(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
adhesively
adhesively
adv
In an adhesive manner; by adhesion.
adjectives
adjectives
noun
plural of adjective
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjective
adsorptive
adsorptive
adj
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
noun
Any substance that adsorbs.
advantages
advantages
noun
plural of advantage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advantage
adventists
adventures
adventures
noun
plural of adventure
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adventure
adverbless
adverbless
adj
Without an adverb or adverbs.
adversaria
adversaria
noun
(plural only, obsolete) A collection of notes or commentaries; a commonplace book.
(plural only, obsolete) Originally, a book of accounts, so named from the placing of debt and credit in opposition to each other.
advertised
advertised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of advertise
advertisee
advertisee
noun
One who views or reads an advertisement; the target of advertising.
advertiser
advertiser
noun
A periodical in which advertisements can be published by individuals.
One who advertises.
advertises
advertises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advertise
advertizes
advertizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advertize
advisatory
advisatory
adj
(law) Advisory.
advisement
advisement
noun
(archaic) Advice, counsel.
(now US) Consideration or deliberation.
advisories
advisories
noun
plural of advisory
advisorily
advisorily
adv
By way of advice.
advocacies
advocacies
noun
plural of advocacy
advocatess
advocatess
noun
(rare, obsolete) A female advocate.
advowsance
aestivated
aestivated
verb
Alternative spelling of estivated
simple past tense and past participle of aestivate
affidavits
affidavits
noun
plural of affidavit
alviducous
ashvamedha
ashvamedha
Proper noun
One of the most important Vedic sacrificial rituals, and name of the Rigvedic hymns 1.162-163 which deal with horse sacrifice.
audivision
avidiously
avidiously
adv
(obsolete) eagerly; greedily.
avidnesses
avoidances
avoidances
noun
plural of avoidance
avoidupois
avowedness
avowedness
noun
The state or quality of being avowed.
basinerved
bedswerver
bedswerver
noun
One who is unfaithful to the marriage vow.
belvederes
belvederes
noun
plural of belvedere
beshivered
bevesseled
bondsville
boulevards
boulevards
noun
plural of boulevard
bravadoism
broadwives
budennovsk
cadaverous
cadaverous
adj
Corpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver.
calvadoses
calvadoses
noun
plural of calvados
cavalcades
cavalcades
noun
plural of cavalcade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cavalcade
codevelops
codevelops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of codevelop
corrosived
credensive
curdsville
curvedness
curvedness
noun
The property of being curved.
daredevils
daredevils
noun
plural of daredevil
daugavpils
daugavpils
Proper noun
A city in Latvia on the Western Dvina (Daugava) river.
davenports
davenports
noun
plural of davenport
davisville
deatsville
decisively
decisively
adv
In a decisive manner.
deedsville
deersville
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.
degressive
degressive
adj
Decreasing in steps.
Tending to decrease.
deliverers
deliverers
noun
plural of deliverer
deliveress
deliveress
noun
(archaic) A female deliverer.
deliveries
deliveries
noun
plural of delivery
delusively
delusively
adv
In a delusive or deluded manner.
demisavage
depositive
depositive
adj
(medicine) Describing a condition in which lymph is exuded into the derma, forming papules.
Involving or relating to the process of depositing.
depressive
depressive
adj
Affected by depression, depressed; dispirited; melancholic.
Causing depression; dispiriting.
Relating to or characteristic of depression.
noun
A person suffering from depression.
derisively
derisively
adv
In a derisive manner; demeaningly, mockingly.
derivatist
dervishism
descensive
descensive
adj
Tending to descend or move downward; descending.
deservedly
deservedly
adv
(degree, manner) In a way or to a degree that is deserved or merited.
deservings
deservings
noun
plural of deserving
desilvered
desilvered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desilver
desolative
detectives
detectives
noun
plural of detective
devaluates
devaluates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devaluate
devastated
devastated
adj
Extremely upset and shocked.
Ruined, ravaged.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of devastate
devastates
devastates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devastate
devastator
devastator
noun
one who devastates.
devastavit
devastavit
noun
(property law) In full, writ of devastavit: a writ issued against an executor or administrator claiming compensation for such misapplication of assets.
(property law) Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or administrator; devastation.
developers
developers
noun
plural of developer
developist
developpes
developpes
noun
plural of developpe
deviancies
deviancies
noun
plural of deviancy
deviascope
deviations
deviations
noun
plural of deviation
devilishly
devilishly
adv
In a devilish manner.
devilments
devilments
noun
plural of devilment
deviltries
deviltries
noun
plural of deviltry
devitalise
devitalise
verb
Alternative form of devitalize
devocalise
devocalise
verb
Alternative form of devocalize
devonshire
devonshire
Proper noun
The former (pre-1974) name for the county of Devon, England.
devoteeism
devoteeism
noun
The role or state of a devotee.
devoutless
devoutless
adj
Destitute of devotion.
devoutness
devoutness
noun
The state or quality of being devout.
dichlorvos
dichlorvos
noun
(pharmacology) A highly volatile organophosphate, 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate (DDVP), widely used as a fumigant to control household pests and to protect stored product from insects.
digressive
digressive
adj
Marked by digression; rambling
directives
directives
noun
plural of directive
disadvance
disadvance
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To draw back, pull back.
disadvised
disadvised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disadvise
disapprove
disapprove
verb
(intransitive) To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of.
(transitive) To refuse to approve; reject.
She disapproves of rap music because of its sometimes aggressive lyrics.
To have or express an unfavorable opinion.
disavaunce
disavaunce
verb
(obsolete) To retard; to repel; to do damage to.
disavowals
disavowals
noun
plural of disavowal
disavowing
disavowing
verb
present participle of disavow
disbelieve
disbelieve
verb
To actively deny (a statement, opinion or perception).
To cease to believe.
To not believe; to exercise disbelief.
disclosive
disclosive
adj
Relating to disclosure.
discovered
discovered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discover
discoverer
discoverer
noun
One who discovers: a person who has discovered something.
discretive
discretive
adj
Marking distinction or separation; disjunctive.
discursive
discursive
adj
(of speech or writing) Tending to digress from the main point; rambling.
(philosophy) Using reason and argument rather than intuition.
discussive
discussive
adj
(dated) Doubt-dispelling; decisive.
(medicine, dated) Able or tending to discuss, or disperse, tumors or coagulated matter.
noun
(medicine, dated) A medicine that discusses or disperses morbid humours; a discutient.
disdeceive
disenslave
disenslave
verb
(obsolete) To free from slavery, to emancipate.
disenvelop
disenvelop
verb
To unwrap or disentangle.
disfavored
disfavored
adj
Not favored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfavor
disfavorer
disfavorer
noun
Alternative form of disfavourer
disgaveled
disgracive
disgracive
adj
(obsolete) Causing disgrace.
disheveled
disheveled
adj
Alternative form of dishevelled
disimprove
disimprove
verb
(informal, rare, influenced by the German verb verschlimmbessern) To try to make something better but end up making it worse.
(intransitive, rare) to deteriorate.
(transitive, rare) to make worse.
disinvolve
disinvolve
verb
(transitive) To uncover; to unfold or unroll; to disentangle.
disleaving
disleaving
verb
present participle of disleave
dismissive
dismissive
adj
Showing disregard, indicating rejection, serving to dismiss.
dispansive
dispensive
dispersive
dispersive
adj
That becomes dispersed
That causes dispersion
disportive
disprovide
disprovide
verb
(obsolete, transitive) Not to provide; to fail to provide.
disproving
disproving
verb
present participle of disprove
disruptive
disruptive
adj
(business) Causing major change, as in a market.
Causing disruption or unrest.
dissective
dissective
adj
(grammar) Referring to a number of individual or separate things rather than a mass (e.g. snowflakes rather than snow).
Tending to dissect.
dissentive
dissentive
adj
(obsolete) disagreeing; inconsistent
disservice
disservice
noun
One renders young people a disservice by heaping unearned rewards on them.
Service that results in harm; an (intentionally or unintentionally) unhelpful, harmful action.
verb
To disserve, to provide a disservice to; to provide harmful or inadequate service to.
disserving
disserving
verb
present participle of disserve
dissevered
dissevered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dissever
dissolvent
dissolvent
adj
Capable of dissolution into a fluid.
Having power to dissolve a solid body.
noun
A substance which can dissolve or be dissolved into a liquid.
dissolving
dissolving
noun
The act by which something dissolves.
verb
present participle of dissolve
dissuasive
dissuasive
adj
Tending to dissuade, or divert from a measure or purpose; dehortatory.
noun
That which dissuades; a disincentive.
distensive
distensive
adj
distending, or capable of being distended
distortive
distortive
adj
Causing distortion.
disvaluing
disvaluing
verb
present participle of disvalue
disvantage
disventure
disventure
noun
(obsolete) A disadventure.
diversions
diversions
noun
plural of diversion
divestible
divestible
adj
Capable of being divested.
divestment
divestment
noun
(finance) The sale or other disposal of some kind of asset.