morphotactic
/ˌmɔːfə(ʊ)ˈtaktɪk/Linguistics
adjective
Of, relating to, or in terms of morphotactics.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Archibald Anderson Hill (b. 1902). From morpho- + tactic.
- take the cake
- take the chair
- take the chequered flag
- take the chill off
- take the count
- take the easy way out
- take the edge off
- take the fall
- take the field
- take the floor
- take the gilt off the gingerbread
- take the King's (or Queen's) shilling
- take the King's shilling
- take the law into one's own hands
- take the liberty
- take the long view
- take the mound
- take the (or one's etc.) secret to the grave
- take the part of
- take the piss (out of someone/thing)
- take the place of
- take the plunge
- take the rap
- take the rough with the smooth
- take the salute