(obsolete, masonry) The joint or interstice between stones, to be filled with mortar.
A cold water drinking fountain (for people) typically found in a public location; more generally, any fountain or water source (including for animals like birds, horses etc).
absolvers
absolvers
noun
plural of absolver
accretive
accretive
adj
Relating to accretion; increasing, or adding to, by growth.
acervatim
acervulus
acervulus
noun
Synonym of corpora arenacea (calcified concretions near the pineal gland)
achievers
achievers
noun
plural of achiever
activator
activator
noun
(biology) A type of effector that increases the rate of enzyme-mediated reactions.
(biology) Any chemical or agent which regulates one or more genes by increasing the rate of transcription.
(chemistry) Something that activates a catalyst
(mining) An agent that enables the flotation of a mineral or minerals.
A type of dopant used in phosphors and scintillators.
One who, or that which, activates.
acurative
advancers
advancers
noun
plural of advancer
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.
adverbial
adverbial
adj
(grammar) Of or relating to an adverb.
noun
(grammar) An adverbial word or phrase.
adversant
adversary
adversary
noun
An opponent or rival.
adversely
adversely
adv
In an adverse manner.
adversing
adversion
adversion
noun
(obsolete) An adverting or turning towards; attention.
A tendency or wish to avoid someone or something.
adversity
adversity
noun
(countable) An event that is adverse; calamity.
(uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
adversive
adversive
adj
causing adversion
opposite, contrary
advertent
advertent
adj
Attentive.
Not inadvertent; intentional.
adverting
adverting
verb
present participle of advert
advertise
advertise
verb
(card games) In gin rummy, to discard a card of one's preferred suit so as to mislead the opponent into thinking you do not want it.
(intransitive) To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others.
(transitive) To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly.
(transitive) To provide public information about (a product, service etc.) in order to attract public awareness and increase sales.
(transitive, now rare) To notify (someone) of something; to call someone's attention to something.
advertize
advertize
verb
(archaic, now nonstandard, proscribed) Alternative spelling of advertise
advocator
advocator
noun
One who advocates; an advocate
aerocurve
aerocurve
noun
(aviation, historical) A kind of early aeroplane with curved surfaces.
afterlove
aggravate
aggravate
verb
(by extension) To make worse; to exacerbate.
(now chiefly colloquial) To exasperate; to provoke or irritate.
(now rare) To give extra weight or intensity to; to exaggerate, to magnify.
(obsolete) To pile or heap (something heavy or onerous) on or upon someone.
To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness.
aggrieved
aggrieved
adj
(law) Having one's rights denied or curtailed.
Angry or resentful due to unjust treatment.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggrieve
aggrieves
aggrieves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrieve
ahartalav
almogavar
almogavar
noun
(historical) A lightly-clad footsoldier during the Christian reconquest of Islamic Spain.
almoravid
almoravid
Noun
A member of a Berber dynasty that started in 11th-century Morocco.
almsgiver
almsgiver
noun
A giver of alms.
A small scale philanthropist or benefactor who consistently gives small amounts to those desperately in need.
alvearies
alvearies
noun
plural of alveary
alvearium
alveolars
alveolars
noun
plural of alveolar
alveolary
alveolary
adj
alveolar
alvordton
amarevole
amarevole
adv
(music) (To be played) bitterly.
ambiverts
ambiverts
noun
plural of ambivert
anniverse
anniverse
noun
Obsolete form of anniversary.
anteverts
anteverts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antevert
antevorta
antiviral
antiviral
adj
(computing) Eliminating or inhibiting the action of a computer virus.
(pharmacology) Inhibiting the growth and reproduction of a virus.
noun
(pharmacology) An antiviral medication.
antivirus
antivirus
noun
(computing) A piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based viruses.
antrovert
aperitive
aperitive
adj
(medicine) Tending to open the bowels; aperient
Serving as an apéritif: a pre-meal alcoholic drink.
noun
(medicine) aperient
apivorous
apivorous
adj
That feeds on bees
approvals
approvals
noun
plural of approval
approvers
approvers
noun
plural of approver
approving
approving
adj
Expressing approbation; commending
verb
present participle of approve
arbovirus
arbovirus
noun
(pathology, virology) Any virus that is transmitted by an arthropod.
archdevil
archdevil
noun
(computing, Unix) A program, or part of a program, which is not invoked explicitly but lies dormant waiting for some event.
(theology, rare, religion, fantasy, science fiction) A chief or reigning devil.
archivers
archivers
noun
plural of archiver
archiving
archiving
verb
present participle of archive
archivist
archivist
noun
One who is in charge of, or performs the task of creating, collecting, cataloguing, organising, and archives.
archivolt
archivolt
noun
(architecture) An ornamental molding or band following the curve on the underside of an arch.
archknave
ardenvoir
arrestive
arrestive
adj
(dated) Tending to capture people’s attention.
Tending to stop or slow a process.
arrivance
arrivance
noun
(obsolete) Arrival
arrivisme
arrivisme
noun
(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
aspersive
aspersive
adj
Tending to asperse; defamatory; slanderous.
assertive
assertive
adj
Boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive.
assortive
attritive
attritive
adj
Causing attrition.
audiviser
avalvular
avalvular
adj
Having no valves
avascular
avascular
adj
(medicine) Lacking blood vessels.
aveniform
aveniform
adj
Having the appearance of oats.
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.
aviarists
aviarists
noun
plural of aviarist
aviatress
aviatress
noun
A female pilot of an aircraft
aviatrice
avicebron
avigators
avigators
noun
plural of avigator
avirulent
avirulent
Adjective
Not virulent.
avocatory
avouchers
avouchers
noun
plural of avoucher
avourneen
avourneen
Noun
darling, sweetheart
avuncular
avuncular
adj
(by extension) Kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant.
In the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.
ayurvedas
ayurvedic
ayurvedic
adj
Alternative spelling of Ayurvedic
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.
balakirev
barneveld
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
bedcovers
bedcovers
noun
plural of bedcover
bedrivels
bedrivels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedrivel
behaviors
behaviors
noun
plural of behavior
behaviour
behaviour
noun
Britain standard spelling of behavior.
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
bellerive
bellwaver
belvedere
belvedere
noun
(architecture) A turret or other raised structure offering a pleasant view of the surrounding area.
Bassia scoparia (summer cypress)
belvidere
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
beverages
beverages
noun
plural of beverage
beveridge
beveridge
noun
Obsolete form of beverage.
bhavnagar
binervate
binervate
adj
(zoology, botany) Having only two nerves.
bivariant
bivariant
adj
(mathematics) Having two independent variables.
(programming) Both covariant and contravariant.
bivariate
bivariate
adj
(mathematics) Having or involving exactly two variables.
noun
(mathematics) A polynomial or function with exactly two variables.
biventral
biventral
adj
Having two bellies
digastric
boerhavia
bolivares
bolivares
noun
plural of bolivar
bonaveria
booklover
booklover
noun
Alternative form of book lover.
borrovian
boschvark
boshvarks
boulevard
boulevard
noun
A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.
A strip of land between a street and sidewalk.
The landscaping on the sides of a boulevard or other thoroughfare.
bouvardia
brainwave
brainwave
noun
A sudden idea, understanding, or inspiration; a brainstorm
Any of many rhythmic fluctuations of electric potential between parts of the brain, especially those seen on an electroencephalogram