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1. check-, comb. form View full entry 1487
...Used attrib. ‘that serves to “check” or control’....
2. half-, comb. form View full entry c893
...With adjectives and pa. pples. Already in Old English: see above. Very common in later use, esp. with pa. pples., to which half- may be prefixed whenever the sense suits:...
3. snore-, comb. form View full entry 1860
...the stem of the vb. in comb....
4. suck-, comb. form View full entry 1551
...the verb-stem used in combination:...
5. take-, comb. form View full entry 1611
...the verb-stem in combinations and phrases used as ns. or adjs. (mostly nonce-wds.): See also take-in, take-off, take-up...
6. throw-, comb. form View full entry 1832
...In comb. with ns....
7. ˈwhirly-, comb. form View full entry 14..
...obs. or dial. var. of whirl- in comb....
