WORD FAMILIES
One root. A family of words.
Connect words through shared components and learn them together.
204 word families · C
chic2 related words
stylish
chicest · ultra-chic
chief6 related words
leader
chief · chiefdom · chiefly
china3 related words
china
anti-china · china · pro-china
chinese6 related words
of china
anti-chinese · chinese-language · chinese-made
chir3 related words
hand
chiral · chirality
chiro2 related words
hand
chiropractic · chiropractor
chlor11 related words
green
chloramine · chlordane · chloride
chol6 related words
bile
cholangitis · melancholia · melancholic
chole3 related words
bile
cholecystectomy · cholesteatoma · cholesterol
cholesterol3 related words
cholesterol
cholesterol · hypercholesterolaemic · hypercholesterolemia
chord3 related words
string
chord · chordal · clavichord
choreo5 related words
dance
choreograph · choreographed · choreographer
chosen4 related words
selected
ill-chosen · self-chosen · unchosen
christ4 related words
christ
christ · christen · christian
christmas3 related words
the christian holiday
after-christmas · christmas · post-christmas
chron20 related words
time
anachronism · anachronistic · anachronistically
chrono7 related words
time
chronograph · chronological · chronologically
cid27 related words
cut; kill
bactericidal · circumcised · circumciser
cide11 related words
killing
fratricide · germicide · herbicide
cigar3 related words
cigar
cigar · cigarette · cigarillo
ciner3 related words
ash
incinerate · incinerated · incineration
cipher7 related words
code
decipher · decipherable · deciphering
cipit7 related words
head
precipitant · precipitate · precipitating
circum19 related words
around
circumcise · circumcised · circumciser
cite2 related words
to call
excite · incitement
cited2 related words
quoted
oft-cited · often-cited
city6 related words
urban area
big-city · central-city · city
civ4 related words
citizen
civic · civics · civil
civilian2 related words
civilian
civilian-military · civilianization
clam19 related words
cry out; call
acclaim · acclaimed · acclamation
clasp2 related words
to fasten
clasped · clasper
classic7 related words
of the highest class
classic · classical · classically
claw7 related words
noun
claw-foot · claw-like · clawed
clay3 related words
substance
clay · clay-court · clay-like
clean12 related words
free from dirt
clean-air · clean-burning · clean-shaven
clerk2 related words
office worker
clerkship · salesclerk
clever2 related words
mentally sharp
cleverly · cleverness
cliff4 related words
steep rock face
cliff-hanger · cliffhanger · cliffside
clin9 related words
to lean
declination · declining · inclination
clinton4 related words
proper name
anti-clinton · clinton-era · clintonian
cloak2 related words
covering garment
cloaked · cloakroom
clock3 related words
timepiece
clock · clockmaker · counterclockwise
cloth11 related words
fabric
cloth · clothed · clothes
cloud6 related words
visible mass of condensed water vapor
cloud · cloud-seeding · cloudiness
clown2 related words
comic performer
clowning · clownish
clud46 related words
close; shut
close · closed · closer
clude4 related words
to shut
exclude · preclude · seclude
clump2 related words
mass
clumped · clumping
clunk2 related words
sound
clunker · clunky
clysm2 related words
wash
cataclysm · cataclysmic
coal5 related words
fuel
charcoal · coal · coal-burning
coarse6 related words
rough
coarse-ground · coarsely · coarseness
coast5 related words
shore
coast · coastal · coaster
coat15 related words
garment
bluecoat · coatless · coatrack
cocc6 related words
seed
coccus · staphylococcal · staphylococci
coct2 related words
cook
concoct · concocted
cogit3 related words
think
cogitation · incogitant
cogn18 related words
know; learn
cognition · cognitional · cognitive
col32 related words
together
collaborate · collaborative · collapse
collect15 related words
gather
collectibles · collective · collectively
Families include roots and modern derivations. These learning connections do not imply that every member has exactly the same historical origin.