(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).
accretive
accretive
adj
Relating to accretion; increasing, or adding to, by growth.
acervatim
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
adverbial
adverbial
adj
(grammar) Of or relating to an adverb.
noun
(grammar) An adverbial word or phrase.
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
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
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
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
ambiverts
ambiverts
noun
plural of ambivert
anniverse
anniverse
noun
Obsolete form of anniversary.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
aveniform
aveniform
adj
Having the appearance of oats.
aventurin
averaging
averaging
noun
The process of computing an average.
verb
present participle of average
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
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.
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
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.
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.
bereaving
bereaving
verb
present participle of bereave
beriosova
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
borrovian
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
braveries
braveries
noun
plural of bravery
broadview
cabdriver
cabdriver
noun
One who drives a carriage for a living.
One who drives a taxi for a living.
cadaveric
cadaveric
adj
Caused by coming into contact with a dead body, a cadaver.
Pertaining to a corpse.
cadaverin
cadaverin
noun
Alternative form of cadaverine
calvarial
calvarial
adj
Of or pertaining to the calvaria
calvarias
calvaries
calvaries
noun
plural of calvary
calvarium
calvarium
noun
(anatomy) The upper, domelike portion of the skull (without the lower jaw).
cardville
caressive
caressive
adj
(linguistics) Of a diminutive: indicating affection or endearment.
Having the nature of a caress; gentle, soothing.
noun
(linguistics) A type of diminutive indicating affection or endearment.
carnivals
carnivals
noun
plural of carnival
carnivora
carnivore
carnivore
noun
(informal) A person who is not a vegetarian.
(zoology) A mammal belonging to the order Carnivora.
A follower of the carnivore diet (consuming only animal-based products, such as meat, eggs and dairy)
An organism that feeds chiefly on animals; an animal that feeds on meat as the main part of its diet.
carvoeira
caryville
cavaliere
cavalieri
cavaliero
cavaliero
noun
(archaic) A cavalier; a gallant; a libertine.
cavaliers
cavaliers
noun
plural of cavalier
cavalries
cavalries
noun
plural of cavalry
caverning
caverning
verb
present participle of cavern
cavillers
cavillers
noun
plural of caviller
cavorting
cavorting
noun
The action of the verb to cavort
verb
present participle of cavort
cervantic
cervisial
charivari
charivari
noun
(by extension) Any loud, cacophonous noise or hubbub.
The noisy banging of pots and pans as a mock serenade to a newly married couple, or similar occasion.
chevalier
chevalier
noun
(card games) In tarot cards, the card between the valet and the dame.
(historical) A cavalier; a knight.
chirivita
chivalric
chivalric
adj
gallant and respectful, especially to women
of, or relating to chivalry
chivareed
chivareed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chivaree
chivarees
chivarees
noun
plural of chivaree
chivaried
chivaried
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chivari
chivaring
chivarras
chivarras
noun
(US) Leather leggings of a sort worn by people in or from Mexico and the Southwestern United States.
clavering
clavering
verb
present participle of claver
clavicorn
clavicorn
adj
(zoology) Having antennas shaped like clubs; used especially of the Clavicornes group of beetles
noun
(zoology) One of the Clavicornes.
claviform
claviform
adj
(chiefly biology) Larger at the tip than at the base; club-shaped.
(chiefly biology) Shaped like a nail (“a metallic spike-shaped fastener”).
Key-shaped.
noun
(palaeography) An image or symbol which is club-shaped, that is, larger at the tip than at the base.
claviharp
claviharp
noun
(music) A 19th-century musical instrument combining a harp with a keyboard.
clearview
corrasive
corrasive
adj
Obsolete form of corrosive.
corrivals
corrivals
noun
plural of corrival.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of corrival
corrivate
corrivate
verb
(obsolete) To cause to flow together, as water drawn from several streams.
corvallis
covariant
covariant
adj
(category theory) (Of a functor) which preserves composition.
(object-oriented programming) Using or relating to covariance.
noun
(algebra) A bihomogeneous polynomial in x, y, ... and the coefficients of some homogeneous form in x, y, ... that is invariant under some group of linear transformations.
(algebra) The variety defined by a covariant.
covariate
covariate
noun
(statistics) A variable that is possibly predictive of the outcome under study.
covibrate
craigavon
cravening
cravening
verb
present participle of craven
cravingly
cravingly
adv
With longing or craving.
cultivars
cultivars
noun
plural of cultivar
curatives
curatives
noun
plural of curative
curvation
curvation
noun
The act of curving or bending.
curvative
curvative
adj
Having slightly curved margins or sides.
noun
(anatomy) One of the curved walls of the stomach.
(differential geometry) The first partial derivative of a function that describes a surface.
A convexity or concavity in a surface.
A curved deformation.
cuvierian
daredevil
daredevil
adj
Recklessly bold; adventurous.
noun
A person who engages in very risky behavior, especially one who is motivated by a craving for excitement or attention.
verb
(intransitive) To behave in a reckless, adventurous, or physically risky manner.
davisboro
davisburg
depraving
depraving
verb
present participle of deprave
depravity
depravity
noun
(countable) A particular depraved act or trait.
(uncountable) The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement.
(uncountable, Christian theology) Inborn corruption, entailing the belief that every facet of human nature has been polluted, defiled, and contaminated by sin.