Modifier

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or word group.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. One who, or that which, modifies.
  • n. A word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or phrase.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One who, or that which, modifies.
  • n. A word or phrase that modifies another word, phrase, or sentence, usually by limiting the scope or restricting the meaning of the sentence element modified.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who or that which modifies.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
  • n. a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene
  • n. a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising
  • n. a person who changes something
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Gene    cistron    factor    moderator   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    qualifier   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    infinitive    keyword    gerund    subunit