(grammar) Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin, Lithuanian and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influence of a transitive verb has its limited influence. Other parts of speech, including secondary or predicate direct objects, will also influence a sentence’s construction. In German the case used for direct objects.
Producing accusations; in a manner that reflects a finding of fault or blame
noun
(grammar) The accusative case.
activators
activators
noun
plural of activator
activeness
activeness
noun
The state or quality of being active.
activistic
activistic
adj
Relating to the practice of activism or the behavior and beliefs of activists.
activities
activities
noun
plural of activity
addictives
addictives
noun
plural of addictive
adjectives
adjectives
noun
plural of adjective
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjective
advocacies
advocacies
noun
plural of advocacy
advocatess
advocatess
noun
(rare, obsolete) A female advocate.
advowsance
alviducous
anovesical
anovesical
adj
Relating to the anus and urinary bladder.
anticivism
anticivism
noun
(obsolete) opposition to the body politic of citizens
antonovics
archivists
archivists
noun
plural of archivist
arvicolous
arvicolous
adj
Synonym of arvicoline
ascriptive
ascriptive
adj
ascribing; relating to ascription
noun
The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work or other object to someone or something.
astrictive
astrictive
adj
binding; astringent
noun
An astringent.
astructive
astructive
adj
(obsolete) Building up; constructive.
autoclaves
autoclaves
noun
plural of autoclave
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autoclave
avalanches
avalanches
noun
plural of avalanche
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avalanche
avaricious
avaricious
adj
Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
avenaceous
avenaceous
adj
Belonging to, or resembling, oats or the oat grasses.
aviatrices
aviatrices
noun
plural of aviatrix
avicennism
avocations
avocations
noun
plural of avocation
avoidances
avoidances
noun
plural of avoidance
bivascular
bivascular
adj
Relating to two blood vessels
bovaristic
brevetcies
brevetcies
noun
plural of brevetcy
brevicomis
cadaverous
cadaverous
adj
Corpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver.
cainsville
calvadoses
calvadoses
noun
plural of calvados
calvinists
canvasback
canvasback
noun
A North American wild duck, Aythya valisineria, popular as a game bird.
canvaslike
canvaslike
adj
Resembling canvas (the fabric).
canvassers
canvassers
noun
plural of canvasser
canvassing
canvassing
noun
The act of one who canvasses or solicits.
verb
present participle of canvass
captivates
captivates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of captivate
caravanist
caravanist
noun
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) One who travels in a caravan (towed furnished vehicle).
A member of a caravan (convoy or procession of travellers with animals, cargo, etc.)
carnivores
carnivores
noun
plural of carnivore
carrsville
carryovers
carryovers
noun
plural of carryover
carvership
caseyville
cavalcades
cavalcades
noun
plural of cavalcade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cavalcade
cavalerius
cavalieres
cavefishes
cavefishes
noun
plural of cavefish
cavernitis
cavernitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the corpus cavernosum
cerevisial
cervantist
cervelases
cervicitis
cervicitis
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of the cervix.
chaikovski
charivaris
charivaris
noun
plural of charivari
chauvinism
chauvinism
noun
(derogatory) Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism.
(derogatory) Unwarranted bias, favoritism, or devotion to one's own particular group, cause, or idea.
chauvinist
chauvinist
adj
(derogatory) Chauvinistic; excessively patriotic or heavily biased.
Pertaining to chauvinism.
noun
(derogatory) A chauvinistic person.
chernovtsy
chervonets
chervonets
noun
Any of several former currencies of Russia: applied to various foreign gold coins prior to the reign of Peter I of Russia, then to a Russian gold coin of 1701-1757, and finally to a 1922 currency of the Soviet Union.
chervontsi
chevaliers
chevaliers
noun
plural of chevalier
chevesaile
chevisance
chevisance
noun
(obsolete) A bargain or contract; an agreement about a matter in dispute, such as a debt; a business compact.
(obsolete) An unlawful agreement or contract.
(obsolete) Chivalrous adventure.
(obsolete) Help, remedy; a resource or solution.
(obsolete) The raising of money; money raised or lent for some purpose.
chevrolets
chewsville
chivalries
chivalries
noun
plural of chivalry
chivalrous
chivalrous
adj
(of a man) Honourable, especially to women; gallant.
involving chivalry.
christoval
circumvest
circumvest
verb
(obsolete) To cover round, as with a garment; to invest.
civilising
civilising
verb
present participle of civilise
civilities
civilities
noun
plural of civility
civilizers
civilizers
noun
plural of civilizer
claviculus
clavierist
clavierist
noun
A musician who plays the clavier.
claysville
cleverness
cleverness
noun
Something clever, or done cleverly.
The property of being clever.
coatsville
codevelops
codevelops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of codevelop
coevalness
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
confervous
confervous
adj
Relating to, consisting of, or resembling confervae.
congestive
congestive
adj
Characterized by congestion
consentive
conservacy
conservant
conservant
adj
Having the power or quality of conservation; conserving.
conservate
conservate
verb
(dated, transitive) To conserve.
(nonstandard, intransitive) To practice conservation.
conservers
conservers
noun
plural of conserver
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
convalesce
convalesce
verb
To recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness.
conveniens
conversant
conversant
adj
(obsolete) Concerned; occupied.
Closely familiar; current; having frequent interaction.
Familiar or acquainted by use or study; well-informed; versed.
noun
One who converses with another.
conversely
conversely
adv
(conjunctive, loosely) From another point of view; on the other hand.
(often conjunctive) With a reversed relationship.
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
converters
converters
noun
plural of converter
convertise
convertism
convertors
convertors
noun
plural of convertor
convexness
convexness
noun
The state or quality of being convex.
convictism
convictism
noun
The policy or practice of transporting convicts to penal settlements.
convincers
convincers
noun
plural of convincer
convulsant
convulsant
adj
Causing or producing convulsions; convulsive.
noun
Anything, such as a drug, that causes convulsions
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
covalences
covalences
noun
plural of covalence
covariates
covariates
noun
plural of covariate
coventries
covertness
covertness
noun
The characteristic of being covert.
covesville
covetously
covetously
adv
In a covetous manner
covinously
covinously
adv
In a covinous manner.
cravenness
cravenness
noun
The state of being craven.
credensive
crescively
crescively
adv
In a crescive manner.
crevassing
crevassing
verb
present participle of crevasse
crossovers
crossovers
noun
plural of crossover
crossville
cultivates
cultivates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cultivate
culverkeys
culverkeys
noun
plural of culverkey
curdsville
curvaceous
curvaceous
adj
(of a woman) Having shapely and voluptuous curves; curvy.
curvacious
curvacious
adj
Alternative form of curvaceous
curvatures
curvatures
noun
plural of curvature
curvedness
curvedness
noun
The property of being curved.
decisively
decisively
adv
In a decisive manner.
defectives
defectives
noun
plural of defective
defervesce
defervesce
verb
(intransitive, figuratively) To become less agitated; to cool down.
(intransitive, medicine) To experience an abatement or resolution of fever.