(linguistics) Of or pertaining to the linguistic form or case or the semantic role of the beneficiary of an action. Expressed in English as "on behalf of" or "on one's behalf."
noun
A term or sentence element that serves a benefactive role or that is inflected for the benefactive case or a similar case (such as the dative case).
biconcave
biconcave
adj
(optics, anatomy) Having both sides concave
biconcavities
biconcavities
noun
plural of biconcavity
bivalence
bivalence
noun
The state or quality of being bivalent (in any sense)
bivalencies
bivalencies
noun
plural of bivalency
bivalency
bivalency
noun
The quality of being bivalent.
blagoveshchensk
blanchardville
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
bovovaccine
bovovaccine
noun
(historical) A vaccine to prevent tuberculosis in cattle.
branchville
bronchoalveolar
bronchoalveolar
adj
Relating to both the bronchi and the alvioli of the lungs
bronchocavernous
bronchovesicular
bronchovesicular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the bronchus and vesicles.
bucorvinae
bulbocavernosus
bulbocavernosus
noun
The bulbospongiosus muscle
bulbocavernous
bulbocavernous
adj
Relating to the bulbocavernosus
cadaverin
cadaverin
noun
Alternative form of cadaverine
cadaverine
cadaverine
noun
A foul-smelling diamine produced by protein hydrolysis during putrefaction of animal tissue. Cadaverine is a toxic diamine with the formula NH₂(CH₂)₅NH₂.
cadaverines
cadaverines
noun
plural of cadaverine
cadaverousness
cadaverousness
noun
The state or quality of being cadaverous.
caernarvon
caernarvonshire
cainsville
calavance
calavance
noun
Any bean, but especially the hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus).
Food made from beans.
calcaneonavicular
calcaneonavicular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the calcaneus and the navicular bone.
calumniative
calverton
calvinize
calvinize
Verb
To convert to Calvinism.
camptonville
canaveral
caneva
canevari
caneyville
cannonville
cantalever
cantalever
noun
Dated form of cantilever.
cantaliver
cantative
cantilever
cantilever
noun
(architecture) A beam anchored at one end and projecting into space, such as a long bracket projecting from a wall to support a balcony.
(figure skating) A technique, similar to the spread eagle, in which the skater travels along a deep edge with knees bent and bends their back backwards, parallel to the ice.
A beam anchored at one end and used as a lever within a microelectromechanical system.
verb
To project (something) in the manner of or by means of a cantilever.
cantilevered
cantilevered
adj
Fitted with, or constituting, a cantilever; projecting out laterally from a wall or similar support and thus hanging without other supports.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cantilever
cantilevering
cantilevering
noun
The motion or use of a cantilever.
verb
present participle of cantilever
cantilevers
cantilevers
noun
plural of cantilever
canvased
canvaser
canvaser
noun
Alternative form of canvasser
canvasers
canvasers
noun
plural of canvaser
canvases
canvases
noun
(US) plural of canvas
canvaslike
canvaslike
adj
Resembling canvas (the fabric).
canvassed
canvassed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of canvas
canvasser
canvasser
noun
(politics, obsolete except US, Philippines) person(s) who scrutinize(s) (the ballot in an election or such the votes cast) and reject irregular votes; also, to challenge or dispute (an election result).
someone who goes through a region soliciting votes in an election, or conducting a public opinion poll
canvassers
canvassers
noun
plural of canvasser
canvasses
canvasses
noun
plural of canvas (UK spelling)
plural of canvass
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canvas
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canvass
canyonville
captivance
captivance
noun
(obsolete, rare) Captivity.
caravaned
caravaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caravan
caravaneer
caravaneer
noun
The leader or driver of the camels in a caravan.
caravaner
caravaner
noun
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) One who travels or stays in a caravan (furnished vehicle used as a dwelling).
One who travels in a caravan (convoy or procession).
caravanned
caravanner
caravanner
noun
(UK) A person who holidays in a caravan (mobile home).
A person who leads a caravan (trail of animals).
caravanners
caravanners
noun
plural of caravanner
caravansaries
caravansaries
noun
plural of caravansary
caravanserai
caravanserai
noun
(humorous) An upscale hotel.
A home or shelter for caravans.
A roadside inn having a central courtyard where caravans can rest.
caravanserial
caravanserial
adj
Of or relating to a caravansery.
caregivings
caregivings
noun
plural of caregiving
carlinville
carlinville
Proper noun
a city in Illinois, USA
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
carnarvonshire
carnesville
carnivaler
carnivalesque
carnivalesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a carnival.
carnivaller
carnivallike
carnivallike
adj
Like a carnival; festive.
carnivore
carnivore
noun
(informal) A person who is not a vegetarian.
(zoology) A mammal belonging to the order Carnivora.
A follower of the carnivore diet (consuming only animal-based products, such as meat, eggs and dairy)
An organism that feeds chiefly on animals; an animal that feeds on meat as the main part of its diet.
carnivores
carnivores
noun
plural of carnivore
carnivories
carnivorousness
carnivorousness
noun
The quality of being a carnivore.
carnivorousnesses
carpentersville
carpetwoven
carsonville
carven
carven
adj
Made by carving, especially when intricately or artistically done.
verb
(archaic) past participle of carve.
carvene
carvene
noun
(organic chemistry) An oily substance, C₁₀H₁₆, extracted from caraway.
carvestrene
carvestrene
noun
(organic chemistry) A racemic form of sylvestrene
carvomenthene
carvomenthene
noun
(organic chemistry) The monoterpene (4R)-1-methyl-4-propan-2-ylcyclohexene
carvone
carvone
noun
(organic chemistry) A terpenoid found naturally in many essential oils, most abundant in the oils from seeds of caraway and dill.
caseconv
catenative
catenative
adj
Having the ability to catenate, or form chains.
noun
(linguistics) A catenative verb.
catonsville
catvine
causativeness
causativeness
noun
The quality of being causative.
cauthornville
cavaliering
cavaliering
verb
present participle of cavalier
cavalierishness
cavalierishness
noun
The quality of being cavalierish.
cavalierness
cavalierness
noun
The state or condition of being cavalier.
cavaliernesses
cavalrymen
cavalrymen
noun
plural of cavalryman
cavatine
cavatine
noun
Alternative form of cavatina
caveating
caveating
noun
(fencing) Shifting the sword from one side of an adversary's sword to the other.
verb
present participle of caveat.
caveman
caveman
noun
(informal, figuratively, derogatory) A brutish person, one who behaves in a rough, uncivilized way.
(informal, figuratively, derogatory) A person with backward, primitive behavior, opinions, or interests.
(informal, figuratively, derogatory) Someone, especially a man, who has regressive, old-fashioned attitudes, particularly with regard to women; someone opposed to change or modernity.
An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves.
cavemen
cavemen
noun
plural of caveman
cavendish
cavendish
noun
Leaf tobacco softened, sweetened, and pressed into plugs or cakes.
cavendishes
cavern
cavern
noun
A large cave.
A large, dark place or space.
An underground chamber.
verb
(transitive) To form a cavern or deep depression in.
(transitive) To put into a cavern.
cavernal
caverned
caverned
adj
(poetic) Pitted or hollowed out with caverns.
Living in a cavern.
cavernicolous
cavernicolous
adj
(rare) that inhabits caverns or caves
caverning
caverning
verb
present participle of cavern
cavernitis
cavernitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the corpus cavernosum
cavernlike
cavernlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cavern.
cavernoma
cavernoma
noun
cavernous hemangioma: a vascular tumor with large blood-filled spaces
cavernous
cavernous
adj
(anatomy, zootomy) Composed largely of vascular sinuses and capable of dilating with blood to bring about the erection of a body part.
(dentistry) Having cavities.
Giving the impression of vast, dark depths.
Resembling a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere.
cavernously
cavernously
adv
In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.
In a cavernous manner; sounding deep, hollow, or echoey.
caverns
caverns
noun
plural of cavern
cavernulous
cavernulous
adj
Full of small cavities.
cavesson
cavesson
noun
A part of a horse's bridle that consists of a headstall with a noseband. When a martingale is used, it is attached to the horse's head at the cavesson.
cavetown
cavilingness
cavillingness
caviness
caviteno
cazenovia
centavo
centavo
noun
(historical) The former subdenomination of some other currencies (in Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, Puerto Rico, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Venezuela).
A similar subdenomination of various other currencies (in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mozambique, Nicaragua, and the Philippines).
Currency unit (hundredth of a peso) in Mexico.
centavos
centavos
noun
plural of centavo
centgrave
centgrave
noun
(historical) The overseer of a hundred (zent) in medieval France and Germany.
(historical, obsolete) Synonym of hundredman: the overseer of a hundred in medieval England.
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.
cervantes
cervantes
Proper noun
(1547-1616), an influential Spanish author.
cervantic
cervantist
cervantite
cervantite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing antimony and oxygen.
cervicaprine
cervicispinal
cervicodynia
cervicodynia
noun
(pathology) pain in the neck
cervicolingual
cervicolingual
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the lingual region of the neck of a tooth
cerviconasal
cervicovaginal
cervicovaginal
adj
(biology) Pertaining to the cervix and vagina.
cervinae
cevadilline
cevadine
cevadine
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of veratrine
cevennian
cevian
cevian
noun
(geometry) A line from the vertex of a triangle to a point on the opposite side
chancellorsville
chandlersville
chandlerville
changeover
changeover
noun
A conversion or transition from one thing to another.
changeovers
changeovers
noun
plural of changeover
chapmanville
chavannes
chavante
chavantean
chavender
chavender
noun
A chub (fish).
chavicine
chavicine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in Piper species such as black pepper; one of the four diastereomeric geometric isomers of piperine.
chekhovian
chekhovian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904) or his writings.