(sociology) The state or behaviour of an arriviste.
arriviste
arriviste
noun
(derogatory) An upstart or newcomer; nouveau riche; parvenu; an ambitious, brash or arrogant person who has yet to integrate with his or her new social group.
arsyversy
artemovsk
artevelde
artukovic
ascensive
ascensive
adj
(grammar) Augmentative; intensive.
Rising; tending to rise, or causing to rise.
asheville
asheville
Proper noun
a city in North Carolina, USA
aspersive
aspersive
adj
Tending to asperse; defamatory; slanderous.
assausive
assentive
assentive
adj
Giving assent; agreeing.
assertive
assertive
adj
Boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive.
assistive
assistive
adj
Providing or designed to provide assistance, especially to persons with a disability
assortive
assuasive
assuasive
adj
Mild, soothing.
noun
(archaic) Anything that soothes.
atavistic
atavistic
adj
(biology) Of the recurrence of a trait reappearing after an absence of one or more generations due to a chance recombination of genes.
Of a throwback or exhibiting primitivism.
Relating to earlier, more primitive behavior that returns after an absence.
attentive
attentive
adj
Courteous; mindful.
Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
attestive
attestive
adj
Attesting; furnishing evidence.
attritive
attritive
adj
Causing attrition.
auditives
audiviser
aumsville
autoclave
autoclave
adj
(cryptography) autokey
noun
A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.
verb
(transitive) To sterilize laboratory equipment in an autoclave.
autovalet
autovalve
avadavats
avadavats
noun
plural of avadavat
available
available
adj
(archaic) Having sufficient power, force, or efficacy to achieve the purpose; availing, effective.
(law) Valid.
Free to meet someone, speak on the telephone, enter a romantic relationship, or the like.
Readily obtainable.
Such as one may avail oneself of; capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose.
availably
availably
adv
In an available manner
availment
availment
noun
(obsolete) Profit; advantage.
avalanche
avalanche
noun
(by extension) A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx; anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity.
A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.
A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.
verb
(intransitive) To descend like an avalanche.
(transitive) To come down upon; to overwhelm.
(transitive) To propel downward like an avalanche.
The shelf broke and the boxes avalanched the workers.
avalokita
avalvular
avalvular
adj
Having no valves
avascular
avascular
adj
(medicine) Lacking blood vessels.
avengeful
avengeful
adj
(obsolete) vengeful
aveniform
aveniform
adj
Having the appearance of oats.
avenolith
aventails
aventails
noun
plural of aventail
aventayle
aventurin
averagely
averagely
adv
In an average manner
With regard to an average
averaging
averaging
noun
The process of computing an average.
verb
present participle of average
averments
averments
noun
plural of averment
averrable
averrable
adj
Capable of being averred.
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
avertable
avertable
adj
Preventable.
avertedly
avertedly
adv
In an averted manner; turned away.
avertible
avertible
adj
Capable of being averted; preventable.
avianized
avianized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of avianize
avianizes
avianizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avianize
aviarists
aviarists
noun
plural of aviarist
aviations
aviations
noun
plural of aviation
aviatress
aviatress
noun
A female pilot of an aircraft
aviatrice
avicebron
avicennia
avicolous
avicolous
adj
(ecology) That is parasitic on birds
avidities
avidities
noun
plural of avidity
avifaunae
avifaunal
avifaunal
adj
Of or pertaining to avifauna.
avifaunas
avifaunas
noun
plural of avifauna
avigation
avigation
noun
(dated, aviation) Aerial navigation.
avigators
avigators
noun
plural of avigator
avilement
avirulent
avirulent
Adjective
Not virulent.
avizandum
avizandum
noun
(law) time for a judge to consider a case and reach a decision.
avocadoes
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.
avocatory
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.
avouchers
avouchers
noun
plural of avoucher
avouching
avouching
verb
present participle of avouch
avourneen
avourneen
Noun
darling, sweetheart
avulsions
avulsions
noun
plural of avulsion
avuncular
avuncular
adj
(by extension) Kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant.
In the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.
awunctive
ayurvedas
ayurvedic
ayurvedic
adj
Alternative spelling of Ayurvedic
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.
bagleaves
bahuvrihi
bahuvrihi
noun
(grammar, also attributive) A type of nominal compound in which the first part modifies the second and neither part alone conveys the intended meaning.
bainville
balaclava
balaclava
noun
(chiefly UK, Canada) A ski mask with holes for the eyes and, sometimes, the nose and mouth, which may be rolled up and worn like a toque or pulled over the face for greater protection.
A type of warm headgear covering the neck, head, and often part of the face, with apertures left as necessary, often made out of wool.
balakirev
balaklava
barneveld
baselevel
bavardage
bavardage
noun
chatter, banter
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.
beaveries
beaveries
noun
plural of beavery
beavering
beavering
noun
Hunting or trapping beaver.
verb
present participle of beaver
beaverish
beaverish
adj
Characteristic of a beaver.
beaverism
beaverite
beaverite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal yellow mineral containing aluminum, copper, hydrogen, iron, lead, oxygen, and sulfur.
beaverize
beaverkin
beaverkin
noun
(diminutive) A small or young beaver.
A small hat made of beaver fur.
beaverton
beaverton
Proper noun
The name of several places
A city in Oregon, USA
A town in Ontario, Canada
A village in Alabama, USA
A hamlet in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
beckville
bedcovers
bedcovers
noun
plural of bedcover
bedeviled
bedeviled
verb
(US) simple past tense and past participle of bedevil
bedrivels
bedrivels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedrivel
bedstaves
bedstaves
noun
plural of bedstaff
beethoven
beethoven
Proper noun
usually applying to
behaviors
behaviors
noun
plural of behavior
behaviour
behaviour
noun
Britain standard spelling of behavior.
behooving
behooving
verb
present participle of behoove
belgravia
belgravia
Proper noun
An area of central London, noted for being one of the wealthiest districts in the world.
believers
believers
noun
plural of believer
believeth
believeth
verb
(archaic) third-person singular simple present form of believe
believing
believing
noun
Belief.
The act or process of having faith, trust, or confidence in.
verb
present participle of believe
bellerive
belleview
bellovaci
bellville
bellwaver
belvedere
belvedere
noun
(architecture) A turret or other raised structure offering a pleasant view of the surrounding area.
Bassia scoparia (summer cypress)
belvidere
benavides
benevento
benvenuto
bercovici
berdichev
berdichev
Proper noun
a city in the Zhitomir oblast of Ukraine
berdyayev
bereavers
bereavers
noun
plural of bereaver
bereaving
bereaving
verb
present participle of bereave
beriosova
berkovets
berkovets
noun
(historical) An old Russian unit of weight, approximately 164 kilograms or 10 poods.
berkovtsi
bernville
berreaved
berreaves
beshivers
beshrivel
bevatrons
bevatrons
noun
plural of bevatron
bevellers
bevellers
noun
plural of beveller
bevelling
bevelling
noun
A bevel, a bevelled facet.
verb
present participle of bevel
bevelment
bevelment
noun
(mineralogy) The replacement of an edge by two similar planes, equally inclined to the including faces or adjacent planes.