Writing Assignment - Inventing Words

Word: cranberring

Definition: The smashing of cranberries.

Sentence: Cranberring is one of kids' favorite activities.

Method used: portmanteau word

spoonerism (noun)

Other forms of the word: (none)

Definition: an unintentional interchange of the initial sounds of words.

Sentence Example: Spoonerisms of phrases can be really hilarious.

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simile (noun)

Other forms of the word: similes

Definition: a figure of speech likening one thing to another by the use of like, as, etc.

Sentence Example: Ashley likes to use similes in her writing to make her paper more interesting.

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portmanteau word (compound noun)

Other forms of the word: (none)

Definition: a word that is a combination of two other words.

Sentence Example: The word smog, is a portmanteau word for smoke and fog.

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palindrome (noun)

Other forms of the word: palindromist, palindromic, palindromical, palindromically

Definition: a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward.

Sentence Example: The word level is a palindrome.

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onomatopoeia (noun)

Other forms of the word: onomatopoeic, onomatopoetic, onomatopoeically, onomatopoetically

Definition: the formation of words by imitating sounds

Sentence Example: Using onomatopoeia in my writing is very interesting.

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malapropism (noun)

Other forms of the word: malapropistic, malapropian

Definition: an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound.

Sentence Example: My friends have a big habit of malapropism.

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colloquial (adjective)

Other forms of the word: colloquially, colloquialness, colloquiality

Definition: informal speech

Sentence Example: "YO MAN!" is a colloquial.

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coinage (noun)

Other forms of the word: coining

Definition of the word: 1) the act or process of making coins
2) the act or process of inventing words

Sentence Example: The government coinages money every year.

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affix (noun/verb)

Other forms of the word: affixes, affixed, affixable, affixial, affixer, affixment, affixal

Definition of the Word: 1) a word or syllable added to a word to change its meaning.
2) to fasten, join, or attach

Sentence Example: I affixed the pictures to the scrapbook before I decorated it.

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acronym (noun)

Other forms of the word: acronyms, acronymic, acronymous, acronymically

Definition of the word: a word formed from the initial letters of other words.

Sentence Example: The acronym, NASA, stands for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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