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Linguistic and grammatical words.

Subcategories: Abstract Nouns (9), Adjectives (842), Adverbs (29), Conjunctions (33), Interjections (10), Past tense (209), Plural (47), Prepositions (56), Pronouns (65), Punctuation (9), Verbs (743)

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Jis forJot

You jot something down when you quickly write or draw it. The person in the picture is jotting down some notes.

Jis forJuggle

Juggling is the art of throwing some objects through the air from one hand to another, in a loop. You can juggle with balls, small bean bags, rings, skittles, burning brands, knives or even chainsaws.
Juggling is most often seen done at circuses or by street performers.
The lady in the picture is juggling with three balls, the more skilled you are the more objects you can juggle at once.

Jis forJuicy

Something is juicy if it has a lot of tasty liquid called juice inside it. Juicy is usually only used to describe food.

Jis forJump

This horse is jumping over the barrier. When you jump, your legs leave the ground and you either go up in the air or over something.

Jis forJuvenile

A juvenile is a creature that is older than a baby, but not grown up into an adult yet. Juvenile birds often look scruffy as they are losing their downy baby feathers and growing their adult plumage.

Kis forKhaki

Something is khaki if it is a dull greenish brown. It is frequently used as a color for uniforms, particularly in the military.

Kis forKick

You kick something when you hit it with your feet. A lot of sports are played by kicking a ball.

Kis forKill

You kill something when you stop it from being alive. When a person kills another person on purpose, it is called murder.
Killing might also mean stopping something from happening, for example "lack of money killed his plans to go to Europe".

Kis forKilled

Killed is the past tense of kill.

Kis forKindle

You kindle a fire when you first start it. The word kindle can also be used to describe something else starting, for example "a love for her was kindled in him".

Kis forKiss

Kissing is when you press your puckered lips against something else. People normally kiss each other on the cheek or lips.

Kis forKissed

Kissed is the past tense of kiss.

Kis forKnead

Kneading is a way of mixing ingredients together to form dough. Kneading warms the dough slightly, and breaks the proteins in the flour down into gluten strands. When dough is kneaded enough it has a smooth, elastic texture. Dough that hasn't been kneaded enough won't rise as well when it is cooking, and will be hard instead of soft and fluffy.

Kis forKnock

You knock on something with your knuckles to make a loud noise. People knock on doors to let the people inside know they are there so they can be let in. To save your knuckles, a lot of doors have doorknockers or doorbells.

Lis forLaden

Something is laden if it carrying a load. The mule in the picture is laden.
A similar word to laden is burdened.

Lis forLaid

Laid is the past tense of lay. For example, "the chicken laid an egg".

Lis forLarge

Large is another word for big. The cat in the picture is large.

Lis forLarval

The larval stage of a creature's development is its earliest stage. Many insects have a larval stage, and the larvae can look very different to the adult of the same insect.

Lis forLate

Something is late if it happens after you expect it to happen. If you are late for something, you get there after it starts.

The woman in the photo is running late for work.