Connected word reference

English words and connected roots — page 3

Explore 617 selected English words with curated root connections. The interactive app contains the full dictionary.

• democracy

  a system of government by the whole population, typically through elected representatives

• democrat

  A supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France).

• democratic

  Pertaining to democracy; constructed upon or in line with the principle of government chosen by the people.

• demography

  The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.

• demonology

  The study of demons, especially the incantations required to summon and control them.

• dendrite

  A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendron.

• deposit

  a sum of money placed in a bank; a layer of material

• dermatology

  the branch of medicine dealing with the skin

• describe

  to give a detailed account of something in words

• diagnosis

  the identification of the nature of an illness by examination

• dialect

  A lect (often a regional or minority language) as part of a group or family of languages, especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted with a standardized idiom that is considered the 'true' form of the language (for example, Bavarian as contrasted with Standard German).

• dialog

  Uncommon spelling of dialogue.

• dialogue

  a conversation between two or more people

• dialysis

  A method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.

• diameter

  a straight line passing through the center of a circle

• dictate

  to state or order authoritatively; to say aloud for recording

• diode

  An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.

• direct

  going straight to a destination without changing course

• dissolve

  to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution

• draughtsman

  A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans.

• dynamite

  a high explosive made of nitroglycerin

• dyslexia

  a disorder involving difficulty in reading and interpreting words

• ecclesiology

  The branch of theology concerned with the doctrines, role etc. of a church.

• ecology

  The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other.

• economy

  Effective management of a community or system, or especially its resources.

• efferent

  Carrying away from.

• eject

  to force or throw out violently

• electrocardiogram

  The recording that an electrocardiograph produces.

• electrode

  The terminal through which electric current passes between metallic and nonmetallic parts of an electric circuit.

• electrolyte

  A substance that, in solution or when molten, ionizes and conducts electricity.

• eleventh

  The ordinal form of the number eleven.

• eloquent

  fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing

• empathy

  the ability to understand and share the feelings of another

• emphasis

  special importance or prominence given to something

• encephalopathy

  Any of various conditions affecting the brain.

• energy

  the capacity for vigorous activity; power derived from resources

• entomology

  The scientific study of insects, and (informal) of other arthropods (and occasionally other invertebrates).

• epidemiology

  The branch of science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, viruses, concepts etc. throughout populations or systems.

• epidermal

  Of or pertaining to the epidermis.

• epidermis

  The outer, protective layer of the skin of vertebrates.

• epilogue

  a section at the end of a book that comments on what has happened

• ergonomic

  Of or relating to the science of ergonomics.

• estrogen

  Any of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones.

• ethology

  The scientific study of animalian behavior, especially that of nonhuman animals.

• etiology

  US standard spelling of aetiology.

• euphemism

  a mild word substituted for one considered too harsh

• euthanasia

  the painless killing of a patient with an incurable disease

• evident

  clearly seen or understood; obvious

• exclaim

  to cry out suddenly in surprise or emotion

• exclude

  to deny access; to leave out

• excursion

  a short journey or trip taken for pleasure

• expel

  to force out or eject

• export

  to send goods to another country for sale

• expose

  to make visible by uncovering; to reveal

• extend

  to cause to cover a larger area; to make longer

• extract

  to remove or take out by effort or force

• extrovert

  An extroverted person: one who is outgoing, sociable, and concerned with outer affairs.

• fearsome

  frightening, especially in appearance.

• fiction

  literature describing imaginary events and people

• final

  coming at the end of a series

• flexibility

  The quality of being flexible, whether physically or metaphorically.

• flexible

  capable of bending easily without breaking

• flexion

  The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.

• formal

  In accordance with established forms.

• formation

  The act of assembling a group or structure.

• formative

  Capable of forming something.

• fortification

  The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places to strengthen defence against an enemy.

• fortitude

  courage in pain or adversity

• gastronomy

  The art of preparing and eating good food.

• genealogy

  a line of descent traced from an ancestor

• genesis

  the origin or mode of formation of something

• genetic

  Relating to genetics or genes.

• geography

  the study of the physical features of the earth

• geological

  Synonym of geologic.

• geology

  the science of the earth's physical structure and substance

• geometric

  Of or relating to geometry.

• geometry

  the branch of mathematics concerned with points, lines, surfaces, and solids

• geopolitics

  The study of the effects of geography (especially economic geography) on politics and international relations, usually referring to countries and relations between them.

• geriatric

  Relating to the elderly.

• gonorrhea

  A sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary tracts.