English noun: modifier |
1. | modifier (communication) a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb |
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| Synonyms | qualifier |
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| Broader (hypernym) | content word, open-class word |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | adjective, adverb, dangling modifier, intensifier, intensive, misplaced modifier |
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| Part meronym | phrase |
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2. | modifier (person) a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising |
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| Broader (hypernym) | moderator |
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3. | modifier (person) a person who changes something |
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| Samples | An inveterate changer of the menu.
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| Synonyms | changer |
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| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | adulterator, normaliser, normalizer, standardiser, standardizer |
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4. | modifier (body) a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene |
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| Synonyms | modifier gene |
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| Broader (hypernym) | cistron, factor, gene |
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