(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).
acclivous
acclivous
adj
sloping upward; rising like a hillside.
alluvions
alluvions
noun
plural of alluvion
alluvious
alluvious
adj
(archaic) alluvial
apivorous
apivorous
adj
That feeds on bees
arbovirus
arbovirus
noun
(pathology, virology) Any virus that is transmitted by an arthropod.
artukovic
avicolous
avicolous
adj
(ecology) That is parasitic on birds
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.
behaviour
behaviour
noun
Britain standard spelling of behavior.
bicalvous
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
bouvardia
cavillous
cavillous
adj
Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbling.
collusive
collusive
adj
secretly acting together for a fraudulent or illegal purpose
colluvial
colluvial
adj
Of or pertaining to colluvium
colluvies
colluvies
noun
effluvium
medley, hotchpotch
colluvium
colluvium
noun
(geology) A loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope
compluvia
compluvia
noun
plural of compluvium
conducive
conducive
adj
Tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result.
confusive
confusive
adj
(archaic) Full of confusion; confused or confusing.
contusive
contusive
adj
Relating to, or causing contusion
curvation
curvation
noun
The act of curving or bending.
curviform
curviform
adj
Having a curved shape.
declivous
declivous
adj
sloping downward
deviously
deviously
adv
In a devious manner.
devouring
devouring
noun
The act by which something is devoured.
verb
present participle of devour
diluvions
disavouch
disavouch
verb
(transitive) To disavow.
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.
dividuous
dividuous
adj
divided; dividual
divulsion
divulsion
noun
The act of separating by force, especially by dilation or pulling apart.
dubrovnik
dubrovnik
Proper noun
A city and port in southern Croatia on the Adriatic Sea.
echovirus
echovirus
noun
A type of RNA virus of the species Enterovirus B of the Picornaviridae family, found in the human gastrointestinal tract.
elocutive
elocutive
adj
(obsolete) Pertaining to elocution.
enviously
enviously
adv
in an envious manner or to an envious degree
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.
equivokes
equivokes
noun
plural of equivoke
equivoque
equivoque
adj
(obsolete) Equivocal.
noun
(obsolete) A homonym.
A play on words, a pun.
Ambiguity or double meaning.
evolution
evolution
noun
(biology) The transformation of animals, plants and other living things into different forms (now understood as a change in genetic composition) by the accumulation of changes over successive generations.
(chemistry) The act or an instance of giving off gas; emission.
(chiefly dance, sports) A turning movement, especially of the body.
(geometry) The opening out of a curve; now more generally, the gradual transformation of a curve by a change of the conditions generating it.
(mathematics, now chiefly historical) The extraction of a root from a given power.
(military) A manoeuvre of troops or ships.
(now rare) The act or process of unfolding or opening out; the progression of events in regular succession.
(obsolete) A turned or twisted shape; an involution, a complex or intricate shape.
A process of gradual change in a given system, subject, product etc., especially from simpler to more complex forms.
Development; the act or result of developing what was implicit in an idea, argument etc.
evolutive
evolutive
adj
Of, pertaining to, or advocating evolution or development; evolutionary
evolutoid
evulsions
evulsions
noun
plural of evulsion
faveoluli
favillous
favillous
adj
(obsolete) Of or pertaining to ashes.
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.
festivous
festivous
adj
Pertaining to a feast; festive.
frivolous
frivolous
adj
(law, said of a lawsuit) Having no reasonable prospect of success because its claim is without merit, lacking a supporting legal or factual basis, while the filing party is, or should be, aware of this.
Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; trivial.
Silly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner.
frugivora
havioured
housewive
housewive
verb
(transitive, especially of women) To manage with skill and economy.
incurvous
inobvious
invidious
invidious
adj
(obsolete) Detestable, hateful, odious.
(obsolete) Envious, jealous.
(of a distinction) Offensively or unfairly discriminating.
Causing ill will, envy, or offense.
involucel
involucel
noun
(botany) An involucre that forms at the base of a flower cluster within a compound inflorescence.
involucra
involucra
noun
plural of involucrum
involucre
involucre
noun
(botany) Conspicuous bract, bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence.
involuted
involuted
adj
Alternative form of involute
verb
simple past tense and past participle of involute
involutes
involutes
noun
plural of involute
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of involute
liouville
lixivious
lixivious
adj
Alternative form of lixivial
louvering
louvertie
ludlovian
ludlovian
Adjective
Belonging to the Ludlow group.
mavournin
mavournin
noun
Alternative form of mavourneen
milvinous
mournival
mournival
noun
(card games, obsolete) In the game of gleek, four cards of the same face value.
muscovite
muscovite
noun
(mineralogy) A pale brown mineral of the mica group, being a basic potassium aluminosilicate with the chemical formula KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH,F)₂; used as an electrical insulator etc.
myxovirus
myxovirus
noun
Any of a group of RNA viruses of the Orthomyxoviridae and Paramyxoviridae families.
nonvinous
nonvinous
adj
Not vinous.
nonvirtue
nonvirtue
noun
That which is not a virtue.
nonvisual
nonvisual
adj
Not visual.
novilunar
novilunar
adj
Of or pertaining to the new moon.
novitious
novitious
adj
(obsolete) new; recent
oblivious
oblivious
adj
(usually followed by to or of) Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.
Failing to remember; forgetful.
obtrusive
obtrusive
adj
Noticeable; prominent, especially in a displeasing way.
Pushy.
Sticking out; protruding.
obviously
obviously
adv
(colloquial) Used as a filler word, or to introduce information even when not obvious.
In an obvious or clearly apparent manner.
She was in floods of tears and obviously very upset.
occlusive
occlusive
adj
That tends to occlude.
noun
(cosmetics) A product that forms a protective film and traps moisture against the skin.
(phonetics) A phoneme produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract, but not necessarily in the nasal tract.
occursive
oliveburg
osullivan
outcavils
outdriven
outdriven
verb
past participle of outdrive
outdrives
outdrives
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outdrive
outgiving
outgiving
noun
Something given out or emitted.
verb
present participle of outgive
outinvent
outinvent
verb
(transitive) To surpass in invention; to invent more or better than.
outlivers
outlivers
noun
plural of outliver
outliving
outliving
verb
present participle of outlive
outloving
outloving
verb
present participle of outlove
outmoving
outmoving
verb
present participle of outmove
outraving
outraving
verb
present participle of outrave
outrivals
outrivals
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outrival
outroving
outstrive
outthieve
outvanish
outvictor
outvoiced
outvoiced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outvoice
outvoices
outvoices
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outvoice
outvoting
outvoting
verb
present participle of outvote
outwaving
ovalbumin
ovalbumin
noun
(biochemistry) A glycoprotein which is the primary constituent of egg white.
overbuild
overbuild
verb
(intransitive) To construct more buildings than necessary in an area.
(transitive) To build over or on top of another structure.
(transitive) To build with excessive size or elaboration.
(transitive, intransitive) To perform excessive construction on a building or in an area.
overbuilt
overbuilt
adj
(mechanical devices, buildings) Built for heavier duty than might be predicted to be necessary.
(real estate) Overdeveloped.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overbuild
overequip
overequip
verb
(transitive) To furnish with too much equipment.
overissue
overissue
noun
The act of so overissuing.
verb
(economics) To issue shares or banknotes to an extent beyond the ability to pay, or in excess of authorization
(transitive) To issue too much or too many of.
overpious
overpious
adj
Excessively pious.
overquick
overquick
adj
Too quick; overly quick.
overquiet
overquiet
adj
Excessively quiet.
overusing
overusing
verb
present participle of overuse
oviductal
oviductal
adj
Of, pertaining to, or occurring in the oviduct.
oviferous
oviferous
adj
Producing or bearing eggs.
ovigenous
ovigenous
adj
(biology) that produces ova or eggs
ovigerous
ovigerous
adj
carrying or bearing eggs.
oviparous
oviparous
adj
Egg-laying; depositing eggs that develop and hatch outside the body as a reproductive strategy.
ovivorous
ovivorous
adj
egg-eating
ovogonium
ovogonium
noun
oogonium
ovomucoid
ovomucoid
noun
(biochemistry) A protein, present in egg white, which, unlike ovalbumin, is heat-stable
ovularian
ovulating
ovulating
verb
present participle of ovulate
ovulation
ovulation
noun
(physiology) The release of an ovum from an ovary.
plurivory
pollutive
pollutive
adj
That causes environmental pollution; polluting
primevous
primevous
adj
(obsolete) primeval
profusive
profusive
adj
(obsolete) profuse; lavish; prodigal
purposive
purposive
adj
(grammar) Of a clause or conjunction: expressing purpose.
(psychology) Pertaining to purpose, as reflected in behaviour or mental activity.
Done or performed with a conscious purpose or intent.
Pertaining to or demonstrating purpose.
Possessed of a firm purpose.
Serving a particular purpose; adapted to a given purpose, especially through natural evolution.
quinovate
quinovate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of quinovic acid
quinovose
quinovose
noun
(biochemistry) A deoxy sugar, 6-deoxy-D-glucopyranose, that is widespread in plants, often as a sulfate
quotative
quotative
adj
(grammar) Serving to mark quoted speech.
noun
(grammar) A grammatical device to mark quoted speech, such as be like in "he was like, 'who are you?'".
(linguistics) A form of the complementizer related to the verb say, found in many languages of West Africa and South Asia.
reduvioid
reduvioid
adj
Resembling the Reduviidae.
resoutive
revulsion
revulsion
noun
(medicine) The treatment of one diseased area by acting elsewhere; counterirritation.
(obsolete) A strong pulling or drawing back; withdrawal.
(obsolete) A sudden reaction; a sudden and complete change of the feelings.
A sudden violent feeling of disgust.
Abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror.
rivalrous
rivalrous
adj
(economics, of a good) Which can be consumed by no more than one person at the same time.
Having a relationship of rivalry.
rouncival
rouncival
adj
Alternative spelling of rounceval
savourier
savourier
adj
comparative form of savoury: more savoury
savouries
savouries
noun
plural of savoury
savourily
savourily
adv
In a savory manner; with a pleasing relish.
With gusto or appetite; heartily; with relish.
savouring
savouring
noun
Alternative form of savoring
verb
present participle of savour
souvenirs
souvenirs
noun
plural of souvenir
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of souvenir