kier: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of kier
- riskier«Word Popularity Bar2/5
risky
- adjective satellite involving risk or danger
wild; hazardous.
- skydiving is a hazardous sport
- extremely risky going out in the tide and fog
- a wild financial scheme
- adjective satellite not financially safe or secure
speculative; bad; high-risk.
- a bad investment
- high risk investments
- anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky
- speculative business enterprises
- adjective satellite involving risk or danger
- skier2/5
skier
- noun someone who skis
- noun someone who skis
- trickier2/5
tricky
- adjective satellite not to be trusted
slippery.
- how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee
- adjective satellite having concealed difficulty
catchy.
- a catchy question
- a tricky recipe to follow
- adjective satellite not to be trusted
- luckier2/5
lucky
- adjective satellite occurring by chance
- a lucky escape
- a lucky guess
- adjective having or bringing good fortune
- my lucky day
- a lucky man
- adjective satellite occurring by chance
- bulkier2/5
bulky
- adjective satellite of large size for its weight
- adjective satellite of large size for its weight
- murkier1/5
murky
- adjective satellite (of liquids) clouded as with sediment
muddy; turbid; mirky; cloudy.
- a cloudy liquid
- muddy coffee
- murky waters
- adjective satellite dark or gloomy
mirky.
- a murky dungeon
- murky rooms lit by smoke-blackened lamps
- adjective satellite (of liquids) clouded as with sediment
- stickier1/5
sticky
- adjective satellite having the sticky properties of an adhesive
pasty; gluey; gummy; glutinous; mucilaginous; viscid; viscous.
- adjective satellite moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking to the body
- felt sticky and chilly at the same time
- adjective satellite having the sticky properties of an adhesive
- stockier1/5
stocky
- adjective satellite having a short and solid form or stature
compact; thick; thickset; heavyset.
- a wrestler of compact build
- he was tall and heavyset
- stocky legs
- a thickset young man
- adjective satellite having a short and solid form or stature
- rockier1/5
rocky
- adjective satellite abounding in rocks or stones
bouldery; stony; bouldered.
- rocky fields
- stony ground
- bouldery beaches
- adjective causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
jumpy; jolty; jolting; bumpy; rough.
- a rough ride
- adjective satellite abounding in rocks or stones
- shakier1/5
shaky
- adjective satellite inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
rickety; wobbly; wonky.
- a rickety table
- a wobbly chair with shaky legs
- the ladder felt a little wobbly
- the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky
- adjective satellite vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
shivering; trembling.
- a quaking bog
- the quaking child asked for more
- quivering leaves of a poplar tree
- with shaking knees
- seemed shaky on her feet
- sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier
- trembling hands
- adjective satellite inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
- tackier1/5
tacky
- adjective satellite (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch
- tacky varnish
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; brassy; meretricious; tatty; tawdry; flash; cheap; flashy; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
- adjective satellite (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch
- huskier1/5
husky
- noun breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog
Eskimo dog.
- adjective satellite muscular and heavily built
buirdly; beefy; burly; strapping.
- a beefy wrestler
- had a tall burly frame
- clothing sizes for husky boys
- a strapping boy of eighteen
- `buirdly' is a Scottish term
- noun breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog
- seraskier1/5
seraskier
A general or commander of land forces in the Turkish empire; especially, the commander-in-chief of minister of war.
- funkier1/5
funky
- adjective satellite offensively malodorous
stinking; foul-smelling; foul; foetid; smelly; noisome; fetid; ill-scented.
- a foul odor
- the kitchen smelled really funky
- adjective satellite (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues
low-down.
- adjective satellite offensively malodorous
- chunkier1/5
chunky
- adjective satellite like or containing small sticky lumps
lumpy.
- the dumplings were chunky pieces of uncooked dough
- adjective satellite short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
squat; squatty; low-set; dumpy; stumpy.
- some people seem born to be square and chunky
- a dumpy little dumpling of a woman
- dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears
- a little church with a squat tower
- a squatty red smokestack
- a stumpy ungainly figure
- adjective satellite like or containing small sticky lumps
- smokier1/5
smoky
- adjective marked by or emitting or filled with smoke
- smoky rafters
- smoky chimneys
- a smoky fireplace
- a smoky corridor
- adjective satellite tasting of smoke
- smoky sausages
- adjective marked by or emitting or filled with smoke
- duskier1/5
dusky
- adjective satellite lighted by or as if by twilight
twilight; twilit.
- The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding
- the twilight glow of the sky
- a boat on a twilit river
- adjective satellite naturally having skin of a dark color
swart; swarthy; dark-skinned.
- a dark-skinned beauty
- gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks
- a smile on his swarthy face
- `swart' is archaic
- adjective satellite lighted by or as if by twilight
- crankier1/5
cranky
- adjective satellite (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
tender; tippy; crank.
- adjective satellite easily irritated or annoyed
peckish; nettlesome; testy; tetchy; petulant; techy; fractious; irritable; scratchy; pettish; peevish.
- an incorrigibly fractious young man
- not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
- adjective satellite (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
- spookier1/5
spooky
- adjective satellite unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
flighty; skittish; nervous.
- adjective satellite unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
- sneakier1/5
sneaky
- adjective satellite marked by deception
underhand; underhanded.
- achieved success in business only by underhand methods
- adjective satellite marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
furtive; surreptitious; sneak; stealthy.
- a furtive manner
- a sneak attack
- stealthy footsteps
- a surreptitious glance at his watch
- adjective satellite marked by deception
- perkier1/5
perky
- adjective satellite characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness
buoyant; chirpy.
- buoyant spirits
- his quick wit and chirpy humor
- looking bright and well and chirpy
- a perky little widow in her 70s
- adjective satellite characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness
- silkier1/5
silky
- adjective satellite having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
silken; silklike; slick; sleek; satiny.
- glossy auburn hair
- satiny gardenia petals
- sleek black fur
- silken eyelashes
- silky skin
- a silklike fabric
- slick seals and otters
- adjective satellite having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
- quirkier1/5
quirky
- adjective satellite informal terms; strikingly unconventional
offbeat; kinky; way-out; far-out.
- adjective satellite informal terms; strikingly unconventional
- pickier1/5
picky
- adjective satellite exacting especially about details
particular; fussy; finicky; finical.
- a finicky eater
- fussy about clothes
- very particular about how her food was prepared
- adjective satellite exacting especially about details
- wackier1/5
wacky
- adjective satellite ludicrous, foolish
cockamamie; goofy; sappy; whacky; silly; zany; cockamamy.
- gave me a cockamamie reason for not going
- wore a goofy hat
- a silly idea
- some wacky plan for selling more books
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
loco; loopy; bats; haywire; nuts; balmy; kooky; nutty; barmy; around the bend; buggy; kookie; loony; whacky; crackers; round the bend; daft; dotty; batty; cracked; fruity; bonkers.
- it used to drive my husband balmy
- adjective satellite ludicrous, foolish
- kinkier1/5
kinky
- adjective satellite (used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes
perverted.
- kinky sex
- perverted practices
- adjective satellite (of hair) in small tight curls
frizzy; frizzly; crisp; nappy.
- adjective satellite (used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes
Suffixes of kier
- kierkegaard«Word Popularity Bar4/5
kierkegaard
- noun Danish philosopher who is generally considered. along with Nietzsche, to be a founder of existentialism (1813-1855)
Soren Kierkegaard; Soren Aabye Kierkegaard.
- noun Danish philosopher who is generally considered. along with Nietzsche, to be a founder of existentialism (1813-1855)
- kierkegaardian2/5
- kiers1/5
kier
(Bleaching) A large tub or vat in which goods are subjected to the action of hot lye or bleaching liquor; -- also called keeve .
Derived words of kier
- skiers«Word Popularity Bar3/5
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `kier`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `kier`, some are not.
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