-archy(word root) rule, governmentExamples of words with the root -archy: monarchy, oligarchyAbused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree-archysuff. Rule; government: oligarchy.[From words such as (mon)archy.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.-archy n combining form government; rule: anarchy; monarchy. [from Greek -arkhia; see -arch] -archic adj combining form -archist n combining formCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014-archy a combining form meaning ?rule,? ?government,? forming abstract nouns usu. corresponding to personal nouns ending in -arch: monarchy; oligarchy. [Middle English -archie
-archist
-archy(word root) rule, governmentExamples of words with the root -archy: monarchy, oligarchyAbused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree-archysuff. Rule; government: oligarchy.[From words such as (mon)archy.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.-archy n combining form government; rule: anarchy; monarchy. [from Greek -arkhia; see -arch] -archic adj combining form -archist n combining formCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014-archy a combining form meaning ?rule,? ?government,? forming abstract nouns usu. corresponding to personal nouns ending in -arch: monarchy; oligarchy. [Middle English -archie
-archic
-archy(word root) rule, governmentExamples of words with the root -archy: monarchy, oligarchyAbused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree-archysuff. Rule; government: oligarchy.[From words such as (mon)archy.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.-archy n combining form government; rule: anarchy; monarchy. [from Greek -arkhia; see -arch] -archic adj combining form -archist n combining formCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014-archy a combining form meaning ?rule,? ?government,? forming abstract nouns usu. corresponding to personal nouns ending in -arch: monarchy; oligarchy. [Middle English -archie
-arch
-archsuff. Ruler; leader: matriarch.[Middle English -arche, from Old French, from Late Latin -archa, from Latin -arch?s, from Greek -arkh?s, from arkhos, ruler, from arkhein, to rule.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.-arch n combining form leader; ruler; chief: patriarch; monarch; heresiarch. [from Greek -arkh?s, from arkhein to rule; compare arch-]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014arch1 (?rt?) n. 1. a curved construction spanning an opening and usu. supporting weight from above or the sides. 2. a doorway or gateway having a curved head; archway. 3. any overhead curvature resembling an arch. 4. something bowed or curved: the arch of the foot. v.t. 5. to cover or span with an arch. 6. to form into an arch: a cat arching its back. v.i. 7. to form an arch: elms arching over the road. [1250?1300;
-arama
-arama var. of -orama: foodarama; dancearama. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
-ar
-arsuff. Of, relating to, or resembling: polar.[Middle English, from Old French -er, from Latin -?ris, variant of -?lis, -al.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.-ar suffix forming adjectives of; belonging to; like: linear; polar; minuscular. [via Old French -er from Latin -?ris, replacing -?lis (-al1) after stems ending in l]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014ar- var. of ad- before r: arrear. -ar1 , var. of -al1, joined to words in which an l precedes the suffix: circular; lunar; singular. [
-anthous
-anthous a combining form meaning ?having flowers? of the type or number specified by the initial element: polyanthous. [
-ant
-antsuff.1. a. Performing, promoting, or causing a specified action: acceptant.b. Being in a specified state or condition: flippant.2. a. One that performs, promotes, or causes a specified action: deodorant.b. One that undergoes a specified action: inhalant.[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin -?ns, -ant-, present participle suff. of verbs in -?re.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.-ant suffix forming adjectives, suffix forming nounscausing or performing an action or existing in a certain condition; the agent that performs an action: pleasant; claimant; deodorant; protestant; servant. [from Latin -ant-, ending of present participles of the first conjugation]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014ant (ænt) n. any of numerous hymenopterous insects of the widespread family Formicidae, that live in highly organized colonies containing wingless female workers of various castes, a winged queen, and during the breeding season winged males. Idioms: have ants in one’s pants, Slang. to be impatient or eager to act. [before 1000; Old English ?mette, c. Middle Low German ?mete, ?m(e)te, Old High German ?meiza (?- a-3 + a n. derivative of meizan to beat, cut). compare emmet, mite1] ant- var. of anti- before a vowel or h: antacid; anthelmintic. -ant a suffix joined to verbs, with the general sense ?performing? or ?a person or thing that performs? the action denoted by the verb; often in nouns denoting participants in a formalized activity (applicant; contestant; defendant) or denoting substances that bring about a desired result (coolant; deodorant; lubricant). See also -ent. [
-angled
an·gle 1 (?ng?g?l)intr.v. an·gled, an·gling, an·gles 1. To fish with a hook and line.2. To try to get something by indirect or artful means: angle for a promotion.n. Obsolete A fishhook or fishing tackle.[Middle English anglen, from angel, fishhook, from Old English.]an·gle 2 (?ng?g?l)n.1. Mathematics a. The figure formed by two lines diverging from a common point.b. The figure formed by two planes diverging from a common line.c. The rotation required to superimpose either of two such lines or planes on the other.d. The space between such lines or surfaces.e. A solid angle.2. A sharp or projecting corner, as of a building.3. a. The place, position, or direction from which an object is presented to view: a building that looks impressive from any angle.b. An aspect, as of a problem, seen from a specific point of view.4. Slang A devious method; a scheme.v. an·gled, an·gling, an·gles v.tr.1. To move or turn (something) at an angle: angled the chair toward the window.2. Sports To hit (a ball or puck, for example) at an angle.3. Informal To impart a biased aspect or point of view to: angled the story in a way that criticized the candidate.v.intr. To continue along or turn at an angle or by angles: The road angles sharply to the left. The path angled through the woods.[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin angulus.]An·gle (?ng?g?l)n. A member of a Germanic people that migrated to England from southern Jutland in the 5th century ad, founded the kingdoms of Northumbria, East Anglia, and Mercia, and together with the Jutes and Saxons formed the Anglo-Saxon peoples.[From Latin Angl?, the Angles, of Germanic origin.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
-ane
-anesuff. A saturated hydrocarbon: hexane.[Variant of -ene, -ine, and -one.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.-ane suffix forming nouns (Chemistry) indicating an alkane hydrocarbon: hexane. [coined to replace -ene, -ine, and -one]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014ane (e?n) adj., n., pron. Chiefly Scot. one. [1350?1400] -ane a suffix used in names of hydrocarbons of the methane or paraffin series: propane. [