Term: noun: the word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or in apposition
Broader: major form class: any of the major parts of speech of traditional grammar | Unrelated: leaf disease: any plant disease localized in the foliage
Broader: major form class: any of the major parts of speech of traditional grammar | Unrelated: gene expression: conversion of the information encoded in a gene first into messenger RNA and then to a protein
Broader: major form class: any of the major parts of speech of traditional grammar | Unrelated: flue pipe: organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip
Broader: major form class: any of the major parts of speech of traditional grammar | Unrelated: dubonnet: (trademark) a sweet aromatic French wine (red or white) used chiefly as an aperitif
Broader: major form class: any of the major parts of speech of traditional grammar | Unrelated: brother: a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group)
Broader: major form class: any of the major parts of speech of traditional grammar | Unrelated: ichneumon fly: hymenopterous insect that resembles a wasp and whose larvae are parasitic on caterpillars and other insect larvae
Broader: major form class: any of the major parts of speech of traditional grammar | Unrelated: hematemesis: vomiting blood
Broader: major form class: any of the major parts of speech of traditional grammar | Unrelated: defense intelligence agency: an intelligence agency of the United States in the Department of Defense; is responsible for providing intelligence in support of military planning and operations and weapons acquisition
Broader: major form class: any of the major parts of speech of traditional grammar | Unrelated: magnetohydrodynamics: the study of the interaction of magnetic fields and electrically conducting fluids (as plasma or molten metal)
Broader: major form class: any of the major parts of speech of traditional grammar | Unrelated: plug: an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection