modifier

As nouns the difference between descriptor and modifier

is that descriptor is that which describes; a word, phrase, etc. serving as a description while modifier is one who, or that which, modifies.

In grammar terms the difference between modifier and adjective

is that modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or phrase while adjective is a word that modifies a noun or describes a noun’s referent.

As nouns the difference between modifier and adjective

is that modifier is one who, or that which, modifies while adjective is a word that modifies a noun or describes a noun’s referent.

As an adjective adjective is

incapable of independent function.

As a verb adjective is

to make an adjective of; to form or convert into an adjective.

As nouns the difference between updater and modifier

is that updater is one who, or that which, updates while modifier is one who, or that which, modifies.

In grammar terms the difference between attribute and modifier

is that attribute is a word that qualifies a noun while modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or phrase.

As nouns the difference between attribute and modifier

is that attribute is a characteristic or quality of a thing while modifier is one who, or that which, modifies.

As a verb attribute

is to ascribe (something) {{term|to}} a given cause, reason etc.

As nouns the difference between editor and modifier

is that editor is a person who edits or makes changes to documents while modifier is one who, or that which, modifies.

In grammar terms the difference between modifier and attributive

is that modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or phrase while attributive is an attributive word or phrase (see above), contrasted with predicative.

As nouns the difference between modifier and attributive

is that modifier is one who, or that which, modifies while attributive is an attributive word or phrase (see above), contrasted with predicative.

As an adjective attributive is

modifying a noun, while in the same phrase as that noun.

As nouns the difference between modifier and regulator

is that modifier is one who, or that which, modifies while regulator is a device that controls or limits something.

As nouns the difference between head and modifier

is that head is the part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs while modifier is one who, or that which, modifies.

As an adjective head

is of, relating to, or intended for the head.

As a verb head

is to be in command of. (See also {{term|head up|lang=en}}..

As a proper noun Head

is {{surname|from=Middle English}}, from residence near a hilltop or the head of a river, or a byname for someone with an odd-looking head.

In grammar terms the difference between modifier and complement

is that modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or phrase while complement is a word or group of words that completes a grammatical construction in the predicate and that describes or is identified with the subject or object.

As nouns the difference between modifier and complement

is that modifier is one who, or that which, modifies while complement is something (or someone) that completes; the consummation.

As a verb complement is

to complete, to bring to perfection, to make whole.

As a verb determiner

is to determine, establish.

As a noun modifier is

one who, or that which, modifies.