about: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words

Prefixes of about

roundabout
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roundabout
- noun a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
  traffic circle; circle; rotary.
  the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary
- noun a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement
  whirligig; carrousel; carousel; merry-go-round.
turnabout

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turnabout
- noun a decision to reverse an earlier decision
  turnaround; flip-flop; change of mind; reversal.
- noun turning in the opposite direction
  reversion; turnaround; reverse; reversal.
walkabout

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walkabout
- noun a walking trip or tour
- noun a public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally
runabout

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runabout
- noun an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat
  roadster; two-seater.
marabout

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marabout
- noun large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments
  marabou stork; Leptoptilus crumeniferus; marabou.
thereabout

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thereabout
- adverb near that time or date
  thereabouts.
  come at noon or thereabouts
- adverb near that place
  thereabouts.
  he stayed in London or thereabouts for several weeks
knockabout

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knockabout
- noun a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit
- adjective satellite full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
  boisterous.
  boisterous practical jokes
  
  knockabout comedy
layabout

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layabout
- noun person who does no work
  loafer; bum; idler; do-nothing.
  a lazy bum
gadabout

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gadabout
- noun a restless seeker after amusement or social companionship
roustabout

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roustabout
- noun a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor
  deckhand.
hereabout

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hereabout
- adverb in this general vicinity
  hereabouts.
  the people are friendly hereabouts
whereabout

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whereabout
About where; near what or which place; -- used interrogatively and relatively; as, whereabouts did you meet him? ✍ In this sense, whereabouts is the common form.
stirabout

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stirabout
A dish formed of oatmeal boiled in water to a certain consistency and frequently stirred, or of oatmeal and dripping mixed together and stirred about in a pan; a hasty pudding.

Suffixes of about

abouts
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about
- adjective satellite on the move
  astir.
  up and about
  
  the whole town was astir over the incident
- adverb (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
  around; some; roughly; approximately; just about; or so; more or less; close to.
  lasted approximately an hour
  
  in just about a minute
  
  he's about 30 years old
  
  I've had about all I can stand
  
  we meet about once a month
  
  some forty people came
  
  weighs around a hundred pounds
  
  roughly $3,000
  
  holds 3 gallons, more or less
  
  20 or so people were at the party

Derived words of about

whereabouts
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whereabouts
- noun the general location where something is
  I questioned him about his whereabouts on the night of the crime
thereabouts

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thereabouts
- adverb near that time or date
  thereabout.
  come at noon or thereabouts
- adverb near that place
  thereabout.
  he stayed in London or thereabouts for several weeks
marabouts

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marabout
- noun large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments
  marabou stork; Leptoptilus crumeniferus; marabou.
roundabouts

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roundabout
- noun a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
  traffic circle; circle; rotary.
  the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary
- noun a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement
  whirligig; carrousel; carousel; merry-go-round.
hereabouts

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hereabouts
- adverb in this general vicinity
  hereabout.
  the people are friendly hereabouts
layabouts

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layabout
- noun person who does no work
  loafer; bum; idler; do-nothing.
  a lazy bum
walkabouts

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walkabout
- noun a walking trip or tour
- noun a public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally
turnabouts

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turnabout
- noun a decision to reverse an earlier decision
  turnaround; flip-flop; change of mind; reversal.
- noun turning in the opposite direction
  reversion; turnaround; reverse; reversal.
runabouts

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runabout
- noun an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat
  roadster; two-seater.
roustabouts

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roustabout
- noun a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor
  deckhand.
roundaboutness

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roundaboutness
The quality of being roundabout; circuitousness.