A medicine to promote sleep; a soporific or opiate.
earthmoving
earthmoving
adj
(construction, not comparable) Designed to move large quantities of earth or rubble for civil engineering or building purposes.
(figuratively, comparable) Of great significance.
earthmovings
efformative
electromotiv
electromotive
electromotive
adj
(physics) of, relating to, or producing the movement of electrons (an electric current)
electromotivity
electromotivity
noun
The quality of being electromotive.
emotiovascular
empoverish
empoverish
verb
Obsolete spelling of impoverish
enviroment
environment
environment
noun
(computing) The set of variables and their values in a namespace that an operating system associates with a process.
(computing) The software and/or hardware existing on any particular computer system.
(programming) The environment of a function at a point during the execution of a program is the set of identifiers in the function's scope and their bindings at that point.
A particular political or social setting, arena or condition.
All the elements that affect a system or its inputs and outputs.
The natural world or ecosystem.
The surroundings of, and influences on, a particular item of interest.
environmental
environmental
adj
Pertaining to the environment.
noun
(computing) Any factor relating to the physical environment in which hardware is operated, such as the room temperature or the number of racks used to hold equipment.
environmentalism
environmentalism
noun
(medicine, social sciences) A theory that views environment, rather than heredity or culture, as the important factor in the development of an individual or group.
(politics) A political and social ideology that seeks to prevent the environment from degradation by human activity.
environmentalist
environmentalist
adj
Of, or relating to environmentalism.
noun
(anthropology, social sciences) One who holds the view that environment, rather than heredity or culture, is the primary factor in the development of an individual or group.
One who advocates for the protection of the environment and biosphere from misuse from human activity through such measures as ecosystem protection, waste reduction and pollution prevention.
environmentalists
environmentalists
noun
plural of environmentalist
environmentally
environmentally
adv
In a manner affecting the environment.
environments
environments
noun
plural of environment
ethmovomerine
ethmovomerine
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the region of the vomer and the base of the ethmoid in the skull.
evaporimeter
evaporimeter
noun
An atmometer
everblooming
everblooming
adj
Describes a plant that blooms throughout the growing season.
faviform
faviform
adj
Shaped like a honeycomb.
favoritism
favoritism
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of favouritism
favoritisms
favoritisms
noun
plural of favoritism
favouritism
favouritism
noun
(British spelling) The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.
ferrovanadium
ferrovanadium
noun
An alloy of iron and up to 55% vanadium; used in the manufacture of specialist steel
flavobacterium
flavobacterium
noun
Any of many Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria, of the class Flavobacteriia ^([sic]), that occur in soil and water, and are mostly pigmented and photosynthetic.
fluviomarine
fluviomarine
adj
(geology) Formed by the joint action of a river and the sea.
fluviometer
fluviometer
noun
A device used to measure the depth of water in a river, and sometimes used to record its rise and fall
foremisgiving
formative
formative
adj
(biology) Capable of producing new tissue.
(education) Denoting forms of assessment used to guide learning rather than to quantify educational outcomes.
(grammar) Pertaining to the inflection of words.
Capable of forming something.
Of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something.
noun
(grammar) A language unit that has morphological function.
formatively
formatively
adv
In a formative manner.
formativeness
formicative
formicivora
formicivorous
formicivorous
adj
(entomology) Feeding on ants.
foveiform
foveiform
adj
Resembling a fovea.
freelovism
frivolism
frivolism
noun
(archaic) frivolity
galvanometric
galvanometric
adj
Measured using a galvanometer.
Of or pertaining to galvanometry.
galvanometrical
galvanometrical
adj
Synonym of galvanometric
galvanometrically
galvanometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, galvanometry.
galvanotropism
galvanotropism
noun
(biology) Any movement or alignment of an organism with respect to an electric field
gaviiformes
governmentalism
governmentalism
noun
(sociology) Synonym of governmentality
governmentalist
governmentalist
noun
One who supports, or who works within, a government.
governmentalize
governmentalize
verb
(US, transitive) To bring (a private entity, or a decentralized entity) under government control; to nationalize.
governmentish
graminivore
graminivore
noun
An herbivorous animal, a grazer, that feeds primarily on grasses.
graminivorous
graminivorous
adj
(entomology) That eats grasses and seeds.
gravaminous
gravicembalo
gravicembalo
noun
(music) An early form of piano derived from the harpsichord
gravicembalos
gravicembalos
noun
plural of gravicembalo
gravitometer
gravitometer
noun
densitometer
gravimeter
hydrometer
herbivorism
heterofermentative
heterofermentative
adj
(biology, of a microorganism) That undergoes fermentation to produce more than one product, e.g. both alcohol and lactic acid.
homerville
hominivorous
hominivorous
adj
That devours human beings.
homofermentative
homofermentative
adj
That produce (almost entirely) a single fermentation product (typically lactic acid)
homoveratric
homoveratric
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to homoveratric acid or its derivatives
hooverism
hyperconservatism
hyperconservatism
noun
The quality of being hyperconservative.
hyperemotive
hyperemotive
adj
hyperemotional
hyperemotively
hyperemotiveness
hyperemotivity
hyperemotivity
noun
The quality of being hyperemotive.
hyperovarianism
hyperovarism
hypervitaminosis
hypervitaminosis
noun
Any medical condition resulting from excessive intake of vitamins.
hypervoluminous
immunoreactive
immunoreactive
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing an immune reaction.
noun
Any substance that causes an immune reaction.
immunoreactivity
immunoreactivity
noun
A measure of the immune reaction caused by an antigen.
immunosuppressive
immunosuppressive
adj
(pharmacology, immunology) Having the capability to suppress the immune system, capable of immunosuppression.
noun
(pharmacology, immunology) An agent which is capable of immunosuppression.
impersonative
impervious
impervious
adj
Immune to damage or effect.
Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water.
Unaffected or unable to be affected by something.
imperviously
imperviously
adv
In an impervious manner; impenetrably; impermeably.
imperviousness
imperviousness
noun
the state of being impervious
impoverish
impoverish
verb
(intransitive) To become poor.
(transitive) To make poor.
(transitive) To weaken in quality; to deprive of some strength or richness.
impoverished
impoverished
adj
Having lost a component, an ingredient, or a faculty or a feature; rendered poor in something; depleted.
Reduced to poverty.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impoverish
impoverisher
impoverisher
noun
Someone who impoverishes.
impoverishes
impoverishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impoverish
impoverishing
impoverishing
verb
present participle of impoverish
impoverishment
impoverishment
noun
The action of impoverishing someone.
The state of being impoverished.
impoverishments
impoverishments
noun
plural of impoverishment
imprevision
improbative
improbative
adj
Implying, or tending to, improbation; disapproving.
improgressive
improgressive
Adjective
Not progressive.
improgressively
improgressively
adv
In an improgressive manner.
improgressiveness
improgressiveness
noun
The quality of being improgressive.
improv
improv
noun
(acting) A form of live entertainment characterized by improvisation and interaction with the audience.
(informal) Improvisation.
verb
To perform improv.
improvability
improvability
noun
The condition of being improvable
improvable
improvable
adj
Capable of being improved.
Capable of being used to advantage; profitable.
Impossible to prove.
improvableness
improvableness
noun
Quality of being improvable; capability of improvement.
improvably
improvably
adv
So as to permit improvement.
improve
improve
verb
(dated) To use or employ to good purpose; to turn to profitable account.
(intransitive) To become better.
(obsolete) To disapprove of; to find fault with; to reprove; to censure.
(obsolete) To disprove or make void; to refute.
(transitive) To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).
improved
improved
adj
That has been made better; enhanced.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of improve
improvement
improvement
noun
(Patent Laws): A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition.
(in the plural) Valuable additions or betterments, for example buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.
Increase; growth; progress; advance.
Something which is improved
The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering
The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; practical application, for example of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse.
The state of being improved; betterment; advance
improvements
improvements
noun
plural of improvement
improver
improver
noun
(historical) A pad worn by women to make the dress hang properly.
(obsolete) Specifically, a person who improves land or property, a landscaper.
A substance added to cause improvement (especially to a foodstuff).
One who improves his or her performance, one who shows improvement (of individuals or groups).
Something that, or someone who, improves something.
improvers
improvers
noun
plural of improver
improvership
improves
improves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of improve
improvided
improvided
adj
Unforeseen.
improvidence
improvidence
noun
The quality of being improvident; want of foresight or thrift.
improvidences
improvidences
noun
plural of improvidence
improvident
improvident
adj
failing to provide for the future; reckless
incautious; prone to rashness
improvidentially
improvidentially
adv
improvidently
improvidently
improvidently
adv
In an improvident manner.
improving
improving
adj
That tends to improve someone or something (especially (dated) to educate or morally better a person).
verb
present participle of improve
improvingly
improvingly
adv
In a manner that tends to improve (especially, (dated), to educate or morally better a person).
improvisate
improvisate
adj
unpremeditated; impromptu
verb
To improvise; to extemporize.
improvisation
improvisation
noun
Musical technique, characteristic of blues music.
That which is improvised; an impromptu.
The act of improvising, acting or going about something without planning ahead
The act or art of composing and making music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously
improvisational
improvisational
adj
Having the nature of an improvisation.
improvisations
improvisations
noun
plural of improvisation
improvisatize
improvisatize
verb
(rare, obsolete) To improvise; to extemporize.
improvisator
improvisator
noun
An improvvisatore.
improvisatore
improvisatore
noun
(poetry) An individual who recites impromptu verse, as from a song or poem.
improvisatorial
improvisatorial
adj
improvisatory
improvisatorially
improvisatorially
adv
By improvisation.
improvisatorize
improvisatory
improvisatory
adj
Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of improvisation
improvisatrice
improvisatrice
noun
A female improvisatore.
improvise
improvise
verb
To make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed guided only by imagination, intuition, and guesswork rather than by a careful plan.
improvised
improvised
adj
created by improvisation; impromptu; unrehearsed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of improvise
improvisedly
improviser
improviser
noun
One who improvises.
improvisers
improvisers
noun
plural of improviser
improvises
improvises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of improvise
improvising
improvising
noun
improvisation
verb
present participle of improvise
improvision
improvision
noun
(obsolete) the lack of provision, a failure to provide something
the act of improvising, or something improvised; improvisation
improviso
improviso
adj
(obsolete) Not prepared beforehand; unpremeditated; extemporaneous.
improvisor
improvisor
noun
Alternative form of improviser
improvisors
improvisors
noun
plural of improvisor
improvs
improvs
noun
plural of improv
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of improv
improvvisatore
improvvisatore
noun
Alternative form of improvisatore
improvvisatori
improvvisatori
noun
plural of improvvisatore
incomprehensive
incomprehensive
adj
Not comprehensive; shallow, incomplete.
uncomprehending
incomprehensively
incomprehensively
adv
In an incomprehensive manner.
incomprehensiveness
incomprehensiveness
noun
The condition of being incomprehensive.
informative
informative
adj
(in standards and specifications) Not specifying requirements, but merely providing information.
(obsolete) Formative; having power to form.
Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information.
informatively
informatively
adv
In an informative manner.
informativeness
informativeness
noun
The condition of being informative; clarity
inmprovidence
intercommunicative
intercommunicative
adj
Relating to intercommunication.
intergovernmental
intergovernmental
adj
Of, relating to, or involving two or more governments.
intervalometer
intervalometer
noun
A device that measures intervals of time.
interventionism
interventionism
noun
(medicine) The medical practice of trying to prolong someone's life.
(politics) The political practice of intervening in a sovereign state's affairs.
(psychology) The idea that a person develops cognition through explicit instruction by others, and not merely by being nurtured and allowed to develop individually.
intromissive
intromissive
adj
Relating to intromission.
introspectivism
invermination
invermination
noun
helminthiasis
involucriform
involucrum
involucrum
noun
(botany) An involucre.
A sheath that covers or envelopes, especially one that forms around the sequestrum of new bone.