-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. |