(grammar) Of or pertaining to the grammatical case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action.
(rare) Of, exhibiting, or pertaining to absolution; absolutory, absolving.
noun
(grammar) An uninflected verb form used to indicate another action performed by the subject of the principal verb.
(grammar) The absolutive case, or a phrase that uses it.
absolvitor
absolvitor
noun
(Scotland, law) A decision or decree made by a court in favour of the defendant in a given action; dismissal.
absorptive
absorptive
adj
Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
noun
Any substance that absorbs.
activators
activators
noun
plural of activator
adenovirus
adenovirus
noun
(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
adsorptive
adsorptive
adj
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
noun
Any substance that adsorbs.
advisatory
advisatory
adj
(law) Advisory.
advisories
advisories
noun
plural of advisory
advisorily
advisorily
adv
By way of advice.
advocacies
advocacies
noun
plural of advocacy
aestivator
aestivator
noun
An animal that becomes dormant during the summer or dry season.
algivorous
algivorous
adj
(biology) algae-eating
alveolites
alveolitis
alveolitis
noun
(medicine) An inflammation of a dental alveolus (tooth socket).
(medicine) An inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs.
alviducous
ambilevous
ambilevous
adj
(rare) Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
amvrakikos
anovesical
anovesical
adj
Relating to the anus and urinary bladder.
ansonville
antinovels
antinovels
noun
plural of antinovel
antonovics
appositive
appositive
adj
of or being in apposition
noun
(grammar) a word or phrase that is in apposition
ariovistus
arvicolous
arvicolous
adj
Synonym of arvicoline
audivision
aurivorous
aurivorous
adj
Gold-devouring.
avaricious
avaricious
adj
Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
averrhoism
averrhoist
aversation
aversation
noun
(obsolete) A turning from with dislike; aversion.
avidiously
avidiously
adv
(obsolete) eagerly; greedily.
avignonese
avocations
avocations
noun
plural of avocation
avoidances
avoidances
noun
plural of avoidance
avoidupois
avoyership
behaviours
behaviours
noun
plural of behaviour
benevolist
boissevain
bolivianos
bolivianos
noun
plural of boliviano
bolsheviki
bolsheviks
bolsheviks
noun
plural of bolshevik
bolshevism
bolshevism
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Bolshevism.
bolshevist
bolshevist
Noun
A Bolshevik (also used attributively).
bolshevize
bolshevize
verb
(transitive) To make Bolshevik.
bondsville
bovaristic
bovinities
bovinities
noun
plural of bovinity
bravadoism
bravissimo
bravissimo
intj
The intensive form of bravo.
brevicomis
broadwives
carnivores
carnivores
noun
plural of carnivore
chaikovski
chervontsi
chivalrous
chivalrous
adj
(of a man) Honourable, especially to women; gallant.
involving chivalry.
christoval
coatsville
cognitives
cognitives
noun
plural of cognitive
cohesively
cohesively
adv
In a cohesive manner
colluviums
combustive
combustive
adj
Of, pertaining to, caused by, or partaking in combustion.
commissive
commissive
adj
(pragmatics) Making a commitment, such as a promise or threat, by illocutionary means.
By commission; resulting from a positive act.
noun
(pragmatics) A speech act by which a commitment is made, such as a promise or threat.
compassive
compulsive
compulsive
adj
Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible.
noun
One who exhibits compulsive behaviours.
conceivers
conceivers
noun
plural of conceiver
concessive
concessive
adj
Of, pertaining to, or being a concession; conceding
noun
(grammar) A phrase or clause that acts as a concession, such as "even if" or "although".
conclavist
conclavist
noun
The personal aide of a cardinal at a papal conclave.
conclusive
conclusive
adj
Pertaining to a conclusion.
Providing an end to something; decisive.
concussive
concussive
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing concussion
conesville
congestive
congestive
adj
Characterized by congestion
consentive
conserving
conserving
adj
Accompanied by conservation.
verb
present participle of conserve
constative
constative
adj
(linguistics) Pertaining to an utterance relaying information and likely to be regarded as true or false.
noun
(linguistics) An utterance relaying information and likely to be regarded as true or false.
consultive
consultive
adj
Determined by, or relating to, consultation; deliberate.
contorsive
contrivers
contrivers
noun
plural of contriver
conveniens
conversing
conversing
noun
conversation
verb
present participle of converse
conversion
conversion
noun
(American football) An extra point (or two) scored by kicking a field goal or carrying the ball into the end zone after scoring a touchdown.
(chemistry) A chemical reaction wherein a substrate is transformed into a product.
(computing) A software product converted from one platform to another.
(law) Under the common law, the tort of the taking of someone's personal property with intent to permanently deprive them of it, or damaging property to the extent that the owner is deprived of the utility of that property, thus making the tortfeasor liable for the entire value of the property.
(linguistics) The process whereby a new word is created without changing the form, often by allowing the word to function as a new part of speech.
(logic) The act of interchanging the terms of a proposition, as by putting the subject in the place of the predicate, or vice versa.
(marketing) An online advertising performance metric representing a visitor performing whatever the intended result of an ad is defined to be.
(mathematics) A change or reduction of the form or value of a proposition.
(obsolete) The act of turning round; revolution; rotation.
(rugby) A free kick, after scoring a try, worth two points.
(slang, board games) Changing a miniature figure into another character, usually by mixing different parts, or molding the model's parts, or doing both.
The act of converting something or someone.
conversive
conversive
adj
(archaic) Ready to converse; social.
Capable of being converted or changed.
conversusi
convertise
convertism
convictism
convictism
noun
The policy or practice of transporting convicts to penal settlements.
convincers
convincers
noun
plural of convincer
convulsing
convulsing
verb
present participle of convulse
convulsion
convulsion
noun
(medicine) An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.
An uncontrolled fit, as of laughter; a paroxysm.
Violent turmoil.
convulsive
convulsive
adj
Having or producing convulsions.
Marked by or having the nature of convulsions.
cooksville
corrosived
corrosives
corrosives
noun
plural of corrosive
covariates
covariates
noun
plural of covariate
coventries
covesville
covinously
covinously
adv
In a covinous manner.
crossville
curvacious
curvacious
adj
Alternative form of curvaceous
depositive
depositive
adj
(medicine) Describing a condition in which lymph is exuded into the derma, forming papules.
Involving or relating to the process of depositing.
desolative
developist
deviascope
deviations
deviations
noun
plural of deviation
devocalise
devocalise
verb
Alternative form of devocalize
devonshire
devonshire
Proper noun
The former (pre-1974) name for the county of Devon, England.
devoteeism
devoteeism
noun
The role or state of a devotee.
dichlorvos
dichlorvos
noun
(pharmacology) A highly volatile organophosphate, 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate (DDVP), widely used as a fumigant to control household pests and to protect stored product from insects.
disapprove
disapprove
verb
(intransitive) To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of.
(transitive) To refuse to approve; reject.
She disapproves of rap music because of its sometimes aggressive lyrics.
To have or express an unfavorable opinion.
disavowals
disavowals
noun
plural of disavowal
disavowing
disavowing
verb
present participle of disavow
disclosive
disclosive
adj
Relating to disclosure.
discovered
discovered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discover
discoverer
discoverer
noun
One who discovers: a person who has discovered something.
disenvelop
disenvelop
verb
To unwrap or disentangle.
disfavored
disfavored
adj
Not favored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfavor
disfavorer
disfavorer
noun
Alternative form of disfavourer
disimprove
disimprove
verb
(informal, rare, influenced by the German verb verschlimmbessern) To try to make something better but end up making it worse.
(intransitive, rare) to deteriorate.
(transitive, rare) to make worse.
disinvolve
disinvolve
verb
(transitive) To uncover; to unfold or unroll; to disentangle.
disportive
disprovide
disprovide
verb
(obsolete, transitive) Not to provide; to fail to provide.
disproving
disproving
verb
present participle of disprove
dissolvent
dissolvent
adj
Capable of dissolution into a fluid.
Having power to dissolve a solid body.
noun
A substance which can dissolve or be dissolved into a liquid.
dissolving
dissolving
noun
The act by which something dissolves.
verb
present participle of dissolve
distortive
distortive
adj
Causing distortion.
diversions
diversions
noun
plural of diversion
divisional
divisional
adj
Of or pertaining to a division.
Of or pertaining to the process of division.
noun
(US, sports) A playoff determining the winning team from a particular division.
divisorial
divisorial
adj
(mathematics) Related to a divisor
divorceuse
doddsville
dostoevski
dovishness
dovishness
noun
(politics) The condition of being a dove, as opposed to a hawk.
The state, quality, or condition of being dovish.
downsville
effluvious
elevations
elevations
noun
plural of elevation
empoverish
empoverish
verb
Obsolete spelling of impoverish
envisioned
envisioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of envision
equivorous
equivorous
adj
Feeding on horseflesh.
espressivo
espressivo
adv
(music) To be played in an expressive manner.
estivation
estivation
noun
Alternative spelling of aestivation
eurovision
evocations
evocations
noun
plural of evocation
evolutions
evolutions
noun
plural of evolution
explosives
explosives
noun
plural of explosive
expositive
expositive
adj
That explains; expository
favaginous
favaginous
adj
(obsolete) Resembling a honeycomb; cellular.
favoritism
favoritism
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of favouritism