(obsolete) A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion, abortifacient.
(obsolete) Someone or something born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To cause an abortion; to render without fruit.
adoptive
adoptive
adj
Pertaining to adoption.
Related through adoption.
aeroview
algovite
arrosive
arrosive
adj
gnawing; chewing; corroding
arvicole
arvicole
noun
(zoology, dated) field mouse (US, Canada), vole
avellino
avellino
Proper noun
Province of Campania, Italy.
Town and capital of Avellino.
aversion
aversion
noun
(obsolete) The act of turning away from an object.
An object of dislike or repugnance.
Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning.
aviemore
aviolite
avodires
avoiders
avoiders
noun
plural of avoider
avowries
avowries
noun
plural of avowry
beauvoir
behavior
behavior
noun
(countable) An instance of the way a living creature behaves.
(countable, uncountable, biology, psychology) Observable response produced by an organism.
(uncountable) Human conduct relative to social norms.
(uncountable) The way a device or system operates.
(uncountable) The way a living creature behaves or acts generally.
(uncountable, informal) A state of probation about one's conduct.
bloviate
bloviate
verb
(intransitive, US) To speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner.
boastive
boastive
adj
(archaic) presumptuous
bravoite
caviteno
claviole
coactive
coactive
adj
(obsolete) Serving to compel or constrain; compulsory; restrictive.
Acting in concurrence; united in action.
coadvice
conative
conative
adj
Of or pertaining to a striving action.
corvidae
corvinae
covillea
deviator
deviator
noun
That which deviates, or causes deviation
devonian
devonian
Adjective
of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and upper epochs from about 415 to 360 million years ago
Of or pertaining to the English region of Devon.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of the English region of Devon.
Proper noun
the Devonian period
digenova
donative
donative
adj
Being or relating to a donation.
noun
(ecclesiastical law) A benefice conferred on a person by the founder or patron, without either presentation or institution by the ordinary, or induction by his orders.
A gift; a largess; a gratuity.
dovetail
dovetail
noun
(heraldry) A line resembling a dovetail joint (sense 2.1).
A tenon cut into a wedge shape resembling a dove's tail so that it interlocks with a mortise having a corresponding shape in a dovetail joint.
In full dovetail joint: a type of joint where adjoining components are fastened by multiple tenons cut into wedge shapes resembling a dove's tail, which interlock with mortises having corresponding shapes.
The tail of a dove (family Columbidae); also, something having the shape of a dove's tail.
verb
(chiefly woodworking) To unite (components) with a dovetail (noun sense 2.1) or similar joint.
(computing) To interweave (a number of algorithms or subprograms) so that they can be run more or less simultaneously.
(intransitive, figuratively) Of several things: to combine or fit together well.
To combine or fit (things) together well.
evasions
evasions
noun
plural of evasion
favorite
favorite
adj
(American spelling) Alternative form of favourite
favosite
favosite
adj
(zoology) Like or pertaining to the genus Favosites.
floative
gonaives
haviored
iarovize
innovate
innovate
verb
(intransitive) To introduce something new to a particular environment; to do something new.
(obsolete, transitive) To alter, to change into something new; to revolutionize.
(transitive) To introduce (something) as new.
invocate
invocate
verb
To invoke or implore
To summon or conjure up
ivanovce
jarovize
javitero
jovilabe
jovilabe
noun
(astronomy, historical) A scientific instrument used to determine the orbital periods of Jupiter's moons and to compute the times of their eclipses.
levation
levation
noun
The act of raising; elevation or upward motion, such as that produced by the action of a levator muscle
locative
locative
adj
(grammar) Indicating place, or the place where, or wherein.
noun
(grammar) The locative case.
moravite
motivate
motivate
verb
(transitive) To animate; to propel; to cause to take action
(transitive) To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage.
movieola
notative
notative
adj
Of or relating to notation.
novalike
novalike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a nova.
novative
novative
adj
(law) Of or relating to novation.
oakville
oakville
Proper noun
A town in southern Ontario, suburb of Toronto.
obviable
obviable
adj
Capable of being obviated.
obviated
obviated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of obviate
obviates
obviates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obviate
occasive
occasive
adj
Of or pertaining to the setting sun; falling, descending; western.
olivella
oliverea
olivetan
olividae
optative
optative
adj
(grammar) Related or pertaining to the optative mood.
Expressing a wish or a choice.
noun
(grammar) A mood of verbs found in some languages (e.g. Sanskrit, Old Prussian, and Ancient Greek, but not English), used to express a wish.
(grammar) A verb or expression in the optative mood.
oraville
orvietan
orvietan
noun
(historical) A medicinal preparation thought to be an antidote for any poison.
ovalwise
ovariole
ovariole
noun
(zoology) One of the tubes of which the ovaries of most insects are composed.
overbait
overbias
overbias
noun
The use of more bias current in an analog magnetic recorder than is required for maximum sensitivity.
verb
To use more bias current in an analog magnetic recorder than is required for maximum sensitivity.
overhail
overhail
verb
(obsolete) To call or tempt away from the correct path.
(obsolete) To rain or sprinkle on top of.
(rare) Synonym of overhaul
To praise too much.
overhair
overhair
noun
The long hair overlying the fur of many animals.
overlaid
overlaid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overlay
overlain
overlain
verb
past participle of overlie
overpaid
overpaid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overpay
oversaid
oversaid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of oversay
oversail
oversail
verb
(law) To project over (as of a crane over a neighbouring property, which may be a trespass)
(transitive, architecture) To figure or variegate.
pavonine
pavonine
adj
Of or pertaining to the genus Pavo or its family Pavonidae, including the peafowl.
Possessing the coloring or iridescence of a peacock feather.
Showy, like a peacock's tail; exhibiting vanity.
noun
Any bird from the family Pavonidae.
Tarnish found on some ores and metals which resembles the tail feathers of a peacock.
pavonize
poivrade
poivrade
noun
A type of sauce (generally a vinaigrette) with pepper as a main ingredient.
potative
potative
adj
Relating to potation, or drinking.
ravigote
ravigote
noun
A lightly acidic sauce in French cuisine, based on a vegetable or meat broth strongly seasoned with herbs.
revirado
rogative
rotative
rotative
adj
Turning like a wheel; rotary; rotational.
savorier
savorier
adj
comparative form of savory: more savory
savories
savories
noun
plural of savory
semioval
semioval
adj
Half oval.
slovenia
souvaine
stovaine
stovaine
noun
Alternative form of stovain
travoise
valorise
valorise
verb
Alternative spelling of valorize
valorize
valorize
verb
(transitive) To assess (something) as being valuable or admirable.
(transitive) To fix the price of (something) at an artificially high level, usually by government action.
vaporise
vaporise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of vaporize.
vaporize
vaporize
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To turn into vapor.
varicose
varicose
adj
(usually of a vein or set of veins) Abnormally swollen, dilated or knotty.
varioles
varioles
noun
plural of variole
velation
velation
noun
A veiling; concealment; mystery.
vellozia
venation
venation
noun
(botany, entomology) The arrangement of veins in a leaf, wing, or similar structure.
(obsolete) The hunting of wild animals.
vernonia
veronica
veronica
noun
(Roman Catholicism) The image of Jesus's face believed to have been made on the cloth with which St Veronica wiped his face as he went to be crucified; or the cloth used for this.
(botany) A flower of the genus Veronica, usually having blue petals.
(bullfighting) A circular swinging movement of the cape, used to avoid the bull.
verb
To draw a muleta over and away from a bull's face in bullfighting.
veronika
vexation
vexation
noun
Something that vexes or irritates.
The act of annoying, vexing, or irritating.
The state of being vexed or irritated.
vialogue
viatores
violable
violable
adj
Capable of being violated, broken, or injured.
violales
violante
violated
violated
adj
(by extension) Abused, harmed or sexually victimized.
(of a rule or law) Having been broken or ignored, especially in a flagrant manner.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of violate
violater
violater
noun
Alternative spelling of violator
violates
violates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of violate
violetta
viragoes
vocalise
vocalise
noun
A vocal exercise performed by singing one or more vowels without actually forming any words.
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of vocalize.
vocalize
vocalize
verb
(linguistics) To add vowel points to a consonantal script (e.g. niqqud in Hebrew)
(linguistics) To turn a consonant into a vowel.
(linguistics, dated) To make a sound voiced rather than voiceless.
(music) To sing without using words.
(of animals) To produce noises or calls from the throat.
To express with the voice, to utter.
vocative
vocative
adj
(grammar) Used in address; appellative (said of that case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective, in which a person or thing is addressed). For example "Domine, O Lord"
Of or pertaining to calling; used in calling or vocation.
noun
(grammar) A word in the vocative case
(grammar) The vocative case
(rare) Something said to (or as though to) a particular person or thing; an entreaty, an invocation.
voidable
voidable
adj
capable of being voided or made void.
voidance
voidance
noun
The act of voiding, of defecating or removing.
The quality of being void.
volaille
volatile
volatile
adj
(computing, of a variable) Having its associated memory immediately updated with any changes in value.
(computing, of memory) Whose content is lost when the computer is powered down
(obsolete) Passing through the air on wings, or by the buoyant force of the atmosphere; flying; having the power to fly.
(of a person) Quick to become angry or violent.
(of a price etc) Variable or erratic.
(of a situation) Potentially violent.
(of a substance, informal) Explosive.
(physics) Evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.
Fickle.
Temporary or ephemeral.
noun
(programming) A variable that is volatile, i.e. has its associated memory immediately updated with any change in value.
A chemical or compound that changes into a gas easily.
volatize
volitate
volitate
verb
(intransitive, formal, obsolete) To fly.
voltaire
voltaite
voltaite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, potassium, and sulfur.