| -able |
a suffix that means "likely to." [1/3 definitions] |
| accident-prone |
tending or likely to have more than the average number or rate of accidents. |
| adhesive |
able or likely to stick to something. [1/2 definitions] |
| appear |
to be likely to be true or to have happened. [1/5 definitions] |
| apt |
likely. [1/3 definitions] |
| at swords' points |
mutually hostile and likely to engage in combat; antagonistic. |
| auspicious |
likely to be followed by favorable events. |
| bargaining chip |
something that can be used in negotiating or making deals, esp. if likely to yield an advantage. |
| be going to |
used as an auxiliary verb to express that someone has a plan to do something or that some action or state seems likely based on certain evidence. |
| brush fire |
a sudden outbreak of some threatening activity, as in a military situation, that is likely to spread if it is not controlled. [1/2 definitions] |
| bud1 |
a flower that has just begun to open or remains tight but will likely begin to open soon. [1/8 definitions] |
| calculated |
done or made after carefully estimating the likely result. [1/2 definitions] |
| candidate |
one who seems likely to achieve or suffer a particular end. [1/2 definitions] |
| catching |
likely to infect or be passed on to another. |
| chance |
how likely it is that something will happen; possibility. [1/4 definitions] |
| changeable |
capable of changing; likely to change; variable; inconstant; fickle. [1/2 definitions] |
| collectible |
likely to be collected, as by a connoisseur or hobbyist. [2 definitions] |
| contingency |
a future event that is possible but not likely. [1/3 definitions] |
| contingent |
likely to happen, but not certain. [1/4 definitions] |
| contradictory |
likely to oppose or argue. [1/2 definitions] |
| corrosive |
causing or likely to cause damage over time. |