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| preposition |
in grammar, a word such as "in," "to," or "about" that is used with a noun or noun equivalent to create a phrase that modifies a noun, verb, or adjective. |
| prepositional phrase |
in grammar, a phrase that is made up of a preposition, its object, and any modifiers of this object, and that functions as an adjective or adverb, such as "of the people" or "under the bridge". |
| present participle |
a participle that either indicates ongoing action or state, as "living" in "He was living" or serves as an adjective, as "living" in "a living thing". |
| qualifier |
in grammar, a word such as an adjective or adverb, or a word group that modifies the meaning of another word or word group; modifier. [1/2 definitions] |
| relative |
in grammar, a relative pronoun, adjective, or adverb. [1/6 definitions] |
| the1 |
used before an adjective to convert it into a noun. [1/11 definitions] |
| used to |
functioning as an adjective followed by the preposition "to," used to describe the process of becoming accustomed to something or the state of being accustomed. [1/2 definitions] |
| verbal |
in grammar, a word or phrase, esp. an adjective or noun, that is derived from a verb. [1/5 definitions] |
| very |
used to intensify a superlative or to stress an adjective or identifier. [1/7 definitions] |
| zeugma |
a rhetorical construction in which one word, usu. an adjective or verb, modifies or governs two or more words, although it makes straightforward logical sense with only one, as in "loud thunder and lightning". |
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