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• a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
Example sentence• She brewed a soothing tea using dried herbs. |
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adjective satellite
• of surpassing excellence
Example sentence• The view from the mountaintop was superb. |
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Example sentence• Please do not disturb me while I am working. |
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noun
• an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
verb
• lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
Example sentence• The government is implementing new policies to curb pollution. |
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noun
• an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
Example sentence• He tripped and fell onto the kerb. |
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noun
• the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
Example sentence• I need to remember that 'dance' is a verb. |
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noun
• a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)
Example sentence• I have to write a blurb for my upcoming book. |
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verb
• disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
Example sentence• The loud noise from the construction site perturbed the students during their exam. |
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noun
• (audio effects) An electronic effect which simulates echoes or reverberations in the sound signal being processed.
Example sentence• The guitar was played with heavy reverb, creating a dreamy atmosphere. |
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noun
• any of various herbaceous plants whose leaves or stems or flowers are cooked and used for food or seasoning
Example sentence• I added some potherbs to the soup for extra flavor. |
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noun
• a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
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noun
• the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
Example sentence• Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. |
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adjective satellite
• sour or bitter in taste
Example sentence• Her acerb remark offended everyone in the room. |
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noun
• European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated flower or self-sown grainfield weed; introduced in North America; sometimes classified as a soapwort
Example sentence• The cows in the field enjoyed grazing on the cowherb. |
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Example sentence• In some languages, a preverb is a morpheme that attaches to the beginning of a verb. |
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noun
• a verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with
Example sentence• An auxiliary verb is a verb that adds functional or grammatical meaning to the main verb in a sentence. |
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noun
• tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
Example sentence• The balsam herb is commonly used in traditional medicine. |
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noun
• leaves make a popular tisane; young leaves used in salads or cooked
Example sentence• She brewed a tea using a healing herb to soothe her upset stomach. |
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noun
• an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence
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noun
• an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality
Example sentence• A modal auxiliary verb is a type of verb that is used to indicate modality, such as possibility, permission, necessity, or ability. |
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noun
• a transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect object
Example sentence• In the sentence 'She gave him the book,' the verb 'gave' is a doubly transitive verb. |
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noun
• a verb in the imperative mood.
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noun
• a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object
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noun
• an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality
Example sentence• A modal verb is a type of auxiliary verb that is used to express modality, which is the speaker's attitude toward the likelihood, desirability, or necessity of the action or state expressed by the main verb. |
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noun
• a verb form expressing action as complete or as implying the notion of completion, conclusion, or result.
Example sentence• The sentence was made more concise by using a perfective verb. |
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noun
• A verb that explicitly conveys the kind of speech act being performed.
Example sentence• She apologized for her mistake, which is a performative verb. |
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noun
• an English verb followed by one or more particles where the combination behaves as a syntactic and semantic unit
Example sentence• In English grammar, a phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and a particle or preposition that functions as a single semantic unit. |
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noun
• a verb whose agent performs an action that is directed at the agent
Example sentence• In Spanish, the reflexive verb 'vestirse' means 'to dress oneself.' |
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noun
• a verb form expressing action as single in its occurrence without repetition or continuation.
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noun
• a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical
Example sentence• A transitive verb requires a direct object to complete its meaning. |
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noun
• plant of Europe and Asia having purplish-red flowers and hairy stems and leaves; introduced into North America
Example sentence• The hairy willowherb is a common wildflower found in meadows. |
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noun
• a plant of the genus Epilobium having pink or yellow flowers and seeds with silky hairs
Example sentence• The willowherb flowers are usually pink or purple in color. |
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noun
• a mixture of finely chopped fresh herbs
Example sentence• The chef sprinkled fines herbes on top of the omelette. |
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noun
• tall North American perennial with creeping rootstocks and narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent clearings; an important honey plant
Example sentence• The giant willowherb grows in wet and disturbed habitats. |
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noun
• That state of an adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison or relation to increase or diminution.
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noun
• That state of an adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison or relation to increase or diminution.
Example sentence• A positive-degree adverb modifies a verb in its base form. |
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noun
• tall North American perennial with creeping rootstocks and narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent clearings; an important honey plant
Example sentence• The rosebay willowherb is a common wildflower found in many parts of North America. |
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noun
• any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad
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