Common Suffixes: Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ship

This vocabulary list features words with the common suffix that indicates a state of being or a skill.
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  1. apprenticeship
    the position of one working for an expert to learn a trade
  2. authorship
    the act of creating written works
  3. brinkmanship
    act of pushing a dangerous situation to the edge of disaster
  4. censorship
    deleting parts of publications or theatrical performances
  5. championship
    a competition at which a winner is chosen
  6. citizenship
    membership in a state with rights and duties
  7. companionship
    the state of being with someone
  8. connoisseurship
    love of or expert taste for something, especially fine art
  9. conservatorship
    the legal role of managing the affairs of someone less able
  10. craftsmanship
    skill in an occupation, trade, or manual art
  11. dictatorship
    a form of government in which the ruler is unconstrained
  12. entrepreneurship
    the act of organizing a business venture in order to profit
  13. fellowship
    the state of being with someone
  14. friendship
    the state of being a helpful ally
  15. hardship
    something difficult to endure
  16. internship
    the position of working for an expert to learn a profession
  17. kinship
    relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
  18. leadership
    the status of being in charge
  19. membership
    the state of being one of the persons in a social group
  20. mentorship
    guidance provided by a person experienced in some field
  21. ownership
    the state of being in possession of something
  22. partisanship
    an inclination to favor one group or view over alternatives
  23. partnership
    a cooperative relationship between people or groups
  24. relationship
    a mutual connection between people
  25. scholarship
    profound learned knowledge
  26. sportsmanship
    fairness and courtesy in following the rules of a game
  27. stewardship
    the position of someone who manages the affairs of others
  28. township
    an administrative division of a county
  29. workmanship
    skill in an occupation or trade
  30. worship
    the activity of cherishing as divine
Created on Fri May 03 12:06:05 EDT 2024 (updated Fri Jul 26 16:34:30 EDT 2024)

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