(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).
absolving
absolving
verb
present participle of absolve
acclivous
acclivous
adj
sloping upward; rising like a hillside.
accoville
aconative
aconative
adj
Lacking conation
activator
activator
noun
(biology) A type of effector that increases the rate of enzyme-mediated reactions.
(biology) Any chemical or agent which regulates one or more genes by increasing the rate of transcription.
(chemistry) Something that activates a catalyst
(mining) An agent that enables the flotation of a mineral or minerals.
A type of dopant used in phosphors and scintillators.
One who, or that which, activates.
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.
adversion
adversion
noun
(obsolete) An adverting or turning towards; attention.
A tendency or wish to avoid someone or something.
akimovsky
aldovandi
alkhimovo
allgovite
alluvions
alluvions
noun
plural of alluvion
alluvious
alluvious
adj
(archaic) alluvial
almoravid
almoravid
Noun
A member of a Berber dynasty that started in 11th-century Morocco.
alveolite
anchovies
anchovies
noun
plural of anchovy
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.
antivenom
antivenom
noun
(medicine) A medicine that counteracts venom, an antidote to biological poisons from venomous animals such as snakes and spiders.
anviltops
apivorous
apivorous
adj
That feeds on bees
applosive
applosive
noun
(phonology) An unreleased plosive, denoted ◌̚ in the IPA.
approving
approving
adj
Expressing approbation; commending
verb
present participle of approve
arbovirus
arbovirus
noun
(pathology, virology) Any virus that is transmitted by an arthropod.
archivolt
archivolt
noun
(architecture) An ornamental molding or band following the curve on the underside of an arch.
ardenvoir
artukovic
assortive
avalokita
aveniform
aveniform
adj
Having the appearance of oats.
avenolith
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
aviations
aviations
noun
plural of aviation
avicebron
avicolous
avicolous
adj
(ecology) That is parasitic on birds
avigation
avigation
noun
(dated, aviation) Aerial navigation.
avigators
avigators
noun
plural of avigator
avocation
avocation
noun
(obsolete) A calling away; a diversion.
A hobby or recreational or leisure pursuit.
Pursuits; duties; affairs which occupy one's time; usual employment; vocation.
That which calls one away from one's regular employment or vocation.
The calling of a case from an inferior to a superior court.
avocative
avocative
adj
(obsolete) Calling off.
noun
(obsolete) That which calls aside; a dissuasive.
avoidable
avoidable
adj
Capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped.
Capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable.
noun
Something that can or should be avoided.
avoidably
avoidably
adv
In a manner so as to be avoidable.
avoidance
avoidance
noun
(law, obsolete) The act of annulling; annulment.
(obsolete) The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant, specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent.
(obsolete) The act of dismissing a person.
(obsolete) The act of quitting a position or benefice.
(obsolete) The course by which anything (especially water) is carried off.
The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.
avoidless
avoidless
adj
(rare) Unavoidable; inevitable.
avoidment
avolation
avolation
noun
(obsolete) Evaporation; dissipation into the air.
avouching
avouching
verb
present participle of avouch
avulsions
avulsions
noun
plural of avulsion
babouvism
babouvism
Noun
Babouvist beliefs generally
babouvist
babouvist
Noun
A supporter or follower of or his ideas, including universal equal income and the abolition of private property.
bavaroise
bavaroise
noun
(sometimes proscribed) A cold dessert made from custard, cream and gelatine.
A drink of sweetened milk, eggs and tea, often with some sort of spirit.
behaviors
behaviors
noun
plural of behavior
behaviour
behaviour
noun
Britain standard spelling of behavior.
bellovaci
beriosova
bicalvous
biconcave
biconcave
adj
(optics, anatomy) Having both sides concave
biovulate
bivalvous
bivalvous
adj
(archaic) Having two valves; bivalvular.
bivouaced
bivouacks
bivouacks
noun
plural of bivouack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bivouack
bloviated
bloviated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bloviate
bloviates
bloviates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bloviate
boerhavia
bolivares
bolivares
noun
plural of bolivar
boliviano
boliviano
noun
the unit of currency in Bolivia, divided into 100 centavos
bolivians
bonaveria
borrovian
bouvardia
broadview
callovian
callovian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Jurassic period.
carnivora
carnivore
carnivore
noun
(informal) A person who is not a vegetarian.
(zoology) A mammal belonging to the order Carnivora.
A follower of the carnivore diet (consuming only animal-based products, such as meat, eggs and dairy)
An organism that feeds chiefly on animals; an animal that feeds on meat as the main part of its diet.
carvoeira
cavaliero
cavaliero
noun
(archaic) A cavalier; a gallant; a libertine.
cavillous
cavillous
adj
Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbling.
cavorting
cavorting
noun
The action of the verb to cavort
verb
present participle of cavort
cazenovia
chavignol
clavation
clavation
noun
(anatomy) articulation in a socket
(biology) A becoming clavate or club-like.
clavicorn
clavicorn
adj
(zoology) Having antennas shaped like clubs; used especially of the Clavicornes group of beetles
noun
(zoology) One of the Clavicornes.
claviform
claviform
adj
(chiefly biology) Larger at the tip than at the base; club-shaped.
(chiefly biology) Shaped like a nail (“a metallic spike-shaped fastener”).
Key-shaped.
noun
(palaeography) An image or symbol which is club-shaped, that is, larger at the tip than at the base.
coalville
coalville
Proper noun
a town in district, Leicestershire, England
a CDP in Iowa, USA.
a small city in Utah, USA
coevality
coevality
noun
The condition of being coeval.
collative
collative
adj
(ecclesiastical, of a benefice) In which the ordinary (or bishop) is the same person as the patron.
Having the power of conferring.
colluvial
colluvial
adj
Of or pertaining to colluvium
combative
combative
adj
Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.
compluvia
compluvia
noun
plural of compluvium
concaving
concaving
verb
present participle of concave
concavity
concavity
noun
(countable) A concave structure or surface
(uncountable) The state of being concave
connexiva
connexiva
noun
plural of connexivum
connivant
connivant
adj
(botany) Having the ends inclined towards each other
convivial
convivial
adj
Having elements of a feast or of entertainment, especially when it comes to eating and drinking, with accompanying festivity
corrasive
corrasive
adj
Obsolete form of corrosive.
corrivals
corrivals
noun
plural of corrival.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of corrival
corrivate
corrivate
verb
(obsolete) To cause to flow together, as water drawn from several streams.
corvallis
covariant
covariant
adj
(category theory) (Of a functor) which preserves composition.
(object-oriented programming) Using or relating to covariance.
noun
(algebra) A bihomogeneous polynomial in x, y, ... and the coefficients of some homogeneous form in x, y, ... that is invariant under some group of linear transformations.
(algebra) The variety defined by a covariant.
covariate
covariate
noun
(statistics) A variable that is possibly predictive of the outcome under study.
covibrate
craigavon
curvation
curvation
noun
The act of curving or bending.
davisboro
deviation
deviation
noun
(Absolute Deviation) The shortest distance between the center of the target and the point where a projectile hits or bursts.
(aviation) A detour to one side of the originally-planned flightpath (for instance, to avoid weather); the act of making such a detour.
(contract law) The voluntary and unnecessary departure of a ship from, or delay in, the regular and usual course of the specific voyage insured, thus releasing the underwriters from their responsibility.
(metrology) The signed difference between a value and its reference value.
(statistics) For interval variables and ratio variables, a measure of difference between the observed value and the mean.
A departure from the correct way of acting.
A detour in a road or railway.
The act of deviating; wandering off the correct or true path or road.
The state or result of having deviated; a transgression; an act of sin; an error; an offense.
deviators
deviators
noun
plural of deviator
deviatory
deviatory
adj
Tending to deviate.
disavouch
disavouch
verb
(transitive) To disavow.
disavowal
disavowal
noun
A denial of knowledge, relationship, and/or responsibility towards something (or someone).
disavowed
disavowed
adj
Strongly disowned or denied.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disavow
disavower
disavower
noun
One who disavows.
disfavors
disfavors
noun
plural of disfavor
disfavour
disfavour
noun
A state of being out of favour.
An unkindness; a disobliging act.
Lack of favour; displeasure.
verb
(British spelling) To show lack of favour or antipathy towards.
disproval
disproval
noun
The act of disproving; disproof.
divinator
divinator
noun
One who practices or pretends to divination; a diviner.
dmitrovka
donatives
donatives
noun
plural of donative
doraville
dovetails
dovetails
noun
plural of dovetail
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dovetail
driveboat
elevation
elevation
noun
(Christianity, chiefly Roman Catholicism) The raising of the host—representing Christ’s body—in a mass or Holy Communion service.
(architecture) A geometrical projection of a building, or other object, on a plane perpendicular to the horizon; orthographic projection on a vertical plane; called by the ancients the orthography.
(astronomy) The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude.
A hill is an elevation of the ground.
That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station.
The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.
The angle which the gnomon makes with the substylar line.
The condition of being or feeling elevated; heightened; exaltation.
The measured vertical distance from the peak of a mountain or hill to its bordering lowlands.
The movement of the axis of a piece in a vertical plane; also, the angle of elevation, that is, the angle between the axis of the piece and the line of sight; distinguished from direction.
environal
equivocal
equivocal
adj
Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected.
Having two or more equally applicable meanings; capable of double or multiple interpretation.
Uncertain, as an indication or sign.
noun
(philosophy) A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term.
estivator
estivator
noun
(biology) Any animal that estivates
evagation
evagation
noun
A wandering about; excursion; a roving.
evanition
evanition
noun
disappearance; vanishment
evaporite
evaporite
noun
The salty, crusty sediment that remains after sea water evaporates.
evaporize
evasional
eviration
eviration
noun
(now rare, historical) Emasculation; effeminacy.
evitation
evitation
noun
(obsolete) A shunning; avoidance.
evocating
evocating
verb
present participle of evocate
evocation
evocation
noun
The act of calling out or forth, or evoking.
evocative
evocative
adj
That which evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood, idea, feeling, or image; redolent or reminiscent.
evocatrix
evocatrix
noun
(dated) A female evocator.
farnovian
favelloid
faveoluli
favillous
favillous
adj
(obsolete) Of or pertaining to ashes.
favorites
favorites
noun
plural of favorite
favosites
favouring
favouring
verb
present participle of favour
favourite
favourite
adj
Belonging to a category whose members are all preferred or liked over nonmembers.
Preferred or liked above all others (unless qualified).
noun
(Internet) A bookmark in a web browser.
(in the plural) A short curl dangling over the temples, fashionable in the reign of Charles II.
A contestant or competitor thought most likely to win.
A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour.
A person who is preferred or trusted above all others.
verb
(Internet) To add to one's list of favourite items on a website that allows users to compile such lists.
(Internet) To bookmark.
To favour.
flavonoid
flavonoid
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of many compounds that are plant metabolites, being formally derived from flavone; they have antioxidant properties, and sometimes contribute to flavor.
flavoring
flavoring
noun
(American spelling) Something that gives flavor, usually a food ingredient.
verb
present participle of flavor
flotative
formative
formative
adj
(biology) Capable of producing new tissue.
(education) Denoting forms of assessment used to guide learning rather than to quantify educational outcomes.
(grammar) Pertaining to the inflection of words.
Capable of forming something.
Of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something.
noun
(grammar) A language unit that has morphological function.
foveation
foveation
noun
Pitting and scarring, as seen in smallpox, chickenpox, etc.
The act of foveating (angling the eyes to focus on an object).
frugivora
gavialoid
gavialoid
noun
Any crocodylian of the superfamily Gavialoidea
gavotting
gavotting
verb
present participle of gavotte
governail
governail
noun
(archaic) That which steers a nautical vessel; a rudder or a person employing it.
granivore
granivore
noun
Any animal that eats seeds as the main part of its diet