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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.

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