(obsolete, masonry) The joint or interstice between stones, to be filled with mortar.
A cold water drinking fountain (for people) typically found in a public location; more generally, any fountain or water source (including for animals like birds, horses etc).
absolvent
absolvent
adj
(rare) Absolving.
noun
(rare) An absolver.
absolvers
absolvers
noun
plural of absolver
abusively
abusively
adv
In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.
acceptive
acceptive
adj
(obsolete) Ready to accept.
Fit for acceptance.
Receptive.
accessive
accessive
adj
(archaic) additional.
(rare) Relating to an act of access.
Misspelling of excessive.
accoville
accretive
accretive
adj
Relating to accretion; increasing, or adding to, by growth.
acervatim
acervulus
acervulus
noun
Synonym of corpora arenacea (calcified concretions near the pineal gland)
achievers
achievers
noun
plural of achiever
achieving
achieving
noun
Achievements, emphasizing the process of accomplishing them.
verb
present participle of achieve
aconative
aconative
adj
Lacking conation
activable
activable
adj
Capable of being activated
activated
activated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of activate
activates
activates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of activate
activized
activized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of activize
acurative
addictive
addictive
adj
Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.
Characterized by or susceptible to addiction.
Enjoyable.
noun
A drug that causes an addiction.
Anything that is very habit-forming.
additives
additives
noun
plural of additive
adductive
adductive
adj
Adducing, or bringing towards or to something.
adhesives
adhesives
noun
plural of adhesive
adjective
adjective
adj
(chemistry, of a dye) Needing the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.
(grammar) Adjectival; pertaining to or functioning as an adjective.
(law) Applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure.
(obsolete, reflected in the chemical sense, but extinct as a general sense) Incapable of independent function.
noun
(grammar) A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent.
(obsolete) A dependent; an accessory.
verb
(transitive) To make an adjective of; to form or convert into an adjective.
(transitive, chiefly as a participle) To characterize with an adjective; to describe by using an adjective.
adjustive
adjustive
adj
Tending to adjust.
admissive
admissive
adj
Tending to admit or allow.
advancers
advancers
noun
plural of advancer
advancive
advancive
adj
(archaic) Tending to advance.
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
advecting
advecting
verb
present participle of advect
advection
advection
noun
(earth science, chemistry) The horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc.
The transport of a scalar by bulk fluid motion.
advective
advective
adj
Relating to advection.
advenient
advenient
adj
(now rare) Caused by outside forces; coming from without; external, additional.
advential
adventism
adventist
adventive
adventive
adj
(biology) Of a plant that is not native, but was introduced by humans to a place and has since become naturalized.
Accidental.
Adventitious.
noun
A non-native plant that has become naturalized.
adventual
adventual
adj
(obsolete) Relating to the Advent.
adventure
adventure
noun
(obsolete) Chance of danger or loss.
(obsolete) Risk; danger; peril.
(obsolete) That which happens by chance; hazard; hap.
(uncountable) A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
(video games) A text adventure or an adventure game.
A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
A remarkable occurrence; a striking event.
The encountering of risks; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat.
verb
(archaic, intransitive) To try the chance; to take the risk.
(archaic, transitive) To risk or hazard; jeopard; venture.
(archaic, transitive) To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.
adverbial
adverbial
adj
(grammar) Of or relating to an adverb.
noun
(grammar) An adverbial word or phrase.
adversant
adversary
adversary
noun
An opponent or rival.
adversely
adversely
adv
In an adverse manner.
adversing
adversion
adversion
noun
(obsolete) An adverting or turning towards; attention.
A tendency or wish to avoid someone or something.
adversity
adversity
noun
(countable) An event that is adverse; calamity.
(uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
adversive
adversive
adj
causing adversion
opposite, contrary
advertent
advertent
adj
Attentive.
Not inadvertent; intentional.
adverting
adverting
verb
present participle of advert
advertise
advertise
verb
(card games) In gin rummy, to discard a card of one's preferred suit so as to mislead the opponent into thinking you do not want it.
(intransitive) To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others.
(transitive) To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly.
(transitive) To provide public information about (a product, service etc.) in order to attract public awareness and increase sales.
(transitive, now rare) To notify (someone) of something; to call someone's attention to something.
advertize
advertize
verb
(archaic, now nonstandard, proscribed) Alternative spelling of advertise
adviceful
adviceful
adj
(obsolete) Attentive; watchful.
Providing advice; informative, insightful.
advisable
advisable
adj
(of a course of action) Worthy of being recommended; desirable.
(of a person) Capable of being advised or willing to be advised.
advisedly
advisedly
adv
With intentionality, and deliberately, usually also with a connotation of due consideration and wise choosing.
advocated
advocated
adj
Having been argued in favor of.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of advocate
advocates
advocates
noun
plural of advocate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advocate
aerocurve
aerocurve
noun
(aviation, historical) A kind of early aeroplane with curved surfaces.
aestivate
aestivate
verb
Alternative spelling of estivate
affective
affective
adj
Emotional; emotionally charged; affecting.
Relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions.
afterlove
agentival
agentives
agentives
noun
plural of agentive
aggravate
aggravate
verb
(by extension) To make worse; to exacerbate.
(now chiefly colloquial) To exasperate; to provoke or irritate.
(now rare) To give extra weight or intensity to; to exaggerate, to magnify.
(obsolete) To pile or heap (something heavy or onerous) on or upon someone.
To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness.
aggrieved
aggrieved
adj
(law) Having one's rights denied or curtailed.
Angry or resentful due to unjust treatment.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggrieve
aggrieves
aggrieves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrieve
agitative
agitative
adj
Tending to agitate.
aliveness
aliveness
noun
The state of being alive; exuberance, intensity.
the aliveness of the colours in a painting
alleviant
alleviant
noun
That which alleviates
alleviate
alleviate
verb
(transitive) To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty .
allgovite
alluviate
alluviate
verb
(transitive) To fill or cover with alluvium.
almsgiver
almsgiver
noun
A giver of alms.
A small scale philanthropist or benefactor who consistently gives small amounts to those desperately in need.
alvearies
alvearies
noun
plural of alveary
alvearium
alveolars
alveolars
noun
plural of alveolar
alveolary
alveolary
adj
alveolar
alveolate
alveolate
adj
Having a structure containing honeycomb-like cavities.
noun
(biology) A member of a grouping of protists comprising the ciliates, sporozoa and dinoflagellates.
alveolite
amarevole
amarevole
adv
(music) (To be played) bitterly.
amatively
amatively
adv
In an amative manner.
ambiverts
ambiverts
noun
plural of ambivert
amesville
amusively
amusively
adv
In an amusive manner.
anchoveta
anchoveta
noun
A species of anchovy, Engraulis ringens, from the southern Pacific.
anchovies
anchovies
noun
plural of anchovy
animative
animative
adj
Tending to animate; causing animation.
anniverse
anniverse
noun
Obsolete form of anniversary.
anteverts
anteverts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antevert
antevorta
antinovel
antinovel
noun
(literature) A novel that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the novel, such as a coherent plot and protagonist.
(literature, by extension) Any style of writing that deviates from the norm of technical conventions used in writing literature.
antivenin
antivenin
noun
(medicine) Synonym of antivenom, (now) particularly for snakebites containing venin.
antivenom
antivenom
noun
(medicine) A medicine that counteracts venom, an antidote to biological poisons from venomous animals such as snakes and spiders.
antrovert
aperitive
aperitive
adj
(medicine) Tending to open the bowels; aperient
Serving as an apéritif: a pre-meal alcoholic drink.
noun
(medicine) aperient
appeasive
appeasive
adj
Tending to appease.
applosive
applosive
noun
(phonology) An unreleased plosive, denoted ◌̚ in the IPA.
approvers
approvers
noun
plural of approver
appulsive
appulsive
adj
Striking against; impinging.
archdevil
archdevil
noun
(computing, Unix) A program, or part of a program, which is not invoked explicitly but lies dormant waiting for some event.
(theology, rare, religion, fantasy, science fiction) A chief or reigning devil.
archivers
archivers
noun
plural of archiver
archknave
ardenvoir
arrestive
arrestive
adj
(dated) Tending to capture people’s attention.
Tending to stop or slow a process.
arrivance
arrivance
noun
(obsolete) Arrival
arrivisme
arrivisme
noun
(sociology) The state or behaviour of an arriviste.
arriviste
arriviste
noun
(derogatory) An upstart or newcomer; nouveau riche; parvenu; an ambitious, brash or arrogant person who has yet to integrate with his or her new social group.
arsyversy
artemovsk
artevelde
ascensive
ascensive
adj
(grammar) Augmentative; intensive.
Rising; tending to rise, or causing to rise.
asheville
asheville
Proper noun
a city in North Carolina, USA
aspersive
aspersive
adj
Tending to asperse; defamatory; slanderous.
assausive
assentive
assentive
adj
Giving assent; agreeing.
assertive
assertive
adj
Boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive.
assistive
assistive
adj
Providing or designed to provide assistance, especially to persons with a disability
assortive
assuasive
assuasive
adj
Mild, soothing.
noun
(archaic) Anything that soothes.
attentive
attentive
adj
Courteous; mindful.
Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
attestive
attestive
adj
Attesting; furnishing evidence.
attritive
attritive
adj
Causing attrition.
auditives
audiviser
aumsville
autoclave
autoclave
adj
(cryptography) autokey
noun
A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.
verb
(transitive) To sterilize laboratory equipment in an autoclave.
autovalet
autovalve
available
available
adj
(archaic) Having sufficient power, force, or efficacy to achieve the purpose; availing, effective.
(law) Valid.
Free to meet someone, speak on the telephone, enter a romantic relationship, or the like.
Readily obtainable.
Such as one may avail oneself of; capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose.
availment
availment
noun
(obsolete) Profit; advantage.
avalanche
avalanche
noun
(by extension) A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx; anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity.
A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.
A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.
verb
(intransitive) To descend like an avalanche.
(transitive) To come down upon; to overwhelm.
(transitive) To propel downward like an avalanche.
The shelf broke and the boxes avalanched the workers.
avengeful
avengeful
adj
(obsolete) vengeful
aveniform
aveniform
adj
Having the appearance of oats.
avenolith
aventails
aventails
noun
plural of aventail
aventayle
aventurin
averagely
averagely
adv
In an average manner
With regard to an average
averaging
averaging
noun
The process of computing an average.
verb
present participle of average
averments
averments
noun
plural of averment
averrable
averrable
adj
Capable of being averred.
averroism
averroism
Noun
The tenets of the Averroists, having to do with the doctrine of monopsychism.
averroist
averroist
Noun
Any peripatetic philosopher belonging to a certain sect that appeared in Italy before the restoration of learning.
aversions
aversions
noun
plural of aversion
avertable
avertable
adj
Preventable.
avertedly
avertedly
adv
In an averted manner; turned away.
avertible
avertible
adj
Capable of being averted; preventable.
avianized
avianized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of avianize
avianizes
avianizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avianize