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WORD FAMILIES

One root. A family of words.

Connect words through shared components and learn them together.

英语词根与词族查询

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按词根拼写或中文含义查询,从一个词根找到一组相关单词。

Families include roots and modern word bases. For an individual word’s meaning or origin, use the etymology dictionary.

2004 word families

abandon2 related words

give up

abandoned · abandonment
abortion4 related words

termination of pregnancy

anti-abortion · pro-abortion
about4 related words

around

about · about-face · hereabouts
abs9 related words

away

abscess · abscission · abscond
absent5 related words

away

absentee · absently · absentmindedly
abundance2 related words

large quantity

overabundance · superabundance
abysm2 related words

abyss

abysmal · abysmally
academ2 related words

school

academia · academic
accent4 related words

stress

accentuate · accentuation · unaccented
accept4 related words

receive

accept · acceptability · unacceptability
acerb4 related words

bitter

acerbic · acerbity · exacerbate
ache4 related words

pain

ache · backache · earache
acr2 related words

sharp

acrid · acrylic
acri2 related words

sharp

acrimonious · acrimony
act56 related words

act; do

act · acting · action
acu3 related words

sharp

acupressure · acupuncture · acupuncturist
adapt5 related words

to fit

adapt · adaptability · adapter
adeno4 related words

gland

adenocarcinoma · adenopathy · adenovirus
adequate3 related words

sufficient

inadequate · inadequately
advantage3 related words

benefit

advantage · advantageously · disadvantageous
aem4 related words

blood

anaemic · ischaemic
aero26 related words

air

aerate · aerator · aerial
afrika3 related words

africa

afrikaans · afrikaner
afro3 related words

african

afro-brazilian · afro-caribbean · afro-cuban
agency2 related words

organization

interagency · multi-agency
agger4 related words

heap

exaggerate · exaggeration
aggression2 related words

hostile behavior

non-aggression · nonaggression
agog6 related words

lead

demagogic · pedagogic · pedagogical
agro2 related words

field

agronomist · agronomy
agul4 related words

to drive

coagulant · coagulate · coagulated
ail2 related words

to trouble

ailing · ailment
aim3 related words

purpose

aimless · aimlessly
alarm3 related words

warning signal

alarm · five-alarm · four-alarm
alb3 related words

white

albedo · albino · album
alert2 related words

watchful

alertly · alertness
alkali2 related words

base

alkaline · alkalinity
allerg2 related words

allergy

allergenic · allergist
alley2 related words

narrow street

alleyway · back-alley
allo6 related words

different

allograft · allometric · allometry
alphabet2 related words

set of letters

alphabetically · alphabetize
alt7 related words

high

altar · altitude · alto
alter13 related words

change

alterable · alteration · altered
altru4 related words

other

altruist · altruistic
amateur2 related words

amateur

amateurish · amateurism
ambul4 related words

walk

ambulance · ambulation · perambulate
amor4 related words

love

amoroso · amorous · enamor
amphi3 related words

both

amphibian · amphibious
ampli3 related words

large

amplification · amplifier
amyl2 related words

starch

amyloid · amyloidosis
ana29 related words

up

anabolic · anaclitic · anadromous
analysis3 related words

examination

analysis · psychoanalysis · self-analysis
ander2 related words

man

philander · philanderer
angel3 related words

messenger

angelic · archangel
angio6 related words

vessel

angiogram · angiography · angioplasty
anglo4 related words

english

anglo-french · anglo-irish · anglophile
anim25 related words

life; spirit

anima · animadvert · animal
animal2 related words

living creature

animal-like · animal-print
ankle5 related words

body part

ankle-deep · ankle-high · ankle-length
ann3 related words

year

annals · annual
annu7 related words

year

annualized · annually · annuity

Families include roots and modern derivations. These learning connections do not imply that every member has exactly the same historical origin.

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