* WORDS and GRAMMAR *

NOUN a word used to denote the name of something [n -S] : NOUNAL, NOUNLESS [adj], NOUNALLY [adv]
VERB a word used to express an act, occurrence, or mode of being [n -S]
WORD to express in words (speech sounds that communicate meaning) [v -ED, -ING, -S]

DERRY a meaningless word used in the chorus of old songs [n -RIES]
HAPAX a word that occurs only once [n -ES]
LENIS a speech sound pronounced with little or no aspiration [n LENES]
MODAL a verb used with other verbs to express mood or taste [n -S]
PARSE to describe and analyze grammatically [v PARSED, PARSING, PARSES] : PARSABLE [adj]
SELAH a word of unknown meaning often marking the end of a verse in the Psalms [n -S]
WORDY using many or too many words [adj WORDIER, WORDIEST]

ABLAUT a patterned change in root vowels of verb forms [n -S]
ACCENT to pronounce with prominence [v -ED, -ING, -S]
ADNOUN an adjective when used as a noun [n -S]
ADVERB a word used to modify the meaning of a verb, adjective, or other adverb [n -S]
AORIST a verb tense [n -S] : AORISTIC [adj]
ATELIC pertaining to a type of verb form [adj]
ATONIC an unaccented syllable or word [n -S]
BYWORD a well-known saying [n -S]
CALQUE to model a word's meaning upon that of an analogous word in another language [v CALQUED, CALQUING, CALQUES]
CLITIC a word pronounced as part of a neighboring word [n -S]
DATIVE a grammatical case [n -S] : DATIVAL [adj], DATIVELY [adv]
DEIXIS the specifying function of some words [n DEIXISES]
ETYMON the earliest known form of a word [n -MA or -MONS]
FORTIS a consonant pronounced with relatively strong release of breath [n -TES]
GERUND a verbal noun [n -S]
HYPHEN to connect words or syllables with a hyphen (a mark of punctuation) [v -ED, -ING, -S] : HYPHENIC [adj]
LEXEME a linguistic unit [n -S] : LEXEMIC [adj]
MEDIAL a sound, syllable, or letter in the middle of a word [n -S]
PENULT the next to last syllable in a word [n -S]
PHRASE to express in words [v PHRASED, PHRASING, PHRASES]
PLURAL a word that expresses more than one [n -S]
PREFIX to add as a prefix (a form affixed to the beginning of a root word) [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
PROLIX tediously long and wordy [adj] : PROLIXLY [adv]
REWORD to state again in other words [v -ED, -ING, -S]
RHOTIC pertaining to a dialect of English in which the letter R at the end of a syllable is pronounced [adj]
SUFFIX to add as a suffix (a form affixed to the end of a root word) [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
SUPINE a Latin verbal noun [n -S]
SYNTAX the way in which words are put together to form phrases and sentences [n -ES]
TAXEME a minimum grammatical feature of selection [n -S] : TAXEMIC [adj]
TMESIS the separation of the parts of a compound word by an intervening word or words [n TMESES]
ULTIMA the last syllable of a word [n -S]
VERBAL a word derived from a verb [n -S]
VERBID a {verbal=n} [n -S]
ZEUGMA the use of a word to modify or govern two or more words, while applying to each in a different sense [n -S] : ZEUGMATIC

ACRONYM a word formed from the initials of a compound term or series of words [n -S]
ANAGOGE a spiritual interpretation of words [n -S] : ANAGOGIC [adj]
ANAGOGY {anagoge=n} [n -GIES]
ANAGRAM to transpose the letters of a word or phrase to form a new one [v -GRAMMED, -GRAMMING, -GRAMS]
ANAPHOR a word or phrase that takes reference from a preceding word or phrase [n -S]
ANTONYM a word opposite in meaning to another [n -S]
APHESIS the loss of an unstressed vowel from the beginning of a word [n -ESES] : APHETIC [adj]
APOCOPE an omission of the last sound of a word [n -S] : APOCOPIC [adj]
DEICTIC a word or phrase that specifies identity or location [n -S]
DICTION choice and use of words in speech or writing [n -S]
ECTASIS the lengthening of a usually short syllable [n -TASES] : ECTATIC [adj]
ELATIVE an adjectival form in some languages [n -S]
GRAMMAR the study of the formal features of a language [n -S] : GRAMMARIAN(s)
HASHTAG	a word or phrase preceded by the symbol # that categorizes the accompanying text [n -S]
HYPONYM a word that denotes a subcategory [n -S]
JUSSIVE a word used to express command [n -S]
KENNING a metaphorical compound word or phrase [n -S]
KEYWORD a significant word [n -S]
LACONIC using a minimum of words [adj]
LEXICAL pertaining to the words of a language [adj]
LEXICON a dictionary [n -CA or -CONS]
MERONYM	a term for a part of something that is used to denote the whole of it [n -S] : MERONYMY
METONYM a word used in metonymy [n -S]
MISWORD to word wrongly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
MOUILLE pronounced with the front of the tongue against the palate [adj]
NEOLOGY a new word or phrase [n -GIES] : NEOLOGIC [adj]
NOMINAL a word functioning as a noun [n -S]
NONPAST a verb form that lacks an inflection for a past tense [n -S]
NONWORD a word that has no meaning [n -S]
OXYTONE a word having heavy stress on the last syllable [n -S]
PALABRA a word [n -S]
PARONYM a word having the same root as another [n -S]
PASSIVE a verb form [n -S]
PHRASAL pertaining to a group of two or more associated words [adj]
PREVERB a prefix or particle preceding the root of a verb [n -S]
PRONOUN a word that may be used in place of a noun [n -S]
PROVERB to make a byword of [v -ED, -ING, -S]
SIMPLEX a simple word [n -PLEXES, -PLICES, or -PLICIA]
SNIGLET a word coined for something not having a name [n -S]
STATIVE a verb that expresses a condition [n -S]
SYNESIS a type of grammatical construction [n -SISES]
SYNCOPE the contraction of a word by omitting one or more sounds from the middle [n -S] : SYNCOPAL, SYNCOPIC [adj]
SYNONYM a word having the same meaning as another [n -S]
TAGMEME the smallest unit of meaningful grammatical relation [n -S], TAGMEMIC(s)
VERBIFY to use as a verb [v -FIED, -FYING, -FIES]
VERBILE one whose mental imagery consists of words [n -S]
VERBOSE {wordy=adj} [adj]
VOCABLE a word [n -S]
VOCABLY in a manner that may be voiced aloud [adv]
VOCALIC a vowel sound [n -S]
VOCALLY with the voice [adv]
WORDAGE the number of words used [n -S]
WORDILY in a wordy manner [adv]
WORDING the act or style of expressing in words [n -S]

ABLATIVE a grammatical case [n -S]
ACROSTIC a poem in which certain letters taken in order form a word or phrase [n -S]
AGENTIVE a word part that denotes the doer of an action [n -S]
ANAPHORA the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses or sentences [n -S]
ASSONANT a word or syllable that resembles another in sound [n -S] : ASSONATE
ASSONATE	to use a word or syllable that resembles another in sound [v -NATED, -NATING, -NATES] : ASSONANT(s)
BLANKETY	used as a euphemism for an unmentionable word [n -TIES]
BUZZWORD a word used to impress someone [n -S]
CHIASMUS a reversal of word order between parallel phrases [n -MI] : CHIASTIC [adj]
CODEBOOK a book listing words and their coded equivalents [n -S]
CUSSWORD a profane or obscene word [n -S]
DEVERBAL derived from a verb [adj] : DEVERBALS
DIERESIS the separation of two vowels into two syllables [n DIERESES] : DIERETIC [adj]
DURATIVE a type of {verb=n} [n -S]
ELLIPSIS an omission of a word or words in a sentence [n -LIPSES]
ENCLITIC a word pronounced as part of the preceding word [n -S]
EQUIVOKE a play on words [n -S]
FOREWORD an introductory statement [n -S]
GENITIVE a grammatical case [n -S]
HEADWORD a word put at the beginning [n -S]
HYPERNYM	a word that denotes a broad category that includes more specific words [n -S]
ILLATIVE a word or phrase introducing an inference [n -S]
LEXIGRAM	a symbol representing a word [n -S]
LOANWORD a word taken from another language [n -S]
LOCATIVE a type of grammatical case [n -S]
LOGOGRAM a symbol used to represent an entire word [n -S]
LOGOMACH one given to arguing about words [n -S]
LOGOTYPE a piece of type bearing a syllable, word, or words [n -S]
LOGOTYPY the use of logotypes [n -TYPIES]
MALAPROP a humorous misuse of a word [n -S]
MERONYMY	the semantic relationship between a part and the whole [n -MIES] : MERONYM(s)
OPTATIVE a mood of verbs that expresses a wish or desire [n -S]
OVERWORD a word or phrase repeated at intervals in a song [n -S]
OXYMORON a combination of contradictory or incongruous words [n -MORA]
PARAGOGE the addition of a sound or sounds at the end of a word [n -S]
PASSWORD a secret word that must be spoken to gain admission [n -S]
PHRASING manner or style of verbal expression [n -S]
PLEONASM the use of needless words [n -S]
POSTBASE following a base word [adj]
POSTPOSE to place (a word or phrase) after a grammatically related word [v -POSED, -POSING, -POSES]
PRETERIT a past tense in grammar [n -S]
RHEMATIC pertaining to a {verb=n} [adj]
SINGULAR a word form that denotes one person or thing [n -S]
SOLECISE to {solecize=v} [v -CISED, -CISING, -CISES]
SOLECISM an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence [n -S]
SOLECIST one who solecizes [n -S]
SOLECIZE to use solecisms [v -CIZED, -CIZING, -CIZES]
SPELLING a sequence of letters composing a word [n -S]
STOPWORD a frequently used word that is not searchable by search engines [n -S]
SUBVOCAL mentally formulated as words [adj]
SYLLABIC a speech sound of high sonority [n -S]
SYLLABLE to pronounce syllables (units of spoken language) [v -BLED, -BLING, -BLES]
TAGMEMIC pertaining to a grammar in which a tagmeme is the basic unit [adj] : TAGMEMICS
UNIVOCAL a word having only one meaning [n -S]
UNSTRESS a syllable having relatively weak stress [n -ES]
VELARIZE to pronounce with the back of the tongue touching the soft palate [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES]
VERBALLY in a spoken manner [adv]
VERBATIM word for word [adv]
VERBIAGE an excess of words [n -S]
VERBLESS lacking a verb [adj]
VOCATIVE a grammatical case used in some languages [n -S]
WATCHCRY a {password=n} [n -CRIES]
WORDBOOK a dictionary [n -S]
WORDLESS being without words [adj] : WORDLESSLY WORDLESSNESS
WORDPLAY a witty exchange of words [n -PLAYS]

ADJECTIVE [n -S] : ADJECTIVELY, ADJECTIVAL, ADJECTIVALLY
ADVERBIAL [n -S] : ADVERBIALLY
AFTERWORD [n -S]
CATCHWORD [n -S]
CROSSWORD [n -S]
DEVERBALS
ECPHRASIS	ekphrasis, a literary description of work of art [n ECPHRASES] :
EKPHRASIS	a literary description of work of art [n EKPHRASES] : ECPHRASIS
GUIDEWORD [n -S]
NONVERBAL : NONVERBALLY
PREVERBAL
SWEARWORD [n -S]
SYLLEPSIS a particular kind of zeugma [n SYLLEPSES] : SYLLEPTIC [adj]
VERBALISM [n -S]
VERBALIST [n -S] : VERBALISTIC
VERBALIZE [v -LIZED, -LIZING, -LIZES] : VERBALIZER(s)
VERBICIDE [n -S]
VERBOSELY
VERBOSITY [n -TIES]
WATCHWORD [n -S]
WORDINESS [n -ES]
WORDSMITH [n -S] : WORDSMITHERY

DISYLLABLE [n -S] : DISSYLLABLE(s), DISYLLABIC
GRAMMARIAN [n -S]
NOMINATIVE [n -S]
PROVERBIAL : PROVERBIALLY
VERBALIZER [n -S]
WORDLESSLY
WORDMONGER [n -S]

ADVERBIALLY
DEVERBATIVE [n -S]
DISSYLLABLE [n -S] : DISYLLABLE(s)
GRAMMATICAL
NONVERBALLY
TRISYLLABLE [n -S] : TRISYLLABIC
VERBALISTIC
VERBOSENESS [n -ES]

ANAGRAMMATIC
DECASYLLABIC [n -S]
DECASYLLABLE [n -S]
DIAGRAMMATIC
EPIGRAMMATIC
MONOSYLLABLE [n -S] : MONOSYLLABIC
OCTOSYLLABIC [n -S]
OCTOSYLLABLE [n -S]
POLYSYLLABLE [n -S] : POLYSYLLABIC
PROVERBIALLY
UNVERBALIZED
WORDLESSNESS [n -ES]
WORDSMITHERY : WORDSMITHERIES

ANAGRAMMATIZE [v -D -S -ZING]
BOUSTROPHEDON [n -s], BOUSTROPHEDONIC
GRAMMATICALLY
VERBALIZATION [n -S]
VERBIGERATION [n -S]
UNGRAMMATICAL

ANAGRAMMATICAL
GRAMMATICALITY
NONGRAMMATICAL

GRAMMATICALNESS
HENDECASYLLABIC
HENDECASYLLABLE


* List compiled from OWL3 + OWL2 + Long List by Rebecca Slivka