

affix_form: -bask-

meaning_definition: to lie exposed to warmth and light | to enjoy warmth

example_words_list_1: bask, basking, basker

example_words_corpus: basks | abask | basked | basking | basketh | baskings

categorical_group_list: Action, Temperature, Light

etymology: Middle English basken


morpheme_key: basket

morpheme: basket

morpheme_head: basket

affix_form: -basket-

meaning_definition: container | woven vessel

example_words_list_1: basket, basketwork, basketweave

example_words_corpus: baskets | basketry | basketful | basketeer | basketane | basketball

categorical_group_list: Container, Object

etymology: Old English 'bæscet' or 'baskit'


morpheme_key: bass

morpheme: bass

morpheme_head: bass

affix_form: -bass-

allomorphs: basso

meaning_definition: bass (low-pitched sound) | bass (fish)

example_words_list_1: bassoon, bassist, double bass, bass guitar, bass voice, sea bass, striped bass

example_words_corpus: bassy | basses | bassist | basslet | midbass | bassman

categorical_group_list: Sound, Pitch, Music, Fish

etymology: Old French 'basse' (feminine of 'bas' meaning low), from Latin 'bassus' (thick, deep); note: homographic with 'bass' (fish) from Old English 'bæss'.


morpheme_key: basset

morpheme: basset

morpheme_head: basset

affix_form: -basset-

meaning_definition: a type of hound dog

example_words_list_1: basset hound, basset hounds

example_words_corpus: bassets | basseted | basseting | bassetings

categorical_group_list: Animal, Dog breed, Zoology

etymology: From French basset, from bas 'low' (referring to the dog's short legs)


morpheme_key: bassoon

morpheme: bassoon

morpheme_head: bassoon

affix_form: -bassoon-

meaning_definition: a large woodwind instrument

example_words_list_1: bassoon

example_words_corpus: bassoons | bassooner | bassoonist | bassooners | bassoonists

categorical_group_list: Musical instrument, Woodwind

etymology: French basson, from Italian bassone, augmentative of basso 'low' (from Latin bassus 'low, deep')


morpheme_key: baste

morpheme: baste

morpheme_head: baste

affix_form: -baste-

allomorphs: bast

meaning_definition: to wrap | to bind | to enclose

example_words_list_1: bastion, baste, bastard, basketwork

example_words_corpus: basted | bastes | baster | basters | lambaste | unbasted

categorical_group_list: Binding, Wrapping, Construction

etymology: From Old English 'bastian' meaning 'to bind or wrap', related to 'baste' (to sew loosely) and 'bast' (fiber/binding material).


morpheme_key: batch

morpheme: batch

morpheme_head: batch

affix_form: -batch-

meaning_definition: a group | a collection | a set

example_words_list_1: batch

example_words_corpus: batches | batched | batcher | rebatch | batching | prebatch

categorical_group_list: Quantity, Collection

etymology: Middle English 'bacche' (a bundle or cluster)


morpheme_key: bates

morpheme: bates

morpheme_head: bates

affix_form: bates

sense_label: wanderer, one that treads.

meaning_definition: wanderer, one that treads.

example_words_list_1: bates, batesian, batesianism

example_words_corpus: Batesy | Batesian

categorical_group_list: Medical and Scientific

ancestor_etymon: βαίνω ("baínō")

etymology: Greek βαδίζω (badizō) 'to walk, tread'

ancestor_etymon_language: Ancient Greek

pronunciation: /bætiz/


morpheme_key: bath

morpheme: bath

morpheme_head: bath

affix_form: bath-

allomorphs: batho

sense_label: deep

meaning_definition: deep | bottom | profound

example_words_list_1: bathymetry, bathyscape, bathysphere

example_words_list_2: bathymetry, bathyscape, bathysphere

example_words_corpus: baths | bathtub | eyebath | sunbath | bathful | batheth

categorical_group_list: Depth, Dimension

etymology: Greek bathu 'deep'


morpheme_key: bathos

morpheme: bathos

morpheme_head: bathos

affix_form: -bathos-

meaning_definition: sudden descent | loss of dignity | anticlimax

example_words_list_1: bathetic, bathetically

example_words_corpus: bathetic

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Literary device

etymology: Greek bathos 'depth'


morpheme_key: bathy

morpheme: bathy

morpheme_head: bathy

affix_form: bathy-

sense_label: Deep

meaning_definition: profound | lower | depth

example_words_list_1: bathymetry | bathyscape | bathysphere | batholith | batholithic | batholitic | bathometer | bathophobia | bathos | bathyscaphe | bathymeter | bathymetric | bathymetrical | bathypelagic | isobathic | bathyscaph | bathythermograph

example_words_corpus: bathyal | bathymetry | bathyphyll | bathyphase | bathymeter | bathyscope

categorical_group_list: Position indicator

ancestor_etymon: bathy

etymology: Greek bathys 'deep'


morpheme_key: batik

morpheme: batik

morpheme_head: batik

affix_form: -batik-

meaning_definition: patterned cloth | dyed fabric

example_words_list_1: batik

example_words_corpus: batiks | batiked | batiker | batiking | batikers

categorical_group_list: Textile, Art

etymology: Javanese 'batik' (from 'amba' to write + 'titik' to dot)

ancestor_etymon_language: Javanese


morpheme_key: baton

morpheme: baton

morpheme_head: baton

affix_form: -baton-

meaning_definition: stick | rod | wand

example_words_list_1: baton

example_words_corpus: batons | batonic | batonlike | batonless

categorical_group_list: Object, Tool

etymology: Old French 'baton' (small stick)


morpheme_key: batrach

morpheme: batrach

morpheme_head: batrach

affix_form: -batrach-

meaning_definition: aquatic amphibian | warty amphibian

categorical_group_list: Animals, Biology

etymology: Greek batrachos : frog


morpheme_key: batten

morpheme: batten

morpheme_head: batten

affix_form: -batten-

meaning_definition: to fasten | to secure | strip | band

example_words_list_1: batten, battening

example_words_corpus: battened | battener | batteners | battenboard | battenboards

categorical_group_list: Action, Physicality

etymology: Middle English batten, related to 'battening' (to fasten)


morpheme_key: batter

morpheme: batter

morpheme_head: batter

affix_form: -batter-

meaning_definition: to strike | to hit | to pound

example_words_list_1: batter, battering, battered

example_words_corpus: battered | batterer | batteree | battering | battereth | batterings

categorical_group_list: Action, Physical force

etymology: Middle English 'batten' or 'battuere'


morpheme_key: batterie

morpheme: batterie

morpheme_head: batterie

affix_form: -batterie-

meaning_definition: set | group | unit of artillery | series of strikes

example_words_list_1: battery, battering ram

categorical_group_list: Military, Grouping, Force

etymology: French 'batterie', from 'battre' 'to beat'


morpheme_key: battery

morpheme: battery

morpheme_head: battery

affix_form: -battery-

meaning_definition: series of connected objects | unit of stored energy | artillery formation

example_words_list_1: battery, batteries

example_words_corpus: nonbattery | biobattery | nanobattery | batteryless | batterylike | antibattery

categorical_group_list: Energy, Military, Sequence

etymology: French batterie 'drumming, beating, or artillery' from battre 'to beat'


morpheme_key: battle

morpheme: battle

morpheme_head: battle

affix_form: -battle-

meaning_definition: combat | fight | struggle

example_words_list_1: battlefield, battleground, battlewear

example_words_corpus: battler | battles | battled | battleth | battlest | gunbattle

categorical_group_list: Conflict, Action

etymology: Old French 'bataille' from 'battre' 'to beat'

ancestor_etymon_language: Old French


morpheme_key: bauble

morpheme: bauble

morpheme_head: bauble

affix_form: -bauble-

meaning_definition: trinket | ornament | showy object

example_words_list_1: ['bauble']

example_words_corpus: baubles

categorical_group_list: Object, Ornamentation

etymology: Middle French 'baubel' (trinket, toy)

ancestor_etymon_language: Middle French


morpheme_key: bauer

morpheme: bauer

morpheme_head: bauer

affix_form: -bauer-

meaning_definition: farmer | builder | cultivator

example_words_list_1: Bauern, Bauer, Bauernhof

example_words_corpus: Bauerian

categorical_group_list: Occupation, Agent

etymology: Old High German 'baur', from Proto-Germanic '*bawaz', from Proto-Indo-European '*bʰuH-' (to grow, be)

ancestor_etymon_language: Germanic


morpheme_key: bauxite

morpheme: bauxite

morpheme_head: bauxite

affix_form: -bauxite-

meaning_definition: aluminum ore

example_words_list_1: ['bauxite']

categorical_group_list: Mineral, Geology

etymology: named after Pierre Berthier's student, Michel Édouard Bauxite


morpheme_key: bavaria

morpheme: bavaria

morpheme_head: bavaria

affix_form: -bavaria-

meaning_definition: Bavaria

example_words_list_1: Bavarian

categorical_group_list: Proper Noun, Location

etymology: From the name of the Bavarii tribe

ancestor_etymon_language: Old High German


morpheme_key: bawd

morpheme: bawd

morpheme_head: bawd

affix_form: -bawd-

meaning_definition: lewd | wanton | dissolute

example_words_list_1: bawd, bawdiness, bawdy

example_words_corpus: bawdy | bawdily | bawdship | bawdiness | bawdships | bawdinesses

categorical_group_list: Vice, Morality

etymology: Middle English 'bawde', related to 'bawdiness'


morpheme_key: bawl

morpheme: bawl

morpheme_head: bawl

affix_form: -bawl-

meaning_definition: to weep loudly | to cry out

example_words_list_1: ['bawl']

example_words_corpus: bawls | bawled | bawler | bawling | bawlers | bawlings

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Vocalization

etymology: Middle English bawlen, likely imitative of the sound of crying


morpheme_key: bay

morpheme: bay

morpheme_head: bay

affix_form: -bay-

meaning_definition: bay

example_words_list_1: bay, bayou, bayside

example_words_corpus: bays | bayed | embay | imbay | unbay | bebay

categorical_group_list: Geography, Landscape, Topography

etymology: From Old English 'bǣg' meaning a hollow in a hill or mountain side.

ancestor_etymon_language: Old English


morpheme_key: bayonet

morpheme: bayonet

morpheme_head: bayonet

affix_form: -bayonet-

meaning_definition: a long pointed blade attached to the muzzle of a rifle for use as a spear or bayonet

example_words_list_1: bayonets, bayoneted, bayoneting

example_words_corpus: bayonets | bayoneted | bayoneting | bayonetted | bayonetting | bayonetings

categorical_group_list: Weaponry, Tool

etymology: French 'baïonnette'

etymological_family: French


morpheme_key: bazaar

morpheme: bazaar

morpheme_head: bazaar

affix_form: -bazaar-

meaning_definition: market | marketplace

example_words_list_1: bazaar

example_words_corpus: bazaars | bazaarlike | superbazaar | cyberbazaar | superbazaars | cyberbazaars

categorical_group_list: Commerce, Place

etymology: Persian bazaar (market)

ancestor_etymon_language: Persian


morpheme_key: bazooka

morpheme: bazooka

morpheme_head: bazooka

affix_form: -bazooka-

meaning_definition: a shoulder-fired rocket launcher

example_words_list_1: bazooka

example_words_corpus: bazookaist | bazookaists

categorical_group_list: Weaponry, Artillery


morpheme_key: be

morpheme: be

morpheme_head: be

affix_form: be-

sense_label: various meanings

parts_of_speech_this_morpheme_can_join_onto: adjective | verb | noun | adverb

part_of_speech_created_by_this_suffix: verb | adverb | preposition

meaning_definition: multiple meanings | consult specific words with this affix | completely | excessively | encircle | induce transformation | provided with | adorned with | surrounded by | surrounded by (negative or humorous)

example_words_list_1: beset, becloud, bedazzle, bejewel

example_words_corpus: ben | bes | abe | beer | bedo | albe

categorical_group_list: preposition-like

ancestor_etymon: be-  OED

etymology: forming derivative verbs | with sense of 'around' OED | this use is similar to by(e)- OED

ancestor_etymon_language: Old English OED

source: Cognatarium | MorphoQuantics | Wikipedia | Stein


morpheme_key: beach

morpheme: beach

morpheme_head: beach

affix_form: -beach-

meaning_definition: sandy shore by the sea

example_words_list_1: beachfront, beachhead, beachwear, beachcomber

example_words_corpus: beachy | beached | beachie | beaches | unbeach | beachies

categorical_group_list: Nature, Geography

etymology: Old English 'bece' or 'bece' (uncertain, but derived from Germanic origins)


morpheme_key: beacon

morpheme: beacon

morpheme_head: beacon

affix_form: -beacon-

meaning_definition: signal | light | guide

example_words_list_1: beacon, beaconage

example_words_corpus: beacons | beaconed | beaconing | beaconage | Beaconite | aerobeacon

categorical_group_list: Light, Signaling, Guidance

etymology: Old English beacn "signal, sign"


morpheme_key: bead

morpheme: bead

morpheme_head: bead

affix_form: -bead-

meaning_definition: small | round | spherical | ornament

example_words_list_1: beaded, beadwork, beadstring

example_words_corpus: beads | beady | beaded | beader | beadily | beaders

categorical_group_list: Object, Shape

etymology: Old English bēad (bead, pearl, prayer)


morpheme_key: beadle

morpheme: beadle

morpheme_head: beadle

affix_form: -beadle-

meaning_definition: churchwarden | official

example_words_list_1: beadledom, beadlehood

categorical_group_list: Occupation, Religion, Historical Role

etymology: From Old English 'bēadl' meaning messenger or official, related to 'bēodan' (to bid/command).


morpheme_key: beagle

morpheme: beagle

morpheme_head: beagle

affix_form: -beagle-

meaning_definition: small hound | scent hound

example_words_list_1: beagle

example_words_corpus: beagles | beagled | beaglepuss

categorical_group_list: Animal, Canine

etymology: From Old English 'begle' or 'beagal', a hound used for tracking, possibly of Germanic origin.


morpheme_key: beak

morpheme: beak

morpheme_head: beak

affix_form: -beak-

meaning_definition: beak | bill | nose

example_words_list_1: beak

example_words_corpus: beaks | beaky | debeak | beaked | debeaks | beaking

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Biology

etymology: Old English bēac


morpheme_key: beaker

morpheme: beaker

morpheme_head: beaker

affix_form: -beaker-

meaning_definition: glass container | laboratory vessel

example_words_list_1: beaker

example_words_corpus: beakers | beakerful

categorical_group_list: Object, Container, Laboratory

etymology: Named after the chemist Edmund Davy, who used a specific glass vessel in 1836

ancestor_etymon_language: English


morpheme_key: beam

morpheme: beam

morpheme_head: beam

affix_form: -beam-

meaning_definition: ray of light | stream of particles | a structural timber

example_words_list_1: sunbeam, flashlight, tightbeam

example_words_corpus: abeam | beams | beamy | beamer | beamed | embeam

categorical_group_list: Light, Structure

etymology: Old English bēam 'tree, timber, beam'


morpheme_key: bean

morpheme: bean

morpheme_head: bean

affix_form: -bean-

meaning_definition: seed | legume | pod

example_words_list_1: bean, beanstalk, beanbag

example_words_corpus: beans | beany | beanie | beaner | beaned | beanbag

categorical_group_list: Nature, Food, Botany

etymology: Old English bēan