A word of more specific meaning than a general or superordinate term applicable to it. (e.g. spoon is a specific form of cutlery)
A word that means two opposite things (e.g. 'sanction' means to permit and to punish)
Two words that are spelled the same, but have different meanings and pronunciation, or vice versa (e.g. the 'bow' of a ship vs. an archer's 'bow' or 'no' vs. 'know')
Another word that means the same thing (e.g. 'diminutive' is another word for 'small')
A word coined for something old to distinguish it from something newer (e.g. telephones became 'landlines' after cell phones became popular)
A term based on a person's name, typically as an homage (e.g. 'boycott' is a means to force change via financial pressures named for Charles Boycott)
Two words that are spelled the same, but have different meanings and pronunciations (e.g. 'lead' means to guide [leed] or a heavy, gray metal [led])
A word formed by taking the first letter of each word in a title or phrase (e.g. 'SCUBA' means Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus)
A word that means the opposite of another (e.g. 'big' is the opposite of 'small')
A word used to describe the people from a particular place (e.g. people from Italy are 'Italians')
A name for a place or a group of people that differs from the one used by natives of that place (e.g. the Austrian city of Wien is known as 'Vienna' to many foreigners)
A word used as a substitute for something else with which it is closely associated. (e.g. 'the badge' to refer to the police)
A name derived from the father's name (e.g. the surname 'Johnson' derives from 'John's son')
A name used alone to describe a specific person (e.g. you don't need a last name if your name is 'Cher')
A false name that one, especially an author, performs works under (e.g. Stephen King wrote several books as 'Richard Bachman')
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