(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
adventured
adventured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adventure
adventurer
adventurer
noun
(video games) A player of adventure games or text adventures.
A person who seeks a fortune in new and possibly dangerous enterprises.
A person who tries to advance their social position by somewhat devious means.
A soldier of fortune, a speculator.
One who enjoys adventures.
adventures
adventures
noun
plural of adventure
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adventure
algivorous
algivorous
adj
(biology) algae-eating
archivault
argusville
ariovistus
arvicolous
arvicolous
adj
Synonym of arvicoline
astructive
astructive
adj
(obsolete) Building up; constructive.
aurivorous
aurivorous
adj
Gold-devouring.
autryville
avanturine
avanturine
noun
Alternative form of aventurine
avaricious
avaricious
adj
Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
aventurine
aventurine
noun
(mineralogy, by extension) A variety of translucent quartz, spangled throughout with scales of yellow mica.
A kind of brownish glass containing gold-coloured spangles.
avicularia
avicularia
noun
plural of avicularium
aviculture
aviculture
noun
The rearing and care of birds (especially poultry)
avirulence
avirulence
noun
The state of being avirulent.
bahuvrihis
bahuvrihis
noun
plural of bahuvrihi
behaviours
behaviours
noun
plural of behaviour
bivalvular
bivalvular
Adjective
Having two valves.
bivascular
bivascular
adj
Relating to two blood vessels
boulevards
boulevards
noun
plural of boulevard
bravuraish
breviature
breviature
noun
(obsolete) An abbreviation.
brevicauda
bucorvinae
cadaverous
cadaverous
adj
Corpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver.
cavalerius
chivalrous
chivalrous
adj
(of a man) Honourable, especially to women; gallant.
involving chivalry.
claviature
claviature
noun
A keyboard, especially of a musical instrument.
A system or style of applying the fingers to such a keyboard.
Metaphorically, a repertoire or toolkit of concepts or resources for application to a field.
The layout of keys on such a keyboard.
clavicular
clavicular
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the clavicle.
cuernavaca
cultivator
cultivator
noun
A person who cultivates.
Any of several devices used to loosen or stir the soil, either to remove weeds or to provide aeration and drainage.
culvertage
culvertage
noun
(historical) The degradation of a vassal to the position of a serf.
curatively
curatively
adv
In a curative manner.
curryfavel
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
curvograph
curvograph
noun
An arcograph.
demiquaver
demiquaver
noun
(music) A semiquaver, a sixteenth note.
depurative
depurative
adj
(medicine) Purifying the blood or humours; depuratory.
noun
Any depurative remedy or agent.
Any disease that is depurative.
devourable
devourable
adj
Able to be devoured.
diumvirate
divulgater
divulgater
noun
(obsolete) One who divulges.
divulgator
divulgator
noun
Teacher.
dravosburg
duogravure
duumvirate
duumvirate
noun
(historical) Any of several offices of the Roman Republic held by two joint magistrates known as duumvirs.
Synonym of diarchy: rule by two people, especially two men.
earthquave
equivaluer
eructative
evacuators
evacuators
noun
plural of evacuator
evaluators
evaluators
noun
plural of evaluator
exadversum
excurvated
favourable
favourable
adj
Auspicious or lucky.
Convenient or at a suitable time; opportune.
Pleasing, encouraging or approving.
Useful or helpful.
noun
A favourable person
favourably
favourably
adv
(Britain, Canada) In a favourable manner.
favouredly
favouredly
adv
(obsolete) In a favoured or favourable manner; favourably.
favourless
favourless
adj
(archaic) unfavoured; having no countenance or support
(archaic) unpropitious; unfavourable
figurative
figurative
adj
(art) representing forms recognisable in life and clearly derived from real object sources, in contrast to abstract art.
Emblematic, symbolic; representative, exemplative
Metaphorically so called.
Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures; as when saying that someone who eats more than they should is a pig or like a pig.
With many figures of speech.
flavourful
flavourful
adj
Britain standard spelling of flavorful.
flavouring
flavouring
noun
Britain standard spelling of flavoring.
verb
present participle of flavour
flavourous
flavourous
adj
Alternative spelling of flavorous
gerundival
gerundival
adj
(grammar) Pertaining to the gerundive form of a word.
grandevous
grandevous
adj
(obsolete) Of great age; aged; long-lived.
gravipause
groundwave
groundwave
noun
(radio) A signal that propagates along the surface of the Earth.
guavaberry
guavaberry
noun
Myrciaria floribunda, a Caribbean fruit tree.
The small tangy edible fruit of this tree.
gyrovagues
gyrovagues
noun
plural of gyrovague
harvestbug
hulverhead
incurvated
incurvated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of incurvate
indurative
indurative
adj
Relating to, causing, or marked by induration or hardening.
invalorous
invalorous
adj
Lacking valour; cowardly.
invirtuate
involucral
involucral
adj
Pertaining to, possessing, or like, an involucrum.
jarvisburg
kragujevac
kragujevac
Proper noun
A city in Serbia.
larvariums
laurvikite
lustrative
lustrative
adj
Involving or relating to lustration.
malvastrum
maneuvered
maneuvered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of maneuver
maneuverer
maneuverer
noun
One who maneuvers.
maneuvring
maneuvring
noun
Alternative form of maneuvering
verb
present participle of maneuvre
manoeuvred
manoeuvred
verb
simple past tense and past participle of manoeuvre
manoeuvrer
manoeuvrer
noun
Alternative spelling of maneuverer
manuevered
marvellous
marvellous
adj
(British spelling) Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.
maturative
maturative
adj
(obsolete) Conducing to ripeness or maturity; hence, conducing to suppuration.
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A remedy promoting maturation; a maturant.
mavourneen
mavourneen
noun
(Ireland) darling, sweetheart
mesovarium
mesovarium
noun
(anatomy) The portion of the broad ligament of the uterus that covers the ovaries.
naviculare
navigerous
nonvarious
numerative
numerative
adj
Of or pertaining to numeration.
octavarium
outbraving
outbraving
verb
present participle of outbrave
outrivaled
outsavored
outservant
overabound
overabound
verb
(intransitive) To be too abundant or plentiful.
overabused
overabused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overabuse
overargued
overargued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overargue
overarouse
overassume
overbrutal
overbrutal
adj
Excessively brutal.
overcasual
overcasual
adj
Excessively casual.
overfamous
overfamous
adj
Too famous.
overfrugal
overhauled
overhauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overhaul
overhauler
overhauler
noun
One who overhauls.
overhumane
overlabour
overlabour
noun
excessive labour
verb
(transitive) To cause to labour excessively; to overwork.
(transitive) To labour upon excessively; to refine unduly.
overlaunch
overlaunch
verb
(shipbuilding, transitive) To run the butts or scarphs of planks or pieces of timber to a certain distance beyond the adjacent ones, in order to strengthen the work.
overmature
overmature
adj
Excessively mature.
overraught
overraught
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of overreach
overslaugh
overslaugh
noun
(US, dialect) A bar in a river.
verb
(US, dialect, slang, transitive) To hinder or stop, as by an overslaugh or impediment.
oversqueak
overtaught
overtaught
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overteach
overvalued
overvalued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overvalue
overvalues
overvalues
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overvalue
pacouryuva
palaverous
palaverous
adj
Verbose; wordy.
panivorous
panivorous
adj
(formal) Eating bread.
papaverous
papaverous
adj
(figuratively) Inducing sleep; soporific.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the poppy.
parovarium
parovarium
noun
(anatomy) The epoophoron.
parvenudom
parvenudom
noun
The realm or sphere of parvenus.
parvenuism
parvenuism
noun
The practices or characteristics of a social climber.
periovular
periovular
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding an ovary
(pathology) About the time of ovulation
periuvular
periuvular
adj
(anatomy) Around the uvula.
persuasive
persuasive
adj
Able to persuade; convincing.
noun
That which persuades; incitement.
pervulgate
pervulgate
verb
(obsolete) To publish.
plurivalve
prevaluing
provoquant
pseudovary
pseudovary
noun
Alternative form of pseudovarium
pulverable
pulverable
adj
Capable of being reduced to fine powder.
pulverated
pulverated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pulverate
pulvinaria
purgatives
purgatives
noun
plural of purgative
pursuivant
pursuivant
noun
(Freemasonry) A Grand Lodge Officer who guards the inner door during a meeting of the Grand Lodge
(archaic) A follower
(heraldry) A functionary of lower rank than a herald, but discharging similar duties; called also pursuivant at arms; an attendant of the heralds, e.g. in the College of Arms.
(law enforcement, by extension) A warrant officer.
A royal messenger, (particularly) one with the authority to execute warrants.
purveyable
purveyable
adj
Able to be purveyed.
purveyance
purveyance
noun
(Britain, historical) The prerogative of the Crown to static separation of duty with goods and services for royal use.
The act of purveying.
quadrivial
quadrivial
adj
Having four ways meeting in a point.
noun
Any of the four "liberal arts" making up the quadrivium.
quadrivium
quadrivium
noun
(education, historical) The higher division of the seven liberal arts in the Middle Ages, composed of geometry, astronomy, arithmetic, and music.