Achievements, emphasizing the process of accomplishing them.
verb
present participle of achieve
advantage
advantage
noun
(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
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
aestivating
aestivating
verb
Alternative spelling of estivating
present participle of aestivate
agentival
agentive
agentive
adj
(linguistics) Indicating an agent or agency (as -er in lexicographer).
(linguistics) Pertaining to a grammatical agent that performs the action of the verb.
noun
(linguistics) A word having an agentive construction.
agentives
agentives
noun
plural of agentive
agglutinative
agglutinative
adj
(grammar) having words derived by combining parts, each with a separate meaning
sticky, tacky, adhesive
noun
(grammar) A word formed from the combination of parts, each with a separate meaning.
A sticky material; an adhesive.
agglutinatively
agglutinatively
adv
In an agglutinative fashion; via agglutination.
aggressiveness
aggressiveness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being aggressive.
(uncountable) The propensity of a soil or water to dissolve metal or cement structures.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being aggressive.
aggressivenesses
aggressivenesses
noun
plural of aggressiveness
aggrievance
aggrievance
noun
oppression; hardship; grievance.
aggrievedness
aggrievedness
noun
The state or quality of being aggrieved.
aggrievement
aggrievement
noun
The state of being aggrieved.
aggrieving
aggrieving
verb
present participle of aggrieve
alleviating
alleviating
verb
present participle of alleviate
alleviatingly
alleviatingly
adv
So as to alleviate.
alveololingual
alveololingual
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the alveolus and the tongue
angevin
angevine
angiocavernous
angulinerved
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
animadverting
animadverting
verb
present participle of animadvert
anteverting
anteverting
verb
present participle of antevert
antiagglutinative
antiaggressive
antiaggressive
adj
(medicine) Counteracting aggression.
antiaggressively
antiaggressiveness
anticoagulative
anticoagulative
adj
That counters coagulation
anticogitative
anticovenanting
anticovenanting
adj
(historical) Opposing the Covenanter movement.
antieavesdropping
antievangelical
antievangelical
adj
Opposing evangelism.
antigovernment
antigovernment
adj
Opposed to a government currently in power.
Opposed to government in general.
antigovernmental
antigovernmental
adj
Opposing a government.
antigovernmentally
antigravitate
antigravitate
verb
(physics, intransitive) To exert negative gravity.
antileveling
antileveling
adj
(politics) Opposing the elimination of disparities between the haves and the have-nots in society.
antilevelling
antilevelling
adj
Alternative form of antileveling
antiprogressive
antiprogressive
noun
One who opposes progress.
antisavage
antisavage
adj
Opposing savages (people living in traditional, especially tribal, societies).
apperceiving
apperceiving
verb
present participle of apperceive
archgovernor
archgovernor
noun
(rare) A chief governor.
aregenerative
argumentative
argumentative
adj
Of or relating to argumentation; specifically, presenting a logical argument or line of reasoning; argumentive, discursive.
Prone to argue or dispute.
argumentatively
argumentatively
adv
In an argumentative manner.
argumentativeness
argumentativeness
noun
the state of being argumentative
argumentive
argumentive
adj
Being or presenting an argument or line of reasoning.
asseverating
asseverating
verb
present participle of asseverate
asseveratingly
asseveratingly
adv
in an asseverating manner
augmentative
augmentative
adj
Growing, enlarging, increasing.
noun
(grammar) A form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
augmentatively
augmentatively
adv
In an augmentative fashion.
augmentive
augmentive
adj
(linguistics) Changing the meaning to one that is a larger, more complete, or more elaborate version of the original sense.
Serving to augment, enhance, or increase; augmentative.
Supplementary; additional.
noun
(linguistics) An augmentive affix; augmentative.
Something that augments.
auvergne
avantage
avantgarde
avantgarde
noun
Alternative form of avant-garde
avelonge
avenage
avenage
noun
(obsolete, law) A quantity of oats paid by a tenant to a landlord in lieu of rent.
avenge
avenge
noun
(archaic) An act of vengeance; a revenge.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To take vengeance.
(reflexive) To revenge oneself (on or upon someone).
(transitive) To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
(transitive, archaic) To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on.
avenged
avenged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of avenge
avengeful
avengeful
adj
(obsolete) vengeful
avengement
avengement
noun
(rare) The inflicting of retributive punishment; satisfaction taken.
avenger
avenger
noun
One who avenges or vindicates
One who takes vengeance.
avengeress
avengeress
noun
(rare) A female avenger.
avengers
avengers
noun
plural of avenger
avenges
avenges
noun
plural of avenge
avenging
avenging
noun
The act by which somebody is avenged.
verb
present participle of avenge
avengingly
avengingly
adv
So as to avenge.
averageness
averageness
noun
The state or quality of being average.
averaging
averaging
noun
The process of computing an average.
verb
present participle of average
averring
averring
verb
present participle of aver
averting
averting
verb
present participle of avert
avgolemonos
avgolemonos
noun
plural of avgolemono
avignonese
avinger
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
beavering
beavering
noun
Hunting or trapping beaver.
verb
present participle of beaver
bedcovering
bedcovering
noun
bedcover
bedcoverings
bedcoverings
noun
plural of bedcovering
bedeviling
bedeviling
noun
An act by which somebody is bedevilled; causing of trouble; harassment.
verb
(US) present participle of bedevil
bedevilling
bedevilling
verb
(Britain) present participle of bedevil
bedriveling
bedriveling
verb
present participle of bedrivel
bedrivelling
behaving
behaving
noun
Behaviour.
verb
present participle of behave
behooving
behooving
verb
present participle of behoove
behoovingly
behoovingly
adv
Alternative form of behovingly
behoving
behoving
verb
present participle of behove
belgravian
belgravian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Belgravia, London.
Of or pertaining to the fashionable or aristocratic life; fashionable, aristocratic.
Noun
A resident of Belgravia, London.
A member of the fashionable or aristocratic society assumed to reside in Belgravia.
believing
believing
noun
Belief.
The act or process of having faith, trust, or confidence in.
verb
present participle of believe
believingly
believingly
adv
in a believing manner
bereaving
bereaving
verb
present participle of bereave
berreaving
beshivering
bevaring
beveling
beveling
noun
Alternative spelling of bevelling
bevelling
bevelling
noun
A bevel, a bevelled facet.
verb
present participle of bevel
bevington
bevomiting
bevomiting
verb
present participle of bevomit
blagoveshchensk
bolshevizing
bolshevizing
verb
present participle of bolshevize
bougainvillaea
bougainvillaea
noun
Alternative spelling of bougainvillea
bougainvillaeas
bougainvillaeas
noun
plural of bougainvillaea
bougainville
bougainvillea
bougainvillea
noun
Any of several South American flowering shrubs or lianas, of the genus Bougainvillea, having three showy, colorful bracts attached below each group of three inconspicuous flowers.
bougainvilliidae
breinigsville
breveting
breveting
verb
present participle of brevet
brevetting
brevilingual
brevilingual
adj
(rare) Having a short tongue.
bribegiving
buginvillaea
cantilevering
cantilevering
noun
The motion or use of a cantilever.
verb
present participle of cantilever
caregivings
caregivings
noun
plural of caregiving
cavaliering
cavaliering
verb
present participle of cavalier
caveating
caveating
noun
(fencing) Shifting the sword from one side of an adversary's sword to the other.
verb
present participle of caveat.
caverning
caverning
verb
present participle of cavern
cavilingness
cavillingness
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.
cervicolingual
cervicolingual
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the lingual region of the neck of a tooth
cervicovaginal
cervicovaginal
adj
(biology) Pertaining to the cervix and vagina.
changeover
changeover
noun
A conversion or transition from one thing to another.
changeovers
changeovers
noun
plural of changeover
chevying
chevying
verb
present participle of chevy
chivareeing
chivareeing
verb
present participle of chivaree
chivareing
cinenegative
circumnavigable
circumnavigable
adj
able to be circumnavigated
circumnavigate
circumnavigate
verb
(intransitive, sailing) To sail around the world.
(transitive) To circumvent or bypass.
(transitive) To travel completely around somewhere or something, especially by sail.
circumnavigated
circumnavigated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumnavigate
circumnavigates
circumnavigates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumnavigate