Prefixes: These are word parts added to the beginning of a root word to modify its meaning. They often indicate direction, ...

Quarantine is a word that has become all too familiar in recent years, but its origins are centuries old. Stemming from the ...

Grammar expert June Casagrande tackles the use of hyphens with a close look at eight multiword terms that writers sometimes get wrong.

For compounds with chiral centers (stereocenters), the absolute configuration must be specified using the R/S system. This ...

NYT Connections is a word association puzzle that presents players with 16 seemingly unrelated words arranged in a 4x4 grid.

Looking for a hint for today's NYT Connections? Read on for hints and the answer to today's Connections game on Sunday, 26th ...

Today’s NYT Strands puzzle centers on the theme of "History." This theme is encapsulated in the spangram, which is a unique word or phrase that ties together the solutions of the puzzle. For today, ...

Abstract: The complete semantic representation of a Tibetan sentence is mainly determined by the addition of a specific functional word. The choice of Tibetan functional words is mainly influenced ...

"In view of the above, all Food Business Operators are directed to remove the word 'ORS' from their food products, whether used as a standalone term or in combination with any prefix/suffix or as part ...

English likes to stick contractions on the end of words. “They have” becomes “they’ve,” “I will” becomes “I’ll,” and “do not” becomes “don’t.” The shortened parts of these words are called ...

The New York Times’ Strands puzzle for 1 October puts a playful spotlight on the big top. This is not your usual word search. Strands uses a shifting set of rules where words connect through letters ...

Goal takes a look at the wide array of suffixes used in the English Football League, from Albion to Wednesday, and looks at ...