(countable) Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.
(countable, uncountable) Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit
(obsolete) Superiority; mastery; — used with of to specify its nature or with over to specify the other party.
(soccer) The continuation of the game after a foul against the attacking team, because the attacking team are in an advantageous position.
(tennis) The score where one player wins a point after deuce but needs the next to carry the game.
Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen).
verb
(reflexive) to do something for one's own benefit; to take advantage of
(transitive) to provide (someone) with an advantage, to give an edge to
advecting
advecting
verb
present participle of advect
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.
advenient
advenient
adj
(now rare) Caused by outside forces; coming from without; external, additional.
advential
adventism
adventist
adventive
adventive
adj
(biology) Of a plant that is not native, but was introduced by humans to a place and has since become naturalized.
Accidental.
Adventitious.
noun
A non-native plant that has become naturalized.
adventual
adventual
adj
(obsolete) Relating to the Advent.
adventure
adventure
noun
(obsolete) Chance of danger or loss.
(obsolete) Risk; danger; peril.
(obsolete) That which happens by chance; hazard; hap.
(uncountable) A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
(video games) A text adventure or an adventure game.
A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
A remarkable occurrence; a striking event.
The encountering of risks; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat.
verb
(archaic, intransitive) To try the chance; to take the risk.
(archaic, transitive) To risk or hazard; jeopard; venture.
(archaic, transitive) To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.
adversant
adversing
adversion
adversion
noun
(obsolete) An adverting or turning towards; attention.
A tendency or wish to avoid someone or something.
advertent
advertent
adj
Attentive.
Not inadvertent; intentional.
adverting
adverting
verb
present participle of advert
advowsons
advowsons
noun
plural of advowson
aldovandi
alvordton
ardenvoir
avianized
avianized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of avianize
avizandum
avizandum
noun
(law) time for a judge to consider a case and reach a decision.
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.
avoidment
barneveld
benavides
bondslave
bondslave
noun
One who works as a slave under an indenture; a bondsman or bondswoman.
bondville
bovenland
cadaverin
cadaverin
noun
Alternative form of cadaverine
canvasado
canvassed
canvassed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of canvas
caravaned
caravaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caravan
cavendish
cavendish
noun
Leaf tobacco softened, sweetened, and pressed into plugs or cakes.
chavender
chavender
noun
A chub (fish).
chevroned
chevroned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chevron
cleavland
cleveland
cleveland
Proper noun
A city in Mississippi, USA, which is one of the two county seats of
A large city in the U.S. state of Ohio
a city in Tennessee, USA
A former county in northeast England bordering North Yorkshire and County Durham, created in 1974 from parts of those two counties (mainly the County Borough of Teesside) and abolished in 1996.
conceived
conceived
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conceive
conducive
conducive
adj
Tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result.
conserved
conserved
adj
Of or relating to something to which conservation has been applied; saved from being wasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conserve
contrived
contrived
adj
Created in a deliberate, rather than natural or spontaneous, way.
Unnatural, forced; artificial, or unrealistic.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contrive
convected
convected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convect
convented
convented
adj
(obsolete) Brought together, convened.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convent
converged
converged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of converge
conversed
conversed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of converse
converted
converted
adj
changed in form or function etc.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convert
convicted
convicted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convict
convinced
convinced
adj
In a state of believing, especially from evidence but not necessarily.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convince
convolved
convolved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convolve
convulsed
convulsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convulse
cordovans
cordovans
noun
plural of cordovan
dansville
darsonval
davenport
davenport
noun
A large sofa, especially a formal one.
A writing desk.
deanville
decalvant
deceiving
deceiving
noun
deception
verb
present participle of deceive
declivent
decurving
deephaven
defencive
defencive
adj
(British) Alternative spelling of defensive
defensive
defensive
adj
(chiefly sports) Pertaining to defense, as opposed to attack.
(cricket) Of a bowling or fielding tactic designed to prevent the other side from scoring runs; of a batting tactic designed to prevent being out.
Displaying an inordinate sensitivity to criticism or intrusion; oversensitive; thin-skinned.
In a state or posture of defense.
Intended for defence; protective.
Intended to deter attack.
Performed so as to minimise risk.
noun
A means, attitude or position of defense.
delavigne
denervate
denervate
verb
(transitive, medicine, surgery) To deprive (an organ) of a nerve supply.
depraving
depraving
verb
present participle of deprave
depriving
depriving
verb
present participle of deprive
deserving
deserving
adj
meriting, worthy (reward, punishment etc.)
worthy of reward or praise; meritorious
noun
desert, merit
verb
present participle of deserve
detentive
devaluing
devaluing
noun
devaluation
verb
present participle of devalue
deveining
deveining
verb
present participle of devein
devesting
devesting
verb
present participle of devest
deviances
deviances
noun
plural of deviance
deviating
deviating
verb
present participle of deviate
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.
devilkins
devilkins
noun
plural of devilkin
devilling
devilling
noun
(law) The pupillage of a prospective advocate or barrister.
verb
present participle of devil
devilment
devilment
noun
(often humorous) A dish which is devilled (“made piquant or spicy”); a devil; also, the elements of the dish which make it spicy, or the piquancy or spiciness of the dish.
(uncountable) Devilish action or conduct; wickedness; (more generally) troublemaking behaviour; mischief; (countable) an instance of this.
A devilish, mischievous, or reckless nature; mischievousness.
Something cleverly constructed.
Something cruel or evil; also, something which causes distress or suffering.
devisings
devisings
noun
plural of devising
devoicing
devoicing
noun
(phonetics) The process by which a sound is devoiced.
verb
present participle of devoice
devolving
devolving
verb
present participle of devolve
devonport
devonport
Proper noun
a district and naval dockyard in Plymouth, Devon, England, named Plymouth Dock until 1823.
a harbourside suburb in Auckland, New Zealand, which also contains a naval base.
a city in northern Tasmania, Australia.
devotions
devotions
noun
plural of devotion
devouring
devouring
noun
The act by which something is devoured.
verb
present participle of devour
diluvions
dimensive
dimensive
adj
Of or relating to dimensions or limits.
disheaven
disinvest
disinvest
verb
To reduce investment, or cease to invest.
disinvite
disinvite
verb
(transitive) To cancel an invitation to (someone).
disproven
disproven
adj
(archaic, Scottish law) Not proven, in a legal case where the jury verdict has inconclusive evidence for conviction, but sufficient to suspect guilt
Shown to be false
verb
Alternative irregular form of the past participle of disprove
dissaving
dissaving
verb
present participle of dissave
divalence
divalence
noun
(chemistry) The condition of being divalent
divariant
divariant
noun
(mathematics) Synonym of concomitant
divellent
divellent
adj
(obsolete) drawing asunder
divelling
divergent
divergent
adj
(mathematics) (said of a sequence or series) Diverging; not approaching a limit.
Causing divergence of rays.
Disagreeing from something given; differing.
Growing further apart; diverging.
diverging
diverging
noun
divergence
verb
present participle of diverge
diversion
diversion
noun
(law) Officially halting or suspending a formal criminal or juvenile justice proceeding and referral of the accused person to a treatment or care program.
(military) A tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action.
(transport) A detour, such as during road construction.
(transport) The rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination, or to a different mode of transportation before arrival at the ultimate destination.
A hobby; an activity that distracts the mind.
Removal of water via a canal.
The act of diverting.
diverting
diverting
verb
present participle of divert
divesting
divesting
verb
present participle of divest
dividends
dividends
noun
plural of dividend
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dividend
divinable
divinable
adj
That can be guessed.
divinator
divinator
noun
One who practices or pretends to divination; a diviner.
divinesse
divinised
divinised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of divinise
divinises
divinises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of divinise
divinized
divinized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of divinize
divinizes
divinizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of divinize
divisions
divisions
noun
(UK, naval) A formal parade of a ship's or shore establishment's company.
plural of division
divorcing
divorcing
verb
present participle of divorce
divulging
divulging
noun
The act by which something is divulged.
verb
present participle of divulge
divulsing
divulsing
verb
present participle of divulse
divulsion
divulsion
noun
The act of separating by force, especially by dilation or pulling apart.
donatives
donatives
noun
plural of donative
dovzhenko
downcurve
downgyved
downgyved
adj
(poetic, obsolete) Alternative form of down-gyved
downriver
downriver
adj
Closer to the mouth of a river
adv
Travelling in the direction of the river current.
dravidian
dravidian
Proper noun
A family of related ethnicities and languages primarily in Southern India, Northeast Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
Any of the languages of these aboriginal peoples; Dravidic.
Noun
A member of any of several aboriginal peoples of India and Sri Lanka thought to have spread in India before Aryan migration.
Adjective
Of or relating to the Dravidian people or language.
driveline
driveline
noun
(automotive) The drivetrain minus the engine and transmission
The powertrain in general
driveling
driveling
noun
Foolish talk.
verb
present participle of drivel
drivingly
drivingly
adv
(engineering) So as to drive.
So as to drive or motivate.
With forceful, inexorable motion.
dubrovnik
dubrovnik
Proper noun
A city and port in southern Croatia on the Adriatic Sea.
dunaville
dunnville
duvetines
duvetynes
duvetynes
noun
plural of duvetyne
edenville
eindhoven
eindhoven
Proper noun
A city and municipality in North Brabant, the Netherlands.
endeavors
endeavors
noun
plural of endeavor
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of endeavor
endeavour
endeavour
noun
Britain standard spelling of endeavor.
endleaves
endleaves
noun
plural of endleaf
enervated
enervated
adj
Weakened, debilitated or deprived of strength or vitality.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enervate
enfevered
enfevered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enfever
enlivened
enlivened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enliven
enveloped
enveloped
adj
(heraldry) Entwined, as with snakes, laurels, etc.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of envelop
envenomed
envenomed
adj
Poisonous, noxious; embittered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of envenom
enverdure
environed
environed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of environ
envisaged
envisaged
adj
visualized, conceived, imagined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of envisage
evadingly
evadingly
adv
So as to evade; evasively.
evanesced
evanesced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of evanesce
evaniidae
evanished
evanished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of evanish
evansdale
eventides
eventides
noun
plural of eventide
evernioid
evidenced
evidenced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of evidence
evidences
evidences
noun
plural of evidence
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of evidence
evidently
evidently
adv
(obsolete) In such a way as to be clearly visible or manifest; distinctly, clearly.
(proscribed) apparently
In a manner which makes the fact or conclusion evident; obviously; as may be clearly inferred.
evildoing
evildoing
noun
An evil or wicked act, especially a crime.
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.