All affixes synonyms
af·fix
A a verb affixes
- sticks — a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab.
- pins — a number assigned to an individual, used to establish identity in order to gain access to a computer system via an automatic teller machine, a point-of-sale terminal, or other device.
- tacks — a lease, especially on farmland.
- annexes — to attach, append, or add, especially to something larger or more important.
- rivets — a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
noun affixes
- prefixes — Grammar. an affix placed before a word, base, or another prefix to modify a term's meaning, as by making the term negative, as un- in unkind, by signaling repetition, as re- in reinvent, or by indicating support, as pro- in proabolition. Compatible prefixes can work together, as un- and re- in unrefundable.
- suffixes — Grammar. an affix that follows the element to which it is added, as -ly in kindly.