word-making
/ˈwəːdˌmeɪkɪŋ/noun
1The action or process of forming a word or words; an instance of this.
2More fully word-making and word-taking. A game played with lettered cards, in which players compete to form anagrams.
Origin
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Wilson (d. 1581), humanist and administrator. From word + making.
- mother nation
- Mother Nature
- mother of all ——
- mother of cloves
- Mother of God
- mother of millions
- Mother of Parliaments
- mother-of-pearl
- mother-of-pearl cloud
- mother-of-pearl moth
- mother-of-pearl work
- Mother of Presidents
- Mother of States
- mother of thousands
- mother of thyme
- mother of time
- mother of vinegar
- mother pearl
- mother plane
- mother plant
- mother queen
- mother-right
- mother root
- mothers and fathers
- mother's boy