An instrument for measuring the adhesive qualities of a substance.
administrative
administrative
adj
Of or relating to administering or administration.
administratively
administratively
adv
In an administrative manner, or for purposes of administration.
admirative
admirative
adj
Characterized by admiration.
noun
(An instance of) a verb form similar to mirative, found primarily in some languages of the Balkan sprachbund (i.e. namely Albanian, Bulgarian and Macedonian), which expresses surprise, irony, doubt, or reportedness on the part of the speaker (compare mirative).
admiratively
admiratively
adv
In an admirative manner.
adumbrative
adumbrative
adj
Of or pertaining to adumbration
adumbratively
adumbratively
adv
In an adumbrative manner
adventurism
adventurism
noun
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
adventurisms
adventurisms
noun
plural of adventurism
advertisement
advertisement
noun
(card games) In gin rummy, the discarding of a card of one's preferred suit so as to mislead the opponent into thinking you do not want it.
(marketing) A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.
(obsolete) Notoriety.
A public notice.
A recommendation of a particular product, service or person.
advertisements
advertisements
noun
plural of advertisement
advertizement
advertizement
noun
Alternative spelling of advertisement
affirmative
affirmative
adj
(algebra) positive; not negative
(logic) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.
Confirmative; ratifying.
dogmatic
pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result
pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming
positive
intj
(military, especially radio communications) Yes; true; correct.
An elaborate synonym for the word yes.
noun
(grammar) An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
(obsolete) An assertion.
Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
affirmatively
affirmatively
adv
In an affirming manner.
affirmativeness
affirmativeness
noun
The property of being affirmative.
affirmatives
affirmatives
noun
plural of affirmative
afformative
afformative
noun
(grammar) An affix.
agglomerative
agglomerative
adj
Having a tendency to agglomerate
aggrievement
aggrievement
noun
The state of being aggrieved.
alcovinometer
almoravide
almoravides
almsgiver
almsgiver
noun
A giver of alms.
A small scale philanthropist or benefactor who consistently gives small amounts to those desperately in need.
alvearium
alveolariform
alveoliform
alveoliform
adj
Having the form of alveoli, or little sockets, cells, or cavities.
ambiversion
ambiversion
noun
(psychology) A personality trait having balanced characteristics of both extroversion and introversion.
ambiversions
ambiversive
ambivert
ambivert
noun
(psychology) A person who is neither clearly extroverted nor introverted, but has characteristics of each.
ambiverts
ambiverts
noun
plural of ambivert
ameliorativ
ameliorative
ameliorative
adj
(linguistics) Suggesting or relating to a positive or approving evaluation.
(philosophy) Of or relating to conceptual engineering, the normative study of which conceptual demarcation is most conducive to solve the problems the concept is a priori taken to solve.
Able to repair or ameliorate.
noun
(linguistics, rare) A linguistic unit (such as a word, morpheme) that implies a positive or approving evaluation.
That which betters or improves.
amelioratively
amerveil
aminovaleric
animadversal
animadversion
animadversion
noun
(countable) A criticism, a critical remark.
(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being animadversive.
animadversional
animadversional
adj
Of or relating to animadversion.
animadversions
animadversions
noun
plural of animadversion
animadversive
animadversive
adj
(archaic) Having the ability to perceive; percipient.
Critical or characterized by disapproval.
animadversiveness
animadversiveness
noun
The state or quality of being animadversive.
animadvert
animadvert
verb
(intransitive) To criticise, to censure.
(intransitive, law, archaic) To turn judicial attention (to); to criticise or punish.
(intransitive, obsolete) To consider.
animadverted
animadverted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of animadvert
animadverter
animadverter
noun
(obsolete) One who animadverts; a censurer or chastiser.
animadverting
animadverting
verb
present participle of animadvert
animadverts
animadverts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animadvert
animalivore
animalivore
noun
A creature that eats animals
anticonservatism
antienvironmentalism
antienvironmentalist
antienvironmentalists
antifermentative
antifermentative
adj
Countering or preventing fermentation.
noun
A substance that counters or prevents fermentation.
antigovernment
antigovernment
adj
Opposed to a government currently in power.
Opposed to government in general.
antigovernmental
antigovernmental
adj
Opposing a government.
antigovernmentally
antislaveryism
antislaveryism
noun
Opposition to slavery.
antivermicular
approximative
approximative
adj
Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation.
noun
(grammar) A grammatical construct that expresses approximation.
approximatively
approximatively
adv
In an approximative manner.
approximativeness
approximativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approximative.
archvampire
argumentative
argumentative
adj
Of or relating to argumentation; specifically, presenting a logical argument or line of reasoning; argumentive, discursive.
Prone to argue or dispute.
argumentatively
argumentatively
adv
In an argumentative manner.
argumentativeness
argumentativeness
noun
the state of being argumentative
argumentive
argumentive
adj
Being or presenting an argument or line of reasoning.
arrivisme
arrivisme
noun
(sociology) The state or behaviour of an arriviste.
aveniform
aveniform
adj
Having the appearance of oats.
averrhoism
averroism
averroism
Noun
The tenets of the Averroists, having to do with the doctrine of monopsychism.
avertiment
avertiment
noun
(obsolete) advertisement (public notice).
avicularimorphae
aviemore
barhamsville
beaverism
behaviorism
behaviorism
noun
An approach to psychology focusing on observable behavior which, generally assuming that behavior is determined by the environment and denying any independent significance for mind, largely ignores any pathophysiological processes which may, or may not, underlie subjective, behavioral phenomena.
behaviorisms
behaviorisms
noun
plural of behaviorism
behaviourism
behaviourism
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
bioenvironmental
bioenvironmental
adj
Of or pertaining to the interactions between the environment and living organisms
bioenvironmentaly
bonaventurism
brevicomis
byromville
carminative
carminative
adj
Relieving discomfort of gas in the digestive tract.
noun
(medicine) A drug or substance that induces the releasing of gas from the digestive tract.
carminatives
carminatives
noun
plural of carminative
cavalierism
cavalierism
noun
The practice or principles of cavaliers.
cavalierisms
cavalierisms
noun
plural of cavalierism
centumvir
centumvir
noun
(historical, Ancient Rome) One of a court of about 100 judges chosen to try civil suits. Under the Empire the court was increased to 180, and met usually in four sections.
centumviral
centumviral
adj
Of or pertaining to the centumviri
centumvirate
centumvirate
noun
A group of one hundred people, especially (politics) a council of about 100 men who share power or rule, particularly (historical) such a group in ancient Rome.
cervicectomy
cervicectomy
noun
(medicine) Surgical removal of the cervix.
cervicobregmatic
cervicobregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the anterior fontanelle and the junction of the neck with the floor of the mouth.
cervicohumeral
cervicohumeral
adj
Relating to the neck and the shoulder.
cervicolumbar
cervicolumbar
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the neck and the lumbar region of the spine
cervicomuscular
chambersville
chemisorptive
chemisorptive
adj
Relating to chemisorption
chemoreceptive
chemoreceptive
adj
(of a sense organ) able to respond to a chemical stimulus
chemoreceptivities
chemoreceptivity
chemoreceptivity
noun
the ability of a sense organ to respond to a chemical stimulus
chemosorptive
circumaviate
circumnavigable
circumnavigable
adj
able to be circumnavigated
circumnavigate
circumnavigate
verb
(intransitive, sailing) To sail around the world.
(transitive) To circumvent or bypass.
(transitive) To travel completely around somewhere or something, especially by sail.
circumnavigated
circumnavigated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumnavigate
circumnavigates
circumnavigates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumnavigate
circumscriptive
circumscriptive
adj
That circumscribes or outlines
circumscriptively
circumscriptively
adv
In a circumscriptive manner
With regard to circumscription
circumscrive
circumspective
circumspective
adj
Looking in all directions; cautious or watchful of danger.
circumspectively
circumspectively
adv
In a circumspective manner.
circumvallate
circumvallate
adj
(anatomy) Surrounded by a ridge or elevation.
Surrounded with a wall; enclosed with a rampart.
verb
(transitive) To surround with, or as if with, a rampart.
circumvallated
circumvallated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumvallate
circumvent
circumvent
verb
(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
(transitive) to outwit or outsmart
(transitive) to surround or besiege
circumventable
circumventable
adj
Capable of being circumvented.
circumvented
circumvented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumvent
circumventer
circumventer
noun
Alternative form of circumventor
circumventing
circumventing
verb
present participle of circumvent
circumvention
circumvention
noun
The act of evading or going around (bypassing).
The act of prevailing over another by fraud or deception
circumventions
circumventions
noun
plural of circumvention
circumventive
circumventive
adj
evading or overcoming some protective measure.
circumventor
circumventor
noun
A person who circumvents
circumvents
circumvents
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumvent
circumvest
circumvest
verb
(obsolete) To cover round, as with a garment; to invest.
circumviate
circumvolute
circumvolute
verb
To roll, curl or twist around
circumvolve
circumvolve
verb
(intransitive) To revolve or move around something.
(transitive) To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion.
circumvolved
circumvolved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumvolve
cirrocumulative
clavicytherium
clavicytherium
noun
(music) A harpsichord in which the soundboard and strings are mounted vertically facing the player.
clishmaclaver
clishmaclaver
noun
(Scotland) Gossip; silly chatter.
comfortative
comfortative
adj
(archaic) Offering comfort.
noun
(archaic) A medicine or other item causing comfort.
commemorative
commemorative
adj
Serving to commemorate something.
noun
(philately) A postage stamp issued to commemorate, usually a person or event; also commonly applied to thematic (topical) stamp issues.
An object made to commemorate a person, mark an event, etc.
commemoratively
commemoratively
adv
In a commemorative manner.
commemorativeness
commemorativeness
noun
The quality of being commemorative.
commiserative
commiserative
adj
Feeling or expressing commiseration, compassion, pity or sympathy
commiseratively
commiseratively
adv
In a commiserative manner.
comparative
comparative
adj
(obsolete) Comparable; bearing comparison.
Approximated by comparison; relative.
Of or relating to comparison.
Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Data used to make a comparison.
(grammar) A construction showing a relative quality, in English usually formed by adding more or appending -er. For example, the comparative of green is greener; of evil, more evil.
(grammar) A word in the comparative form.
(obsolete) An equal; a rival; a compeer.
(obsolete) One who makes comparisons; one who affects wit.
comparatively
comparatively
adv
In a comparative manner.
When compared to other entities.
comparativeness
comparativeness
noun
The state or quality of being comparative.
comparatives
comparatives
noun
plural of comparative
comprehensive
comprehensive
adj
Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.
noun
(Britain) A comprehensive school.
comprehensively
comprehensively
adv
In a comprehensive manner; in an all-inclusive or wide-ranging fashion.
comprehensiveness
comprehensiveness
noun
The state of being comprehensive.
comprehensivenesses
comprehensives
comprehensives
noun
plural of comprehensive
compressive
compressive
adj
That compresses
compressively
compressively
adv
In a compressive way.
confirmative
confirmative
adj
That serves to confirm
confirmatively
confirmatively
adv
With confirmation from other sources
conglomerative
conglomerative
adj
Causing, or relating to, conglomeration.
conservationism
conservationism
noun
A movement that supports conservation, especially that of natural resources
conservatism
conservatism
noun
A political philosophy that advocates traditional values.