NOUN | person | qualifier | a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage / stage of competition |
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communication | qualifier, modifier | a content word that qualifies the meaning / meaning of a noun or verb |
Sounds | kwaa'lahfay.er | |
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Rhymes | acquire ... wire: 63 rhymes with ayer... |
Meaning | A contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage / stage of competition. | |
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Example | "the tournament was won by a late qualifier" | |
Broader | contestant | A person who participates in competitions |
Verbs | qualify | prove capable or fit |
Meaning | A content word that qualifies the meaning / meaning of a noun or verb. | |
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Synonym | modifier | |
Part of | phrase | An expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence |
Narrower | adjective | A word that expresses an attribute of something |
adverb | A word that modifies something other than a noun | |
dangling modifier, misplaced modifier | A word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence | |
intensifier, intensive | A modifier that has little meaning / meaning except to intensify the meaning / meaning it modifies | |
Broader | content word, open-class word | A word to which an independent meaning / meaning can be assigned |
Spanish | modificador | |
Catalan | modificador | |
Verbs | qualify | add a modifier to a constituent |
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