$100 hamburger
alt. (aviation slang) A general aviation flight that involves flying a short distance, eating a meal, and flying back. n. (aviation slang) A general aviation flight that involves flying a short distance, eating a meal, and flying back.

$100 hamburgers
n. (plural of $100 hamburger)

%ile
n. (abbreviation of percentile)

%iles
n. (plural form of %ile)

&
conj. (abbreviation of and)

& al.
adv. (dated rare) (alternative form of et al.)

& cetera
phr. (alternative spelling of et cetera)

& seq.
phr. (alternative spelling of et seq.)

& seqq.
phr. (plural of seq.)

& ux.
abbr. (obsolete form of et ux.)

& uxor
phr. (alternative form of et ux)

&c
phr. (dated rare outside titles) (alternative spelling of c.)

&c.
phr. (dated) etc. , (abbreviation of et cetera nocap=1)

&lit
a. (of a cryptic crossword clue) That can be interpreted in its entirety as either a definition or wordplay; for example, " God incarnate, essentially" for " Odin" , a Norse god whose name is hidden in " G'''od in'''carnate" . n. A clue of this type.

&lits
n. (plural of & lit)

'00s
n. The 2000s (decade).

'14-'18
n. (alternative form of 14-18); World War I

'70s
n. The 1970s.

'80s
n. The 1980s.

'90s
n. The 1990s.

'Are'are
n. An Oceanic language of the Solomon Islands.

'Auhelawa
n. (alternative form of 'Auhelawa)

'Eid ul-Fitr
n. (alternative form of Eid al-Fitr)

'Gater
n. (informal) A fan of the science fiction franchise ''(Stargate)''.

'Murica
n. (satirical derogatory) The United States of America as understood by the stereotypical conservative southerner.

'Nam
n. (alternative spelling of 'nam)

'Uthman
alt. (Islam) the third Caliph of the Ummah n. (Islam) the third Caliph of the Ummah

'a
pron. 1 (archaic) (alternative form of a) (pronoun) 2 (archaic) (alternative form of a) (verb)

'a'
alt. (eye dialect of have) vb. (eye dialect of have)

'ad
vb. (British slang and dialectical) (nonstandard form of had)

'air
a. (eye dialect of hair)

'aircut
n. (eye dialect of haircut)

'aircuts
n. (plural of 'aircut)

'alf
n. (eye dialect of half)

'alves
n. (plural of 'alf)

'am
n. (nonstandard form of ham)

'ammer
n. (eye dialect of hammer)

'ammers
n. (plural of 'ammer)

'ammiyya
n. Colloquial, non-standard Arabic (used especially of eastern Arabic dialects).

'ams
n. (plural of 'am)

'appy
a. (eye dialect of happy)

'arbour
n. (eye dialect of harbour) vb. (eye dialect of harbour)

'arboured
vb. (en-past of: 'arbour)

'arbourin'
vb. (eye dialect of harbouring)

'arbours
n. (plural of 'arbour)

'ard
a. (eye dialect of hard)

'arf
n. (British) (eye dialect of half)

'art
n. (eye dialect of heart)

'at
pron. Contraction of that.

'ave
vb. (eye dialect of have)

'ave it
interj. (UK English) an exclamation of joy

'bot
alt. 1 (informal) A robot. 2 (computing) A piece of software designed to complete a minor but repetitive task automatically and on command. n. 1 (informal) A robot. 2 (computing) A piece of software designed to complete a minor but repetitive task automatically and on command.

'bots
n. (plural of 'bot)

'bout
prep. (colloquial or poetic) about.

'buked
vb. (nonstandard) alternative form of rebuked

'burb
n. (informal chiefly in plural) (alternative spelling of burb ), a short form of '''suburb'''.

'burbs
n. (plural of 'burb)

'bye
interj. (informal) goodbye: used when the speaker or addressee is departing).

'cause
conj. (colloquial slang) because.

'celli
n. (plural of 'cello)

'cello
n. (abbreviation of violoncello)

'cellos
n. (plural of 'cello ): (abbreviation of nocap=1 violoncellos)

'cept
conj. (eye dialect of except) prep. (eye dialect of except)

'clare
vb. (eye dialect of declare from African American Vernacular English)

'cos
alt. (British slang) (eye dialect of 'cause); because. conj. (British slang) (eye dialect of 'cause); because.

'course
adv. (contraction of of course)

'coz
conj. (informal) (alternative form of 'cause)

'cuz
alt. (slang US) (eye dialect of 'cause ); because. conj. (slang US) (eye dialect of 'cause ); because.

'd
suf. 1 (archaic) traditional English past tense indicator, largely replaced by ''-ed''. 2 Used to form the past tense of some verbs that are in the form of numerals, letters, and abbreviations, especially in online communication. Compare 's. vb. 1 had (''marking the pluperfect tense'') 2 (''some dialects'') Had, possessed. 3 would 4 (colloquial) Did.

'd better
contraction Contraction of had better

'deed
adv. (informal) indeed.

'droid
n. (alternative form of droid)

'droids
n. (plural of 'droid)

'dswounds
interj. (archaic) An exclamation of anger or surprise.

'e
pron. (eye dialect of he)

'e'll
contraction (eye dialect of he'll he’ll)

'e's
contraction (eye dialect of he's he’s)

'ead
n. (eye dialect of head)

'eads
n. (plural of 'ead)

'ear
vb. (eye dialect of hear)

'eard
vb. (eye dialect of heard)

'eart
n. (eye dialect of heart)

'eid
n. (Islam) a holy day

'eld
vb. (eye dialect of held) (en-past of: 'old)

'ello
interj. (eye dialect of hello)

'elp
vb. (eye dialect of help)

'em
pron. (now colloquial) them (typically after a preposition, or otherwise with accusative or dative force; now only in unstressed position).

'emselves
pron. (colloquial) unstressed form of (themselves)

'er
pron. (eye dialect of her)

'erb
n. (humorous or eye dialect) herb

'erbs
n. (plural of 'erb)

'ere
adv. (British slang and dialectal) (eye dialect of here) interj. (British slang) (contraction of look here), ''used for emphasis at the beginning of a sentence when expressing an opinion or want. ''

'ey up
interj. (alternative spelling of hey up)

'fess up
vb. (alternative form of fess up)

'fessed up
vb. (en-past of: 'fess up)

'fesses up
vb. (en-third-person singular of: 'fess up)

'fessing up
vb. (present participle of 'fess up)

'flu
n. (UK English) (dated form of flu)

'fraid
a. afraid

'fraid not
phr. (informal) (alternative form of I'm afraid not)

'fraid so
phr. (slang) I am afraid so

'fridge
n. (dated) (alternative form of fridge ) refrigerator

'fro
n. (slang) (contraction of afro)

'gainst
prep. (poetic) against

'ganst
vb. (chiefly poetic) (abbreviation of beganst)

'hood
1 n. brotherhood 2 n. (alternative form of hood ), neighborhood

'i
interj. (eye dialect of hi)

'igh
a. (eye dialect of high)

'ighness
n. (eye dialect of highness)

'ighnesses
n. (plural of 'ighness)

'im
pron. (colloquial) Representing a pronunciation of '''him''' that drops the ''h''.

'is
pron. (eye dialect of his)

'istorical
a. (eye dialect of historical)

'istory
a. (eye dialect of history)

'it
n. (eye dialect of hit ) (in the senses; punch; kill, etc). vb. (eye dialect of hit ) (in the senses; punch; kill, etc).

'ittin'
vb. (present participle of 'it)

'kay
alt. (colloquial) (contraction of okay) interj. (colloquial) (contraction of okay)

'll
vb. will, shall (marking the future tense)

'long
adv. (abbreviation of along) prep. (abbreviation of along) vb. (alternative form of long)

'low
vb. (US colloquial) to allow; to acknowledge or admit.

'm
1 vb. 1 am. 2 (dialect) Various forms of be. 2 suf. Represents the word ''Madam'' when used as a formal address of a female; as, ''yes'm'', ''no'm''. < !--Used only after " yes" and " no" ? Used only in the southern states of the US? -->

'mong
prep. An aphetic form of (among)< ref name=" chambers" > Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary< /ref>

'mongst
prep. (archaic poetic) amongst

'murica
n. (alternative form of 'Murica)

'n
1 conj. (nonstandard spelling of 'n' ’n’) 2 conj. (eye dialect of than) 3 a. (eye dialect of own)

'n'
alt. (colloquial) Contraction of '''and'''; used mainly in a few set phrases. conj. (colloquial) Contraction of '''and'''; used mainly in a few set phrases.

'nam
n. 1 Vietnam: a country in Southeast Asia. 2 Vietnam, the Vietnam War: a war fought in that country.

'naner
n. (Southern US Appalachian) banana

'neath
prep. (poetic) (alternative form of beneath)

'nuff
a. (US slang Southern US African American Vernacular English Yorkshire) enough alt. (US slang Southern US African American Vernacular English Yorkshire) enough

'nuff said
phr. (informal) Used in various situations to either end a discussion, or to imply that further discussion is not needed (Short for 'enough said'). )

'og
n. (UK slang or dialectical) (eye dialect of hog 1), ''particularly in its slang sense of'' shilling

'ogs
n. (plural of 'og)

'old
vb. (eye dialect of hold)

'oliday
n. (eye dialect of holiday)

'olidays
n. (plural of 'oliday)

'oly
a. (eye dialect of holy)

'ome
n. (eye dialect of home)

'omes
n. (plural of 'ome)

'onest
a. (eye dialect of honest)

'onesty
n. (eye dialect of honesty)

'oney
n. (eye dialect of honey)

'oneys
n. (plural of 'oney)

'onour
alt. (eye dialect of honour) n. (eye dialect of honour) vb. (eye dialect of honour)

'ooligan
a. (eye dialect of hooligan)

'ope
vb. (eye dialect of hope)

'orrible
a. (eye dialect of horrible)

'orribly
adv. (eye dialect of horribly)

'orrid
a. (eye dialect of horrid)

'orse
n. (eye dialect of horse)

'orses
n. (plural of 'orse)

'ospital
n. (eye dialect of hospital)

'our
n. (eye dialect of hour)

'phone
n. (UK English) (dated form of phone) vb. (UK English) (dated form of phone)

'phoned
vb. (en-past of: 'phone)

'phones
n. (plural of ’phone) vb. (en-third-person singular of: ’phone)

'phoning
vb. (present participle of 'phone)

'pon
prep. Contraction of upon. Also spelt pon. Often found in expressions such as

'prentice
n. (obsolete) (abbreviation of apprentice) vb. (obsolete) (abbreviation of apprentice)

'prenticed
vb. (en-past of: 'prentice)

'prentices
n. (plural of 'prentice)

'prenticing
vb. (present participle of 'prentice)

'puter
alt. (slang) A computer. n. (slang) A computer.

'puters
n. (plural of 'puter)

're
vb. are

'rents
n. (slang) parent.

'rithmetic
n. (abbreviation of arithmetic)

'roid
n. (alternative spelling of roid)

'roid rage
n. (bodybuilding) (alternative spelling of roid rage)

'roided out
a. (alternative form of roided out)

'roids
n. (plural of 'roid)

'roo
n. (abbreviation of kangaroo)

'roos
n. (plural of 'roo)

'round
prep. Contraction of around.

'sall good
interj. (informal eye dialect) no problem; that's fine; you're welcome.

'sarvo
n. (slang Australia) Short for " this arvo" (''this afternoon'').

'sblood
interj. (archaic) An exclamation formerly used as an oath, and an expression of anger or wonder. )

'scuse
interj. (slang) Excuse me. vb. (transitive slang) excuse.

'scused
vb. (en-past of: 'scuse)

'scuses
vb. (en-third-person singular of: 'scuse)

'scusing
vb. (present participle of 'scuse)

'sdain
n. (alternative form of sdeign) vb. (alternative form of sdeign)

'sdained
vb. (en-past of: 'sdain)

'sdaining
vb. (present participle of 'sdain)

'sdains
vb. (en-third-person singular of: 'sdain)

'sdeath
interj. (archaic) Expressing anger or astonishment.

'sfar
contraction (contraction of as far)

'sfoot
interj. A contraction of " God's foot" ; an oath. )

'snails
interj. (obsolete) An oath.

'specially
adv. (eye dialect of especially)

'struth
interj. (alternative spelling of strewth)

'sup
alt. how are you? What is new? contraction how are you? What is new?

'swounds
interj. (obsolete) Expresses anger, disdain, emphasis etc.

't
pron. (archaic) (contraction of it)

't Hooft operator
n. (physics) A dual version of the Wilson loop in which the electromagnetic potential ''A'' is replaced by its electromagnetic dual ''A< sup> mag< /sup> '', where the exterior derivative of ''A'' is equal to the Hodge dual of the exterior derivative of ''A< sup> mag< /sup> ''.

't Hooft operators
n. (plural of 't Hooft operator)

'tache
n. (alternative form of tache)

'taches
n. (plural of 'tache)

'taint
contraction Contraction of '''it ain't'''.

'tard
n. (alternative form of tard)

'tards
n. (plural of 'tard)

'tec
n. (slang) A detective.

'tecs
n. (plural of 'tec)

'tend to one's knitting
vb. (alternative form of stick to one's knitting)

'til
conj. (alternative spelling of till ); until. prep. (alternative spelling of till ); until.

'tis
contraction (literary or archaic also occasionally colloquial) it is.

'tisn't
contraction (archaic) (contraction of it is not)

'tshall
contraction (contraction of it shall)

'tude
n. (slang US) attitude, especially one of arrogance or hostility; swagger.

'tudes
n. (plural of 'tude)

'tute
alt. (slang) (abbreviation of institute) n. (slang) (abbreviation of institute)

'tutes
n. (plural of 'tute)

'twas
contraction (archaic or poetic) (it) (was).

'twasn't
contraction (contraction of it was not)

'tween
contraction 1 between 2 (animation) To tween < !--this isn't a contraction. verb??-->

'twere
contraction (archaic) It were

'tweren't
contraction (contraction of it were not)

'twill
contraction (poetic) it will

'twixt
alt. (literary) betwixt. prep. (literary) betwixt.

'twixt-brain
n. (anatomy dated) The thalamencephalon.

'twixt-brains
n. (plural of 'twixt-brain)

'twon't
contraction (archaic) (contraction of it won't won’t)

'twou'd
contraction (obsolete form of 'twould ’twould)

'twou'dn't
contraction (rare spelling of 'twouldn't)

'twould
alt. (archaic) (contraction of it would) contraction (archaic) (contraction of it would)

'twouldn't
contraction (archaic) (contraction of it would not)

'ud
n. (alternative form of oud) (stringed instrument)

'uds
n. (plural of 'ud)

'ullo
interj. (UK English) (eye dialect of hullo)

'um
pron. (slang) an unstressed form of '''them'''

'umble
a. (eye dialect of humble) vb. (eye dialect of humble)

'umbly
adv. (eye dialect of humbly)

'umour
n. (eye dialect of humor) vb. (eye dialect of humor)

'umra
n. (Islam) minor Hajj, a lesser pilgrimage to Mecca, other than at the time of the Hajj

'un
alt. 1 (colloquial) one (''a thing''). 2 (colloquial facetious chiefly British) one (''a person''). pron. 1 (colloquial) one (''a thing''). 2 (colloquial facetious chiefly British) one (''a person'').

'uns
alt. (plural of 'un) n. (plural of 'un)

'urry
vb. (eye dialect of hurry)

've
vb. 1 have (''marking the perfect, or retrospective, tense'') 2 (''some dialects'') Have, possess.

'verse
n. (fandom) The (fictional) universe in which Firefly is set.

'verses
n. (plural of 'verse)

'way
adv. (dated spelling of way ) much; far.

'za
n. (slang) pizza

'zackly
interj. (colloquial) exactly.

'zactly
interj. (alternative spelling of 'zackly)

'zat
contraction (nonstandard eye dialect) Is that

'zounds
interj. (archaic spelling of zounds)

(s)he
alt. he or she; singular of they, used as a gender-neutral form of the third person singular. pron. he or she; singular of they, used as a gender-neutral form of the third person singular.

*
abbr. 1 (text messaging) star 2 (text messaging) Replacing the sounding /-ɑː(r)/ (star) on any word that has this pronunciation or similar.

*band
n. 1 (uncountable) A subgenre of (roguelike roguelikes), characterised by non-rushed gameplay, (level levels) not being saved upon being left, large numbers of (item items) and a steep (power curve). 2 A game of this genre.

*nices
n. (plural of :*nix)

*nix
n. (computing Internet) Unix and various other similar and/or compatible operating systems.

*nixes
n. (plural of :*nix)

*t
n. (text messaging) (abbreviation of start)

++
suf. (computing) indicates a product with additional features or functionality.

++good
a. (alternative spelling of double-plus-good)

++ungood
a. (alternative spelling of double-plus-ungood)

+1
1 interj. (internet) Used to signify agreement with the comment to which one is replying. ) 2 n. (alternative form of plus one)

+ve
a. (mathematics) positive.

-'
part. Possessive marker sometimes used on singular nouns (names) which end in ''s'', indicating than an object belongs to the noun bearing the marker. )

-'d
suf. (poetic) -ed (when pronounced as a single consonant)

-'er
suf. Variant form of (-er) used in words ending with an abbreviation or (sometimes) a number.

-'s
1 pron. 1 (form of contracted form us) (qualifier found in the formula '''let's let’s''' which is used to form first-person plural imperatives) 2 (UK dialect) (form of contracted form as) (when it is (nonstandardly) used as a relative pronoun) vb. 1 (form of contracted form is) 2 (form of contracted form has) 3 (informal) (form of contracted form does) used only with the auxiliary meaning of (does) and only after interrogative words 4 (nonstandard) are 2 part. Possessive marker, indicating than an object belongs to the noun phrase bearing the marker. ) suf. Indicates a purpose or a user. ) 3 suf. 1 (sometimes proscribed) Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous. 2 (obsolete) Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”. < ref name=" esl" > Lynn Truss. ''Eats, Shoots & Leaves''. pp. & nbsp; 63–65. < /ref> 3 (proscribed) Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an " s" in the plural. See '''greengrocer's apostrophe'''.

-0r
suf. (internet slang leet nonstandard) General-purpose suffix for purposes of; leet; respelling, sometimes replacing (-er) or (-or).

-a
1 suf. 1 (plural of -um) 2 (plural of -on) 2 suf. 1 (Northern England) Same as (-er) in Standard English. 2 (Black English and slang) Used to replace (-er) in nouns. 3 suf. Marks singular nouns, with a foundation in Greek or Latin, often implying femininity, especially when contrasted with words terminating in (-us). 4 suf. Changes an element or substance into an oxide. ) 5 suf. (slang) (alternative form of -'ve) 6 suf. Marks nouns, with a foundation in Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese, implying femininity. ) 7 suf. Added for metrical reasons to poetry and verse) 8 suf. (slang) (form of clitic form o') 9 suf. (informal) To.

-a-
1 infix Connective infix used in forming compounds, often no longer carrying a distinct meaning. ) 2 conj. and 3 alt. Connective infix encountered in loanwords and phrases, generally no longer carrying a distinct meaning. ) infix Connective infix encountered in loanwords and phrases, generally no longer carrying a distinct meaning. ) 4 infix (chemistry) Replacing carbon especially in a ring. 5 infix (pharmacology) A monoclonal antibody derived from a rat.

-a-palooza
suf. 1 Forms the name of a promotional event such as a presentation. 2 emphasize or exaggerates the element of a situation.

-a-thon
suf. (alternative form of -athon)

-ab
suf. antibody

-ability
suf. Forms a noun from a verb); ability, inclination or suitability for a specified function or condition.

-able
1 suf. 1 An adjectival suffix; forms adjectives meaning:) 2 able to be done; fit to be done. 3 Relevant to or suitable to, in accordance with. 4 Giving, or inclined to. 5 Subject to. 6 Due to be. 2 suf. 1 An instrumental suffix; forms nouns representing:) 2 a tool or instrument. 3 a place or location

-ably
alt. Used to form adverbs corresponding to adjectives that end in -able. ) suf. Used to form adverbs corresponding to adjectives that end in -able. )

-ac
suf. One affected with.

-acal
suf. Used to form an adjective from a noun, as in maniacal)

-acanthus
suf. (zoology) Animal having such a spine. (attention en what spine?)

-acean
suf. various organisms belonging to a taxonomic group

-aceous
suf. 1 Of, relating to, or resembling the thing suffixed 2 Belonging to a taxonomic family or other group

-acity
suf. 1 having the quality of 2 abounding in

-ad
suf. a unit

-ade
1 suf. 1 Used to form nouns denoting action, or a person performing said action. ) 2 Indicating a drink made from a given fruit. ) 2 suf. Used to form collectives; see ''-ad''. )

-adelic
suf. (labeslang) A suffix used to create adjectives imparting a specific form of coolness, verve, or trippiness.

-adelphous
suf. (botany) Preceded by an Arabic numeral to indicate the number of bundles in which a flower's stamens are fused. )

-adic
suf. (mathematics computing) Having a specific adicity.

-ae
suf. (plural of -a)

-aemia
suf. 1 (British spelling) (blood) 2 (British spelling medicine) Referring to the state or condition of the blood.

-age
suf. 1 forming nouns with the sense of collection or appurtenance. 2 forming nouns indicating a process, action, or a result. 3 forming nouns of a state or relationship 4 forming nouns indicating a place 5 forming nouns indicating a charge, toll, or fee 6 forming nouns indicating a rate

-agog
suf. (alternative form of -agogue)

-agogue
suf. 1 (medicine) something that stimulates a flow 2 someone who leads

-agogy
suf. leading

-aholic
suf. (alternative form of -holic)

-al
1 suf. 1 of or pertaining to; adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also. 2 Forming nouns, especially of verbal action. 2 suf. (organic chemistry) the IUPAC nomenclature used in organic chemistry to form names of aldehydes containing the -(CO)H group.

-algia
suf. pain, suffering

-algy
suf. -algia

-ality
suf. (compound affix) ''-al'' + ''-ity''

-all
1 suf. (obsolete spelling of -al) 2 suf. Relating to the whole of something.

-ally
suf. Forms adverbs; usually of adjectives ending in -ic.

-ambulist
suf. walker, one who walks

-amine
suf. (labeorganic chemistry) An amine.

-amundo
suf. (slang) An intensifier. )

-an
suf. 1 Of or pertaining to; an adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form). {{qualifier|Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in ''a'', (m en -n) is used instead. }} 2 Appended to nouns to form an agent noun). (When males with a profession are distinguished from females, males are ''-an'', females ''-(i)enne''. )

-ana
suf. a collection of things that relate to a specific place, person, etc.

-ance
suf. 1 Added to the stem of a verb to form a noun indicating a state or condition, such as result or capacity, associated with the verb). 2 A process or action.

-ancy
suf. a condition or quality

-and
1 alt. 1 (Now chiefly dialectal Scotland) Used to form the present participle of verbs, equivalent to (-ing). 2 (rare or no longer productive) A suffix of Anglo-Saxon origin forming adjectives from verbs analogous to (-ing). 3 (no longer productive) A noun suffix, usually denoting agency, similar to (-er). suf. 1 (Now chiefly dialectal Scotland) Used to form the present participle of verbs, equivalent to (-ing). 2 (rare or no longer productive) A suffix of Anglo-Saxon origin forming adjectives from verbs analogous to (-ing). 3 (no longer productive) A noun suffix, usually denoting agency, similar to (-er). 2 alt. < span class=" use-with-mention" > A suffix forming nouns denoting patients or recipients of actions, such as < span class=" mention" > compiland< /span> . < /span> suf. < span class=" use-with-mention" > A suffix forming nouns denoting patients or recipients of actions, such as < span class=" mention" > compiland< /span> . < /span>

-ander
suf. (botany forming nouns) stamen

-andrian
suf. (botany forming adjectives) stamenstamina

-androus
suf. 1 (labebotany) having a specified number of stamens 2 having the specified number of husbands

-andry
suf. 1 male mate(s), husband(s) 2 man, men; male(s) 3 male reproductive organ(s); (especially in botany): stamen(s)

-ane
suf. 1 (organic chemistry) A saturated hydrocarbon; an alkane. 2 (chemistry) A simple binary compound of hydrogen and a nonmetal or metalloid.

-aneous
suf. A variant of -ous

-angle
suf. (geometry of a two-dimensional shape) having the specified number of internal angles)

-angular
suf. angular, having (specified kind or number of) angles

-ant
suf. 1 (nowadays sciences chiefly medicine) The agent noun derived from verb. 2 An adjective corresponding to a noun in (-ance). 3 (uncommon) An adjective derived from a verb.

-anth
suf. (biology) flower

-anthropy
suf. humanity; mankind

-ar
1 suf. Of, near, or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also. 2 suf. Forming nouns such as vicar, exemplar, bursar, etc. 3 suf. Forming nouns such as beggar, liar, pedlar, etc.

-arch
suf. leading, leader

-archy
suf. form of government or rule

-ard
suf. someone who is in a specified condition e. g. a drunkard

-arian
suf. 1 A believer in something. 2 An advocate of something. 3 (uncommon) A native or inhabitant of somewhere.

-arium
suf. 1 A place associated with a specified thing. 2 A device associated with a specified function.

-ary
suf. 1 of or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also. 2 (mathematics) having the specified arity.

-ase
suf. Used to form the names of enzymes.

-ass
suf. 1 (slang vulgar) Intensifies an adjective 2 (slang vulgar) Converts an adjective into a noun having the meaning of, " one who is [adj. ]" .

-assed
suf. (slang vulgar) Adjective intensifier.

-ast
suf. someone associated with something

-aster
suf. Used to form diminutive and pejorative nouns, labeling someone pretending to be what they are not.

-astic
suf. Used to form adjectives from nouns, often with the meaning meaning " of, or relating to" .

-ate
suf. 1 (in adjectives) having the specified thing 2 (in adjectives) characterized by the specified thing 3 (in adjectives) resembling the specified thing 4 (in nouns) a thing characterised by the specified thing 5 (in nouns) a rank or office 6 (chemistry in nouns) a derivative of a specified element or compound; especially a salt or ester of an acid whose name ends in -ic 7 (in verbs) to act in the specified manner

-athlon
suf. contest

-athon
suf. Used to form words meaning a greatly extended period of any activity, usually for the purpose of fundraising)

-atim
suf. Suffix changing a component into an adverb meaning " by that component. "

-ation
suf. 1 An action or process - e. g. hibernation. 2 The result of an action or process - e. g. accumulation. 3 A state or quality - e. g. exhilaration.

-ative
suf. of, related to, or associated with the thing specified

-ator
suf. used to form agent nouns, usually from verbs that have the ending -ate)

-atory
suf. 1 forms adjectives of, relating to, or connected with the thing specified 2 forms nouns that represent things or places where a specified activity takes place

-axo-
infix (pharmacology) a hybrid monoclonal antibody, derived from both rat and murine sources

-ba-
infix (pharmacology) a shortened allomorph of the monoclonal antibody affix -bac-, used before the affixes -xi- and -zu- for ease of pronunciation

-bac-
infix (pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody that targets a bacterium

-beaked
suf. Having a beak of the kind or form described by the word used with this combining form.

-bearing
suf. That bears (whatever this combining form combines with).

-bie
suf. A suffix typically combined with a descriptor conveying a characteristic (such as skill, experience, or social position) to form words for people.

-bility
suf. 1 -ability 2 -ibility

-biont
suf. (biology) a discrete living organism that has a specified mode of living

-biosis
suf. (biology) a specified way of living

-biotic
suf. 1 Used to form adjectives describing a method of living 2 Used to form nouns describing organisms having a specified method of living

-blast
suf. an immature cell or tissue

-blastic
suf. 1 having a specified number or type of elements that go on to form other bodies 2 of, or relating to an immature cell or tissue - see -blast

-bloody-
infix (British slang) An intensifier. )

-born
suf. 1 (usually hyphenated preceded by a noun or adjective) born in or native to the place indicated. 2 (sometimes hyphenated usually preceded by an adjective) With respect to birth order or social rank.

-borough
suf. 1 Placename suffix, indicated site of a fortify place. 2 Placename suffix, indicating a borough.

-bot
suf. automatic systems, computer programs and machines

-bound
suf. Moving or travelling towards.

-burger
suf. Used to make the names of hamburgers served in buns with the addition of the specified foodstuff, or with that foodstuff used in place of the usual meat. )

-burgh
suf. Placename suffix, indicated site of a fortify place.

-bury
suf. A placename suffix indicating a fortify place.

-by
suf. habitation when used as a suffix to many placenames

-cade
suf. procession

-caine
suf. (organic chemistry pharmacology) A synthetic alkaloid used as an anesthetic.

-cardia
suf. Used to describe conditions of the heart

-care
suf. Used to denote a plan that provides health care services.

-carp
suf. part of a fruit or fruiting body

-carpic
suf. (alternative form of -carpous)

-carpous
suf. having a specified number or type of fruit or fruiting bodies or part thereof

-ce
suf. chiefly|after (1 Translingual), (2 Translingual), or (3 Translingual) times: used to form a multiplicative numeral) from a cardinal numeral.

-cele
alt. 1 (medicine) a tumour 2 (medicine) a hernia suf. 1 (medicine) a tumour 2 (medicine) a hernia

-cene
suf. (geology) Related to the geologic period called the Cenozoic, the current one.

-centesis
suf. (medical) Puncture and aspiration of

-centric
suf. 1 having a specified number of centres 2 having a specified object at the centre, or as the focus of attention

-centrism
suf. A focus on, or belief in the superiority of, one culture, people, place, or other thing.

-cephalic
suf. 1 having the specified type of head or brain 2 having the specified number of heads

-cephalous
suf. 1 having a specified type of head 2 having a specified number of heads

-cephaly
suf. A specified condition or disease of the head.

-ception
suf. (slang) A suffix combined with a noun to indicate a layering, nesting, or recursion of the thing in question.

-cha
suf. (informal used only after a ''[t]'' sound) (eye dialect of you, ya)

-chan
suf. (anime and manga fandom) Appended to a person's name or nickname to indicate familiarity or cuteness. )

-chondrion
suf. grain-like

-chore
suf. An organism that spreads by a specified agent, or in a specified manner.

-choron
suf. (geometry) Used to form the names of 4-dimensional solids bounded by a certain number of cells/polyhedra (''polychoron'').

-chory
suf. a specified method of plant dispersal

-chrome
suf. 1 having a specified colour 2 various pigments

-ci-
infix (pharmacology) a shortened allomorph of the monoclonal antibody affix -cir-, used before the affixes -xi- and -zu- for ease of pronunciation

-cidal
suf. Used to make adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in '''-cide'''.

-cide
suf. 1 Used to make nouns meaning the killing of the person or thing indicated by the first component of the word. (This applies to all of the derived terms listed below. ) 2 Used to make nouns meaning a killer of the person or thing indicated by the first component of the word. (This applies to some, but not all, of the derived terms listed below. )

-cir-
infix (pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody that targets the cardiovascular system

-clast
suf. something that breaks or destroys.

-clinal
suf. having a specified slope

-cline
suf. A specified form of slope or gradation.

-clinic
suf. 1 having a specified slope 2 (of a crystal etc) having a specified number of oblique axial intersections

-co-
infix (pharmacology) a shortened allomorph of the monoclonal antibody affix -col-, used before the affixes -xi- and -zu- for ease of pronunciation

-cocci
suf. (plural of -coccus)

-coccus
suf. any spherical microorganism

-coel
suf. variation of -cele

-coele
suf. variation of -cele

-col-
infix (pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody that targets colon tumors

-colous
suf. Having a specified habitat.

-core
suf. Applied to various (often specialised and underground) genres of music. )

-corn
suf. having (such) horns; one having (such) horns

-cracy
suf. rule

-craft
suf. 1 Denoting a skill of a particular kind 2 Denoting a vehicle of a particular type

-crasy
suf. ''Lending a sense of'' temperament; constituent pattern.

-crat
suf. 1 A participant in a specified form of government. 2 An advocate of a specified form of government.

-cratic
suf. 1 to form adjectives, of or befitting (-cracy) 2 to form adjectives, of or befitting (-crat)}}

-crete
suf. 1 (fiction) indicating a material functionally similar to concrete 2 indicating having to do with concrete

-cy
suf. 1 (non-productive) Used to form nouns of state, condition or quality e. g. obstinacy 2 (non-productive) Used to form nouns of rank or office e. g. abbacy

-cycle
suf. circle

-cyte
suf. used to form cell names and classifications for mature cells

-d
suf. 1 (alternative form of -ed) now only standard with words which end in ''-e'', but historically permissable in all the same places as ''-ed''. ) 2 An empty suffix, perhaps derived from the past-tense suffix above, added in some dialects to the present tense forms of some words which then add an additional ''-ed'' in the past tense. )

-dar
suf. (usually humorous) Forming nouns denoting a putative ability to detect a thing.

-derm
suf. having a specified skin or covering

-derma
suf. a specified type of skin or skin disease

-dermatous
suf. having a specified type skin

-diene
suf. 1 (organic chemistry) An unsaturated hydrocarbon with two double bonds; a diene 2 (organic chemistry) A polymer of such a diene.

-dipsia
suf. thirst

-dom
suf. 1 Forming nouns denoting the condition or state of the suffixed word. 2 Forming nouns denoting the domain or jurisdiction of the suffixed word. 3 Forming nouns denoting the fandom of the suffixed word. 4 Forming nouns — usually nonce words — denoting the set of all examples of the suffixed word.

-drome
suf. Used to form words whose original means related to a course, such as a racecourse).

-dromous
suf. running or moving in a specified manner

-dynia
suf. Forms medical terms relating to pain)

-e-
infix (pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody derived from a hamster source

-ean
suf. Forms adjectives, usually from proper nouns.

-ectomy
suf. 1 excision of. 2 (surgery) Surgical removal of.

-ed
1 suf. Used to form past tenses of (regular) verbs. In linguistics, it is used for the base form of any past form. See ''-t'' for a variant. 2 suf. Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See ''-en'' and ''-t'' for variants. 3 suf. 1 Used to form adjectives from nouns, in the sense of having the object represented by the noun. ) 2 As an extension of the above, when used along with an adjective preceding the noun, describes something that has an object of a particular quality. )

-ee
1 suf. 1 Added to verbs to form words meaning a person or thing that is the object of that verb (ie, to whom or to which an action is done). 2 Less commonly added to verbs to form words meaning a person or thing that is the subject of that verb (ie, who or that does an action), especially where a passive sense of the verb is implied. 3 (legal) Used to form words meaning a person who is the other party to a contract involving a person described by the corresponding word ending in ''-or'' 4 (medicine) Used to form words meaning a person who has undergone a particular medical procedure 5 Irregularly added to nouns to mean a person somehow associated with the object denoted by the noun. 2 suf. Used to form diminutives.

-een
suf. 1 (Ireland) Used to form the diminutives of nouns in Hiberno-English. ) 2 (Ireland) to anglicise the Irish -ín suffix when anglicise anglicising Irish nouns.

-eer
suf. Used to create an agent noun denoting someone associated with, concerned with, or engaged in a specified activity.

-eh
suf. (humorous slang Internet) Used to replace -y, often in lolcat speak.

-el
1 alt. 1 Suffix forming nouns, originally denoting an agent, from verbs, usually spelt (-le) except after ''n'' and ''e''. 2 Diminutive suffix in words of Germanic origin. suf. 1 Suffix forming nouns, originally denoting an agent, from verbs, usually spelt (-le) except after ''n'' and ''e''. 2 Diminutive suffix in words of Germanic origin. 2 suf. Suffix, originally diminutive, in words of mostly Romance origin.

-elect
suf. Used after a title to indicate the person who has been elected to hold the title before officially taking the position. )

-elle
suf. Used to form feminine proper names)

-eme
suf. Indicating a fundamental unit in some aspect of linguistic structure.

-emia
suf. (chiefly US) (alternative spelling of -aemia)

-en
1 suf. 1 Denotes the past participle form when attached to a verb. 2 Denotes a quasi-past participle or participle-like adjective when attached to a noun or verb. 2 suf. Can be used to denote the plural form of a small number of English words, the majority of whose etymology goes back to the N-stem (i. e. Weak noun) declension of Germanic languages. 3 suf. When attached to certain adjectives, it formed a transitive verb whose meaning is, ''to make (adjective)''. Usually, the verb is ergative verb, sometimes not. The same construction could also be done to certain (fewer) nouns, as, ''strengthen'', in which case the verb means roughly, ''to give (noun) to''. 4 alt. 1 Suffix meaning " pertaining to" , " having the qualities of" , " resembling" , " like" . 2 When attached to certain nouns that are the names of a material, it forms an adjective whose meaning is, ''made of (noun)''. This is a formative pattern with many obsolescent remnants. Changes in the form of the root noun, and the dropping of the " e" in the suffix occur. There are also orphan formations whose root has been lost to the current language. suf. 1 Suffix meaning " pertaining to" , " having the qualities of" , " resembling" , " like" . 2 When attached to certain nouns that are the names of a material, it forms an adjective whose meaning is, ''made of (noun)''. This is a formative pattern with many obsolescent remnants. Changes in the form of the root noun, and the dropping of the " e" in the suffix occur. There are also orphan formations whose root has been lost to the current language. 5 suf. Used to form the diminutives of certain nouns 6 suf. 1 (obsolete) Used to form the infinitive of verbs. ) 2 (obsolete) Used to form the third person plural present tense of verbs. )

-ence
suf. (non-productive) Same as -ance; having the state or condition of.

-enchyma
suf. (biology) cellular tissue

-ency
suf. Forming abstract nouns denoting states, conditions, or quality qualities.

-end
alt. < span class=" use-with-mention" > A suffix forming nouns denoting patients or recipients of actions, such as < span class=" mention" > addend< /span> , < span class=" mention" > subtrahend< /span> , and < span class=" mention" > dividend< /span> . < /span> suf. < span class=" use-with-mention" > A suffix forming nouns denoting patients or recipients of actions, such as < span class=" mention" > addend< /span> , < span class=" mention" > subtrahend< /span> , and < span class=" mention" > dividend< /span> . < /span>

-ene
1 suf. 1 (organic chemistry) An unsaturated hydrocarbon having at least one double bond; an alkene. 2 (organic chemistry) An aromatic hydrocarbon based on benzene. 3 A polymer derived from an alkene. 2 suf. a single-atom thick two-dimensional layer of atoms

-ent
suf. 1 Causing, promoting, or doing a certain action 2 One that causes, promotes, or does a certain action

-enyl
suf. (organic chemistry) suffix for alkenyl functional groups

-eous
1 suf. ''Used with nouns to form adjectives with the sense of resembling to or having the characteristics of the suffixed term''; similar to (-ous). 2 suf. ''Used to form adjectives meaning resembling or having characteristics of the related term. ''

-er
1 alt. 1 (added to verbs) person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun). 2 (added to a noun denoting an occupation) person whose occupation is (the noun). 3 (added to a number, measurement or noun denoting a quantified set) A name for a person or thing that is based on a number (with or without a noun). 4 (slang chiefly entertainment with few limitations) Used to form nouns shorter than more formal synonyms). 5 (informal added to a noun) One who enjoys. 6 (derogatory added to nouns) person who subscribes to a particular conspiracy theory or unorthodox belief. suf. 1 (added to verbs) person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun). 2 (added to a noun denoting an occupation) person whose occupation is (the noun). 3 (added to a number, measurement or noun denoting a quantified set) A name for a person or thing that is based on a number (with or without a noun). 4 (slang chiefly entertainment with few limitations) Used to form nouns shorter than more formal synonyms). 5 (informal added to a noun) One who enjoys. 6 (derogatory added to nouns) person who subscribes to a particular conspiracy theory or unorthodox belief. 2 suf. 1 (added to a proper noun) Suffix denoting a resident or inhabitant of (the place denoted by the proper noun); used to form a demonym). 2 Suffix denoting residency in or around a place, district, area, or region. 3 suf. (obsolete no longer productive) Suffix used to form the plural of a small number of English nouns. 4 suf. person or thing connected with 5 suf. (added to certain adjectives and adverbs, now especially short ones) more; used to form the comparative. 6 suf. (added to certain adverbs) more; used to form the comparative). 7 suf. (added to a verb or imitative sound) frequently; used to form frequentative verbs). 8 suf. (added to a verb) instance of (the verbal action); used to form nouns from verbs, especially in legal terms). 9 suf. (added to a verb or noun) used to form diminutives. 10 suf. Used to form slang or colloquial equivalents of words).

-ergic
suf. 1 produced by the specified thing 2 activated by the specified thing

-ergy
suf. work

-ery
suf. 1 Trade or craft of 2 Place of 3 Class or group, collection of 4 Characteristic of

-es
suf. 1 Used to form the regular plural of nouns 2 that end in " ''(t)ch''" (only when pronounced as (IPA [tʃ])) — glitch → glitches 3 that end in " ''(j)j''" — hajj → hajjes 4 that end in " ''(s)s''" — bus → buses 5 that end in " ''x''" — box → boxes 6 that end in " ''(z)z''" — waltz → waltzes 7 that end in " ''o''" — tomato → tomatoes 8 that end in " ''sh''" — ash → ashes

-esce
suf. Used to form verbs from nouns, following the pattern of verbs derived from Latin verbs ending in (-esco)

-escence
suf. a specified process or state

-escent
suf. 1 beginning to be; becoming 2 resembling

-ese
suf. 1 Used to form adjectives and nouns describing things and characteristics of a city, region, or country, such as the people and the language spoken by these people. 2 Used to form nouns meaning the jargon used by a particular profession or in a particular .

-esque
suf. In the style or manner of; appended to nouns, especially proper nouns, and forming adjectives. )

-ess
suf. Suffix appended to words to make a female form. < br /> Examples:

-esses
n. (plural of -ess)

-est
1 suf. Used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs. ) 2 suf. (archaic) Used to form the second-person singular present tense and past tense of verbs. )

-et
suf. Used to form diminutives)

-eth
1 suf. 1 (archaic) Used to form the third-person singular present tense of verbs. 2 (humorous) replaces (-s) or (-es) (of verb forms and noun plurals), or is appended to other verb forms, forming nonce, pseudoarchaic versions of the word 2 suf. used to create ordinal numbers from cardinal numbers ending in (-y), namely the multiples of ten (other than ten itself): 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90; e. g. twentieth, thirtieth.

-etic
suf. Used to form adjectives, meaning " pertaining to" , derived from nouns, most of which end in (-esis)

-ette
suf. 1 Used to form nouns meaning a smaller form of something. 2 Used to form nouns meaning the female equivalent of. 3 Used to form nouns meaning an imitation or substitute of something.

-ex
suf. Used to construct company and product names that borrow meaning from the word to which added. )

-exia
suf. (pathology) forms the names of functional diseases or of conditions such as ''pyrexia'' or ''cachexia''

-ey
suf. 1 (alternative form of -y) 2 (alternative form of -ie) 3 Old Norse suffix for placenames meaning " island" , like in Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney or Surtsey (see ey#Old_Norse).

-facient
suf. 1 causing the specified condition 2 something that causes a specified condition

-faction
suf. production, process, making

-ferous
suf. 1 producing the specified material 2 containing the specified material

-fest
suf. 1 A festival, a fest; used in names of events. ) 2 (informal) Appended to a noun to denote a thing, especially an event or artistic work, characterized by the noun's referent. )

-fication
alt. the process of becoming suf. the process of becoming

-fier
suf. One which or who act the stem.

-fix
suf. 1 (grammar) Forming nouns denoting a morpheme used in word formation joined to a word in the specified way (e. g. : '''in-'''fix = " attached within" , '''circum-'''fix = " attached around" ). 2 (chiefly grammar) Forming verbs denoting fastening or attaching (something) in the specified way (e. g. : '''suf'''fix = " append" , '''pre'''fix = " preface" ).

-fold
suf. 1 Used to make adjectives meaning '''times'''. 2 Used to make adverbs meaning '''times'''.

-ford
suf. Suffix indicating a place on a river suitable for crossing or fording.

-form
1 suf. Having the shape or form of; looking like. 2 suf. Related to formic acid in some way.

-forsaken
suf. abandon by.

-free
suf. free from; without

-fu
suf. (slang) expertise; mastery.

-fu-
infix (pharmacology) a shortened allomorph of the monoclonal antibody affix -fung-, used before the affixes -xi- and -zu- for ease of pronunciation

-fucking-
infix (vulgar) An intensifier. )

-fugal
suf. travelling out from

-ful
suf. 1 Used to form adjectives from nouns. An adjective derived by this suffix implies a thorough and certain possession of the quality of that noun, not a metaphorical fullness with it by degree or quantity. One who is wakeful is fully awake, not frequently waking; what is changeful is uncertain, not transformed; what is harmful may do a single and a mild injury. 2 Used to form nouns from nouns meaning “as much as can be held by what is denoted by the noun”

-fung-
infix (pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody that targets a fungus

-furter
suf. (chiefly American) A suffix indicating association with German style food, especially that of wursts or sausages.

-fy
suf. (alternative form of -ify)

-gamous
suf. 1 having the specified number or form of marriage 2 having the specified form of reproduction, or reproductive organs

-gamy
suf. 1 Used to form nouns describing forms of marriage 2 (biology) used to form nouns describing forms of fertilization, pollination or reproduction

-gasm
suf. Describing an intensely pleasurable experience or thing.

-gate
1 suf. Combined with keywords to form the names of scandals. ) 2 suf. Used to form place names. ) 3 suf. #English (forming names of scandals)

-geddon
suf. Denoting a catastrophic event caused by or related to the stem word.

-gen
suf. A producer of something, e. g. hydrogen.

-genesis
suf. 1 origin 2 production

-genic
suf. 1 producing or generating something 2 produced or generated by something 3 suitable to be produced, or reproduced

-genin
suf. (chemistry) Used to form words indicating steroids)

-geny
suf. 1 production 2 generation 3 origin

-gerous
suf. Bearing or producing.

-gnathous
suf. (biology) having a specified type of jaw

-go-
infix (pharmacology) a shortened allomorph of the monoclonal antibody affixes -got- and -gov-, used before the affixes -xi- and -zu- for ease of pronunciation

-gon
suf. (geometry) Forms the names of plane figures containing a given number of angles, and thus bounded by that number of line segments (''polygons''). If the number is large enough, it can be attached directly to an English numeral with a hyphen.

-gonal
suf. Used to form adjectives describing related nouns ending in -gon.

-got-
infix (pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody that targets testicular tumors

-gov-
infix (pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody that targets ovarian tumors

-gram
suf. Something written, drawn or otherwise recorded.

-gramme
suf. (alternative form of -gram)

-graph
suf. 1 that writes 2 (metonymic) that is written 3 (by analogy) that draws or shows 4 (metonymic) that is drawn or shown 5 A group of letters of a specified number.

-grapher
suf. 1 someone who writes about a specified subject, or in a specified manner 2 a machine which notates a specified subject

-graphical
suf. Used to form adjectives meaning of or relating to corresponding nouns ending in '''-graphy''' or '''-graph'''.

-graphy
suf. Represents something written or represented in the specified manner, or about a specified subject.

-grave
suf. A final syllable signifying a ruler, as in landgrave, margrave, burgrave.

-gyny
suf. 1 the state of having a specific number of wives 2 (botany) a situation with respect to female plant organs 3 (botany) having a specified number or type of female plant organs

-h-
infix 1 (laberare) Emphasises obscenities. ) 2 (labedated fandom slang jocular) Indicates a fannish or an association with science fiction fandom. )

-head
1 suf. Used to create nouns indicating a state, similar to the suffix -hood. 2 suf. 1 Used to form (usually derogatory) words for people who regularly use a specified drug or other substance, or who are addicted in some way. 2 Used to form words to describe people who are fans of something, especially music.

-hedra
suf. ''Plural form of -hedron''

-hedral
suf. used to form adjectives describing related nouns ending in -hedron or -hedra

-hedron
suf. Used in geometry to form the names of solid figures bounded by a certain number of planes (''polyhedron'').

-holed solid torus
n. (mathematics) A three-dimensional topological space that is a handlebody with the specified number of 1-handles.

-holed torus
n. (mathematics) A surface that is the boundary of an ''n''-holed solid torus for the specified number ''n''.

-holic
suf. Denotes addiction to the substance or activity of the stem word.

-holism
suf. a form of addiction, either physical dependency or obsessive dependency.

-hood
suf. 1 A condition or state of being the thing or being in the role denoted by the word it is suffixed to, usually a noun. 2 A group sharing a specified condition or state.

-i
1 suf. used to indicate a plural form of some words of Latin or Italian origin, such as virtuosi or concerti 2 suf. Used to form adjectives and nouns describing people of a particular city, region, or country, and the language spoken by these people. )

-i-
1 interfix (in coining neologisms) A vowel inserted interconsonantally between morphemes of Latinate origin in order to ease pronunciation (an anaptyxis, a linking vowel). 2 interfix (pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody derived from a non-human primate source 3 suf. (alternative form of -y having the quality of)

-ia
1 suf. Used in forming names of countries, diseases, flowers, and rarely collections of things (such as ''militaria'', ''deletia''). 2 suf. Used in forming plurals of nouns in (-ium) and (-ion).

-ial
suf. Forms an adjective from a noun. )

-ian
suf. 1 (as an adjective) From, related to, or like. 2 (as a noun) One from, belonging to, relating to, or like. 3 (as a noun) Having a certain profession. (When males with a profession are distinguished from females, males are ''-ian'', females ''-ienne''. )

-iana
suf. (alternative form of -ana)

-iasis
suf. (pathology) A pathological condition or process.

-iatric
suf. 1 Of or relating to a physician. 2 Pertaining to a particular branch of medicine.

-iatrician
suf. A medical practicioner.

-iatrics
suf. Forms a noun meaning a specialty medical field of practice.

-iatry
suf. Forms names of fields of specialized medical practice.

-ibility
suf. (alternative form of -ability)

-ible
1 suf. 1 An adjective suffix, now usually in a passive sense; forms adjectives meaning: 2 able to be 3 relevant or suitable to, in accordance with 4 expressing capacity or worthiness in a passive sense 2 suf. 1 An instrumental suffix; forms nouns representing:) 2 a tool or instrument. 3 a place or location

-ibly
suf. Used to form adverbs corresponding to adjectives that end in -ible. )

-ic
suf. 1 Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning " of or pertaining to" ; 2 (chemistry) Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. For example sulphuric acid (hydrogen< sub> 2< /sub> sulfate) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H< sub> 2< /sub> SO< sub> 3< /sub> ).

-ica
suf. a collection of things that relate to a specific place, person, theme, etc.

-ical
suf. Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning " of or pertaining to" ; adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.

-ice
suf. forms abstract nouns)

-ician
n. forming nouns denoting occupations)

-icide
suf. (alternative form of -cide)

-icism
suf. forms abstract nouns from Greek or Latin bases

-icity
suf. Used to form nouns, denoting a quality or condition, from adjectives, especially ones ending in -ic (in which case " ic" is not duplicated).

-ick
suf. (obsolete form of -ic)

-icle
suf. icicle

-ics
suf. 1 Forms nouns referring to fields of knowledge or practice. 2 Forms nouns relating to activities

-id
1 suf. (not productive except in zoology) of or pertaining to; appended to various foreign words to make an English adjective or noun form. Often added to words of Greek, sometimes Latin, origin. 2 suf. 1 (chiefly botany astronomy) Forming nouns from Latin or Greek roots, including certain plant names modelled on Latin sources, the names of meteors (e. g. Perseid), and the names of certain dynasties (e. g. Solomonid). 2 (biology) Forming common names of members of a taxon which has a name ending in ''-idae''.

-ide
suf. 1 any of a group of related compounds - azide, polysaccharide, glycoside 2 a binary compound of a nonmetal - bromide, arsenide 3 any of a group of several elements - lanthanide

-idine
suf. (chemistry) Denotes a chemical compound related to others; alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonists.

-ie
suf. 1 Alternative form of -y forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names. ) 2 (occasionally derogatory) Suffix forming noun signifying person associated with suffixed noun or verb. )

-ienne
suf. (inflection of -ien); indicates a female variant of a noun ending in (-ian)}}

-ier
suf. variant of (-er) for adjectives ending in (y)

-ies
suf. Used to form the plural forms of nouns endings in consonant-y:

-iferous
suf. (alternative form of -ferous)

-ification
suf. the process of becoming.

-iform
suf. (alternative form of -form)

-ify
suf. To produce verbs meaning ''to make''.

-ile
suf. (non-productive) tending to, or capable of

-illion
suf. 1 Combined with Latin prefixes for names of integers in order to form names of powers of a million or of a thousand greater than 1, 000, 000. Thus we have the names billion, trillion, etc. 2 Added to various nonsense syllables to indicate an arbitrarily very large number.

-ily
suf. ''Forms adverbs from nouns and verbs whose derived adjectives are suffixed with ''-y''. ''

-imundo
suf. (slang) nonsense suffix added to adjectives to give emphasis. )

-in
suf. 1 (proscribed dialect or eye dialect) (alternative form of -ing) 2 (biochemistry) Used, as a modification of -ine, to form the names of a variety of types of compound; examples include proteins (globulin), carbohydrates (dextrin), dyes (alizarin) and others (vanillin). )

-in'
suf. (proscribed eye dialect) (alternative form of -ing)

-in-law
a. (postpositive) Related through marriage.

-incher
suf. Used after numbers to refer to any object of that size in inches.

-inda
suf. A component of some female given names).

-ine
suf. 1 (chiefly non-productive) of or pertaining to, like: ''asinine''; ''marine''. 2 (chemistry) Used to form names of chemically basic and alkaloidal substances, or halogens) 3 (non-productive) feminine nouns: ''heroine'', ''speakerine''. 4 (non-productive) given names or titles: ''Clementine'', ''landgravine''. 5 commercial material: ''glassine''.

-ing
1 suf. 1 Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs. 2 Used to form uncountable nouns from various part of speech denoting materials or systems of objects considered collectively. 3 Used to form nouns of the action or the procedure of a verb; usually identical with meaning 1. in the English language or expressed with -tion instead 2 suf. Used to form present participles of verbs. 3 suf. 1 Forming derivative nouns (originally masculine), with the sense ‘son of, belonging to’, as patronymics or diminutives. No longer productive in either sense. 2 Having a specifed quality, characteristic, or nature; of the kind of

-ino
suf. (physics) Suffix used to indicate the fermionic supersymmetric partner of a boson (a bosino), symbolized by a tilde over the nonsupersymmetric particle symbol. ''Contrast with '''s-'''''

-inæ
suf. (Binomial nomenclature) forms names of subfamily subfamilies of the kingdom ''Animalia''

-ion
suf. 1 (non-productive) an action or process, or the result of an action or process 2 (non-productive) a state or condition

-iot
suf. Of or relating to an island or peninsula in Greece or the Hellenic sphere.

-iour
alt. 1 (no longer productive) Suffix added to verbs to form nouns. 2 (alternative form of -our) suf. 1 (no longer productive) Suffix added to verbs to form nouns. 2 (alternative form of -our)

-ious
suf. (alternative spelling of -ous)

-isation
suf. (form of Non-Oxford NZ -ization ) (qualifier see -ise#Usage+notes the usage notes about ''-ise'').

-ise
1 suf. (alternative form of -ize ) used in certain words; see the -ise#Usage notes usage notes). 2 suf. Suffix used in loanwords from French to form abstract nouns of quality or function. )

-ish
suf. 1 (labeappended to many kinds of words) Typical or similar to. 2 (labeappended to adjectives) somewhat.

-ism
suf. 1 Used to form nouns of action or process or result based on the accompanying verb in -ize. ) 2 Used to form the name of a system, school of thought or theory based on the name of its subject or object or alternatively on the name of its founder) ((sense: when de-capitalized, these overlap with the generic " doctrines" sense below, e. g. Liberalism vs. liberalism)). 3 Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons; the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof. ) 4 Used to form nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language) 5 Used to form names of ideologies expressing belief in the superiority of a certain class within the concept expressed by the root word, or a pattern of behavior or a social norm that benefits members of the group indicated by the root word. ) ((sense: based on a late 20th-century narrowing of the " terms for a doctrine" sense)) 6 (medicine) Used to form names of conditions or syndromes)

-ismus
suf. Forming compound nouns describing a condition or system.

-ist
suf. 1 Added to words to form nouns denoting: 2 a person with a particular creative or academic role; 3 one who subscribes to a particular theological doctrine or religious denomination; 4 one who owns or manages something; 5 one who has a certain political tendency; 6 a person who holds bigoted, partial views.

-ista
suf. Added to words to form nouns denoting one who follows a principle; an adept.

-istic
suf. Used to form adjectives from nouns, especially nouns in ''-ist'' and ''-ism'', with the meaning " of or pertaining to" said nouns.

-istical
suf. Used to form adjectives meaning of or relating to corresponding nouns ending in '''-istic''' or '''-ist'''; most often redundant with respect to the latter which can also become adjectives through the addition of -ic alone, or with no change to the root noun. Hence, theist, theistic and theistical can all be used as the adjective form of theism.

-istically
suf. Used to form adverbs describing action in the manner of the root adjective; use is identical irrespective of whether the root adjective ends with -istic or -istical.

-ite
1 suf. 1 a follower or adherent of a specified person 2 a descendant of a specified historical person 2 suf. forming adjectives

-itis
suf. 1 (pathology) Suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation, itself often caused by an infection. 2 (humorous) Used to form the names of various fictitious afflictions or diseases.

-itol
suf. polyhydric alcohols.

-itude
suf. state of

-ity
suf. 1 Used to form a noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description. ) 2 Used to form other nouns, especially abstract nouns. ) < !-- such as proclivity -->

-ium
suf. 1 Used to form the names of metal elements, after the style of early-named elements, as well as the isotopes of hydrogen. 2 By extension, appended to common words to create scientific-sounding or humorous-sounding fictional substance names. 3 Used to indicate the setting where a given activity is carried out: gymnasium, auditorium, stadium, colloquium, planetarium, podium, sanatorium. Words so formed often take " -a" for the plural.

-ive
suf. An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to; as affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.

-ization
suf. A suffix forming nouns denoting the act, process, or result of doing something, or of making something. )

-ize
suf. Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives, the verbs having the sense of " to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective" . )

-izer
suf. used to form nouns which are formed from verbs from nouns or adjectives, the final nouns having the sense of " the agent which makes what is denoted by the noun/adjective" . )

-izzle
suf. (slang) A slang suffix to form hip-hop-sounding words, which replaces the word with the first sound of the word followed by ''-izzle''.

-ja
suf. (colloquial) you, ya; ''only used after a'' [d] ''sound''.

-k
suf. (obsolete no longer productive) A suffix found in words of Middle English, Old English, and Proto-Germanic origin; occurring simultaneously in other Germanic languages, usually with an intensive or frequentative effect.

-k-
interfix (chiefly in verb forms) ''Added after a word’s terminal ‘c’ when it is suffixed by a morpheme beginning in ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘y’, ‘æ’, or ‘œ’ (usually'' (-ed) ''or'' (-ing)''), so as to preserve its “hard”'' (IPAchar: [k]) ''sound (as opposed to'' (IPAchar: [s])''). ''

-ki-
infix (pharmacology) a shortened allomorph of the monoclonal antibody affix -kin-, used before the affixes -xi- and -zu- for ease of pronunciation

-kin
1 suf. 1 (Now chiefly dialectal) A suffix used to form adjectives expressing resemblance or likeness to, similar to (-like). 2 A suffix used to form nouns having qualities of or belonging to a particular kind, class, or sort. 2 suf. (now archaic) Forming diminutives of nouns.

-kin-
article (pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody that targets interleukins

-kind
suf. Used to form nouns denoting groups or classes taken collectively. )

-kinesis
suf. movement, motion

-kins
suf. Forming (often intentionally childish or twee) diminutives of nouns.

-kun
suf. (anime and manga fandom) Appended to a young man's name or nickname to indicate familiarity. )

-lalia
suf. Forming nouns denoting abnormal or disordered forms of speech. )

-land
suf. Used to form a name of a territory, country, or region. )

-landia
suf. (humorous) A fictional or metaphorical place relating to the person or thing being suffixed. )

-latry
suf. Added to stem of a noun, forms a noun meaning worship of stemmed noun)

-le
1 suf. A frequentative suffix of verbs, indicating repetition or continuousness: 2 suf. A suffix forming adjectives from verbs with the meaning of " prone" , " tend" , " apt" , " capable" ; compare (-ative): 3 suf. A suffix forming agent nouns from verbs: 4 alt. A suffix forming diminutives from other nouns; compare (-ling): suf. A suffix forming diminutives from other nouns; compare (-ling):

-leafed
suf. Having leaf of the kind described by the adjective used with this combining form.

-lect
suf. (language) variety

-lepsy
suf. a specified form of fit or seizure

-lept
suf. (palynology) Having pollen grains with one or more leptomata, thin edges near the pole

-leptic
suf. 1 Of or relating to a condition of seizing, as in ''nympholeptic''. 2 A person who is afflicted with a condition prone to cause violent seizings, as in ''epileptic''.

-les-
infix (pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody that targets an infectious lesion

-less
suf. lacking (something); without (something).

-let
suf. a diminutive suffix; for example:

-li-
infix (pharmacology) a shortened allomorph of the monoclonal antibody affix -lim-, used before the affixes -xi- and -zu- for ease of pronunciation

-licious
suf. Used to form intensified adjectives indicating deliciousness, from nouns and adjectives).

-like
suf. Having some of the characteristics of (''used to form adjectives from nouns'').

-lim-
infix (pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody that is an immunomodulator

-ling
1 alt. A diminutive modifier of nouns having either the physical sense of " a younger, smaller or inferior version of what is denoted by the original noun" , or the derived sense indicating possession of or connection with a quality, which may have the sense of " a follower or resident of what is denoted by the stem form" . suf. A diminutive modifier of nouns having either the physical sense of; a younger, smaller or inferior version of what is denoted by the original noun, or the derived sense indicating possession of or connection with a quality, which may have the sense of; a follower or resident of what is denoted by the stem form. 2 alt. (as an adverb) In the manner or direction indicated by the main stem (object.) suf. (as an adverb) In the manner or direction indicated by the main stem (object.)

-lings
suf. (now UK dialectal) Forming adverbs, generally of condition or situation.

-lingual
suf. speaking or using a number of languages

-lite
suf. used to form names of rocks and minerals

-lith
suf. (alternative form of -lite)

-lock
suf. (no longer productive) action or proceeding, practice, ritual

-log
suf. 1 Used to denote discourse of a specify kind. 2 Used to denote compilation. 3 (rare) ''-logist''.

-logic
suf. -logical

-logical
suf. Used to form adjectival forms of nouns ending in -logy.

-logist
suf. A person who studies or is an expert in the related -logy.

-logs
suf. (plural of -log)

-logue
suf. 1 Used to denote discourse of a specify kind. 2 Used to denote compilement. 3 (rare) ''-logist''.

-logues
suf. (plural of -logue)

-logy
suf. 1 A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject. 2 Something said, or a way of speaking, a narrative.

-long
suf. Forms adjectives indicating duration when suffixed to nouns of duration)

-loquy
suf. (forming nouns Latinate) speaking, speech

-ly
1 suf. Used to form adjectives from nouns, the adjectives having the sense of " like or characteristic of what is denoted by the noun" . 2 suf. Used to form adverbs from adjectives.

-lysis
suf. 1 decomposition or breakdown 2 dissolving 3 disintegration

-ma-
infix 1 (pharmacology) a shortened allomorph of the monoclonal antibody affix -mar-, used before the affixes -xi- and -zu- for ease of pronunciation 2 (jocular) Adds ironic pseudo-sophistication to an existing word. )

-mab
suf. (pharmacology) monoclonal antibody

-machy
suf. Forming nouns with the sense of ‘battle, fight’.

-mageddon
suf. (alternative form of -geddon)

-malacia
suf. (medical) used to denote an abnormal " softening of the tissues" ; malacia

-man
suf. 1 Someone (implied male) who is an expert in an area. 2 Someone (implied male) who is employed or holds a position in an area. 3 Someone (implied male) who has special characteristics relating to an area. 4 In certain cases, someone (implied male) who derives from a particular nationality.

-mance
suf. to carry out a specified form of divination

-mancer
suf. A practitioner of a specific type of divination.

-mancy
suf. Specified forms of divination.

-mane
suf. Forming compound nouns with the sense ‘person who has a mania for’.

-mania
suf. Used to form a word indicating a compulsion or obsession.

-maniac
suf. Used to form a word indicating a person who experiences a type of compulsion or obsession.

-manifold
n. (mathematics) A manifold of the specified number of dimensions.

-manifolds
n. (plural of -manifold)

-manship
suf. 1 Holding of a position; e. g. ''chairmanship''. 2 Expertise, involvement, or special status in an area; e. g. ''horsemanship'', ''sportsmanship''.

-mantic
suf. Adjective form of ''-mancy''.

-mar-
infix (pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody that targets mammary tumors

-mas
suf. A holiday, sacred day.

-me-
infix (pharmacology) a shortened allomorph of the monoclonal antibody affix -mel-, used before the affixes -xi- and -zu- for ease of pronunciation

-meal
1 suf. (rare or no longer productive) Used to denote a fixed number, measure, or amount at a time. 2 suf. Denotes a powder made of ground cereal.

-meister
suf. 1 An expert on the specified subject. 2 A person in charge of a specified thing. 3 A suffix attached to a person's name in humorous (or ironic) approbation.

-mel-
infix (pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody that targets melanomas

-men
suf. 1 Persons who are experts in an area; e. g. ''horsemen'', ''sportsmen''. 2 Persons who are employed or hold a position in an area; e. g ''lawmen'', ''newsmen''. 3 Persons who have special characteristics relating to an area, e. g. ''freemen'', ''icemen'', ''supermen''. 4 In certain cases, persons who derives from a particular nationality; e. g. ''Scotsmen'', ''Chinamen''.

-ment
suf. Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of " the action or result of what is denoted by the verb" .

-mer
suf. (chemistry) Used to form words relating to chemical structure.)

-mere
suf. Forming nouns with the sense of part, segment

-merous
suf. 1 (biology forming adjectives) Having parts of the specified quality. 2 (chiefly botany and zoology forming adjectives) Comprising the specified number of parts.

-meter
suf. Used to form the names of measuring devices. )

-metre
suf. (nonstandard British) (alternative form of -meter ) suffix used to form the names of measuring devices).

-metric
suf. 1 Forming adjectives corresponding to nouns in ''-meter''. 2 Of or relating to measurement.

-metry
suf. Forming nouns relating to measures and measurement.

-micin
suf. (biochemistry) Applied to aminoglycosides derived from bacteria of the ''Streptomyces''.

-mo
suf. (paper printing) Used to form page and book sizes.

-mobile
suf. Used to form nouns meaning a particular type of vehicle, particularly one to transport the person or thing described by the word to which the suffix is attached.

-monger
suf. 1 A person who sells the specified thing, such as a fishmonger. 2 (by extension) A person who spreads or encourages the specified thing; in modern coinages, the thing mongered is usually undesirable and intangible.

-mony
suf. 1 Deadjectival suffix used to form an abstract noun usually from personal adjectives. 2 Denominal and deverbal suffix used to form a noun designating a legal status, estate, property.

-more
suf. 1 (archaic) Used to form a comparative of certain adjectives and adverbs, usually ending in -er. 2 Used for placenames

-morph
suf. 1 shape, form, structure 2 morpheme

-morphic
suf. having a specific shape or form

-morphism
suf. the state of having a specified shape or form

-morphous
suf. having a specified shape or form

-morphy
suf. Forming compound words with the sense ‘shaped or formed as described by the first element’.

-most
suf. furthest; -est; ''used to form superlatives of certain adjectives, especially directional and inherently-comparative ones''.

-mu-
infix (pharmacology) a shortened allomorph of the monoclonal antibody affix -mul-, used before the affixes -xi- and -zu- for ease of pronunciation

-mul-
infix (pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody that targets the muscoskeletal system

-mycete
suf. (biology) Used primarily in mycology to form words used for categorising fungi based on their evolutionary origin, life-history, growth-form or ecological preferences.

-mycin
suf. (biochemistry) Applied to aminoglycosides derived from bacteria of the genus (Micromonospora).

-n
suf. (alternative form of -an )'', adjective suffix meaning ''" of or pertaining to" '', used with words which already end in ''a''.

-n't
suf. negate Negates the meaning of the clause in which it occurs. )

-n-
interfix Frequently used with certain suffixes, such as (-ian) and (-ese), when the base word ends in a vowel that is not readily elided.

-nap
suf. A suffix forming verbs with the sense of abduct, or sometimes abscond with

-nasty
suf. (botany) relating to a nastic change

-naut
suf. Forms nouns meaning a voyager, farer, or tripper

-nazi
suf. Forming blended nouns denoting people seen as controlling.

-nd
suf. Marks ordinals written in digits when the final term of the spelled number is " second" )

-ne-
infix (pharmacology) a shortened allomorph of the monoclonal antibody affix -ner-, used before the affixes -xi- and -zu- for ease of pronunciation

-ner-
infix (pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody that targets the nervous system

-ness
suf. 1 Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning " the state of being(the adjective)" , " the quality of being(the adjective)" , or " the measure of being(the adjective)" . 2 Appended to words of other parts of speech to form nouns (often nonce words or terms in philosophy) meaning the state/quality/measure of the idea represented by these words.

-nik
suf. Appended to words to create a nickname for a person who exemplify, endorses, or is associated with the thing or quality specified (by the base form), often a particular ideology or preference.

-nil-
infix (chemistry) Used in the systematic element names of elements, standing for a 0 in the atomic number.

-nomics
suf. (economics) Used, with a combining form to form nouns meaning the economics of a specified person or state; e. g. Reaganomics.

-nomy
suf. a system of rules, laws, or knowledge about a body of a particular field; distribution, arrangement, management

-nym
suf. Used to form nouns describing types of word or name

-o
1 suf. (jocular) Converts certain words to faux Italian or Spanish. ) Can be used with el#Spanish for expressions such as el stinko. 2 suf. A diminutive suffix. ) 3 suf. An error of a specific type.

-o-
1 interfix A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words of Ancient Greek origin but can also be used between modern terms and even abbreviations. 2 article (pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody derived from a murine source

-o-rama
suf. (alternative spelling of -orama)

-oate
suf. (organic chemistry) Used to form the names of salts and esters of carboxylic acids e. g. benzoate, hexanoate

-ock
suf. Forming nouns from nouns, originally with a diminutive sense.

-ocracy
suf. (alternative form of -cracy) Used following a consonant.

-ode
suf. way, path

-odont
suf. -toothed

-odontia
suf. 1 (dentistry and medicine): 2 (forms nouns) (branch) of (dentistry) 3 (forms nouns) (condition) of the (tooth teeth)

-oecious
suf. 1 Forms adjectives describing the arrangement of sexual organs. 2 (biology) Forms adjectives describing the host of an organism.

-off
1 suf. Forming nouns denoting competitions. ) 2 suf. (alternative spelling of -ov)

-oholic
suf. Used to make nouns and adjectives describing someone who is addicted to something or feels a compulsion to do something. )

-oi
suf. (plural of -os)

-oic
suf. (organic chemistry) used to form the names of carboxylic groups and acids

-oic acid
suf. (functional group suffix) A carboxylic acid functional group.

-oid
suf. Of similar form to, but not the same as. Having the likeness of. Suffix appended to various words to make an adjective form.

-ol
1 suf. (organic chemistry) An alcohol or phenol. 2 suf. Indicating an oily substance)

-ola
1 suf. 1 Used to form the names of several commercial companies and products). 2 (entertainment industry) Used to form pejorative terms associated with commercial bribery). 3 Used to form humorous and pejorative words). 2 suf. Used to form words relating to oil or oiliness)

-ole
suf. (organic chemistry) in the (Hantzsch–Widman nomenclature) for naming heterocycles, denotes an unsaturated five-membered ring system

-ologist
suf. (alternative spelling of -logist) (One who studies a subject)

-ology
suf. 1 (alternative form of -logy ), (non-gloss: used for phonological reasons when the preceding morpheme ends in certain consonant sounds. ) 2 (labeoften humorous) (non-gloss: added to an ordinary English word to create a name for a (possibly non-existent) field of study. )

-oma
suf. 1 (pathology) A suffix forming nouns indicating disease or morbidity. 2 (pathology specifically) A suffix forming nouns indicating tumors or masses, which may be benign or cancerous (malignant).

-omas
suf. (plural of -oma)

-omata
suf. (plural of -oma)

-ome
1 suf. a mass of something 2 suf. (biology) the complete whole of a class of substances for a species or an individual

-ometer
suf. (alternative form of -meter)

-omics
suf. (biology) used to form nouns meaning a study of the totality of something; e. g. genomics, proteomics

-on
suf. 1 (physics and biology) Forming nouns denoting subatomic particles (proton), quanta (photon), molecular units (codon), or substances (interferon). 2 (biology genetics) Forming names of things considered as basic or fundamental units, such as codon or recon. 3 (chemistry) Forming names of noble gases and certain nonmetal elements (such as boron or silicon).

-one
suf. 1 a ketone 2 any similar compound containing a carbonyl functional group

-onomics
suf. (alternative form of -omics)

-onomy
suf. (alternative form of -nomy)

-onym
suf. 1 name 2 word

-oon
suf. Forming nouns, mainly in borrowed words.

-opia
suf. (medicine ophthamology) Used to form names of visual defects)

-opsia
suf. (ophthalmology) Forming compound nouns denoting specific deficiencies of sight. (from 19th c. )

-opsy
suf. (medicine) Denoting an examination.

-or
suf. Suffix appended to words to create an agent noun, indicating a person who does something.

-orama
suf. Used to form, from one noun, a second meaning " wide view of" the first, or (with ironic reference to the preceding sense) " surfeit of" , " overattention to" , or " exaggerated praise of" the first.

-ory
suf. 1 of or pertaining to, serving for; adjective suffix appended to various words, often nouns but also verbs, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also< ref name=" heritage" /> 2 that which pertains to, or serves for; noun suffix appended to various words< ref name=" webster" />

-os
suf. {{non-gloss definition|Used to form plurals of some Hebrew and Yiddish loanwords, usually ending in (-a) or (-ah). }}

-os-
infix (pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody that targets bone

-ose
1 suf. full of, like 2 suf. (chemistry) Used to form the names of sugars.

-osin
suf. An alpha-1 adrenergic receptor antagonist

-osis
suf. 1 (pathology) functional disease or condition such as (m en hepatosis) 2 process, action 3 formation, increase

-osity
suf. 1 Forming nouns, usually abstract, and usually from adjectives in ''-ous'' or ''-ose''. 2 (colloquial) Forming nouns from other adjectives for humourous effect.

-ostomy
suf. (alternative form of -stomy)

-oth
suf. {{non-gloss definition|Used to form plurals of some Hebrew loanwords ending in (-a) or (-ah). }}

-otomy
suf. 1 (anatomy) A division. 2 (surgery) A surgical incision.

-ous
suf. 1 Used to form adjectives from nouns. 2 (chemistry) Used in chemical nomenclature to name chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a lower oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ic. For example sulphuric acid (hydrogen< sub> 2< /sub> sulfate) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H< sub> 2< /sub> SO< sub> 3< /sub> ). See Inorganic nomenclature.

-ov
alt. {{non-gloss definition|1=A romanization of the Russian possessive suffix (-ов Russian). }} suf. {{non-gloss definition|1=A romanization of the Russian possessive suffix (-ов Russian). }}

-oxy
suf. (functional group suffix) A ether functional group, consisting of a carbon chain with an intervening oxygen atom at the attachment point.

-pants
suf. (informal usually pejorative) Used with adjectives ending in -y to form nicknames based on a negative quality of a person. )

-parous
suf. parous; relating to parity#2 (the number of times a woman has given birth).

-partite
suf. (forming adjectives) Having the specify number of parts.

-path
suf. 1 Used to form nouns indicating someone with a particular disorder) 2 Used to form nouns indicating someone with a particular capability, as a type of remedial treatment)

-pathic
suf. Adjectival form of suffix -pathy.

-pathy
suf. 1 suffering, feeling 2 Damage to, disease of, or abnormality 3 therapy

-pause
suf. Indicative of a pause or discontinuance. )

-pedia
suf. 1 Relating to learning. 2 ''(from a back-formation of encyclopedia)'' A specialized encyclopedia about the prefix (i. e. " Investopedia" ) or a general encyclopedia in the structure of the prefix.

-penia
suf. deficiency

-person
suf. a man or woman having a specified role

-pexy
suf. fixing (in place), fastening

-phage
suf. Something that eats, or consumes. )

-phagous
suf. Used to form adjectives meaning " eating" or " feeding on" . )

-phagy
suf. 1 Forming nouns with the sense of ‘feeding on, consumption of’. 2 Forming nouns with the sense of eating in a specified manner, normal or abnormal.

-phil
suf. (alternative spelling of -phile)

-phile
suf. Forming nouns and adjectives meaning " loving" , " friendly" , or " friend" . )

-philia
suf. (pathology) Forming words meaning " an abnormal liking for or tendency towards a given thing" . See paraphilia.

-philiac
suf. someone with tendency towards something, or an abnormal attraction to something

-philic
suf. a variant of -philous

-philous
suf. having an affinity, attraction, preference or love of something

-phobe
suf. Used to form nouns denote a person having a fear of a specific thing.

-phobia
suf. Used to form nouns meaning fear of a specific thing.

-phobic
suf. 1 Used to form adjectives meaning of a fear of a specific thing. 2 Used to form adjectives meaning of hate directed towards a particular type of person (due to fear of that type of person). 3 Used as a synonym of -phobe to form nouns.

-phone
suf. 1 A type of sound. 2 A device that makes a sound. 3 A device related to the telephone. 4 A speaker of a certain language.

-phonic
suf. Forms adjectives relating to sound)

-phony
suf. Forms nouns related to sound or musical structure)

-phor
suf. (alternative spelling of -phore) (carrier)

-phore
suf. bearer Bearer or carrier of).

-phoresis
suf. Forming words denoting movement of particles by a force.

-phyl
suf. (alternative form of -phyll)

-phyll
suf. leaf

-phyte
suf. 1 A taxonomic group of plants or algae, e. g. arthrophyte, cyanophyte. 2 A plant that grows in a specified habitat, e. g. acrophyte. 3 A plant that grows in a specified form or habit, e. g. anthophyte, macrophyte. 4 A pathological growth, e. g. osteophyte.

-plasia
suf. (medicine) growth or formation (of the specified type)

-plast
suf. 1 A small body, structure, particle, or granule, especially of living matter 2 A plastid

-plasty
suf. 1 Medical suffix meaning repair or restoration of a part or function. 2 Molding or shaping through a surgical procedure.

-ple
suf. 1 (as a noun plural '''-ples''') A tuple containing the specified number of terms. 2 (as an adjective not comparable) Containing the specified number of terms.

-plegia
suf. Various forms of paralysis

-plegic
suf. Adjectives derived from the related -plegia

-ples
n. (plural of -ple)

-plex
suf. comprising a number of parts, as in (duplex)

-pnea
suf. (alternative spelling of -pnœa)

-pnoea
suf. (alternative spelling of -pnœa)

-pnœa
suf. (physiology) (breathing), (respiration)

-pod
suf. Related to or resembling a foot or similar limb.

-poeia
suf. Used to form nouns that denote the making or creating of something.

-poiesis
suf. production, creation or formation; compare -poeia

-poleis
suf. (plural of -polis)

-polis
suf. city

-polises
suf. (plural of -polis)

-pounder
suf. 1 Something or someone weighing so many pounds. 2 Something or someone costing so many pounds sterling. 3 A cannon firing a projectile of so many pounds.

-pr-
infix (pharmacology) a shortened allomorph of the monoclonal antibody affix -pro-, used for ease of pronunciation before all source affixes but -xi- and -zu-

-pro-
infix (pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody that targets prostate tumors

-proof
suf. Used to form adjectives denoting an impervious or impenetrable quality. )

-pter
suf. wing

-pteran
suf. (alternative form of -pterous)

-pterous
suf. Having wings (of a specified size, type or number).

-punk
suf. Denotes a fictional and aesthetic genre based on the noun to which it is suffixed, usually involving ahistorical or anachronistic technology and its effects on society.

-pœia
suf. (alternative spelling of -poeia)

-rama
suf. Alteration of -orama, used in suffixing a word ending with an ''r'' or vowel sound, for example

-rd
suf. Marks ordinals written in digits when the final term of the spelled number is " third" )

-red
suf. (no longer productive) A suffix forming nouns of condition or state. )

-rel
suf. 1 pejorative suffix, as in (wastrel) 2 diminutive suffix, as in (cockerel)

-ren
suf. (non-standard humorous) Used to form the plural of nouns. )

-ress
suf. {{non-gloss definition|Forms feminine (agent noun agent nouns). }}

-ric
suf. (no longer productive) A termination denoting jurisdiction, or a district over which government is exercised.

-rices
suf. (plural of -rix)

-ridden
suf. Figuratively construed as " repeatedly subject to" or " unable to escape from" (example: hag-ridden, bedridden. )

-riffic
suf. Used to form intensified adjectives from nouns and adjectives).

-rix
suf. (dated) A suffix appended to words, chiefly verbs, to form female agent nouns.

-rrhagia
suf. (medicine) Forming nouns indicating excessive discharge or haemorrhage from an organ.

-rrhaphy
suf. (surgery) suture

-rrhea
suf. flowing

-rrhœa
suf. (UK English) (alternative spelling of -rrhea)

-ry
suf. (alternative form of -ery)

-s
1 suf. 1 Used to form regular plurals of nouns. ) 2 Used to form many plurale tantum pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms). ) 2 suf. Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs. 3 suf. (not productive) used in the formation of certain English adverbs. ) 4 suf. (usually nonstandard) (alternative form of 's) 5 suf. Diminutive suffix)

-safe
suf. void from danger or commonly associated problems.

-sama
suf. (anime and manga fandom) Appended to a person's name or nickname to convey honour and respect. )

-san
suf. honorific ending used to indicate a person is Japanese or talking with Japanese, or treated like Japanese.

-sauce
suf. (slang) Used to add emphasis to adjectives, especially those that relate to coolness#English cool- or uncoolness#English uncoolness. )

-saurus
suf. Denoting something having the qualities of a dinosaur)

-scape
suf. 1 form, formation, shape 2 scene, picture, view 3 A specific type of space

-scope
suf. Used to make terms denoting an instrument used for viewing or examination.

-scopy
suf. observation, viewing

-self
suf. Used in forming intensive and reflexive forms of the singular personal pronouns. )

-selves
suf. Used in forming intensive and reflexive forms of the plural personal pronouns.

-shaped
suf. Having a shape similar to what is denoted by the word to which this combining form is attached.

-ship
suf. Appended to a noun to form a new noun denoting a property or state of being. )

-side
suf. 1 Forms adjectives describing position next to or alongside an object). 2 Forms adjectives describing position in relation to a dividing line or other separation). 3 Forms nouns describing the area alongside or around an object). 4 (labechiefly UK English) Forms proper nouns naming the conurbation around a river).

-sies
suf. A diminutive modifier used to add an element of childishness, informality, or levity to a word.

-sion
suf. A suffix used in some words derived from Latin.

-sis
suf. 1 forming nouns of action or process 2 (medical) form noun of condition

-ski
suf. (informal humorous) Added to a word, name, or phrase to invoke Russianness.

-sky
alt. (alternative spelling of -ski) suf. (alternative spelling of -ski)

-sol
suf. (soil science) (n-g: Forming the names of different kinds of soil. )

-some
1 suf. characterized by some specific condition or quality 2 suf. Used to form a word indicating a group with a certain small number of members) 3 suf. a body 4 suf. a chromosome

-something
suf. Indicating approximation, as in a range of numbers.

-son
suf. Added to a stem (usually a given name or surname) to form a patronymic or matronymic surname

-sophy
suf. (combining form of sophy)

-speak
suf. Indicates a manner of speech or writing typical of or characterized by the root term.

-sphere
suf. 1 (mathematics) Used to form nouns indicating a sphere of ''x'' dimensions) 2 Designating some layer of the Earth.

-splain
suf. (labeslang) A suffix combined with a descriptive adjective or noun to create a verb meaning someone who fits that description condescendingly explaining something to someone who does not fit that description (especially, something the listener has more experience of). )

-sson
suf. (alternative form of -son)

-st
1 suf. (archaic) Verb suffix for the second-person singular 2 suf. Marks ordinals written in digits when the final term of the spelled number is " first" ) 3 suf. excrescent suffix (adding sound but largely not changing the meaning).

-stan
suf. home of; place where one stays; used especially in place names

-stat
suf. forming nouns naming scientific instruments that act to render )[the prefixed element)] (stationary) or) (static) in some respect)

-ster
suf. 1 Someone who is, or who is associated with, or who does something specified. 2 (humorous sometimes offensive) A diminutive appended to a person's name.

-stock
suf. Forming the names of theme-based festivals or concerts.

-stomy
suf. A surgical procedure forming a hole, used for access, nutrition, or waste elimination.

-style
suf. column or having columns. Combining form is appended to make an adjective form.

-styly
suf. Pertaining to styles.

-t
1 suf. Forms the past tense and/or past participle of some verbs (leapt, kept, dreamt, etc) 2 suf. An excrescent ending appended to words suffixed with (-s).

-tainment
suf. Denoting material created in part to entertain, while also serving another purpose.

-tard
suf. 1 (slang) Used to form words conveying an attitude of contempt or doubt over the subject's intelligence. ) 2 (slang) A thing associated with persons of low intelligence. )

-tastic
suf. 1 (slang) fantastic; ''used to form adjectives conveying praise or celebration''. 2 (slang) fantastic; ''used sarcastically''.

-teen
suf. Used to form cardinal numbers from thirteen to nineteen).

-tene
suf. (biology) Ribbon-like structure; Used to form words relating the structure of chromosones in meiosis)

-terol
suf. (chemistry) A suffix for several beta-2 adrenergic receptor agonists.

-th
1 suf. 1 (rare) Forming nouns from verbs of action. 2 (rare) Forming nouns from adjectives. 2 suf. Used to form the ordinal numeral when the final term of the spelled number is not " first" , " second" , or " third" . 3 suf. (archaic) a variant of -eth, used to form the archaic third-person singular of verbs

-therapy
suf. Denoting therapy.

-therm
suf. (biology) used to name types of animal having a specified form of body temperature mechanism

-thermal
suf. Relating to heat or temperatures.

-thermic
suf. Relating to heat or temperatures.

-thermy
suf. heat

-thon
suf. (alternative form of -athon)

-tide
suf. Time; (n-g: added to a festival name to indicate the period around that festival. )

-tinib
suf. (pharmacology) tyrosine kinase inhibitor

-tion
alt. (non-productive) Used to form nouns meaning " the action of (a verb)" or " the result of (a verb)" . Words ending in this suffix are almost always derived from a similar Latin word; a few (''eg'' gumption) are not derived from Latin and are unrelated to any verb. suf. (non-productive) Used to form nouns meaning " the action of (a verb)" or " the result of (a verb)" . Words ending in this suffix are almost always derived from a similar Latin word; a few (''eg'' gumption) are not derived from Latin and are unrelated to any verb.

-to-be
suf. future, later, expectant.

-tome
1 suf. An instrument for cutting. 2 suf. A section or segment.

-tomy
suf. cutting, incision, section

-ton
suf. Place-name suffix, from the unstressed word " town" .

-tort
suf. To make something change its shape.

-town
suf. Used to form names of townships derived from names of persons or other things.

-tox-
infix (pharmacology) a shortened allomorph of the monoclonal antibody affix -toxa-, used for ease of pronunciation before all source affixes but -xi- and -zu-

-toxa-
infix (pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody that targets a toxin

-treme
suf. Having a trema (hole or aperture) or tremata of the type, position or number specified by the prefix

-troph
suf. Forming nouns denoting members of classes of organisms distinguished by trophic modes. )

-trophic
suf. Used to form adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -trophy)

-trophy
suf. 1 nutrition 2 growth, development

-tropic
suf. 1 (labescience) turning or changing 2 (labescience) affecting or attracted to the thing specified

-tu-
infix (pharmacology) a shortened allomorph of the monoclonal antibody affix -tum-, used before the affixes -xi- and -zu- for ease of pronunciation

-tude
suf. (alternative form of -itude)

-tum-
infix (pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody that targets a tumor not covered by one of the suffixes -col-, -mel-, -mar-, -got-, -gov-, -pr-/-pro-, or that targets a combination of such tumors

-tuple
suf. (mathematics) A tuple containing the specified number of terms.

-tuples
n. (plural of -tuple)

-ty
1 suf. nonproductive Nonproductive suffix indicating single-digit integer multiples of ten) 2 suf. (alternative form of -ity) Used to form abstract nouns from adjectives)

-type
suf. 1 impressed form; stamp; print 2 typical form

-u-
infix (pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody derived from a human source

-ual
suf. See -al.

-ule
suf. diminutive suffix.

-um
1 suf. 1 Denotes singular grammatical number. ) 2 (chemistry) Forms the ends of the names of certain elements (such as molybdenum and platinum). 2 suf. Denotes transitive verbs in the trade pidgins used between English-speakers and indigenous populations; used derogatorily by extension in English by addition to any verb, transitive or not.

-un-
article (chemistry) Used in the systematic names of chemical elements, standing for a 1 in the atomic number

-ure
suf. 1 (non-productive) A process; a condition; a result of an action 2 (non-productive) An official entity or function.

-uret
suf. (obsolete chemistry) -ide

-uretic
suf. urine

-urgy
suf. technique for working with (the suffix)

-uria
suf. (pathology) urine

-valent
suf. Having one or more valences.

-ve
a. (mathematics) negative.

-verse
suf. 1 Forming compound nouns denoting the whole range or totality of what is indicated by the first element. (from 20th c. ) 2 Forming compounds nouns denoting the fictional world of a given character, television series etc. (from 20th c. )

-vi-
infix (pharmacology) a shortened allomorph of the monoclonal antibody affix -vir-, used before the affixes -xi- and -zu- for ease of pronunciation

-ville
suf. Used to form a name of an inhabited place, a town or city. )

-vir-
article (pharmacology) A monoclonal antibody that targets a virus.

-vore
suf. An animal, identified by their kind of diet.

-vorous
suf. forming adjectives with the sense of ‘habitually eating, feeding on’

-wad
suf. Added to a variety of vulgar term and insults for an obnoxious person to create new insults.

-ward
suf. 1 Forming adverbs denoting course or direction to, or motion or tendency toward, as in " backward" , " toward" , " forward" , etc. 2 Forming adjectives, as in " a backward look" , " the northward road" , etc; used even by speakers who usually use ''-wards'' for adverbs.

-wards
suf. Forming adverbs denoting course or direction to, or motion or tendency toward, as in " backwards" , " towards" , etc.

-ware
1 suf. 1 Used to form nouns denoting, collectively, items made from a particular substance. 2 Used to form nouns denoting, collectively, items of a particular kind or for a particular use. 2 suf. Used to form mass nouns denoting specific classes of computer software, based on use, function, or method of distribution.

-ways
suf. towards, in the direction towards.

-wear
suf. 1 Used to form nouns denoting clothing worn by a particular sex (e. g. ''menswear'') or age of person (e. g. ''kidswear'') 2 on a particular part of the body (e. g. neckwear) 3 for a particular use (e. g. daywear) 4 made in a particular way (eg, knitwear) or (redundantly) of a particular kind (eg, shoewear).

-wich
alt. in placenames, “village, settlement, hamlet” suf. in placenames, “village, settlement, hamlet”

-wide
suf. Throughout the specified area.

-wise
suf. 1 in the direction or orientation of 2 in the manner of 3 in the matter of; with regard to

-woman
suf. 1 Someone (implied female) who is an expert in an area. 2 Someone (implied female) who is employed or holds a position in an area. 3 Someone (implied female) who has special characteristics relating to an area.

-women
suf. 1 Persons who are experts in an area; e. g. ''horsewomen'', ''sportswomen''. 2 Persons who are employed or hold a position in an area; e. g ''newswomen'', ''policewomen''. 3 Persons who have special characteristics relating to an area, e. g. ''superwomen''.

-worthy
suf. 1 Of sufficient worth for; deserving of. 2 suitable or safe for; capable of enduring or able to bear; able to withstand. 3 Able to be; fit to be; -able. 4 Having the right, power, permission, or freedom to.

-x
suf. (labeslang) {{non-gloss definition|Used to replace a -ks- sound, as in (hax) (hacks), (punx) (punks), (pix) (pics). }}

-xeny
suf. guest, stranger, host

-xi-
infix (pharmacology) a chimeric monoclonal antibody, derived from both human and murine sources

-xizu-
infix (pharmacology) a hybrid monoclonal antibody, derived from both chimeric and humanized sources

-xor
suf. (internet slang) A suffix used to modify words ending in -cker or -ker

-y
1 suf. 1 Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning " having the quality of" . 2 Added to verbs to form adjectives meaning " inclined to" . 3 Variation of -ie added to nouns, adjectives and names to form terms of affection. 2 suf. Forming diminutive nouns. Also used for familiar and pet names as a term of endearment. ) 3 suf. 1 Forming abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality. 2 Used in the name of some locations which end in -ia in Latin.

-year-old
suf. Suffix used to indicate the age of something or someone, in terms of years.

-yer
suf. (rare usually no longer productive) Agent suffix, equivalent to (-er), appended to some nouns (especially those ending in the letter " w" ).

-yl
suf. (organic chemistry) A univalent radical or functional group formed from a given molecule. Thus " propyl" from propane, " benzyl" from benzene, and so forth.

-ylene
suf. (organic chemistry) used to form the names of bivalent radicals

-ylidene
suf. (organic chemistry) Forms the names of divalent radicals or groups connected through a carbon double bond

-yne
suf. 1 (organic chemistry) An unsaturated hydrocarbon having at least one triple bond; an alkyne. 2 A polymer derived from an alkyne.

-z
suf. 1 (urban slang) Used as a substitute for -s in marking the plural of nouns. Usually used in words in which the -s suffix is actually pronounced " z" . 2 (urban slang) Used as a substitute for -s in marking verb inflections.

-zilla
suf. (labeinformal humorous) Forms nouns and names suggesting monster or a thing of extremely large size or great destructiveness, or other characteristics of the fictional Godzilla.

-zoan
suf. (zoology) Used primarily as a tool in zoology to form words used for categorising animals based on their evolutionary origin, life-history, growth-form or ecological preferences.

-zoic
suf. 1 Relating to some specified form of animal existence 2 Relating to some specified geologic period

-zu-
infix (pharmacology) a humanized monoclonal antibody

-zygous
suf. 1 (biology) Having or originating from a specified state as a result of conditions in the zygote stage of development. 2 (genetics) Having a specified state of allele pairs in the nucleus. 3 (anatomy) Having a specified state of physical pairing of structures.

-æ
suf. (archaic spelling of -ae)

-èd
suf. (poetic) (alternative spelling of -ed)

-é
suf. Used on words borrowed from other languages, especially French, as a reminder that the final " e" is not silent)

-ïng
suf. (rare chiefly Netherlands nonstandard) (alternative spelling of -ing)

.500
n. (sports) Used to indicate a team that has an equal number of wins and losses, or to compare a team to a hypothetical record of equal wins and losses.

.NET
n. (computing) A set of Microsoft products and services & mdash; primarily the . NET Framework, which permits the development of software for a virtual machine in any CLI-compliant programming language.

.NET CF
abbr. (computing) (abbreviation of :w:. NET Compact Framework. NET Compact Framework)

.com
n. (alternative form of dot-com)

.coms
n. (plural of. com)

/
conj. 1 Used to indicate strong conjunction between words or phrases). 2 Used to link alternatives). prep. 1 (abbreviation of per) 2 (abbreviation of shilling) (''pre-decimalisation''). sym. Used to form some abbreviations or initialisms).

/b/tard
n. A habitual poster on the /b/ - Random board on 4chan; a member of the /b/ community.

/b/tards
n. (plural of /b/tard)

/dev/null
n. 1 A device file, present in Unix and Unix-like operating systems, that discards all data written to it and yields no input. 2 (Internet figuratively) Nowhere; often suggests an intent to ignore specific correspondence.

0
n. 1 0#Translingual. 2 The origin, starting point, or fixed reference point, especially for a measurement. 3 (electrical engineering) The off or low bit state.

0 deg lat
n. (abbreviation of 0° Latitude; equator)

0-0
a. (aviation) zero-zero, a term meaning no ceiling and no visibility)

0-10-0
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive, with five axles connecting ten powered driving wheels, and no leading wheels or trailing wheels.

0-10-0s
n. (plural of 0-10-0)

0-10-2
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has ten coupled driving wheels followed by two trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.

0-10-2s
n. (plural of 0-10-2)

0-12-0
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive, with six axles connecting twelve powered driving wheels, and no leading wheels or trailing wheels.

0-12-0s
n. (plural of 0-12-0)

0-2-2
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has two coupled driving wheels followed by two trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.

0-2-2s
n. (plural of 0-2-2)

0-4-0
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, the simplest form of steam locomotive, with two axles and four driving wheels, and no leading wheels or trailing wheels.

0-4-0+0-4-0
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler, and each having an 0-4-0 wheel configuration.

0-4-0+0-4-0s
n. (plural of 0-4-0+0-4-0)

0-4-0s
n. (plural of 0-4-0)

0-4-2
n. Under the Whyte_notation, a steam locomotive that has four coupled driving wheels followed by two trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.

0-4-2s
n. (plural of 0-4-2)

0-4-4
n. Under the Whyte_notation, a steam locomotive that has four coupled driving wheels followed by four trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.

0-4-4-0
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with no leading truck, two sets of four driving wheels, and no trailing truck.

0-4-4-0s
n. (plural of 0-4-4-0)

0-4-4-2
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with no leading truck, two sets of four driving wheels, and two trailing wheels on a trailing truck.

0-4-4-2s
n. (plural of 0-4-4-2)

0-4-4s
n. (plural of 0-4-4)

0-6-0
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a simple form of steam locomotive, with three axles connecting six driving wheels, and no leading wheels or trailing wheels.

0-6-0s
n. (plural of 0-6-0)

0-6-2
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has six coupled driving wheels followed by two trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.

0-6-2s
n. (plural of 0-6-2)

0-6-4
n. Under the Whyte_notation, a steam locomotive that has six coupled driving wheels followed by four trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.

0-6-4s
n. (plural of 0-6-4)

0-6-6-0
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with no leading truck, two sets of six driving wheels, and no trailing truck.

0-6-6-0s
n. (plural of 0-6-6-0)

0-8-0
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive, with four axles connecting eight powered driving wheels, and no leading wheels or trailing wheels.

0-8-0s
n. (plural of 0-8-0)

0-8-2
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has eight coupled driving wheels followed by two trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.

0-8-2s
n. (plural of 0-8-2)

0-8-4
n. Under the Whyte_notation, a steam locomotive that has eight coupled driving wheels followed by four trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.

0-8-4s
n. (plural of 0-8-4)

0-8-8-0
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with no leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and no trailing truck.

0-8-8-0s
n. (plural of 0-8-8-0)

0-G
n. 1 (zero microgravity) 2 (zero gravity)

0-dark-hundred
n. (chiefly US military slang) An otherwise unspecified time of night; some time when it is dark out.

0-dark-thirty
n. (chiefly US military slang) Half an hour after 0-dark-hundred; an otherwise unspecified time of night; some time when it is dark out.

0-day
a. (computing) (alternative form of zero-day)

000
n. In Australia, the phone number for contacting emergency services.

007
n. A special agent of similar ability to the fictional James Bond. n. The fictional MI6 agent James Bond.

0800 number
n. (UK NZ) A telephone number beginning with 0800; these numbers are free for the caller because the call is paid for by the company or organisation being called.

0800 numbers
n. (plural of 0800 number)

0D
a. (zero-dimensional)

0G
init. 1 zero gravity 2 zero gauge

0I
n. (zero inventory)

0TLP
n. (zero transmission level point)

0TLPs
n. (plural of 0TLP)

0s
n. (plural of 0)

0th
a. (abbreviation of zeroth)

1
sym. 1 1#Translingual. 2 (Internet slang leet sarcastic) (deliberate misspelling of ! )(non-gloss definition:, imitating noobs who forget to hold down the shift key while typing exclamation marks. )

1 Chr
alt. (abbreviation of 1 Chronicles) n. (abbreviation of 1 Chronicles)

1 Chron.
alt. (abbreviation of 1 Chronicles) n. (abbreviation of 1 Chronicles)

1 Chronicles
n. (biblical) The first of the two Books of Chronicles and the thirteenth book of the Old Testament of the Bible. Sometimes abbreviated as 1 Chr or 1 Chron.

1 Cor
alt. (abbreviation of 1 Corinthians) n. (abbreviation of 1 Corinthians)

1 Cor.
alt. (abbreviation of 1 Corinthians) n. (abbreviation of 1 Corinthians)

1 Corinthians
n. (biblical) The first book of Corinthians and the seventh book in the New Testament of the Bible, an epistle to the people of Corinth attributed to Paul the Apostle and Sosthenes.

1 Jn
n. (abbreviation of 1 John)

1 John
n. (biblical) The twenty-third book of the New Testament of the Bible, the first epistle of John.

1 KG
n. (alternative form of 1 Kgs)

1 Kgs
alt. (abbreviation of 1 Kings) n. (abbreviation of 1 Kings)

1 Kings
n. (biblical) The eleventh book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh; in some Bibles known as 1 Samuel or 3 Kings.

1 Macc.
n. (abbreviation of 1 Maccabees)

1 Maccabees
n. (biblical) The first book of Maccabees of the Old Testament Apocrypha.

1 Pet.
n. (abbreviation of 1 Peter)

1 Peter
n. (biblical) The first epistle of Peter, the twenty-first book of the New Testament of the Bible.

1 Sam.
n. (abbreviation of 1 Samuel)

1 Samuel
n. (biblical) The ninth book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh; in some Bibles known as 1 Kings.

1 Thess.
n. (abbreviation of 1 Thessalonians)

1 Thessalonians
n. (biblical) The thirteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the first epistle to the Thessalonians.

1 Tim.
n. (abbreviation of 1 Timothy)

1 Timothy
n. (biblical) The fifteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the first epistle to Timothy.

1 gauge
n. A model railway gauge of 1. 75 inches (44. 45 mm).

1,2-naphthoquinone
n. (organic compound) An isomer of naphthoquinone.

1,4-naphthoquinone
n. (organic compound) An isomer of naphthoquinone.

1-2-3 block
n. A tool used in machining fields, especially milling machine, to aid in setup. It is a block of steel that is precisely square and parallel whose sides are 1, 2, and 3 inches long, respectively. Similar, larger blocks are called ''2-4-6 blocks''.

1-2-3 blocks
n. (plural of 1-2-3 block)

1-800
n. (North America) A toll-free number or a long-distance telephone numbers; using any of North American toll-free area codes 800, 888, 877, 866, or 855.

1-900
a. Of telephone numbers dialed in North America, having an additional charge assessed to the caller, part of which is returned to the owner of the number.

1-A
n. A selective service class denoting that the registrant is available for service in the military)

1-A-O
n. A selective service class denoting that the registrant is only available for noncombat military service due to their conscientious objector status)

1-As
n. (plural of 1-A)

1-C
n. A selective service class denoting that the registrant is already a member of the armed forces or also the NOAA or the Public Health Service. )

1-D
a. (one dimensional) n. A selective service class denoting that the registrant is already a reserve member of the armed forces or a student taking military training, as in ROTC or an accepted aviation cadet applicant. )

1-D RCM
n. (one dimensional radiative-convective model)

1-D RCMs
n. (plural of 1-D RCM)

1-G
n. (normal gravity), ''as in 1X gravity''.

1-H
n. A selective service class denoting that the registrant is not currently subject to induction processing. )

1-Hs
n. (plural of 1-H)

1-O
sym. A selective service class denoting that the registrant a conscientious objector available for alternate service contributing to maintenance of national health, safety, or interest. )

1-connected
a. (topology of a topological space) Having a singleton as its fundamental group.

1-h TL FM
n. (US meteorology) (one-hour timelag fuel moisture).

1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium
n. 1 (organic compound) MPP+, the active metabolite of MPTP. 2 (neurotoxin) A neurotoxin that cannot cross the blood-brain barrier but which, once in contact, can destroy the dopaminergic neurons of the substantia nigra.

1-up
n. 1 (video games countable) An item that grants the player an extra life in the game, staving off game over by one more try. 2 (video games uncountable) In a game with multiple players, an indicator or identifier of player 1.

1-ups
n. (plural of 1-up)

1.0
a. An initial version of something or, figuratively, of someone.

1/4 d
n. (UK English) (abbreviation of farthing)

1/C
a. (single conductor ) wire or cable.

1/O
init. (UK navy) first officer.

1/d
phr. (medicine) One time a day, ''used for prescription directions. ''

10 Downing Street
alt. 1 The address of the residence in London of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 2 (by extension idiom) The title or office of the Prime Minister. n. 1 The address of the residence in London of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 2 (by extension idiom) The title or office of the Prime Minister.

10 points to Gryffindor
phr. (alternative form of ten points to Gryffindor)

10's
n. (alternative spelling of 10s ); (plural of 10 nocap=1)

10-20
n. (CB slang) Location.

10-4
alt. 1 (CB slang) affirmative. 2 Message received, understood, acknowledged interj. 1 (CB slang) affirmative. 2 Message received, understood, acknowledged

10-undecenoic acid
n. (fatty acid) The common name for undecylenic acid.

100 meters
n. (standard spelling of from American spelling 100 metres)

100 metres
alt. (athletics) A sprint race over 100 metres. n. (athletics) A sprint race over 100 metres.

100 percent
a. complete, entire, whole adv. completely, entirely, wholly interj. (South Africa slang) excellent, wonderful, magnificent

100's
n. (alternative spelling of 100s)

100-year flood
n. A flood event that has a 1% probability of occurring in any given year; an exceptionally large flood.

100-year floods
n. (plural of 100-year flood)

10000 meters
n. (standard spelling of from American spelling 10000 metres)

10000 metres
alt. (athletics) A long-distance running race over 10& nbsp; 000 metres. n. (athletics) A long-distance running race over 10& nbsp; 000 metres.

1000th
a. (abbreviation of thousandth)

100s
alt. 1 Temperatures ranging from 100 to 109 degrees Fahrenheit. 2 hundreds, written as a number but in plural form. n. 1 Temperatures ranging from 100 to 109 degrees Fahrenheit. 2 hundreds, written as a number but in plural form.

100th
a. (abbreviation of hundredth)

101
1 a. (chiefly US postpositive) basic, beginner, starting from scratch. 2 num. A thoroughly large number. Used especially in book titles.

1040
n. (US taxation) The main form for US individual income tax filing.

1040s
n. The decade from 1040 to 1049.

1080
n. (informal) Sodium fluoroacetate poison.

109
n. (dated informal military World War II) The German Messerschmitt 109 fighter aircraft.

1099
n. (US taxation) A form reporting one's non-employment income from a given source for a year.

1099s
n. (plural of 1099)

109s
n. (plural of 109)

10BASE2
n. (computing) An early thin form of Ethernet cable

10BASE5
n. (computing) An early form of Ethernet cable

10Base5
n. IEEE 802. 3 Ethernet standard using a type of cable called Thick Ethernet or RG-8 which is thick and yellow and has markings at every 2. 5 meters, which designation means the following: (1) the cable transmission speed is 10 Mbps, (2) the transmission is in baseband, and (3) the length of the cable should be no more than 500 meters.

10Base5s
n. (plural of 10Base5)

10q
abbr. (Internet slang texting) thank you.

10s
n. tens, written as a number but in plural form.

10th
a. (abbreviation of tenth)

10th Cir.
n. (legal) United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit)

10th grade
n. (alternative spelling of tenth grade)

10x
interj. (slang intentional) (alternative spelling of thanks) See also thanx or thx.

11 Bang-Bang
n. (US military slang derogatory) An infantryman.

11-deoxycorticosterone
n. (steroid hormone) The mineralocorticoid hormone desoxycorticosterone.

11-plus examination
n. (British) an examination, now mostly phased-out, taken at age 11, to select the type of secondary education - either a grammar school or a secondary modern school

11-plus examinations
n. (plural of 11-plus examination)

110 proof
a. 1 (US) (& lit 55percent % alcohol by volume.) 2 (idiomatic) Stronger than strong. adv. intensely; strongly. Category:English degree adverbs

110%
alt. (alternative spelling of a hundred and ten percent) n. (alternative spelling of a hundred and ten percent)

112
n. The standard pan-European phone number for contacting emergency services.

11th
a. (abbreviation of eleventh)

11th Cir.
n. (legal) United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit)

11th grade
n. (alternative spelling of eleventh grade)

11th hour
n. (alternative form of eleventh hour)

12-foot
n. (curling) The 12-foot diameter circle outermost in the house.

12-hour clock
n. A timekeeping convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem and post meridiem.

12-ounce curls
alt. (idiomatic) drink beer. n. (idiomatic) drink beer.

120 reset
vb. (computing US rare) To power off and then power on a personal computer in order to fix a problem.

120-cell
n. (mathematics) A four-dimensional object equivalent to a dodecahedron, constructed out of one hundred and twenty dodecahedra.

120-cells
n. (plural of 120-cell)

121
a. (informal) one-to-one.

12GA
abbr. (firearms) 12 gauge

12mo
n. 1 (paper) (abbreviation of duodecimo), a page size (5" -5. 5" x 7. 125" -7. 5" ) 2 (printing) A book size using duodecimo-sized pages.

12mos
n. (plural of 12mo)

12th
a. (abbreviation of twelfth)

12th grade
n. (alternative spelling of twelfth grade)

1337
a. 1 (internet slang leet) (alternative form of elite) 2 (internet slang leet) (alternative spelling of leet) n. (internet slang leet) (alternative spelling of leet)

13th
a. (abbreviation of thirteenth)

14-18
n. World War I

147
n. (snooker) The highest score possible in one visit to the table in snooker. Also called a maximum break.

1471
n. The call return number for the United Kingdom.

147s
n. (plural of 147)

15 megabytes of fame
n. A modest amount of fame achieved in the world of computing, as by inclusion on a popular video or audio clip available on the Internet.

15 minutes
n. (synonym of: 15 minutes of fame)

15 minutes of fame
n. (idiomatic) A very short time in the spotlight or brief flurry with fame, after which the person or subject involved is quickly forgotten.

1500 meters
n. (standard spelling of from American spelling 1500 metres)

1500 metres
alt. (athletics) A middle-distance running race over 1500 metres. n. (athletics) A middle-distance running race over 1500 metres.

16-cell
n. (mathematics) A four-dimensional object equivalent to an octahedron, constructed out of sixteen tetrahedra.

16-cells
n. (plural of 16-cell)

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
n. 1 The residence and offices of the President and certain members of his staff. 2 (colloquial idiom) The current President and the closest members of his administration.

163rd game
n. (baseball) A one-game playoff between two teams for a playoff spot.

16mo
n. (paper printing) sextodecimo.

16mos
n. (plural of 16mo)

18 holes
n. (sports slang): A round of golf.

18-wheeler
n. A big rig truck: a semi-trailer plus the truck or tractor pulling it.

18-wheelers
n. (plural of 18-wheeler)

18-yard box
n. (soccer) penalty box

18-yard boxes
n. (plural of 18-yard box)

180
n. 1 An instance of spinning 180 degrees, so that one is facing in the opposite direction. 2 (figuratively) The exact opposite. 3 (figuratively by extension) A complete change of direction or opinion.

180s
n. (plural of 180)

187
n. (US) police code for murder, in the State of California.

1870s
n. The decade from 1870 to 1879.

1880s
n. The decade from 1880 to 1889.

1890s
n. The decade from 1890 to 1899.

18mo
n. 1 (paper) (abbreviation of octodecimo), a page size` 2 (printing) A book size using octodecimo-sized pages.

1900s
n. 1 The century that began on January 1, 1900, and ended on December 31, 1999. Approximately equal to the twentieth century. 2 (rare) The decade that began on January 1, 1900 and ended on December 31, 1909. The noughties.

1910s
n. The decade from 1910 to 1919.

1920s
n. The decade from 1920 to 1929.

1930s
n. The decade from 1930 to 1939.

1940s
n. The decade from 1940 to 1949.

1950's
n. (alternative form of 1950s)

1950s
a. Designating of anything that evolved, occurred, or was popular in this decade. n. The decade beginning in 1950 and ending in 1959.

1960s
a. Designating of anything that evolved, occurred, or was popular in this decade. n. The decade beginning in 1960 and ending in 1969.

1970s
a. Designating of anything that evolved, occurred, or was popular in this decade. n. The decade beginning in 1970 and ending in 1979.

1980s
a. Designating of anything that evolved, occurred, or was popular in this decade. n. The decade beginning in 1980 and ending in 1989.

1984
n. A totalitarian or dystopic society, especially when characterised by intense surveillance of its citizens. Also used attributively. (from 20th c. )

1984-ish
a. Resembling or pertaining to a totalitarian society, especially one characterised by intensive surveillance of the population. (from 20th c. )

1990s
a. Designating of anything that evolved, occurred, or was popular in this decade. n. The decade beginning in 1990 and ending in 1999.

1992
n. (economics) The commencement of the single market trade association of European Union countries, on January 1, 1993. < !-- yes, *1993* -->

1AESS
n. (telephony) (abbreviation of number Number 1A electronic Electronic switching Switching system System)

1ANCP
abbr. (networking) Number 1A network control point.

1ASES
abbr. (networking) Number 1A service evaluation system.

1AVSS
abbr. (telephony) Number 1A voice storage system.

1B
alt. 1 (baseball) The baseball statistic of “one-base hits” or “singles”. 2 (baseball) ( first base 1st Base) 3 (baseball) ( first baseman First baseman) n. 1 (baseball) The baseball statistic of “one-base hits” or “singles”. 2 (baseball) ( first base 1st Base) 3 (baseball) ( first baseman First baseman)

1B1T
n. (military) ( one ball, one tracer ), meaning that the normal rounds in the gun are alternated with tracer rounds.

1BH
alt. (baseball) ( one-base hit) n. (baseball) ( one-base hit)

1BHs
n. (plural of 1BH)

1BTSPS
abbr. (telephony) Number 1B traffic service position system.

1Bs
n. (plural of 1B)

1D
n. (American football) (first down)

1Ds
n. (plural of 1D)

1EAX
abbr. (telephony) Number 1 electronic automatic exchange.

1ESS
n. (telephony) (abbreviation of number Number 1 electronic Electronic switching Switching system System)

1FR
n. (abbreviation of one-party flat rate)

1FTR
n. (internet slang) (one for the road)

1G
n. (retronym) analog cell phone network technology.

1GBC
init. (telephony) One gigabaud fiber channel.

1GL
n. (programming) First generation language, i. e. machine language.

1H4
n. (theater) (Henry IV, part I), ''by (William Shakespeare)''.

1H6
n. (theater) (Henry VI, part I), ''by (William Shakespeare)''.

1L
n. (abbreviation of one L)

1LT
n. (abbreviation of first lieutenant)

1MM
n. (networking) (one megabyte modem Portuguese)

1MMS
n. (networking) (one megabyte modem system Portuguese)

1MR
init. One-party message rate.

1NCP
init. (networking) Number 1 network control point.

1NF
init. first normal form

1drfl
a. (Internet slang text messaging) (abbreviation of wonderful)

1st
a. (abbreviation of first)

1st Cir.
n. (legal) United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

1st grade
n. (alternative spelling of first grade)

2
adv. (text messaging informal) abbreviation of too prep. (text messaging informal) abbreviation of to

2 Chr
n. (abbreviation of 2 Chronicles)

2 Chron.
n. (abbreviation of 2 Chronicles)

2 Chronicles
n. (biblical) The second of the two Books of Chronicles and the fourteenth book of the Old Testament of the Bible. Sometimes abbreviated as 2 Chr or 2 Chron.

2 Cor.
n. (abbreviation of 2 Corinthians)

2 Corinthians
n. (biblical) The second book of Corinthians and the eighth book in the New Testament of the Bible, an epistle to the people of Corinth attributed to Paul the Apostle and Timothy.

2 Joh.
n. (labebiblical rare) (abbreviation of John) {{gloss|(2 John), (Second Epistle of John)}}.

2 John
alt. (biblical) The twenty-fourth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the second epistle of John. n. (biblical) The twenty-fourth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the second epistle of John.

2 Kgs
n. (abbreviation of 2 Kings)

2 Kings
n. (biblical) The twelfth book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh; in some Bibles known as 2 Samuel or 4 Kings.

2 L
n. (legal) 2L

2 Macc.
n. (abbreviation of 2 Maccabees)

2 Maccabees
n. (biblical) The second book of Maccabees of the Old Testament Apocrypha.

2 Pet.
n. (abbreviation of 2 Peter)

2 Peter
n. (biblical) The second epistle of Peter, the twenty-second book of the New Testament of the Bible.

2 Sam.
n. (abbreviation of 2 Samuel)

2 Samuel
n. (biblical) The tenth book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh; in some Bibles known as 2 Kings.

2 Thess.
n. (abbreviation of 2 Thessalonians)

2 Thessalonians
n. (biblical) The fourteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the second epistle to the Thessalonians.

2 Tim.
n. (abbreviation of 2 Timothy)

2 Timothy
n. (biblical) The sixteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the second epistle to Timothy.

2 gauge
n. A model railway gauge of 64 mm, standardised in 1909 but since fallen into disuse.

2+1 road
n. (transport) A three-lane road with two lanes in one direction and one lane in the other.

2+1 roads
n. (plural of 2+1 road)

2-10-0
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has a single-axle leading truck followed by five powered driving axles, and no trailing wheels.

2-10-0s
n. (plural of 2-10-0)

2-10-10-2
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of ten driving wheels, and two trailing wheels on a trailing truck.

2-10-10-2s
n. (plural of 2-10-10-2)

2-10-2
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels, five pairs of coupled driving wheels, and two trailing wheels.

2-10-2s
n. (plural of 2-10-2)

2-10-4
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, ten coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels in a trailing truck.

2-10-4s
n. (plural of 2-10-4)

2-12-0
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has a single-axle leading truck followed by six powered driving axles, and no trailing wheels.

2-12-0s
n. (plural of 2-12-0)

2-12-2
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels, six pairs of coupled driving wheels, and two trailing wheels.

2-12-2s
n. (plural of 2-12-2)

2-12-4
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels, six pairs of coupled driving wheels, and four trailing wheels.

2-12-4s
n. (plural of 2-12-4)

2-2-0
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has one unpowered leading axle and one powered driving axle.

2-2-0s
n. (plural of 2-2-0)

2-2-2
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels, two driving wheels and two trailing wheels.

2-2-2s
n. (plural of 2-2-2)

2-2-4
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels followed by two coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels.

2-2-4s
n. (plural of 2-2-4)

2-4-0
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels followed by two sets of coupled driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.

2-4-0s
n. (plural of 2-4-0)

2-4-2
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, four coupled driving wheels and two trailing wheels in a trailing truck.

2-4-2s
n. (plural of 2-4-2)

2-4-4
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, four coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels in a trailing truck.

2-4-4-2
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of four driving wheels, and two trailing wheels on a trailing truck.

2-4-4-2s
n. (plural of 2-4-4-2)

2-4-4s
n. (plural of 2-4-4)

2-4-6 block
n. A tool used in machining fields, especially milling machine, to aid in setup. It is a block of steel that is precisely square and parallel whose sides are 2, 4, and 6 inches long, respectively. 2-4-6 blocks are a larger version of the more-common 1-2-3 block.

2-4-6 blocks
n. (plural of 2-4-6 block)

2-6-0
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has a pair of leading wheels followed by six driving wheels, with no trailing wheels.

2-6-0+0-6-2
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a Garratt steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted in opposite directions on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler, and each engine having a 2-6-0 wheel configuration.

2-6-0+0-6-2s
n. (plural of 2-6-0+0-6-2)

2-6-0s
n. (plural of 2-6-0)

2-6-2
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels, and two trailing wheels.

2-6-2s
n. (plural of 2-6-2)

2-6-4
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels, and four trailing wheels.

2-6-4s
n. (plural of 2-6-4)

2-6-6
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels, and six trailing wheels.

2-6-6-0
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of six driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.

2-6-6-0s
n. (plural of 2-6-6-0)

2-6-6-2
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of six driving wheels, and two trailing wheels on a trailing truck.

2-6-6-2s
n. (plural of 2-6-6-2)

2-6-6-4
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of six driving wheels, and four trailing wheels on a trailing truck.

2-6-6-4s
n. (plural of 2-6-6-4)

2-6-6-6
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, an articulated locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of six driving wheels, and six trailing wheels on a trailing truck. This arrangement was used only on the C& O which called it the Allegheny and the Virginian, which named it the Blue Ridge.

2-6-6-6s
n. (plural of 2-6-6-6)

2-6-6s
n. (plural of 2-6-6)

2-6-8-0
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, a set of six driving wheels followed by another set of eight driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.

2-6-8-0s
n. (plural of 2-6-8-0)

2-8-0
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has a single-axle leading truck followed by four powered driving axles, and no trailing wheels. It's popular name is " Consolidation" as its appearance coincided with the consolidation of several Eastern coal railroads. The Consolidation was extremely popular, especially in the first quarter of the 20th century.

2-8-0+0-8-2
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a Garratt steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted in opposite directions on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler, and each engine having a 2-8-0 wheel configuration.

2-8-0+0-8-2s
n. (plural of 2-8-0+0-8-2)

2-8-0s
n. (plural of 2-8-0)

2-8-2
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels, four pairs of coupled driving wheels, and two trailing wheels.

2-8-2s
n. (plural of 2-8-2)

2-8-4
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, eight coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels in a trailing truck.

2-8-4s
n. (plural of 2-8-4)

2-8-6
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels, eight coupled driving wheels, and six trailing wheels.

2-8-6s
n. (plural of 2-8-6)

2-8-8-0
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.

2-8-8-0s
n. (plural of 2-8-8-0)

2-8-8-2
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and two trailing wheels on a trailing truck.

2-8-8-2s
n. (plural of 2-8-8-2)

2-8-8-4
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and four trailing wheels on a trailing truck.

2-8-8-4s
n. (plural of 2-8-8-4)

2-8-8-8-2
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels, three sets of eight driving wheels, and a two trailing wheels.

2-8-8-8-2s
n. (plural of 2-8-8-8-2)

2-8-8-8-4
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels, three sets of eight driving wheels, and four trailing wheels.

2-8-8-8-4s
n. (plural of 2-8-8-8-4)

2-D
a. (abbreviation of two-dimensional)

2-IC
init. (Canada and British slang) second in command

2-butanone
n. (organic compound) The industrial solvent butanone.

2-dimensional
a. (alternative form of two-dimensional)

2-methyl-1,3-butadiene
n. (organic compound) The IUPAC name for isoprene.

2-methyl-2-propenoic acid
n. (organic compound) The IUPAC name for methacrylic acid.

2-methylbutane
n. (organic compound) The organic compound isopentane.

2-methylpropane
n. (organic compound) isobutane

2-methylpropanes
n. (plural of 2-methylpropane)

2-up
a. (printing) (alternative form of two-up) n. 1 (gaming) An item that grants the player two extra lives in the game. 2 (video games uncountable) In a game with multiple players, an indicator or identifier of player 2.

2.0
a. A second major version of something or, figuratively, of someone.

2/2
n. (music) A meter of two half notes per measure.

2/4
n. (music) A meter of two quarter notes per measure.

20/20
a. (abbreviation of twenty-twenty)

200 meters
n. (standard spelling of from American spelling 200 metres)

200 metres
alt. (athletics) A sprint race over 200 metres. n. (athletics) A sprint race over 200 metres.

2000s
n. 1 The decade that began on January 1, 2000 and ended on December 31, 2009. 2 The century that began on January 1, 2000 and ends on December 31, 2099. 3 (rare) The millennium that began on January 1, 2000 and ends on December 31, 2999.

2010s
n. The decade from 2010 to 2019.

2020s
n. The decade from 2020 to 2029.

20s
n. 1 The decade of the 1920s. 2 Temperatures from 20 to 29 degrees.

224
abbr. (Internet slang) today, tomorrow, forever.

23 Skidoo Street
n. (idiomatic dated rare chiefly US) (c. 1900) A fictitious place or a generic place that could refer to any location.

23 skidoo
phr. (idiomatic archaic chiefly US) (c. 1908-1923) To leave, particularly quickly or at an advantageous time.

24 Sussex Drive
n. (Canada) The office of Prime Minister of Canada.

24 Sussex Street
n. (obsolete form of 24 Sussex Drive)

24-7
adv. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week; continuously.

24-cell
n. (mathematics) A four-dimensional object equivalent to a hexagon, constructed out of twenty-four tetrahedron.

24-cells
n. (plural of 24-cell)

24-hour clock
n. A timekeeping convention in which the 24 hours of the day are treated as one single period.

24/7
adv. (abbreviation of twenty-four seven)

24mo
n. (paper printing) vicesimo-quarto.

26+6=1
phr. The 26 county of the Republic of Ireland and the 6 counties of Northern Ireland together make a single United Ireland.

2A0
n. A standard paper size, twice the size of A0, defined by ISO 216; dimensions: 1189 x 1682 mm.

2B
init. 1 (baseball) second base, second baseman. 2 (baseball) double, a baseball statistic indicating a runner has safely advanced to second base. 3 (British) A grade of pencil with lead that makes darker marks than a pencil grade B but lighter marks than a pencil of grade 3B.

2CV
init. deux chevaux (" two horses" ) (a model of car by French manufacturer, Citroën )

2D
a. (abbreviation of two-dimensional)

2G
init. (telecommunications) Retronym referring to standards before 3G. Includes GSM, DMA, TDMA, iDEN, and PDC.

2GL
n. (programming) Second generation language, i. e. assembly language.

2H
init. (British) A grade of pencil with lead that makes lighter marks than a pencil grade H but darker marks than a pencil of grade 3H; a pencil with hard lead.

2IC
init. second-in-command.

2L
alt. 1 (legal) The second year of law school. 2 (legal) A law student in the second year of law school. n. 1 (legal) The second year of law school. 2 (legal) A law student in the second year of law school.

2Ls
n. (plural of 2L)

2NF
init. second normal form

2SLS
init. Two-stage least squares

2WD
init. 2-wheel-drive

2d
abbr. 1 two-dimensional; 2D. 2 second, as in: after the first; commonly used in legal writing. 3 (British dated) two penny, tuppence (in pre-decimalisation currency, never used for 'two new pence').

2d Cir.
n. (legal) United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

2moz
n. (texting) (nonstandard spelling of tomorrow)

2mrw
adv. (Internet slang) (abbreviation of tomorrow)

2nd
a. (abbreviation of second)

2nd grade
n. (alternative spelling of second grade)

2ry
a. (abbreviation of secondary)

2x4
n. (abbreviation of two by four)

2x4s
n. (plural of 2x4)

3 John
n. (biblical) The antepenultimate book of the New Testament of the Bible, the third epistle of John.

3 Kgs
n. (abbreviation of 3 Kings)

3 Kings
n. (biblical) A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh; in some Bibles known as 1 Kings.

3 card monte
n. (alternative spelling of three-card monte)

3' end
n. (biochemistry genetics) A nucleic acid strand which terminates at the hydroxyl (-OH) chemical group attached to the third carbon in the sugar-ring.

3' ends
n. (plural of 3' end)

3-D
a. (abbreviation of three-dimensional) alt. (abbreviation of three-dimensional)

3-card monte
n. (alternative spelling of three-card monte)

3-dimensional
a. (alternative form of three-dimensional)

3-on-the-tree
n. 1 (alternative spelling of three-on-the-tree) 2 (idiomatic) On an automobile (especially those produced from 1939 through the mid-1970s), a three-speed manual transmission whose gearshift lever is mounted on the steering column.

3/4
n. (music) A meter of three quarter notes per measure.

3/4 brother
n. (alternative spelling of three-quarter brother)

3/4 brothers
n. (plural of 3/4 brother)

3/4 sibling
n. (alternative spelling of three-quarter sibling)

3/4 siblings
n. (plural of 3/4 sibling)

3/4 sister
n. (alternative spelling of three-quarter sister)

3/4 sisters
n. (plural of 3/4 sister)

303
n. 1 (uncountable informal firearms) The . 303 British rifle calibre. 2 (countable) A rifle chambered in this calibre, normally the SMLE series.

30s
n. 1 The decade of the 1930s. 2 Temperatures from 30 to 39 degrees.

32-county
a. (Ireland British) Covering the whole of the island of Ireland, including both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

32mo
n. 1 (paper) (abbreviation of thirty-twomo); a size of paper cut from standard uncut free sheets, corresponding to such a sheet folded into thirty-two leaves, yielding sixty-four pages when printed on both sides. Page size is dependent on the size of sheet used, with the largest standard size, Atlas (36" by 26" ) yielding a page size of 6-1/2" by 4-1/2" . 2 (printing) A book with leaves of such size, about the size of a contemporary trade paperback.

32mos
n. (plural of 32mo)

32nd note
n. (music US) a note with 1/32 the length of a whole note

32nd notes
n. (plural of 32nd note)

32ºs
n. (plural of 32º)

33
n. A gramophone record played at 33⅓ revolutions per minute.

33's
n. (plural of 33)

33s
n. (plural of 33)

360
n. 1 A single spin which results in the original orientation. 2 (video games) (abbreviation of Xbox 360)

360 backflip
n. A maneuver in various sports (such as skateboarding) in which the player flips backwards, rotates a full turn, and finishes travelling in the original direction.

360 backflips
n. (plural of 360 backflip)

360-degree
a. 1 covering all 360 degrees of a circle 2 (by extension) comprehensive; incorporating all points of view 3 able to turn freely about an axis

360s
n. (plural of 360)

3B
init. 1 (baseball) third base, third baseman 2 (baseball) triple, a baseball statistic indicating a runner has safely advanced to third base 3 (British) A grade of pencil with lead that makes darker marks than a pencil grade 2B but lighter marks than a pencil of grade 4B.

3D
a. (alternative spelling of 3-D)

3D job
n. A menial blue-collar job often performed by migrants.

3D jobs
n. (plural of 3D job)

3D printer
n. (hardware printing) A device for making three-dimensional solid objects from a digital model.

3D printers
n. (plural of 3D printer)

3D scanner
n. A device that analyzes a real-world object or environment to collect data on its shape and possibly its color.

3D scanners
n. (plural of 3D scanner)

3D ultrasound
n. 1 (uncountable) A medical ultrasound technique, used, for example, during pregnancy, providing three-dimensional-looking flat images. 2 (countable) An image so produced.

3D ultrasounds
n. (plural of 3D ultrasound)

3DES
n. (cryptography informal) (abbreviation of Triple DES), a cipher formed from the Data Encryption Standard (DES) cipher by using it three times.

3DPD
abbr. (Internet slang anime imageboards) 3-Dimensional Pig Disgusting & ndash; an assertion that two-dimensional images are preferable to three-dimensional human beings.

3DTDS
n. (abbreviation of three-dimensional topological Dirac semi-metal)

3G
init. (labetelecommunications mobile) 3rd Generation (cellular phone commmunication standard)

3GL
n. (programming) Third generation language, e. g. , C, C++, Java, Fortran.

3GPP
init. (electronics) Third Generation Partnership Project.

3H
init. (British) A grade of pencil with lead that makes lighter marks than a pencil grade 2H but darker marks than a pencil of grade 4H; a pencil with hard lead.

3L
abbr. Abbreviated form of three L.

3NF
init. third normal form

3P
n. (slang) threesome

3PL
abbr. third-party logistics.

3Ps
n. (plural of 3P)

3d
abbr. 1 three-dimensional. 2 third, as in: after the second; commonly used in legal writing.

3d Cir.
n. (legal) United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

3dml
init. 3dml; a set of tags and rules used to develop three dimensional representations of documents to be presented on the World Wide Web, allowing incorporation of text, graphics, sound, video, and hyperlinks. Internet browsers read 3DML through a plugin known as ''Rover'' to know what they should display.

3rd
a. (abbreviation of third) vb. To third.

3rd grade
n. third grade.

3rded
vb. (en-past of: 3rd)

3rding
vb. (present participle of 3rd)

3rds
vb. (en-third-person singular of: 3rd)

4
prep. (text messaging slang) abbreviation of (for)

4 Kgs
n. (abbreviation of 4 Kings)

4 Kings
n. (biblical) A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh; in some Bibles known as 2 Kings.

4-10-0
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels on a leading truck followed by ten coupled driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.

4-10-0s
n. (plural of 4-10-0)

4-10-2
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has four coupled leading wheels, ten coupled driving wheels, and one pair of trailing wheels.

4-10-2s
n. (plural of 4-10-2)

4-12-2
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has four coupled leading wheels, twelve coupled driving wheels, and one pair of trailing wheels.

4-12-2s
n. (plural of 4-12-2)

4-14-4
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive with four leading wheels in a leading truck, fourteen driving wheels (seven axles) in a rigid frame, and four trailing wheels in a trailing truck.

4-14-4s
n. (plural of 4-14-4)

4-2-0
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has a four-wheel leading truck followed by a single driving axle.

4-2-0s
n. (plural of 4-2-0)

4-2-2
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, two driving wheels and two trailing wheels.

4-2-2s
n. (plural of 4-2-2)

4-2-4
n. 1 (countable) Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has a four-wheel leading truck, one powered driving axle and a four-wheel unpowered trailing truck. 2 (football uncountable) A popular soccer formation with 4 defenders, 2 midfielders and 4 strikers

4-2-4s
n. (plural of 4-2-4)

4-3 suspension
n. A musical device, commonplace in the Western classical tradition, whereby a suspension is formed through a note a fourth above the bass which resolves to a third.

4-3 suspensions
n. (plural of 4-3 suspension)

4-3-3
n. (football) A popular soccer formation with 4 defenders, 3 midfielders and 3 strikers

4-4-0
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels on a leading truck followed by two sets of coupled driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.

4-4-0s
n. (plural of 4-4-0)

4-4-2
n. (football) A popular soccer formation with 4 defenders, 4 midfielders and 2 strikers.

4-4-2s
n. (plural of 4-4-2)

4-4-4
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, four coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels in a trailing truck.

4-4-4-4
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a duplex steam locomotive that has four leading wheels in a leading truck, two sets of four driving wheels, and a four-wheel trailing truck.

4-4-4-4s
n. (plural of 4-4-4-4)

4-4-4s
n. (plural of 4-4-4)

4-4-6-4
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a duplex steam locomotive that has four leading wheels in a leading truck followed by four coupled driving wheels, a second set with six coupled driving wheels, and four trailing wheels in a trailing truck.

4-4-6-4s
n. (plural of 4-4-6-4)

4-5-1
n. (football) A popular soccer formation with 4 defenders, 5 midfielders and 1 striker

4-6-0
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels on a leading truck followed by three sets of coupled driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.

4-6-0s
n. (plural of 4-6-0)

4-6-2
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has four coupled leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels, and a pair of trailing wheels. Also known in UK English as a " Pacific" locomotive.

4-6-2+2-6-4
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a Garratt steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted in opposite directions on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler, and each engine having a 2-6-4 wheel configuration.

4-6-2+2-6-4s
n. (plural of 4-6-2+2-6-4)

4-6-2s
n. (plural of 4-6-2)

4-6-4
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, six coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels in a trailing truck.

4-6-4-4
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a duplex steam locomotive that has four leading wheels in a leading truck followed by six coupled driving wheels, a second set with four coupled driving wheels, and four trailing wheels in a trailing truck.

4-6-4-4s
n. (plural of 4-6-4-4)

4-6-4s
n. (plural of 4-6-4)

4-6-6-2
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with four leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of six driving wheels, and two trailing wheels on a trailing truck.

4-6-6-2s
n. (plural of 4-6-6-2)

4-6-6-4
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with four leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of six driving wheels, and four trailing wheels on a trailing truck.

4-6-6-4s
n. (plural of 4-6-6-4)

4-8-0
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels on a leading truck followed by four sets of coupled driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.

4-8-0s
n. (plural of 4-8-0)

4-8-2
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, eight coupled driving wheels and two trailing wheels in a trailing truck.

4-8-2s
n. (plural of 4-8-2)

4-8-4
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, eight coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels in a trailing truck.

4-8-4+4-8-4
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a Garratt steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted in opposite directions on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler, and each engine having a 4-8-4 wheel configuration.

4-8-4+4-8-4s
n. (plural of 4-8-4+4-8-4)

4-8-4s
n. (plural of 4-8-4)

4-8-6
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, eight coupled driving wheels and six trailing wheels in a trailing truck. The C& O had one planned as their class J4, but it was never built.

4-8-6s
n. (plural of 4-8-6)

4-8-8-2
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with four leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and two trailing wheels on a trailing truck.

4-8-8-2s
n. (plural of 4-8-8-2)

4-8-8-4
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with four leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and four trailing wheels on a trailing truck.

4-8-8-4s
n. (plural of 4-8-8-4)

4-H
n. In the United States, a youth organization administered by the (Cooperative Extension System) of the (United States Department of Agriculture) with the mission of " engaging youth to reach their fullest potential while advancing the field of youth development. "

4-H Club
n. A youth organization supported and sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture, offering courses and lessons in agriculture and home economics.

4-H'er
n. A participant in 4-H.

4-H'ers
n. (plural of 4-H'er)

4-dimensional
a. (alternative form of four-dimensional)

4-foot
alt. 1 (curling) The 4-foot diameter circle in the house 2 (rail transport) (alternative form of four foot) n. 1 (curling) The 4-foot diameter circle in the house 2 (rail transport) (alternative form of four foot)

4-on-the-floor
a. (idiomatic colloquial motor vehicle) (alternative spelling of four-on-the-floor)

4/4
n. (music) A meter of four quarter notes per measure.

40 mike-mike
n. (US Army and Marines military slang) Any weapon firing a 40mm grenade. Often specifically the M203 grenade launcher whether mounted underneath an M-16 or variant. Often in the Marine Corps, the " 40 Mike-Mike" is slang for the '''Mark-19 Automatic 40mm Grenade Launcher'''.

400 meters
n. (standard spelling of from American spelling 400 metres)

400 metres
alt. (athletics) A sprint race over 400 metres. n. (athletics) A sprint race over 400 metres.

404
a. (computing slang) Not found, especially of a web page on the internet.

404 page
n. the result of trying to follow a broken link within a website. A 404 is an error message means that the server could not find the url that was requested within the website.

404 pages
n. (plural of 404 page)

40s
n. 1 The decade of the 1940s. 2 Temperatures from 40 to 49 degrees. 3 (slang) (plural of 40 )Category:English plurals (bottle of beer).

411
n. (slang) The latest scoop, information or news.

419
n. A 419 fraud; any of the various advance-fee frauds in which the scammer solicits up front payments promising large sums of money.

419 fraud
n. A scam in which the solicitor offers large sums of money in return for a smaller up front investment.

419 frauds
n. (plural of 419 fraud)

419 scam
n. A 419 fraud.

419 scammer
n. Someone who commits (Nigerian scam).

419 scams
n. (plural of 419 scam)

419s
n. (plural of 419)

42
n. (alternative form of Texas 42)

420
1 n. A particular type of monohull dinghy with two sails, designed for two people. 2 n. (North America) The consumption of cannabis, or cannabis itself.

420s
n. (plural of 420)

45
n. A gramophone record played at 45 revolutions per minute.

45's
n. (plural of 45)

45s
n. (plural of 45)

470
n. A monohull dinghy, 4. 7 metres in length, with two sails, designed for two people

49er
n. 1 A class of two-handed double-trapeze dinghy (from its maximum length of 16 feet, approx. 4900 millimetres). 2 (alternative spelling of forty-niner) 3 (American football) A player for the (San Francisco 49ers), an NFL team. 4 A student or player on a sports team at (California State University, Long Beach) (more commonly known as " Long Beach State" ). 5 A student or player on a sports team at the (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) (more commonly known as " Charlotte" in a sports ).

49ers
n. (plural of 49er)

4B
init. (British) A grade of pencil with lead that makes darker marks than a pencil grade 3B but lighter marks than a pencil of grade 5B; a pencil with very soft lead.

4D
a. Describes a 3D film experience that is supplemented with synchronized physical effects

4D ultrasound
n. 1 (uncountable) A medical ultrasound technique that produces a sequence of 3D images over time. 2 (countable) An image so produced.

4D ultrasounds
n. (plural of 4D ultrasound)

4F
init. Military draftee rejected for being physically unfit.

4G LTE
n. (communication mobile) (synonym of LTE) (Long Term Evolution)

4GL
n. (programming) Fourth generation language, characterized by having its own operating environment (e. g. , Foxpro, R, Mathematica, AMPL).

4H
init. (British) A grade of pencil with lead that makes lighter marks than a pencil grade 3H but darker marks than a pencil of grade 5H; a pencil with very hard lead.

4NF
init. fourth normal form

4PL
abbr. fourth-party logistics.

4WD
abbr. 1 (automotive) four-wheel drive. 2 Abbreviation of forward

4eva
adv. (Internet slang text messaging) forever. alt. (Internet slang text messaging) forever.

4evah
adv. (Internet slang text messaging) forever. alt. (Internet slang text messaging) forever.

4ever
adv. (Internet slang text messaging) forever. alt. (Internet slang text messaging) forever.

4ktro
n. (demoscene) An intro that can be stored in four kilobytes of memory (intended to challenge the programmer, who must write compact and efficient code to achieve this).

4ktros
n. (plural of 4ktro)

4rum
n. (Internet leet) (alternative spelling of forum) prep. (rare Internet leet) (alternative spelling of from)

4rums
n. (plural of 4rum)

4th
a. (abbreviation of fourth)

4th Cir.
n. (legal) United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

4th grade
n. (alternative spelling of fourth grade)

4th of July
n. (alternative spelling of Fourth of July)

4to
n. 1 (paper) (abbreviation of quarto), a paper size. 2 (printing) (abbreviation of quarto), a corresponding book size.

4tos
n. (plural of 4to)

4tw
abbr. (Internet slang) for the win. alt. (Internet slang) for the win.

4x2
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4x2s
n. (plural of 4x2)

4x4
1 n. A piece of timber with a cross section of 4 inches square. 2 n. 1 (automotive) A four-wheel drive vehicle with a four-speed transmission. 2 (automotive) A four-wheel vehicle with four-wheel-drive. 3 (automotive) By extension, any four-wheel-drive vehicle.

4x4x4s
n. (plural of 4x4x4)

5 o'clock shadow
n. (alternative form of five o'clock shadow)

5 o'clock shadows
n. (plural of 5 o'clock shadow)

5 o'clock traffic
n. rush hour traffic.

5 percenter
alt. A member of the Five-Percent Nation or Nation of Gods and Earths. n. A member of the Five-Percent Nation or Nation of Gods and Earths.

5 second delay
n. (alternative name of: broadcast delay)

5' cap
n. (biochemistry) A specially altered nucleotide end to the 5' end of precursor messenger RNA and some other primary RNA transcripts as found in eukaryotes and caliciviruses, vital to creating mature messenger RNA which is then able to undergo translation.

5' end
n. (biochemistry genetics) A nucleic acid strand which terminates at the chemical group attached to the fifth carbon in the sugar-ring.

5-O
n. (US slang street slang) The police.

5-cell
n. (mathematics) A four-dimensional object equivalent to a tetrahedron, constructed out of five tetrahedra.

5-cells
n. (plural of 5-cell)

5-hydroxytryptamine
n. The neurotransmitter serotonin.

5-methoxy-dimethyltryptamine
n. (organic compound) A potent hallucinogenic drug that is a methyl ether of dimethyltryptamine

5-second delay
n. (alternative name of: broadcast delay)

5-second delays
n. (plural of 5-second delay)

5-star
a. luxurious and expensive.

50+
n. The age group of persons over the age of fifty.

50-50
n. (alternative form of fifty-fifty)

50-gon
n. A fifty-sided polygon.

5000 meters
n. (standard spelling of from American spelling 5000 metres)

5000 metres
alt. (athletics) A long-distance running race over 5000 metres. n. (athletics) A long-distance running race over 5000 metres.

506U78
n. nelarabine.

50s
n. 1 The decade of the 1950s. 2 Temperatures from 50 to 59 degrees.

51 percent
alt. A narrow or bare majority. n. A narrow or bare majority.

52 pickup
n. A card game played as a practical joke, wherein the " dealer" throws the deck of cards in the air, and the other player must pick them up off the floor.

52-card pickup
n. A card game played as a practical joke, wherein the " dealer" throws the deck of cards in the air, and the other player must pick them up off the floor.

527
n. (US) A tax-exempt organization whose role is to influence the selection, nomination, election, appointment or defeat of candidates for federal, state or local public office.

540
n. The act of spinning 540 degrees in the air, making 1 1/2 turns.

540s
n. (plural of 540)

56k
n. An Internet connection nominally capable of download speeds up to 56 kbit/s (56, 000 bits per second).

5B
init. (British) A grade of pencil with lead that makes darker marks than a pencil grade 4B but lighter marks than a pencil of grade 6B; a pencil with very soft lead.

5GL
n. (programming) High-level, constraint-based programming languages (e. g. Prolog).

5H
init. (British) A grade of pencil with lead that makes lighter marks than a pencil grade 4H but darker marks than a pencil of grade 6H; a pencil with very hard lead.

5NF
init. fifth normal form

5S
abbr. sort, straighten, shine, standardize, sustain: a workplace discipline used to ensure reliable work practices and a clean working environment, now used in the West but originally from Japan.

5W1H
init. The 6 basic question words in English, with 5 of them beginning with “w” (what, when, where, who, why) and 1 of them beginning with “h” (how).

5ever
adv. (Internet slang humorous) For a very long time; beyond forever.

5s
n. (plural of 5)

5th
a. (abbreviation of fifth)

5th Cir.
n. (legal) United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

5th grade
n. (alternative spelling of fifth grade)

5′
a. (informal) Relatively close to the 5′ end of a strand of DNA. n. That end of any DNA strand that has a terminal phosphate group.

6
n. MI6; the agency or a particular agent.

6-2-0
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has an unpowered three-axle leading truck followed by a single powered driving axle.

6-2-0s
n. (plural of 6-2-0)

6-4-4-6
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a duplex steam locomotive that has six coupled leading wheels in a leading truck, two sets of four driving wheels, and a six coupled trailing wheels in a trailing truck.

6-4-4-6s
n. (plural of 6-4-4-6)

6-8-6
n. Under the Whyte_notation system, a steam locomotive that has six leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, eight coupled driving wheels and six trailing wheels in a trailing truck.

6-8-6s
n. (plural of 6-8-6)

6-foot
n. (alternative form of six foot)

6/8
n. (music) A meter of six eighth notes per measure.

600-cell
n. (mathematics) A four-dimensional object equivalent to an icosahedron, constructed out of six hundred tetrahedron.

600-cells
n. (plural of 600-cell)

606
n. arsphenamine.

60s
n. 1 The decade of the 1960s. 2 Temperatures from 60 to 69 degrees.

64-pounder
n. (nautical) A muzzleloading gun capable of firing shells weighing sixty-four pounds

64mo
n. A size of paper or book: 1. 87" -2. 5" x 2. 5" -3. 125" .

64th note
n. (music) A note whose duration is one sixty-fourth that of a whole note.

64th notes
n. (plural of 64th note)

68-95-99.7 rule
n. (singulare tantum statistics) The rule that a normal distribution will have 68% of its observations within one standard deviation of the mean, 95% within two, and 99. 7% within three.

69
n. (sexuality) (alternative form of sixty-nine)

69s
n. (plural of 69)

6B
init. (British) A grade of pencil with lead that makes darker marks than a pencil grade 5B; a pencil with extremely soft lead.

6DOF
init. 6 degrees Of freedom; the range of movements allowed in a virtual reality system and related games, namely those in the x-direction, y-direction and z-direction, or pitch, yaw and roll respectively

6H
init. (British) A grade of pencil with lead that makes lighter marks than a pencil grade 5H; a pencil with extremely hard lead.

6NF
init. sixth normal form

6in4
n. an Internet transition mechanism for migrating from Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) to IPv6.

6mo
n. (paper printing) sexto, sixmo.

6s
n. (plural of 6)

6th
a. (abbreviation of sixth)

6th Cir.
n. (legal) United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

6th grade
n. (alternative spelling of sixth grade)

6to
n. (paper printing) sixmo, sexto.

6x6
n. (automotive) a six-wheeled vehicle with six-wheel drive (each wheel has powered drive)

7 second delay
n. (alternative name of: broadcast delay)

7-11
n. Any of a chain of 24-hour convenience stores found across North America. n. A chain of 24-hour convenience stores found across North America.

7-6 suspension
n. (music) a suspension that has the suspended note a seventh (plus any number that is a multiple of seven) from the bass move down a step to the note in the chord where the suspension is happening that is a sixth (plus any number that is a multiple of seven) above the bass note