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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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Ois forOver

Over is when you move above something. The soldiers in the photo are climbing over a wall.

Ois forOverflow

Something overflows if you keep putting things inside it, and those things fall out because there is no more room for them inside.
The glass of water in the picture has been filled and is now overflowing.
Something is overgrown if it is covered in growth, outside of where it should be. Gardens can become overgrown if they are neglected and left to run wild with no-one to prune the plants and pull out the weeds.
Something is overloaded if it is carrying a load that is too big for it. The car in the picture is overloaded.

Ois forOverripe

Fruit is overripe if has become ripe and then kept going. Overripe fruit becomes soft and squishy, and may also get brown or wrinkly. Overripe fruit is not very nice to eat.
Someone is overweight if they weigh more than they should. People or animals are usually overweight because they are too fat.

Ois forOxen

Oxen is the plural of ox.

Pis forPacked

Something is packed if it is full up with not much space left over.

You might pack your lunchbox, or pack a suitcase for a trip.

Pis forPacking

You pack a suitcase when you go away on vacation. Packing something means putting things inside it until it is full. You can pack a suitcase, boxes or even pack a wardrobe full of things.

Pis forPaid

Paid is the past tense of pay, for example "I got paid today".

Pis forPainful

Something is painful if it hurts.

The man in the picture is having a a painful injection.
Painting is when you make a picture using paint. You can paint on paper, canvas, or wood.

Painting is often done with a brush, roller, or sponge. People use painting for art, decorating walls, and making signs.

Pis forPale

Something is pale if it lacks color, or is close to white. The girl in the picture has pale skin. The opposite of pale is dark.

Pis forPastel

Something is pastel if it is a soft, pale color. Pastels are normally used on clothes and bedding for babies.

Pis forPat

You pat something when you touch it with the palm of your hand. People usually pat dogs and cats on the head, or give each other a pat on the back for a job well done.
A very similar word to pat is stroke, where you run your hand along something slowly as you are patting it.

Pis forPaws

Paws is the plural of paw.

Pis forPeaceful

Peaceful is a word that describes a calm and friendly place or situation. There is no fighting, no noise, and no anger.

Pis forPeas

Peas is the plural of pea.

Pis forPeck

A peck is a quick movement made by birds when they eat, hitting their beaks against something. Birds also peck to do damage, for example woodpeckers make holes by pecking.
A movement similar to a bird's peck is also called a peck, for example "she gave him a quick peck on the cheek".

Pis forPedantic

Someone is pedantic if they are overly concerned with the details of things, or getting things exactly perfect. The owner of this letterbox is pedantic.