(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
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.
adversion
adversion
noun
(obsolete) An adverting or turning towards; attention.
A tendency or wish to avoid someone or something.
advocator
advocator
noun
One who advocates; an advocate
aerocurve
aerocurve
noun
(aviation, historical) A kind of early aeroplane with curved surfaces.
afterlove
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.
alveolars
alveolars
noun
plural of alveolar
alveolary
alveolary
adj
alveolar
alvordton
amarevole
amarevole
adv
(music) (To be played) bitterly.
antevorta
antrovert
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.
archivolt
archivolt
noun
(architecture) An ornamental molding or band following the curve on the underside of an arch.
ardenvoir
artemovsk
artukovic
assortive
aveniform
aveniform
adj
Having the appearance of oats.
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
avicebron
avigators
avigators
noun
plural of avigator
avocatory
avouchers
avouchers
noun
plural of avoucher
avourneen
avourneen
Noun
darling, sweetheart
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.
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
behaviors
behaviors
noun
plural of behavior
behaviour
behaviour
noun
Britain standard spelling of behavior.
bercovici
beriosova
berkovets
berkovets
noun
(historical) An old Russian unit of weight, approximately 164 kilograms or 10 poods.
berkovtsi
bevatrons
bevatrons
noun
plural of bevatron
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
bravadoed
bravadoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bravado
bravadoes
bravadoes
noun
plural of bravado
breakover
broadview
bromvogel
bromvogel
noun
(South Africa) The southern ground hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri).
brookview
calverton
carnarvon
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.
carnovsky
carryover
carryover
noun
An amount, especially a sum of money, transferred to a new column in a ledger, or applied to a later time.
Something whose duration has been extended or that has been transferred to another time.
The damaging condition where water droplets are carried out of a steam boiler along with the dry steam.
carvacrol
carvacrol
noun
(organic chemistry) A monoterpenoid phenol with a characteristic pungent, warm odour of oregano and a pizzalike taste.
carvoeira
carvoepra
cavaleros
cavaleros
noun
plural of cavalero
cavaliero
cavaliero
noun
(archaic) A cavalier; a gallant; a libertine.
cavallaro
caveators
caveators
noun
plural of caveator
cavernoma
cavernoma
noun
cavernous hemangioma: a vascular tumor with large blood-filled spaces
cavernous
cavernous
adj
(anatomy, zootomy) Composed largely of vascular sinuses and capable of dilating with blood to bring about the erection of a body part.
(dentistry) Having cavities.
Giving the impression of vast, dark depths.
Resembling a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere.
cavorters
cavorters
noun
plural of cavorter
cavorting
cavorting
noun
The action of the verb to cavort
verb
present participle of cavort
cervicorn
cervicorn
adj
(rare) Having the form of antlers; branched
cherenkov
chervonei
cheverons
cheverons
noun
plural of cheveron
chevrolet
chevrolet
Proper noun
A brand of automobile, now produced by a part of the General Motors group.
A French surname.
chevroned
chevroned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chevron
chevronel
chevronel
noun
(heraldry) A bearing like a chevron, but of only half its width.
chevronny
chevronny
adj
Alternative form of chevrony
chevrotin
chevrotin
noun
Alternative form of chevrotain
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.
cloverlay
cloverley
cloveroot
cloveroot
noun
Synonym of avens, Synonym of herb bennet
clovewort
clovewort
noun
(historical) an herb mentioned in Old English herbals, probably Ranunculus acris
Any plant of the family Caryophyllaceae.
Avens, which has clove-scented roots
Clove pink, which has clove-scented flowers
coderived
coderives
conceiver
conceiver
noun
One who, or that which, conceives.
confervae
conferval
confervas
confervas
noun
plural of conferva
connivers
connivers
noun
plural of conniver
connivery
connivery
noun
collusion
plotting, scheming
conserved
conserved
adj
Of or relating to something to which conservation has been applied; saved from being wasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conserve
conserver
conserver
noun
One who, or that which, conserves.
conserves
conserves
noun
plural of conserve
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conserve
contrived
contrived
adj
Created in a deliberate, rather than natural or spontaneous, way.
Unnatural, forced; artificial, or unrealistic.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contrive
contriver
contriver
noun
A person who contrives.
contrives
contrives
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contrive
convector
convector
noun
A space heater that transfers heat by convection; a radiator
conveners
conveners
noun
plural of convener
convenery
converged
converged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of converge
converges
converges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of converge
conversed
conversed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of converse
converser
converser
noun
One who converses.
converses
converses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of converse
conversus
conversus
noun
(chiefly historical) A lay brother.
converted
converted
adj
changed in form or function etc.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convert
converter
converter
noun
(computing) A program that converts one file format to another one, or which converts between different units of measurement, such as miles to meters.
(electrical engineering) A device that changes voltage or frequency, for example one that converts alternating current to direct current.
(medicine) A patient with a certain condition that subsequently develops into another condition.
(metallurgy) A retort or furnace, used e.g. in the Bessemer process, in which molten cast iron is decarburized and converted into steel by a blast of air forced through the liquid metal.
A device that converts an analogue to a digital signal, or vice versa.
A person or thing that converts.
A reaction chamber in which exhaust gases are catalytically converted to carbon dioxide
convertor
convertor
noun
Alternative form of converter
conveyers
conveyers
noun
plural of conveyer
conveyors
conveyors
noun
plural of conveyor
convictor
convincer
convincer
noun
One who, or that which, convinces; one who wins over by proof.
convokers
convokers
noun
plural of convoker
corcovado
cordovans
cordovans
noun
plural of cordovan
coreveler
corevolve
cornville
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.
corrosive
corrosive
adj
Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as the corrosive action of an acid.
Having the quality of fretting or vexing.
destroying or undermining something gradually.
noun
Any solid, liquid or gas capable of irreparably harming living tissues or damaging material on contact.
That which has the quality of eating or wearing away gradually.
corvallis
corvettes
corvettes
noun
plural of corvette
corviform
corvorant
corvorant
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of cormorant
coservant
covarecan
covarecas
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.
coverable
coverable
adj
Able to be covered.
coverages
coverages
noun
plural of coverage
coveralls
coveralls
noun
(US) A coverall.
coverdale
coverings
coverings
noun
plural of covering
coverless
coverless
adj
Without a cover or covers.
coverlets
coverlets
noun
plural of coverlet
coverlids
coverlids
noun
plural of coverlid
coverside
coverside
noun
A region of country having covers; hunting country.
coversine
coversine
noun
(trigonometry) The coversed sine.
coverslip
coverslip
noun
A thin glass plate used to cover samples mounted on a microscope slide.
verb
To cover (a sample) with a coverslip.
coverslut
coverslut
noun
(obsolete) Alternative spelling of cover-slut
coverture
coverture
noun
(law, historical) A common law doctrine developed in England during the Middle Ages, whereby a woman's legal existence, upon marriage, was subsumed by that of her husband, particularly with regard to ownership of property and protection.
Alternative spelling of couverture.
Shelter, hiding place.
covibrate
covisitor
covisitor
noun
A joint visitor; one who visits a place with another or others.