Pertaining to a convent or convent life; cloistered, monastic.
noun
A member of a convent.
conventually
conventually
adv
In a conventual manner.
conventuals
conventuals
noun
plural of conventual
conversus
conversus
noun
(chiefly historical) A lay brother.
conversusi
convoluta
convolute
convolute
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Coiled such that one edge is inside, and one outside the coil, giving a spiral effect in cross section.
Convoluted.
verb
(transitive) To confuse, mix up (something) with something else.
(transitive) To fold or coil into numerous overlapping layers.
(transitive) To make unnecessarily complex.
convoluted
convoluted
adj
(chiefly anatomy, zoology) Having numerous overlapping coils or folds; convolute.
(figuratively) Complex, complicated, or intricate.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convolute
convolutedly
convolutedly
adv
In a convoluted manner.
convolutedness
convolutedness
noun
The quality of being convoluted.
convolutely
convoluting
convoluting
verb
present participle of convolute
convolution
convolution
noun
(computing) A function which maps a tuple of sequences into a sequence of tuples.
(mathematics, functional analysis) A mathematical operation on two functions that produces a third that expresses how the shape of one is modified by the other; the integral of the product of the two functions after one is reflected about the y-axis and shifted along the x-axis.
A twist or fold.
Any of the folds on the surface of the brain.
One 360° turn in a spring or similar helix.
The shape of something rotating; a vortex.
The state or condition of being convoluted.
convolutional
convolutional
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing convolution.
convolutionary
convolutions
convolutions
noun
plural of convolution
convolutive
convolutive
adj
(botany) convolute
convolvulaceae
convolvulaceous
convolvulaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the family of plants of which the bindweed and morning glory are common examples.
convolvulad
convolvuli
convolvulic
convolvulin
convolvulin
noun
(organic chemistry) A glucoside occurring in jalap (the root of a convolvulaceous plant), used as a purgative.
convolvulinic
convolvulinolic
convolvulus
convolvulus
noun
(botany) Any of several plants, of the genus Convolvulus, found in temperate climates, having small trumpet-shaped flowers.
(zoology) A species of hawkmoth, Agrius convolvuli.
convolvuluses
convolvuluses
noun
plural of convolvulus
convulsant
convulsant
adj
Causing or producing convulsions; convulsive.
noun
Anything, such as a drug, that causes convulsions
convulsants
convulsants
noun
plural of convulsant
convulse
convulse
verb
(intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortions of the body or limbs.
(transitive) To create great laughter.
(transitive) To violently shake or agitate.
convulsed
convulsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convulse
convulsedly
convulses
convulses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of convulse
convulsibility
convulsible
convulsible
adj
Subject to convulsions.
convulsing
convulsing
verb
present participle of convulse
convulsion
convulsion
noun
(medicine) An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.
An uncontrolled fit, as of laughter; a paroxysm.
Violent turmoil.
convulsional
convulsional
adj
Pertaining to, or having, convulsions.
convulsionaries
convulsionaries
noun
plural of convulsionary
convulsionary
convulsionary
adj
Pertaining to convulsion; convulsive.
noun
A convulsionist.
convulsionism
convulsionism
noun
(historical) The practice of the convulsionists, going into convulsions under the influence of religious emotion.
convulsionist
convulsionist
noun
(historical) One of a group of eighteenth-century fanatics in France who went into convulsions under the influence of religious emotion.
One who has convulsions.
convulsions
convulsions
noun
plural of convulsion
convulsive
convulsive
adj
Having or producing convulsions.
Marked by or having the nature of convulsions.
convulsively
convulsively
adv
In a convulsive manner.
convulsiveness
convulsiveness
noun
The state or quality of being convulsive.
corbovinum
corbovinum
noun
Alternative form of cor bovinum
coronavirus
coronavirus
noun
(metonymically) An illness caused by a coronavirus.
(often the intended sense, since 2020) SARS-CoV-2, the specific coronavirus that causes the infectious disease COVID-19.
(virology) A member of the family Coronaviridae, comprising viruses which infect animals and human beings, and the genome of which consists of a single strand of RNA.
COVID-19, the disease caused by the specific coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
couniversal
counteractive
counteractive
adj
That counteracts
counteractively
counteractively
adv
In a counteractive manner.
counteractivity
counteractivity
noun
counteraction; action that opposes or goes against something
counteradvance
counteradvance
noun
An advance that counters or goes against another advance.
counteradvantage
counteradvantage
noun
A disadvantage that cancels out an advantage.
An advantage held by an opponent.
counteradvice
counteradvice
noun
Advice that goes against other advice; opposite advice.
counteradvise
counteradvise
verb
To give the opposite advice.
counterattractive
counterattractive
adj
(rare) Acting as a counterattraction; counterattracting.
counterattractively
counteraverment
counteravouch
counteravouchment
counterconversion
counterdevelopment
counterdevelopment
noun
A development that counteracts another development.
counterdrive
counterdrive
noun
A drive that counteracts another drive.
counterequivalent
counterevidence
counterevidence
noun
(philosophy, law, sciences) Evidence which tends to disprove a claim or hypothesis.
counterevidences
counterevidences
noun
plural of counterevidence
counterintuitive
counterintuitive
adj
Contrary to intuition or common sense.
counterinvective
counterinvective
noun
invective in response to prior invective
counterinvestment
counterinvestment
noun
Synonym of countercathexis
counterlove
countermaneuver
countermaneuver
noun
A maneuver made in response to another maneuver.
verb
To make a maneuver in response to another maneuver.
countermove
countermove
noun
A move in opposition or response to a preceding move.
verb
To move in opposition or in retaliation.
countermoved
countermoved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countermove
countermovement
countermovement
noun
A movement in opposition, or retaliation to another.
countermovements
countermovements
noun
plural of countermovement
countermoves
countermoves
noun
plural of countermove
countermoving
countermoving
adj
That moves in opposition or retaliation
verb
present participle of countermove
counternarrative
counternarrative
noun
A narrative that goes against another narrative.
counteroffensive
counteroffensive
noun
US spelling of counter-offensive
counteroffensives
counteroffensives
noun
plural of counteroffensive
counterproductive
counterproductive
adj
More of a hindrance than a help.
counterproductively
counterproductively
adv
In a counterproductive way.
counterproductiveness
counterproductiveness
noun
The state or condition of being counterproductive.
counterproductivity
counterproductivity
noun
The quality of being counterproductive.
counterprove
counterprove
verb
(printing, transitive) To take a counterproof of.
counterrevolution
counterrevolution
noun
A revolution aiming to reverse the political or social changes instigated by a previous revolution.
counterrevolutionaries
counterrevolutionaries
noun
plural of counterrevolutionary
counterrevolutionary
counterrevolutionary
adj
In opposition to a revolution.
noun
A person who opposes a revolution and attempts to reverse the changes made by it.
counterrevolutionist
counterrevolutionist
noun
Synonym of counterrevolutionary
counterrevolutionize
counterrevolutionize
verb
To cause or undergo a counterrevolution.
counterrevolutions
counterrevolutions
noun
plural of counterrevolution
counterservice
countertraverse
countervail
countervail
verb
(obsolete) To have the same value or number as.
To compensate for.
To counteract, counterbalance or neutralize.
countervailed
countervailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countervail
countervailing
countervailing
adj
(formal) Compensating with equal force.
verb
present participle of countervail
countervails
countervails
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail
countervair
countervair
noun
(heraldry) A heraldic fur resembling vair, except in the arrangement of the patches or figures: succeeding rows are reversed instead of staggered, so the bases of the panes of each tincture are opposite those of the same tincture in adjoining rows.
countervairy
countervairy
adj
(heraldry, of a field or charge, rare) Divided into a countervair pattern of two or more tinctures.
countervallation
countervallation
noun
Archaic form of contravallation.
countervalue
countervalue
adj
(military) Targeting an opponent's assets which are of value but not actually a military threat, such as cities and civilian populations.
verb
(military) To target an opponent's assets which are of value but not actually a military threat, such as cities and civilian populations.
To make a counter estimate of something's value.
countervaunt
countervene
countervengeance
countervengeance
noun
Vengeance taken in reaction to earlier vengeance.
countervenom
countervenom
noun
antivenin
countervibration
counterview
counterview
noun
(countable) An opposing viewpoint.
A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.
A posture in which two persons face each other.
counterviews
counterviews
noun
plural of counterview
countervindication
countervolition
countervolley
countervolley
noun
A volley in response or opposition to another volley.
countervote
countervote
noun
A vote that goes against another.
verb
To balance or overcome by voting.
To vote against.
counterwave
counterwave
noun
A wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.
covetousness
covetousness
noun
Immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth.
Advancement or refinement in physical, intellectual, or moral condition
Devotion of time or attention to the improvement of (something)
The art or act of cultivating; improvement of land for or by agriculture
The state of being cultivated or used for agriculture
cultivations
cultivations
noun
plural of cultivation
cuneonavicular
cuneonavicular
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the cuneiform bones and the navicular.
cungevoi
cunjevoi
cunjevoi
noun
(Australia) A coastal sea squirt, Pyura stolonifera, found in some parts of Australia and South Africa.
A large flowering plant, Alocasia macrorrhizos, native to tropical islands from Asia to Australia.
curvaceousness
curvaceousness
noun
The state or characteristic of being curvaceous.
curvation
curvation
noun
The act of curving or bending.
curvesomeness
deconvolution
deconvolution
noun
(mathematics) The inversion of a convolution equation; does not normally have unique solution
decurvation
deorsumvergence
devulcanization
devulcanization
noun
To process of treating vulcanized rubber so as to restore the materials that were present prior to vulcanization.
disconducive
disconducive
adj
Synonym of unconducive
discoursiveness
discoursiveness
Noun
The state or quality of being discursive.
downcurve
downcurved
downcurved
adj
curved downwards
electroconvulsive
electroconvulsive
adj
(medicine) Causing seizures or convulsions by means of strong electrical shocks.
electronervous
electronervous
adj
Relating to the electrical signals in the nerves of the body.
endovasculitis
endovasculitis
noun
(pathology) Synonym of endangiitis
equiconvex
equiconvex
adj
(optics, of a lens) Having surfaces with the same radius of curvature.
equivocalness
equivocalness
noun
The state of being equivocal; ambiguity
equivocating
equivocating
verb
present participle of equivocate
equivocatingly
equivocatingly
adv
With equivocation.
equivocation
equivocation
noun
(logic) A logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression.
The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading.
equivocations
equivocations
noun
plural of equivocation
evacuation
evacuation
noun
Abolition; nullification.
That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool or other natural means.
The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging, including creating a vacuum.
The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion, especially for safety.
Voidance of any matter by the natural passages of the body or by an artificial opening; defecation; also, a diminution of the fluids of an animal body by cathartics, venesection, or other means.
Withdrawal of troops or civils from a town, country, fortress, etc.