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Leather tanned from a hog's skin. Also used adjectively.

to a government established by the dominant country; as, home rule in Ireland. Also used adjectively; as, home- rule members of Parliament. -- Home ruler, one who favors or advocates home rule. -- Home run (Baseball), a complete circuit of the bases made before the batted ball is returned to the home base. -- Home…

A combining form, also used adjectively, indicating hydroxyl as an ingredient. Hydroxy acid (Chem.), an organic acid, having (besides the hydroxyl group of the carboxyl radical) an alcoholic hydroxyl group, and thus having the qualities of an alcohol in addition to its acid properties; as, lactic and tartaric acids are…

An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to; as affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.

To vary, as a noun or a verb in its terminations; to decline, as a noun or adjective, or to conjugate, as a verb.

, anything so carved or impressed, as a gem, matrix, etc.; -- opposed to cameo. Also used adjectively.

A suffix used to from adjectives from nouns and from adjectives. It denotes relation, resemblance, similarity, and sometimes has a diminutive force; as, selfish, boyish, brutish; whitish, somewhat white.

A combining from (also used adjectively), signifying: Pertaining to, or designating, the characteristic, nitrogenous radical, NOH, called the isonitroso group.

d with a seat which may be shifted so as to make room for second or extra seat. Also used adjectively; as, a jump-seat wagon.

Pertaining to natural or positive right. [R.] By the adjective jural we shall denote that which has reference to the doctrine of rights and obligations; as by the adjective "moral" we denote that which has reference to the doctrine of duties. Whewell.

skin of a lamb; especially, a skin dressed with the wool on, and used as a mat. Also used adjectively.

One of the Lamellibranchia. Also used adjectively.

A stalked barnacle of the genus Lepas, or family Lepadidæ; a goose barnacle. Also used adjectively.

dei) of ganoid fishes, including those that have scales forming a coat of mail. Also used adjectively.

A privative adjective suffix, denoting without, destitute of, not having; as witless, childless, fatherless.

One whose course of life has some marked characteristic (expressed by an adjective); as, a free liver. Fast liver, one who lives in an extravagant and dissipated way. -- Free liver, Good liver, one given to the pleasures of the table. -- Loose liver, a person who lives a somewhat dissolute life.

Indicating place, or the place where, or wherein; as, a locative adjective; locative case of a noun. -- n.

Having a certain look or appearance; -- often compounded with adjectives; as, good-looking, grand-looking, etc.

Hanging down; as, lop ears; -- used also in compound adjectives; as, lopeared; lopsided.

A suffix forming adjectives and adverbs, and denoting likeness or resemblance.