(biology) Loss during evolution of the final stages of the ancestral ontogenetic pattern.
(linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, utilizing omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @.
(mathematics) Reduction to lower terms, as a fraction.
(music) A notation used in music score to denote a direction, as pp or mf.
(music) One or more dashes through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, demisemiquavers, or hemidemisemiquavers.
Any convenient short form used as a substitution for an understood or inferred whole.
The process of abbreviating.
The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.
abevacuation
abevacuation
noun
(medicine) An abnormal evacuation.
(medicine) Metastases.
abortiveness
abortiveness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being abortive.
(uncountable) The quality of being abortive.
abrasiveness
abrasiveness
noun
The property, quality or instance of being abrasive.
achievements
achievements
noun
plural of achievement
acriflavines
acriflavines
noun
plural of acriflavine
activenesses
activenesses
noun
plural of activeness
adaptiveness
adaptiveness
noun
The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
adenoviruses
adenoviruses
noun
plural of adenovirus
adhesiveness
adhesiveness
noun
the quality of being, or the degree to which a thing is, adhesive
adjunctively
adjunctively
adv
In an adjunctive way.
admonitively
admonitively
adv
As an admonition.
advancedness
advancedness
noun
The quality of being advanced.
advancements
advancements
noun
plural of advancement
advantageous
advantageous
adj
Being of advantage, beneficial.
adventitious
adventitious
adj
(biology) Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.
(genetics, medicine) Not congenital; acquired.
Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
adventureful
adventureful
adj
Given to adventure.
adventurisms
adventurisms
noun
plural of adventurism
adventurists
adventurists
noun
plural of adventurist
adverbiation
advertencies
advertencies
noun
plural of advertency
advertisings
advertisings
noun
plural of advertising
advisiveness
aestivations
aestivations
noun
plural of aestivation
affinitative
affinitative
adj
Of the nature of affinity.
aggrievement
aggrievement
noun
The state of being aggrieved.
alimentative
alimentative
adj
Nutritious, nourishing.
Relating to aliment
alleviations
alleviations
noun
plural of alleviation
allusiveness
allusiveness
noun
The quality of being allusive.
alternatives
alternatives
noun
plural of alternative
alveolonasal
alveolonasal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the alveolus and the nose
ambivalences
ambivalences
noun
plural of ambivalence
ambivalently
ambivalently
adv
In an ambivalent manner.
ambiversions
aminovaleric
angulinerved
angusticlave
angusticlave
noun
(historical) In Ancient Rome, a narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank
animadversal
animadverted
animadverted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of animadvert
animadverter
animadverter
noun
(obsolete) One who animadverts; a censurer or chastiser.
annihilative
annihilative
adj
Serving to annihilate; radically destructive.
annotatively
annotatively
adv
In an annotative manner.
annunciative
annunciative
adj
Pertaining to annunciation; announcing.
antediluvial
antediluvial
adj
(biblical) Of or pertaining to a time before Noah's flood.
(rare) Antiquated.
antediluvian
antediluvian
adj
(biblical) Pertaining or belonging to the time prior to Noah's Flood.
Ancient or antiquated.
Extremely dated.
Pertaining or belonging to the time period prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge.
noun
One who lived prior to Noah's Flood.
anticipative
anticipative
adj
Of or pertaining to anticipation; inclined to anticipate; expectant.
anticreative
anticreative
adj
Opposing creativity.
antileveling
antileveling
adj
(politics) Opposing the elimination of disparities between the haves and the have-nots in society.
antimedieval
antimedieval
adj
Opposed to the Middle Ages.
antinovelist
antinovelist
noun
(literature) A writer of antinovels.
antireactive
antitakeover
antitakeover
adj
(business) Countering a corporate takeover.
antitussives
antitussives
noun
plural of antitussive
antivenereal
antivenereal
adj
(medicine) That is used to treat or cure venereal disease
antivenomous
antivenomous
adj
(pharmacology, immunology) acting against venom
antiviolence
antiviolence
adj
(law enforcement, sociology) Acting against or opposing violence.
antroversion
antroversion
noun
Alternative form of anteroversion.
apperceiving
apperceiving
verb
present participle of apperceive
appointively
apprehensive
apprehensive
adj
(obsolete) Perceptive; quick to learn; capable of understanding using one's intellect.
Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt.
approvedness
approvedness
noun
The state or quality of being approved.
aquativeness
aquativeness
noun
(phrenology, obsolete, obscure) love of liquids, including drinking, bathing, and sailing.
archgovernor
archgovernor
noun
(rare) A chief governor.
arendtsville
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
arnoldsville
asseverating
asseverating
verb
present participle of asseverate
asseveration
asseveration
noun
An earnest affirmation; a declaration of support.
augmentative
augmentative
adj
Growing, enlarging, increasing.
noun
(grammar) A form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
averruncator
averruncator
noun
An instrument for pruning trees, consisting of two blades, or a blade and a hook, fixed on the end of a long rod.
aversenesses
aversenesses
noun
plural of averseness
aversiveness
aversiveness
noun
Quality or degree of being aversive.
avitaminoses
avitaminoses
noun
plural of avitaminosis
avowableness
avowableness
noun
The state or quality of being avowable.
baldwinville
bartonsville
bedcoverings
bedcoverings
noun
plural of bedcovering
bedevilments
bedevilments
noun
plural of bedevilment
bedrivelling
beethovenian
beethovenian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to in particular his style of music.
beethovenish
belavendered
bendersville
benevolences
benevolences
noun
plural of benevolence
benevolently
benevolently
adv
In a benevolent manner.
bentleyville
benzoflavine
benzofulvene
benzofulvene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any benzo derivative of a fulvene
bereavements
bereavements
noun
plural of bereavement
blountsville
blountsville
Proper noun
A town in
A town in
bolshevikian
bolshevizing
bolshevizing
verb
present participle of bolshevize
bougainville
bowmansville
brandonville
brevilingual
brevilingual
adj
(rare) Having a short tongue.
breviloquent
breviloquent
adj
Exhibiting breviloquence; concise.
brevipennate
brevipennate
adj
(ornithology) short-winged; having short wings.
bryantsville
buenaventura
buginvillaea
burtonsville
calumniative
camptonville
cantilevered
cantilevered
adj
Fitted with, or constituting, a cantilever; projecting out laterally from a wall or similar support and thus hanging without other supports.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cantilever
caravanserai
caravanserai
noun
(humorous) An upscale hotel.
A home or shelter for caravans.
A roadside inn having a central courtyard where caravans can rest.
carminatives
carminatives
noun
plural of carminative
carnivallike
carnivallike
adj
Like a carnival; festive.
cavalierness
cavalierness
noun
The state or condition of being cavalier.
cavilingness
centumvirate
centumvirate
noun
A group of one hundred people, especially (politics) a council of about 100 men who share power or rule, particularly (historical) such a group in ancient Rome.
cervicaprine
cervicodynia
cervicodynia
noun
(pathology) pain in the neck
cerviconasal
chapmanville
cinenegative
circumvented
circumvented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumvent
circumventer
circumventer
noun
Alternative form of circumventor
circumventor
circumventor
noun
A person who circumvents
civilianized
civilianized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of civilianize
civilianizes
civilianizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of civilianize
clairvoyance
clairvoyance
noun
(parapsychology) The power to see the future.
clavicithern
clavicittern
clavicornate
claytonville
clevernesses
clevernesses
noun
plural of cleverness
clintonville
coacervating
coacervation
coacervation
noun
The separation of a colloidal system into two liquid phases, one of which (the coacervate) is more concentrated in the colloid component.
coadventured
coadventurer
coadventurer
noun
A fellow adventurer.
coazervation
cochranville
cocovenantor
codeveloping
codeveloping
verb
present participle of codevelop
coerciveness
coerciveness
noun
The state or quality of being coercive.
coevolutions
coevolutions
noun
plural of coevolution
cognoscitive
cognoscitive
adj
having the power of knowing
cogovernment
cohesiveness
cohesiveness
noun
the state of being cohesive; cohesion
collinsville
combinantive
commentative
commentative
adj
(of film music) That occurs outside of the context of the film's action, and therefore cannot be heard by the film's characters.
compensative
compensative
adj
that compensates for something; compensatory
noun
(obsolete) compensation
complaintive
complaintive
adj
Tending to complain, characterized by complaining.