modifiers

[mod-uh-fahy-er]

mod·i·fi·er

[mod-uh-fahy-er]
noun
1.
a person or thing that modifies.
2.
Grammar.
a.
a word, phrase, or sentence element that limits or qualifies the sense of another word, phrase, or element in the same construction.
b.
the immediate constituent of an endocentric construction that is not the head.

Origin:
1575–85; modify + -er1

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Modifiers is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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