Connected word reference

English words and connected roots — page 4

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

• gradual

  taking place in stages over a period of time

• gratitude

  the quality of being thankful

• gruesome

  Repellently frightful and shocking; ghastly, horrific.

• gyroscope

  An apparatus composed of a wheel which spins inside of a frame (gimbal) and causes the balancing of the frame in any direction or position. In the form of a gyroscopic stabilizer, used to help keep aircraft and ships steady.

• heliocentric

  having the sun as the center

• hematology

  The scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs.

• hemodialysis

  Dialysis that uses an extracorporeal apparatus to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.

• hemolysis

  The destruction of red blood cells, and subsequent release of hemoglobin, at the normal end of the cell's life.

• hemophilia

  US standard spelling of haemophilia.

• hemorrhage

  an escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel

• hemostasis

  The process of keeping blood inside a damaged vessel to stop bleeding.

• heterogeneous

  diverse in character or content

• hierarchy

  A body of authoritative officials organized in nested ranks.

• hologram

  A three-dimensional image of an object created by holography.

• holographic

  In the form of a hologram or holograph.

• homeostasis

  The ability of a system or living organism to adjust its internal environment to maintain a state of dynamic constancy; such as the ability of warm-blooded animals to maintain a stable temperature.

• homogeneous

  of the same kind; uniform in composition

• homolog

  Something homologous; a homologous organ or part, chemical compound, chromosome, gene, or cultural element.

• homology

  The relationship of being homologous; a homologous relationship.

• homophobe

  One who is prejudiced against homosexual people, or LGBTQ people in general; one who exhibits homophobia.

• homophobia

  Hatred, fear, aversion, or prejudice towards homosexuals.

• horoscope

  The position of the planets and stars at the moment of someone's birth; a diagram of such positions.

• hydrazine

  A corrosive, fuming liquid, NH₂-NH₂, used as a rocket fuel.

• hydrogen

  a colorless, odorless gas that is the lightest chemical element

• hydrography

  The scientific measurement and description of the physical features and conditions of navigable waters and the shoreline.

• hydrophone

  a transducer that converts underwater sound waves into electrical signals, rather like a microphone

• hyperbole

  exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally

• hyperthermia

  The condition of having an abnormally high body temperature caused by a failure of the heat-regulating mechanisms of the body to deal with the heat coming from the environment.

• hypothermia

  Abnormally low body temperature; specifically, below 35 degrees Celsius for humans.

• hypothesis

  a proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence

• ideologue

  A person who advocates an ideology, especially as an official or preeminent advocate.

• ideology

  Doctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or principles belonging to an individual or group.

• import

  to bring goods into a country from abroad

• incredible

  impossible or hard to believe

• inform

  To instruct, train (usually in matters of knowledge).

• inject

  to drive or force a fluid into something

• innovate

  to introduce new methods, ideas, or products

• inspect

  to look at closely to assess condition or quality

• inspire

  to fill someone with the urge or ability to do something

• instrument

  a tool or device used for a particular purpose

• international

  existing or occurring between nations

• interrupt

  to stop the continuous progress of an action or speech

• introduce

  to bring into use or operation; to present someone by name

• introvert

  An organ or other body part that is or can be turned inside out, especially an anterior portion of some annelid worms capable of retraction.

• irksome

  Marked by irritation or annoyance; disagreeable; troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition

• isotope

  each of two or more forms of an element with different atomic mass

• journeyman

  A tradesman who has completed an apprenticeship or equivalent educational path in a trade.

• justice

  just behavior or treatment; the administration of law

• kinetic

  relating to or resulting from motion

• kinsman

  A male relative.

• lawman

  A lawspeaker: a declarer of the law.

• legal

  relating to or permitted by the law

• legible

  clear enough to be read

• legislature

  the body of a government that makes laws

• leprechaun

  A type of diminutive, solitary fairy or sprite, traditionally depicted as a small, bearded man wearing a green coat and hat, often found repairing a single shoe; they typically possess hidden treasure, such as a pot of gold hidden at the end of a rainbow, and can be forced to reveal its location if captured.

• leukemia

  Any of a class of types of cancer affecting the blood cells, especially the white blood cells (usually with massive leukocytosis), and the blood cell–forming (hematopoietic) tissues.

• lexicon

  the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge

• liberty

  the state of being free within society

• lightman

  A man who carries or takes care of a light.

• lithograph

  A printed image produced by lithography.

• lithography

  The process of printing an image by drawing the image with a water-repellent material onto a hard, flat surface (typically metal), then copying the surface by applying water and ink (or the equivalent) to it and pressing another material against it.

• local

  relating to a particular area or neighborhood

• macroeconomics

  The study of the entire economy in terms of the total amount of goods and services produced, total income earned, the level of employment of productive resources, and the general behavior of prices.

• macrophage

  A white blood cell that phagocytizes necrotic cell debris and foreign material, including viruses, bacteria, and tattoo ink. It presents foreign antigens on MHC II to lymphocytes. Part of the innate immune system.

• magnify

  to make something appear larger than it is

• maniac

  An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.

• manual

  operated by hand rather than automatically

• manufacture

  to make something on a large scale using machinery

• manuscript

  a document written by hand or an author's text before printing

• maritime

  connected with the sea, especially in relation to trade

• mastodon

  Extinct elephant-like mammal of the genus †Mammut that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differs from elephants and mammoths in the form of the molar teeth.

• maternal

  relating to a mother

• mathematics

  the abstract science of number, quantity, and space

• matriarch

  A female leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious group.

• matriarchy

  A social system in which the mother is head of household, having authority over men and children, and lineage is traced through the female line.

• megalithic

  Of or pertaining to megaliths, to the people who made them, or to the period when they were made.

• megalodon

  A species of extinct shark that lived during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs (†Otodus megalodon).

• megalomaniac

  One affected with or exhibiting megalomania.

• megalopolis

  A large conurbation, where two or more large cities have sprawled outward to meet, forming something larger than a normal metropolis.

• megaman

  A very large or powerful man.