WORD FAMILIES
One root. A family of words.
Connect words through shared components and learn them together.
2004 word families
brim3 related words
edge
brim · brimful · brimming
brisk2 related words
lively
briskly · briskness
british3 related words
of britain
anti-british · non-british · pro-british
broadway3 related words
proper noun
broadway-style · off-broadway
broker3 related words
agent
broker · broker-dealer · stockbroker
bronto2 related words
thunder
brontosaur · brontosaurus
bronze3 related words
alloy
bronze · bronzed · gilt-bronze
brother6 related words
male sibling
brotherhood · brotherly · half-brother
brush9 related words
tool
brushed · brushing · brushstroke
bubble3 related words
a thin sphere of liquid enclosing air
bubble · bubble-gum · bubblegum
buddh2 related words
buddha
buddhism · buddhist
budget9 related words
financial plan
big-budget · budget-busting · budget-conscious
buffoon2 related words
clown
buffoonery · buffoonish
build15 related words
construct
build-down · buildup · homebuilder
built10 related words
constructed
american-built · french-built · home-built
bulk3 related words
mass
bulk · bulking · bulky
bump3 related words
to strike
bump · bumper · bumping
bunch2 related words
cluster
bunched · bunching
buoy2 related words
float
buoyancy · buoyant
burden5 related words
load
burdensome · overburden · overburdened
bureau4 related words
desk
bureaucracy · bureaucrat · bureaucratic
burner2 related words
heating unit
six-burner · two-burner
burse4 related words
purse
disburse · disbursement · reimburse
business22 related words
commercial activity
agribusiness · all-business · anti-business
busy2 related words
occupied
busybody · busywork
buy3 related words
to purchase
buy · buy-sell · buying
buzz4 related words
sound
buzzer · buzzsaw · buzzword
caco2 related words
bad
cacophonous · cacophony
cake4 related words
baked sweet food
cake · cupcake · shortcake
caliber2 related words
quality
championship-caliber · high-caliber
call6 related words
summon
call · caller · calling
calli2 related words
beautiful
calligrapher · calligraphic
calor3 related words
heat
caloric · calorie
canadian3 related words
pertaining to canada
canadian-american · canadian-style · french-canadian
cancel3 related words
to cross out
cancellation · cancelled
cancer9 related words
disease
anti-cancer · breast-cancer · cancer-fighting
candy3 related words
sweet confection
candy · candy-apple · cotton-candy
canoe2 related words
boat
canoeing · canoeist
cap75 related words
take; hold
accept · acceptance · accepted
capital10 related words
wealth
capital-intensive · capitalism · capitalist
capsul4 related words
small container
capsular · encapsulate · encapsulated
captive2 related words
held
captive-bred · captive-breeding
carcer3 related words
prison
incarcerate · incarceration
cardio9 related words
heart
cardiologist · cardiorespiratory · cardiothoracic
carn9 related words
flesh
carnage · carnitine · carnivore
carpet4 related words
floor covering
carpet · carpeting · red-carpet
carto3 related words
map
cartographer · cartographic · cartography
cash12 related words
money
all-cash · cash-balance · cash-rich
caste3 related words
social class
high-caste · low-caste · upper-caste
cata21 related words
down
cataclysm · cataclysmic · catacomb
catch6 related words
to seize
catch · catch-up · catchable
caten2 related words
chain
catenary · concatenate
catholic3 related words
universal
catholic · catholicism · catholicity
caus7 related words
cause
causal · causality · causation
caval3 related words
horse
cavalier · cavalry
ceal3 related words
hide
concealed · concealing
cease4 related words
stop
cease · cease-fire · ceaseless
ced49 related words
go; yield
abscess · access · antecedence
cede6 related words
go
accede · concede · intercede
celebr5 related words
honor
celebrant · celebration · celebrity
Families include roots and modern derivations. These learning connections do not imply that every member has exactly the same historical origin.