modifier
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
modifier/ˈmɒdɪfʌɪə(r)/
▶noun
- 1 a person or thing that modifies something.
- 2 Grammar a word, especially an adjective or noun used attributively, that qualifies the sense of a noun (e.g. good and family in a good family house).
'modifier' also found in these Oxford entries:
acetyl
- acyl
- air
- alabaster
- A-list
- alkyl
- allyl
- alpha
- alto
- ammonium
- amyl
- and
- arc
- armchair
- aryl
- attributive
- back door
- backstairs
- backstreet
- baritone
- bass
- bayonet
- bearer
- beauty
- beaux arts
- bedroom
- benzoyl
- benzyl
- beta
- big
- BMX
- bovver
- breakfront
- brick
- bulk
- burr
- bush
- butterfly
- button-back
- butyl
- cant
- cap
- capacity
- carbon
- carbonyl
- carboxyl
- cardboard
- career
- caretaker
- cast iron
