(archaic, of persons) Tending to counter, oppose, resist, argue.
(archaic, of things) Harmful, vexatious.
contributed
contributed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contribute
contributes
contributes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contribute
contributor
contributor
noun
A benefactor; someone who donates to charity or some cause.
A person (or thing) instrumental in the creation or growth of something.
A person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution.
A person who produces articles published in a newspaper, magazine, online publication, etc.
conurbation
conurbation
noun
A continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl.
conutrition
cooruptibly
corbiculate
corbiculate
adj
Having corbiculae
noun
Any bee that has a corbicula (pollen basket)
corequisite
corequisite
noun
(education) A course that must be or can be taken concurrently with a given course.
corncutting
corniculate
corniculate
adj
Having processes resembling small horns.
Horned; having horns.
corrugating
corrugating
verb
present participle of corrugate
corrugation
corrugation
noun
The process of corrugating; contraction into wrinkles or alternate ridges and grooves.
corruptible
corruptible
adj
(of a person) bribable, that can be bought
perishable, subject to decay
noun
(archaic) That which may decay and perish; the human body.
corruptibly
corruptibly
adv
(obsolete) With corruption, in a way that corrupts.
In a corruptible way.
corruptions
corruptions
noun
plural of corruption
corruptious
corticolous
corticolous
adj
Living or growing on bark.
cortinarius
coruscating
coruscating
verb
present participle of coruscate
coruscation
coruscation
noun
A sudden display of brilliance; a flashing of light; a sparkle.
coruscative
costiferous
costiferous
adj
(anatomy) Bearing ribs.
costumeries
costumeries
noun
plural of costumery
coterminous
coterminous
adj
(by extension) Having the same scope, range of meaning, or extent in time.
(geography) Having matching boundaries; or, adjoining and sharing a boundary.
(law) Said of linked or related property leases that expire together.
Meeting end to end or at the ends.
coulometric
coulometric
adj
(physics, chemistry) of, or relating to coulometry
counterbids
counterbids
noun
plural of counterbid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterbid
counterdike
counterfeit
counterfeit
adj
Assuming the appearance of something; deceitful; hypocritical.
False, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine.
Inauthentic.
noun
(obsolete) An impostor; a cheat.
(obsolete) That which resembles another thing; a likeness; a portrait; a counterpart.
A non-genuine article; a fake.
One who counterfeits; a counterfeiter.
verb
(transitive) To falsely produce what appears to be official or valid; to produce a forged copy of.
(transitive, obsolete) To feign; to mimic.
(transitive, obsolete) To produce a faithful copy of.
(transitive, poker, usually "be counterfeited") Of a turn or river card, to invalidate a player's hand by making a better hand on the board.
counterfire
counterfire
noun
(military) firing of weapons in response
counterfoil
counterfoil
noun
the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record; a stub
countergift
countergift
noun
A gift given in response to a gift received.
counteridea
counteridea
noun
An opposite idea.
counterions
counterions
noun
plural of counterion
counterlife
counterlife
noun
A counterfactual life; a life other than the one actually lived.
countermaid
countermine
countermine
noun
A mine used by defenders to intercept an enemy mine or tunnel.
A stratagem or plot by which another stratagem or project is defeated.
An underground gallery excavated to intercept and destroy the mining of an enemy.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) to sap hostile mining.
To plot opposition; to frustrate the initiatives of another.
counterquip
counterquip
noun
A quip made in response to another quip.
counterraid
counterraid
noun
A raid carried out in response to another raid.
verb
To carry out a counterraid.
counterruin
counterside
counterside
adj
Beside a counter.
noun
An opposite side.
countersign
countersign
noun
(law) A second signature added to a document to affirm the validity of the signature of the first person.
The response to a sign or signal.
verb
(transitive) To sign on the opposite side of (a document).
(transitive, by extension) To add a second signature to a document, affirming the validity of the signature of another person.
countersink
countersink
noun
a cylindrical recess, typically machined around a hole to admit a screw so that it sits flush with a surface.
verb
(transitive) To cause to sink even with or below the surface.
(transitive) To create such a conical recess.
countersuit
countersuit
noun
(law) A lawsuit filed against a party that has filed a suit against one.
countertail
countertime
countertime
noun
(equestrianism, obsolete) The resistance of a horse that interrupts its cadence and the measure of its manège, caused by bad horsemanship or the bad temper of the horse.
(obsolete) Opposition; resistance.
countervail
countervail
verb
(obsolete) To have the same value or number as.
To compensate for.
To counteract, counterbalance or neutralize.
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.
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.
counterwill
counterwind
counterwind
noun
A wind that blows in the opposite direction to another.
countrieman
countrified
countrified
adj
Rural, rustic; unsophisticated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countrify
countryfied
countryfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countryfy
countryside
countryside
noun
A rural landscape.
An area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area.
Such part of a larger area.
countrywide
countrywide
adj
Throughout a country; nationwide.
courtesying
courtesying
noun
gerund of courtesy: an act of curtseying.
verb
present participle of courtesy
courtierism
courtierism
noun
The behaviour or practices of a courtier; obsequiousness.
courtliness
courtliness
noun
The quality of being courtly; refinement of manners.
courtzilite
courtzilite
noun
(mineralogy) A type of asphalt allied to uintahite and gilsonite.
couseranite
couturieres
couturieres
noun
plural of couturiere
crematorium
crematorium
noun
A place where the bodies of dead people are cremated.
crenulation
crenulation
noun
A minute crenation.
The state of being minutely scalloped.
cruentation
cruentation
noun
The bleeding on the corpse of a murder victim, which was superstitiously believed to occur spontaneously in the presence of the murderer.
cultivators
cultivators
noun
plural of cultivator
curatorship
curatorship
noun
The rank or period of being a curator.
curiosities
curiosities
noun
plural of curiosity
customaries
customaries
noun
plural of customary
customarily
customarily
adv
(frequency) Under normal circumstances, normally.
(manner) In the customary manner; as is custom
customizers
customizers
noun
plural of customizer
cystiferous
cystigerous
decurionate
decurionate
noun
The position or office of a decurion.
decurvation
deglutitory
deglutitory
adj
Serving for, or aiding in, deglutition.
deleterious
deleterious
adj
(genetics) Having lower fitness.
Harmful, often in a subtle or unexpected way.
dentiferous
dentiferous
adj
Bearing teeth.
dentigerous
dentigerous
adj
Bearing teeth or tooth-like structures; of or pertaining to tissue from which teeth develop.
dentiparous
dentiparous
adj
tooth-bearing
denunciator
denunciator
noun
One who denounces, publishes, or proclaims, especially intended or coming evil; one who threatens or accuses.
denutrition
denutrition
noun
(physiology) The opposition of nutrition; the failure of nutrition, causing the breakdown of tissue.
dermutation
destruction
destruction
noun
The act of destroying.
The results of a destructive event.
desucration
desultorily
desultorily
adv
In a desultory fashion.
detrivorous
detrivorous
adj
Alternative form of detritivorous
deuteration
deuteration
noun
(chemistry) deuteriation
deutomerite
deutomerite
noun
The posterior nucleated portion of an attached cephalont in gregarines
dextrosuria
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dinotherium
dinotherium
noun
An extinct animal of large size, with elephant-like tusks curved down from its lower jaw.
dioestruses
discounters
discounters
noun
plural of discounter
discourtesy
discourtesy
noun
A rude act.
Lack of courtesy; rudeness.
discubitory
discubitory
adj
(obsolete, nonce word) leaning; fitted for a reclining posture
disjointure
disjointure
noun
An instance or state of being disjoint; separation.
disobstruct
disobstruct
verb
To clear away an obstruction.
disquisitor
disquisitor
noun
A person who makes a disquisition; an inquirer or investigator.
disruptions
disruptions
noun
plural of disruption
distributor
distributor
noun
(printing, historical) A machine for distributing type.
(printing, historical) An appliance, such as a roller, in a printing press, for distributing ink.
A device that distributes electric current, especially to the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.
One who or that which distributes.
ditrematous
divulgatory
divulgatory
adj
Divulging; of or pertaining to divulging.
domiculture
domiculture
noun
The art of housekeeping, cookery, etc.; the domestic arts.
droughtiest
droughtiest
adj
superlative form of droughty: most droughty
drouthiness
drouthiness
noun
(Scotland, US) droughtiness
duplicators
duplicators
noun
plural of duplicator
ecotourisms
ecotourisms
noun
plural of ecotourism
ecotourists
ecotourists
noun
plural of ecotourist
eleutherios
elocutioner
elocutioner
noun
A public speaker; one who uses elocution.
elucidators
elucidators
noun
plural of elucidator
elucidatory
elucidatory
adj
Serving to elucidate.
elutriation
elutriation
noun
The process of separating the lighter particles from the heavier ones by means of an upward directed stream of gas or liquid.
elutriators
elutriators
noun
plural of elutriator
emunctories
emunctories
noun
plural of emunctory
endometrium
endometrium
noun
(anatomy) The mucous membrane that lines the uterus in mammals and in which fertilized eggs are implanted.
enterovirus
enterovirus
noun
Any of many viruses, of the genus Enterovirus, that infect the gastrointestinal tract
enumeration
enumeration
noun
(programming) A data type that allows variables to have any of a predefined set of values.
A detailed account, in which each thing is specially noticed.
A recapitulation, in the peroration, of the heads of an argument.
The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.
enunciators
enunciators
noun
plural of enunciator
enunciatory
enunciatory
adj
Of or pertaining to enunciation.
epirotulian
equiformity
equiformity
noun
The quality of being equiform.
equivocator
equivocator
noun
agent noun of equivocate; one who equivocates.
ereuthalion
eructations
eructations
noun
plural of eructation
eruditional
erythronium
erythronium
noun
(obsolete) An early proposed name for vanadium.
A plant of the genus Erythronium; a dogtooth violet.
eucatropine
eucatropine
noun
(pharmacology) Euphthalmine.
euchromatic
euchromatic
adj
Of or pertaining to euchromatin.
euchromatin
euchromatin
noun
(genetics) uncoiled dispersed threads of chromosomal material that occurs during interphase; it stains lightly with basic dyes
eudiometers
eudiometers
noun
plural of eudiometer
eudiometric
eudiometric
Adjective
Of or relating to eudiometry.
euphoriants
euphoriants
noun
plural of euphoriant
eurocentric
eurocentric
adj
Alternative form of Eurocentric
eurypteroid
eurypteroid
adj
(paleontology) Like, or pertaining to, the genus Eurypterus.
eurytomidae
euthytropic
exauthorize
exauthorize
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To deprive of authority.
excruciator
excubitoria
excubitoria
noun
plural of excubitorium
excurvation
executioner
executioner
noun
(archaic) Executor.
A hit man, especially being in some organization.
An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.
executorial
executorial
adj
Of or relating to an executive (branch of government etc.).
Of or relating to an executor.
expurgation
expurgation
noun
The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous.
exuberation
favouritism
favouritism
noun
(British spelling) The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.
fergusonite
fergusonite
noun
A mineral composed of oxides of various rare earth elements.