adjunct

Definitions

1. 1.Something joined or added to another thing, but not essentially a part of it. Learning is but an adjunct to our self. Shak.
2. 2.A person joined to another in some duty or service; a colleague; an associate. Wotton.
3. 3.(Gram.) A word or words added to quality or amplify the force of other words; as, the History of the American Revolution, where the words in italics are the adjunct or adjuncts of "History."
4. 4.(Metaph.) A quality or property of the body or the mind, whether natural or acquired; as, color, in the body, judgment in the mind.
5. 5.(Mus.) A key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key. [R.] See Attendant keys, under Attendant, a.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Reverse-dictionary questions

Definition-first questions whose answer is adjunct.

• What is something joined or added to another thing, but not essentially a part of it. Learning is but an adjunct to our self. Shak called?
• What is a person joined to another in some duty or service; a colleague; an associate. Wotton called?
• What is a word or words added to quality or amplify the force of other words; as, the History of the American Revolution, where the words in italics are the adjunct or adjuncts of "History." called?
• What is a quality or property of the body or the mind, whether natural or acquired; as, color, in the body, judgment in the mind called?
• What is a key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key. [R.] See Attendant keys, under Attendant, a called?