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modifier::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | modifier gene |
| Type of | cistron, factor, gene |
modifier::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | changer |
| Type of | somebody, someone, soul, person, mortal, individual |
| Has types | standardizer, normaliser, normalizer, adulterator, standardiser |
| Derivation | modify |
modifier::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | qualifier |
| Type of | open-class word, content word |
| Has types | adjective, adverb, dangling modifier, intensifier, intensive, misplaced modifier |
| Derivation | modify |
modifier::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | moderator |
Examples of modifier
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Thus, the Alt key is a modifier key, used in a similar fashion to the Shift key.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The resulting phrase can then function as a subject or object, or as a modifier.
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The villain of the embarrassing fix is our old nemesis, the misplaced modifier.
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Evidence for SMAD3 as a modifier of breast cancer risk in BRCA2 mutation carriers.
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Lets popups only appear when pushing a modifier key while hovering over the links.
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If the latter, then why is the modifier dangling so far from what it modifies?
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You could call her a dangling modifier, striving effortfully to imitate life.
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We tossed around some headlines, most of which involved modifier-laden profanities.
From the timesunion.com
The word friendship can be used in political speeches as an emotive modifier.
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- A content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
- A moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising
- Changer: a person who changes something; "an inveterate changer of the menu"
- A gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene
- In grammar, a modifier (or qualifier) is an optional element in phrase structure or clause structure ; the removal of the modifier typically doesn't affect the grammaticality of the construction. Modifiers can be a word, a phrase or an entire clause. ...
- One who, or that which, modifies; A word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or phrase
- (Modifiers) An item that when used affects other in-game actions. Good examples are the X2 or X4 coin modifiers in the Lego games.
- (MODIFIERS) Glaze materials which are added to a base glaze to modify surface qualities such as color, gloss, mattness, opacity, crystal development, etc.
- (Modifiers) Some additives included in this category include antioxidants and antizonants, antistats, biocides and fungicides, heat stabilizers, light, and UV stabilizers and absorbers.
