(grammar) Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin, Lithuanian and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influence of a transitive verb has its limited influence. Other parts of speech, including secondary or predicate direct objects, will also influence a sentence’s construction. In German the case used for direct objects.
Producing accusations; in a manner that reflects a finding of fault or blame
noun
(grammar) The accusative case.
accusatively
accusatively
adv
(not comparable) In relation to the accusative case in grammar.
In an accusative manner.
accusativeness
accusativeness
noun
(linguistics) The characteristics of the accusative case of a noun or pronoun.
The condition of tending to accuse.
accusatives
accusatives
noun
plural of accusative
accusive
accusive
adj
accusative; accusing
acervulus
acervulus
noun
Synonym of corpora arenacea (calcified concretions near the pineal gland)
acquisitive
acquisitive
adj
(obsolete) Acquired.
Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring.
Dispositioned toward acquiring and retaining information.
acquisitively
acquisitively
adv
In an acquisitive manner; for the purpose of acquisition.
acquisitiveness
acquisitiveness
noun
(phrenology) The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute the desire of acquiring and possessing.
The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.
advectitious
advectitious
adj
Relating to, or transported by, advection.
adventuristic
adventuristic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting adventurism.
alviducous
anarchoindividualist
angiocavernous
angusticlave
angusticlave
noun
(historical) In Ancient Rome, a narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank
anticarnivorous
anticarnivorous
adj
Opposing the eating of meat.
anticonvulsant
anticonvulsant
adj
(pharmacology) Acting as an anticonvulsant.
noun
(pharmacology) An agent that prevents, stops, or lessens convulsions.
anticonvulsive
anticonvulsive
adj
(pharmacology) Acting against or serving to prevent convulsions.
noun
(pharmacology) Any anticonvulsant drug.
antievolutionistic
antiproductiveness
arvicolous
arvicolous
adj
Synonym of arvicoline
astragalonavicular
astructive
astructive
adj
(obsolete) Building up; constructive.
auscultative
auscultative
adj
Relating to auscultation
autoclaves
autoclaves
noun
plural of autoclave
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autoclave
autovivisection
autovivisection
noun
The vivisection of one's own body.
avaricious
avaricious
adj
Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
avariciously
avariciously
adv
In a greedy or self-serving manner.
avariciousness
avariciousness
noun
The state or quality of being avaricious.
avascular
avascular
adj
(medicine) Lacking blood vessels.
avascularity
avascularity
noun
(anatomy) The condition of being avascular.
avenaceous
avenaceous
adj
Belonging to, or resembling, oats or the oat grasses.
avicolous
avicolous
adj
(ecology) That is parasitic on birds
avicultures
avicultures
noun
plural of aviculture
aviculturist
aviculturist
noun
A person who keeps and rears (breeds) birds.
avifaunistic
avouchers
avouchers
noun
plural of avoucher
avouches
avouches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avouch
avouchments
avouchments
noun
plural of avouchment
baccivorous
baccivorous
adj
(zoology) Eating, or having a diet based on, berries
bescurvy
bicalvous
bivascular
bivascular
adj
Relating to two blood vessels
bivouacks
bivouacks
noun
plural of bivouack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bivouack
bivouacs
bivouacs
noun
plural of bivouac
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bivouac
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
bronchocavernous
bronchovesicular
bronchovesicular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the bronchus and vesicles.
bucorvus
bulbocavernosus
bulbocavernosus
noun
The bulbospongiosus muscle
bulbocavernous
bulbocavernous
adj
Relating to the bulbocavernosus
cadaverous
cadaverous
adj
Corpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver.
cadaverously
cadaverously
adv
In a cadaverous manner; like a cadaver.
cadaverousness
cadaverousness
noun
The state or quality of being cadaverous.
calcivorous
calcivorous
adj
Tending to erode limestone.
calvous
calvous
adj
(botany, rare) Lacking bristles or pappuses.
(formal, medicine, rare) Lacking most or all of one's hair; bald, hairless.
calvus
cancrivorous
cancrivorous
adj
That feeds on crabs and other crustaceans
cardiovascular
cardiovascular
adj
Relating to the circulatory system, that is the heart and blood vessels.
carnivalesque
carnivalesque
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a carnival.
carnivorous
carnivorous
adj
(botany) Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.
Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
Predatory or flesh-eating.
carnivorously
carnivorously
adv
In a carnivorous manner.
carnivorousness
carnivorousness
noun
The quality of being a carnivore.
carnivorousnesses
caruthersville
caruthersville
Proper noun
a city in Missouri, USA
caulivorous
causative
causative
adj
(linguistics) Expressing a cause or causation.
Acting as a cause.
Involving, or affected by, causality.
noun
(linguistics) An expression of an agent causing or forcing a patient to perform an action (or to be in a certain condition).
causatively
causatively
adv
In a causative manner
Regarding causation
causativeness
causativeness
noun
The quality of being causative.
causativity
causativity
noun
The property of being causative.
cavalerius
cavernicolous
cavernicolous
adj
(rare) that inhabits caverns or caves
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.
cavernulous
cavernulous
adj
Full of small cavities.
cavillous
cavillous
adj
Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbling.
cavus
cavus
noun
(geology) In planetary geology, it is used to refer to irregular steep-sided depressions that do not seem to be impact craters.
cerebrovascular
cerebrovascular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the blood vessels that run to or from the brain.
cervicomuscular
cervicoscapular
cervicoscapular
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or joining the neck and the shoulder bone
cervulus
cervus
chauvinism
chauvinism
noun
(derogatory) Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism.
(derogatory) Unwarranted bias, favoritism, or devotion to one's own particular group, cause, or idea.
chauvinisms
chauvinisms
noun
plural of chauvinism
chauvinist
chauvinist
adj
(derogatory) Chauvinistic; excessively patriotic or heavily biased.
Pertaining to chauvinism.
noun
(derogatory) A chauvinistic person.
chauvinistic
chauvinistic
adj
(derogatory) Of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists.
chauvinistically
chauvinistically
adv
In a chauvinistic manner; with excessive patriotism or unwarranted bias.
chauvinists
chauvinists
noun
plural of chauvinist
chivalresque
chivalresque
adj
Characteristic of chivalry
chivalrous
chivalrous
adj
(of a man) Honourable, especially to women; gallant.
involving chivalry.
chivalrously
chivalrously
adv
In a chivalrous manner.
chivalrousness
chivalrousness
noun
The state of being chivalrous.
chivalrousnesses
chuvash
chuvash
Adjective
From, or pertaining to, Chuvashia
Noun
Someone from, or pertaining to Chuvashia
Proper noun
An agglutinative language of the Bolgar branch of the Turkic language family and is spoken west of the Ural mountains in central Russia. Chuvash is the native language of the Chuvash people and an official language of Chuvashia. It is spoken by about two million people.
chuvashes
chuvashi
circumnavigates
circumnavigates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumnavigate
circumnavigations
circumnavigations
noun
plural of circumnavigation
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.
circumvascular
circumvascular
adj
(anatomy) perivascular
circumventions
circumventions
noun
plural of circumvention
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.
circumvoisin
clavariaceous
clavariaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Clavariaceae.
claviculus
clavigerous
clavigerous
adj
Bearing a club.
Bearing a key.
clavius
clavodeltoideus
clavus
clavus
noun
A callous growth, especially on the foot; a corn.
clivus
clivus
noun
(anatomy) Part of the cranium at the skull base, a shallow depression behind the dorsum sellae that slopes obliquely backward.
(historical) A road ascending a slope in Ancient Rome.
coadventuress
cocultivates
cocultivates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cocultivate
coevolutions
coevolutions
noun
plural of coevolution
coexclusive
colliquativeness
collusive
collusive
adj
secretly acting together for a fraudulent or illegal purpose
collusively
collusively
adv
in a collusive manner; fraudulently through collusion
collusiveness
collusiveness
noun
The quality or state of being collusive.
colluvies
colluvies
noun
effluvium
medley, hotchpotch
colluviums
comburivorous
comburivorous
adj
(obsolete) Consuming a relatively large amount of the supporter of combustion.
combustive
combustive
adj
Of, pertaining to, caused by, or partaking in combustion.
combustively
communicativeness
communicativeness
noun
The state or quality of being communicative.
compulsative
compulsative
adj
(obsolete) compulsatory; employing force or constraint
compulsatively
compulsatively
Adverb
By compulsion.
compulsive
compulsive
adj
Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible.
noun
One who exhibits compulsive behaviours.
compulsively
compulsively
adv
In a compulsive manner; obsessively.
compulsiveness
compulsiveness
noun
the state of being compulsive
compulsives
compulsives
noun
plural of compulsive
compulsivity
compulsivity
noun
compulsion
computativeness
computativeness
noun
The quality of being computative.
conclusive
conclusive
adj
Pertaining to a conclusion.
Providing an end to something; decisive.
conclusively
conclusively
adv
In a conclusive manner; with finality.
conclusiveness
conclusiveness
noun
the state of being conclusive
concussive
concussive
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing concussion
concussively
concussively
adv
In a concussive manner.
conduciveness
conduciveness
noun
The state, quality, or condition of being conducive.
conductivities
conductivities
noun
plural of conductivity
confervaceous
confervaceous
adj
Belonging to the Confervae.
confervous
confervous
adj
Relating to, consisting of, or resembling confervae.
confusive
confusive
adj
(archaic) Full of confusion; confused or confusing.
conjunctivas
conjunctiveness
conjunctiveness
noun
Synonym of conjunctivity
conjunctives
conjunctives
noun
plural of conjunctive
conjunctivitis
conjunctivitis
noun
(pathology) An inflammation of the conjunctiva, often due to infection.
consecutive
consecutive
adj
following, in succession, without interruption
having some logical sequence
noun
(linguistics, countable) A linguistic form that implies or describes an event that follows temporally from another.
(music, countable) A sequence of notes or chords that results from repeated shifts in pitch of the same interval.
(uncountable and countable) Consecutive interpretation.