Term: modal auxiliary verb: an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality
Broader: auxiliary verb: a verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with | Unrelated: ceratopogon: type genus of the Ceratopogonidae
Broader: auxiliary verb: a verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with | Unrelated: spanish elm: large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood
Broader: auxiliary verb: a verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with | Unrelated: walkabout: a public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally
Broader: auxiliary verb: a verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with | Unrelated: agora: 100 agorot equal 1 shekel in Israel
Broader: auxiliary verb: a verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with | Unrelated: mutiny: open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
Broader: auxiliary verb: a verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with | Unrelated: decapoda: lobsters; crayfish; crabs; shrimps; prawns
Broader: auxiliary verb: a verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with | Unrelated: whimper: a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
Broader: auxiliary verb: a verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with | Unrelated: theodicy: the branch of theology that defends God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil
Broader: auxiliary verb: a verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with | Unrelated: pinnipedia: seals; sea lions; walruses
Broader: auxiliary verb: a verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with | Unrelated: logomach: someone given to disputes over words