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A portmanteau is a word that is derived from blending two or more distinct words, e.g., smog is derived from smoke and fog. In other words, there are two or more meanings (or parts) packed into one word. Portmanteau is also French for a large suitcase. A suitcase has two parts which fold into one

Clipped words are words shortened by common use; they are a shortened abbreviation of a word, which makes them easier to spell and write. Our list of clipped words contains over 95 words. List of Clipped Words The list below contains common clipped

Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates or suggests a natural sound; it resembles the sound or noise it depicts, e.g., oink, meow. These words greatly assist writers when describing the sounds for actions in both stories and poems. Example of Onomatopoeia We have over 240 onomatopoeias listed

An anagram is a word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase. Anagrams can be useful by helping a child or student become aware of both spelling and spelling patterns. List of Anagram Words We categorized each anagram into 3 categories: easy, medium and hard. We

A palindrome is a word that can be read the same way forward and backward. List of Palindromes Below please find a list of palindromes. If we missed one, please use our comment form to let us

An emordnilap (palindrome spelled backwards) is a word that can be read differently in reverse - it is read one way forward and another way backwards. They are sometimes referred to as a reverse pair. Reverse Pairs (Emordnilap Words) Below please find a list of reverse pairs. If we missed