(countable) Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.
(countable, uncountable) Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit
(obsolete) Superiority; mastery; — used with of to specify its nature or with over to specify the other party.
(soccer) The continuation of the game after a foul against the attacking team, because the attacking team are in an advantageous position.
(tennis) The score where one player wins a point after deuce but needs the next to carry the game.
Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen).
verb
(reflexive) to do something for one's own benefit; to take advantage of
(transitive) to provide (someone) with an advantage, to give an edge to
advantaged
advantaged
adj
(of a person) Financially secure; elite and economically successful.
Having been given an advantage, such as by biased referees in a competition.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of advantage
advantageous
advantageous
adj
Being of advantage, beneficial.
advantageously
advantageously
adv
In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
advantageousness
advantageousness
noun
The state or quality of being advantageous.
advantages
advantages
noun
plural of advantage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advantage
advantaging
advantaging
verb
present participle of advantage
advecting
advecting
verb
present participle of advect
adventuring
adventuring
noun
adventure
verb
present participle of adventure
adversing
adverting
adverting
verb
present participle of advert
advertising
advertising
noun
Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services.
The industry or profession made up of such communications.
verb
present participle of advertise
advertisings
advertisings
noun
plural of advertising
advertizing
advertizing
verb
present participle of advertize
advising
advising
noun
(obsolete) Advice.
verb
present participle of advise
advocating
advocating
verb
present participle of advocate
aggravated
aggravated
adj
(criminology) Of or characterized by factors that increase the heinousness or offensiveness of the criminal offense.
Having become more severe, dangerous or worse than usual before.
Having been the subject of aggravation; frustrated and angry.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggravate
aggrieved
aggrieved
adj
(law) Having one's rights denied or curtailed.
Angry or resentful due to unjust treatment.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggrieve
aggrievedly
aggrievedly
adv
In the manner of someone who is aggrieved
aggrievedness
aggrievedness
noun
The state or quality of being aggrieved.
angulinerved
animadverting
animadverting
verb
present participle of animadvert
antieavesdropping
archvagabond
autodigestive
autodigestive
adj
Relating to, or carrying out, autodigestion.
avanguardisti
avantgarde
avantgarde
noun
Alternative form of avant-garde
avenged
avenged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of avenge
averaged
averaged
adj
(of a set of numbers) replaced by an average value
verb
simple past tense and past participle of average
avigdor
avogadrite
avogadrite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing boron, cesium, fluorine, and potassium.
avogadro
avogadro
Proper noun
Italian physicist
avoiding
avoiding
noun
Avoidance.
verb
present participle and gerund of avoid
bavardage
bavardage
noun
chatter, banter
bougainvilliidae
bravadoing
bravadoing
verb
present participle of bravado
cabdriving
cabdriving
noun
The trade of a cabdriver.
cavalcading
cavalcading
verb
present participle of cavalcade
circumnavigated
circumnavigated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumnavigate
coadventuring
counteradvantage
counteradvantage
noun
A disadvantage that cancels out an advantage.
An advantage held by an opponent.
cylindroogival
danevang
dativogerundial
daugava
daugava
Proper noun
A river in Eastern Europe, flowing through Russia, Belarus and Latvia to the Gulf of Riga.
daugavpils
daugavpils
Proper noun
A city in Latvia on the Western Dvina (Daugava) river.
davening
davening
verb
present participle of daven
davisburg
deactivating
deactivating
verb
present participle of deactivate
deaving
decorrugative
degenerative
degenerative
adj
Characterized by or causing degeneration.
degeneratively
degeneratively
adv
In a degenerative manner.
degradative
degradative
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing degradation.
degravate
delavigne
delegative
demisavage
denervating
denervating
verb
present participle of denervate
denigrative
denigrative
adj
Synonym of denigratory
depraving
depraving
verb
present participle of deprave
depravingly
depravingly
adv
In a depraving manner.
derivatizing
derivatizing
verb
present participle of derivatize
derogative
derogative
adj
Disparaging; tending or intending to be belittling.
Of or pertaining to derogation; that derogates
noun
(rare) A derogatory word or word-form.
derogatively
derogatively
adv
In a derogative way or manner: derogatorily.
designative
designative
Adjective
Serving to designate.
devaluating
devaluating
verb
present participle of devaluate
devaluing
devaluing
noun
devaluation
verb
present participle of devalue
devanagari
devastating
devastating
adj
causing devastation
verb
present participle of devastate
devastatingly
devastatingly
adv
In a devastating manner.
deviating
deviating
verb
present participle of deviate
devirginate
devirginate
adj
Deprived of virginity.
verb
To deprive of virginity; to deflower.
devirgination
devirgination
Noun
The loss of a girl or woman's virginity.
devirginator
devirginator
noun
One who devirginates; a deflowerer.
devitalising
devitalising
verb
present participle of devitalise
devitalizing
devitalizing
verb
present participle of devitalize
devocalising
devocalising
verb
present participle of devocalise
devocalizing
devocalizing
verb
present participle of devocalize
devolatilising
devolatilising
verb
present participle of devolatilise
devolatilizing
devolatilizing
verb
present participle of devolatilize
devulgarize
devulgarize
verb
(transitive) To free from what is vulgar or common.
diaghilev
digenova
digitinervate
dikegrave
directcarving
disadvancing
disadvancing
verb
present participle of disadvance
disadvantage
disadvantage
noun
A setback or handicap.
A weakness or undesirable characteristic; a con.
Loss; detriment; hindrance.
verb
(transitive) To place at a disadvantage.
disadvantaged
disadvantaged
adj
(euphemistic) Poor; in financial difficulties.
Lacking an advantage relative to another.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disadvantage
disadvantagedness
disadvantagedness
noun
The quality of being disadvantaged.
disadvantageous
disadvantageous
adj
Not advantageous.
disadvantageously
disadvantageously
adv
In a disadvantageous manner.
disadvantageousness
disadvantageousness
noun
The state or quality of being disadvantageous.
disadvantages
disadvantages
noun
plural of disadvantage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disadvantage
disadvantaging
disadvantaging
verb
present participle of disadvantage
disadvising
disadvising
verb
present participle of disadvise
disaggregative
disaggregative
adj
Of or relating to disaggregation.
disapproving
disapproving
verb
present participle of disapprove
disapprovingly
disapprovingly
adv
In a disapproving manner
disavowing
disavowing
verb
present participle of disavow
disfavoring
disfavoring
verb
present participle of disfavor
disfavouring
disfavouring
verb
present participle of disfavour
disfigurative
disfigurative
adj
disfiguring
disgavel
disgavel
verb
(UK, law, transitive) To deprive of that principal quality of gavelkind tenure by which lands descend equally among all the sons of the tenant
disgaveled
disgaveling
disgavelled
disgavelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disgavel
disgavelling
disgavelling
verb
present participle of disgavel
disgracive
disgracive
adj
(obsolete) Causing disgrace.
disintegrative
disintegrative
adj
(psychology) Having disorganized psychological and behavioral processes.
Losing cohesion or unity.
disinvagination
disinvagination
noun
The repair of an invagination
disinvigorate
disinvigorate
verb
(transitive) To enervate; to weaken.
disleaving
disleaving
verb
present participle of disleave
dissavage
dissaving
dissaving
verb
present participle of dissave
disvaluing
disvaluing
verb
present participle of disvalue
disvantage
disvisage
divagate
divagate
verb
(intransitive) To stray from a subject or theme.
(intransitive) To wander about.
divagated
divagated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of divagate
divagates
divagates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of divagate
divagating
divagating
verb
present participle of divagate
divagation
divagation
noun
(medicine) Incoherent or wandering speech and thought.
Straying off from a course or way.
divagational
divagationally
divagations
divagations
noun
plural of divagation
divagatory
divaricating
divaricating
verb
present participle of divaricate
divaricatingly
divaricatingly
adv
In a way that divaricates or diverges; branchingly.
divulgate
divulgate
adj
(obsolete) Published.
verb
(obsolete) To divulge.
divulgated
divulgated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of divulgate
divulgater
divulgater
noun
(obsolete) One who divulges.
divulgating
divulgating
verb
present participle of divulgate
divulgation
divulgation
noun
The act of divulging or publishing; publication.
The communication of technology or science to the general public, public awareness of science.
The disclosure or revelation of a secret.
divulgator
divulgator
noun
Teacher.
divulgatory
divulgatory
adj
Divulging; of or pertaining to divulging.
dogvane
dogvane
noun
(nautical) A small vane of bunting, feathers, or other light material, fastened to the end of a short staff and placed on the weather gunwale of a sailing ship to assist the helmsman to judge the direction of the wind.
(obsolete, nautical) A cockade worn on a hat (worn in the British Navy in the 18th and 19th centuries)
dogvanes
dogvanes
noun
plural of dogvane
douglassville
douglasville
dovetailing
dovetailing
noun
The situation in which things are dovetailed.
verb
present participle of dovetail
dravosburg
drawglove
drivage
duogravure
dzhugashvili
dzugashvili
eavedropping
eavesdropping
eavesdropping
noun
(telecommunications) The interception of electronic communication.
(zoology) The act of one organism listening for another's calls, so as to exploit them.
Listening secretly to the private conversations of others.
verb
present participle of eavesdrop
elisavetgrad
endeavoring
endeavoring
noun
The act by which one endeavors or strives; an attempt.