(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.
coronavirus
coronavirus
noun
(metonymically) An illness caused by a coronavirus.
(often the intended sense, since 2020) SARS-CoV-2, the specific coronavirus that causes the infectious disease COVID-19.
(virology) A member of the family Coronaviridae, comprising viruses which infect animals and human beings, and the genome of which consists of a single strand of RNA.
COVID-19, the disease caused by the specific coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
couniversal
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.
crinivorous
decurvation
devouringly
devouringly
adv
In a devouring manner; rapaciously, consumingly.
enterovirus
enterovirus
noun
Any of many viruses, of the genus Enterovirus, that infect the gastrointestinal tract
equinovarus
equinovarus
noun
talipes equinovarus; clubfoot
excurvation
favouringly
favouringly
adv
In a favouring way.
fungivorous
fungivorous
adj
Feeding on fungi.
granivorous
granivorous
adj
That eats seeds
gravaminous
incurvation
incurvation
noun
(obsolete) Bowing in reverence or worship.
A curving inwards; the condition of being curved inwards.
The act of acquiring or being given a curved form; an instance of curving or bending.
The state of being curved or bent; any curved shape or formation; curvature; a curve; a bend.
inobtrusive
inobtrusive
adj
inconspicuous; unobtrusive
interdevour
interdevour
verb
(rare) Of many people, creatures etc.: to devour each other.
intervolute
intravenous
intravenous
adj
Inside the veins.
noun
(medicine) A dose of medicine administered from a drip, down through a hollow needle inserted into a patient's vein.
inventurous
inveracious
involucrate
involucrate
adj
(botany) Having an involucre; involucred.
involuntary
involuntary
adj
Not voluntary or willing; contrary or opposed to explicit will or desire; unwilling.
Without intention; unintentional.
lignivorous
lignivorous
adj
That feeds on wood.
manoeuvring
manoeuvring
noun
A manoeuvre.
verb
present participle of manoeuvre
nervuration
neuroactive
neuroactive
adj
That acts on the central nervous system.
noncurative
noncurative
adj
Not curative.
noneruptive
noneruptive
adj
Not eruptive.
nongrievous
nonsurvival
nonsurvival
adj
Not of or pertaining to survival.
noun
Failure to survive.
nonsurvivor
nonsurvivor
noun
One who does not survive.
nonvirtuous
nonvirtuous
adj
Not virtuous.
nonvirulent
nonvirulent
adj
Not virulent.
nonvitreous
nonvitreous
adj
Not vitreous.
omnivarious
omnivarious
adj
Of every variety.
oncoviruses
oncoviruses
noun
plural of oncovirus
ornithvrous
outrivaling
outsavoring
outstriving
overabusing
overabusing
verb
present participle of overabuse
overanxious
overanxious
adj
Excessively anxious or nervous.
overarguing
overarguing
verb
present participle of overargue
overburning
overburning
noun
The action of overburning; excessive burning.
verb
present participle of overburn
overcaution
overcaution
noun
excessive caution
verb
(transitive) To caution excessively.
overcunning
overcunning
adj
Exceedingly or excessively cunning.
overcurtain
overcutting
overcutting
noun
(rare) Excessive cutting.
verb
present participle of overcut
overdubbing
overdubbing
verb
present participle of overdub
overenvious
overfunding
overfunding
noun
Excess funding.
verb
present participle of overfund
overfurnish
overfurnish
verb
(transitive) To furnish excessively.
overhauling
overhauling
noun
The act by which something is overhauled.
verb
present participle of overhaul
overheinous
overhunting
overhunting
noun
Hunting at unsustainable levels
overincrust
overindulge
overindulge
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To indulge to excess.
overinsured
overinsured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overinsure
overinsures
overinsures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overinsure
overissuing
overissuing
verb
present participle of overissue
overjudging
overjutting
overjutting
verb
present participle of overjut
overnourish
overnourish
verb
(transitive) To nourish excessively.
overnursing
overnursing
verb
present participle of overnurse
overpainful
overpainful
adj
Excessively painful.
overpruning
overpruning
verb
present participle of overprune
overpumping
overpumping
verb
present participle of overpump
overruffing
overruffing
verb
present participle of overruff
overrunning
overrunning
verb
present participle of overrun
oversaucing
oversaucing
verb
present participle of oversauce
oversudsing
oversudsing
verb
present participle of oversuds
oversupping
oversupping
verb
present participle of oversup
overturning
overturning
noun
The act by which something is overturned.
verb
present participle of overturn
overvaluing
overvaluing
noun
An overvaluation.
verb
present participle of overvalue
provinculum
pulveration
pulviniform
pulviniform
adj
pillow-shaped
recurvation
recurvation
noun
A bending or flexure backward.
revaluation
revaluation
noun
(UK, pensions) The application of compound growth to the value of a pension benefit, specifically from the date of the member leaving the scheme (for example, moving to a different employer) to the date that the member starts receiving the benefit (typically retirement).
A reassessment of the value or worth of something; a reappraisal or reevaluation.
The process of altering the relative value of a currency or other standard of exchange.
revolutions
revolutions
noun
plural of revolution
savouriness
savouriness
noun
Alternative form of savoriness
savouringly
savouringly
adv
With savour; enjoying the taste of something.
seminervous
seminervous
adj
Somewhat or partly nervous.
subornative
subornative
adj
Of or pertaining to subornation
subprovince
subprovince
noun
A province making up part of a larger province.
subversions
subversions
noun
plural of subversion
supervision
supervision
noun
(countable, Cambridge University) A tutorial session for an individual student or a small group.
(uncountable) Responsible oversight.
(uncountable) The act or instance of supervising.
thoreauvian
thoreauvian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), American writer and philosopher, or his writings.
(pharmacology) Inducing a feeling of giddiness, vertigo, dizziness or of whirling.
Having an aspect of great depth, drawing the eye to look downwards.
Pertaining to vertigo (in all its meanings).
Revolving; rotating; rotatory.
voluntaries
voluntaries
noun
plural of voluntary
voluntarily
voluntarily
adv
In a voluntary manner.
voluntarism
voluntarism
noun
(US) A reliance on volunteers to support an institution or achieve an end; volunteerism.
(philosophy) A doctrine that assigns the most dominant position to the will rather than the intellect.
(politics) The political theory that a community is best organized by the voluntary cooperation of individuals, rather than by a government, which is regarded as being coercive by nature.