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- pronunciation:
- pe
rih
sh
bl
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
subject to death, decay, or destruction.
- synonyms:
- biodegradable, corruptible, decomposable, mortal
- antonyms:
- incorruptible
- similar words:
- ephemeral, short-lived, unstable
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| definition 2: |
of food, likely to spoil or rot in a short time.
- similar words:
- fresh, frozen, raw
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adverb + (adj.)perishable
both, especially, extremely, hard, highly, instead, mostly, regularly
(adj.)perishable
+ noun
airline,
art,
box,
cargo,
cat,
chip,
clothing,
commodity,
crate,
desire,
evidence,
fiber,
fish,
flesh,
flower,
foodstuff,
fruit,
good,
grocery,
harvest,
hour,
ice,
inventory,
material,
merchandise,
nature,
nut,
object,
one,
piece,
potato,
produce,
product,
pundit,
refrigerator,
seat,
seed,
shipment,
skill,
space,
storage,
store,
stuff,
substance,
tool,
transportation,
vegetable
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
(usu. pl.) that which will spoil or decay, usu. in a short time, as certain foods.
- similar words:
- meats, produce
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adjective + (n.)perishable
other, sure
verb + (n.)perishable
buy, keep, perish, put, store
noun + (n.)perishable
cup, dairy, food, fridge, grandmother, item, meat, shop, water
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| derivations: |
perishably (adv.), perishability (n.), perishableness (n.) |
The word perishable
contains the following part:
-able, -ible, -ble
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means capable of being, doing, or undergoing
  More about this word part:
The suffix -able
, and its variants, is attached to Latin verb roots or English transitive verbs to form adjectives. (In a small set of cases, -able
is attached to a noun, e.g. knowledgeable and marriageable.) For spelling purposes, it is useful to know that -able
is more likely to be added to a whole English word (comparable
, adorable
), while -ible
is more likely to follow a bound root (visible
, legible
). However,there are still many words which combine a root with -able
(capable
, inevitable
). The suffix -ity can be added to any adjective ending in -able
, -ible
, -ble
to produce a corresponding noun ending in -ability, -ibility, -bility (possible
+ -ity > possibility; irrevocable
+ -ity > irrevocability.)
Example words:
acceptable, accessible, admissible, adorable, amiable, amicable, audible, avoidable, believable, bearable, biodegradable, capable, calculable, cognizable, comparable, compatible, comprehensible, conformable, conversable, convertible, corrigible, credible, creditable, curable, dependable, despicable, disagreeable, disposable, divisible, eligible, explicable, flammable, flexible, illegible, illimitable, imaginable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impalpable, impassable, impeccable, impermeable, impermissible, imperturbable, implacable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impregnable, inalienable, inaudible, incapable, incalculable, incommunicable, incomprehensible, inconceivable, detectable, conceivable, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefeasible, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indivisible, indomitable, ineligible, ineluctable, ineradicable, inescapable, inevitable, inexorable, inexpiable, inexplicable, infallible, inhospitable, inimitable, inscrutable, inseparable, insuperable, intangible, interminable, intractable, invaluable, invariable, invincible, invisible, irrefragable, irrefutable, irremissible, irreparable, irreversible, irrevocable, legible, likable, lovable, manageable, measurable, movable, navigable, notable, opposable, palpable, perishable, permissible, placable, portable, possible, potable, predictable, preferable, prescriptible, recognizable, remissible, reprehensible, reversible, risible, semipermeable, sensible, superable, susceptible, tangible, tenable, tolerable, tractable, transmissible, unsupportable, usable, viable, visible, washable, affordable, allowable, reliable, remarkable, approachable, disputable, drinkable, durable, eatable, renewable, sustainable, unshakable
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