(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
adversion
adversion
noun
(obsolete) An adverting or turning towards; attention.
A tendency or wish to avoid someone or something.
aerocurve
aerocurve
noun
(aviation, historical) A kind of early aeroplane with curved surfaces.
afterlove
alveolars
alveolars
noun
plural of alveolar
alveolary
alveolary
adj
alveolar
amarevole
amarevole
adv
(music) (To be played) bitterly.
antevorta
antrovert
approvers
approvers
noun
plural of approver
ardenvoir
artemovsk
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
carvoeira
carvoepra
cavaleros
cavaleros
noun
plural of cavalero
cavaliero
cavaliero
noun
(archaic) A cavalier; a gallant; a libertine.
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
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
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
convincer
convincer
noun
One who, or that which, convinces; one who wins over by proof.
convokers
convokers
noun
plural of convoker
coreveler
corevolve
cornville
corrasive
corrasive
adj
Obsolete form of corrosive.
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.
corvettes
corvettes
noun
plural of corvette
coservant
covarecan
covarecas
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
crossover
crossover
adj
(computing, of an Ethernet cable) Configured so that the transmit signals at one end are connected to the receive signals at the other.
noun
(basketball) A crossover dribble.
(forestry) The point at which the relative humidity is less than, or equal to, the ambient air temperature.
(genetics) The result of the exchange of genetic material during meiosis.
(rail transport) A pair of switches and a short, diagonal length of track which together connect two parallel tracks and allow passage between them.
(sports) An athlete or swimmer who has competed in more than one of open water swimming, pool swimming, triathlon, and endurance sports.
A blend of multiple styles of music or multiple film genres, intended to appeal to a wider audience.
A move in sports that involves crossing one hand or foot in front of another, as in ice skating.
A piece of fiction that borrows elements from two or more fictional universes.
A place where one thing crosses over another.
An SUV-like automobile built on a passenger car platform, e.g. the Pontiac Torrent.
The means by which the crossing is made.
crowville
curvesome
curvesome
adj
(dated) curvy
(of a woman) curvaceous
davenport
davenport
noun
A large sofa, especially a formal one.
A writing desk.
deliveror
desoeuvre
developer
developer
noun
(computing) A software developer; a person or company who creates or modifies computer software.
(dyeing) A reagent used to produce an ingrain color by its action upon some substance on the fiber.
A film developer; a person who uses chemicals to create photographs from photograph negatives.
A liquid used in the chemical processing of traditional photos.
A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products.
A real estate developer; a person or company who prepares a parcel of land for sale, or creates structures on that land.
deviators
deviators
noun
plural of deviator
deviatory
deviatory
adj
Tending to deviate.
devonport
devonport
Proper noun
a district and naval dockyard in Plymouth, Devon, England, named Plymouth Dock until 1823.
a harbourside suburb in Auckland, New Zealand, which also contains a naval base.
a city in northern Tasmania, Australia.
devourers
devourers
noun
plural of devourer
devouress
devouress
noun
(obsolete) A female devourer.
devouring
devouring
noun
The act by which something is devoured.
verb
present participle of devour
disavower
disavower
noun
One who disavows.
discovers
discovers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discover
discovert
discovert
adj
(law, obsolete) Not covert; not within the bonds of matrimony; unmarried; applied either to a woman who has never married or to a widow.
noun
(obsolete) An uncovered place or part.
discovery
discovery
noun
(countable, archaic) An act of uncovering or revealing something; a revelation.
(law, uncountable) A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
(law, uncountable) Materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
(uncountable) The discovering of new things.
Something discovered.
disproved
disproved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disprove
disproven
disproven
adj
(archaic, Scottish law) Not proven, in a legal case where the jury verdict has inconclusive evidence for conviction, but sufficient to suspect guilt
Shown to be false
verb
Alternative irregular form of the past participle of disprove
disprover
disprover
noun
One who disproves.
disproves
disproves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disprove
dissolver
dissolver
noun
One who, or that which, dissolves or dissipates.
diversion
diversion
noun
(law) Officially halting or suspending a formal criminal or juvenile justice proceeding and referral of the accused person to a treatment or care program.
(military) A tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action.
(transport) A detour, such as during road construction.
(transport) The rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination, or to a different mode of transportation before arrival at the ultimate destination.
A hobby; an activity that distracts the mind.
Removal of water via a canal.
The act of diverting.
diversory
diversory
adj
Tending to divert; causing diversion.
noun
(obsolete, rare) A wayside inn.
divorcees
divorcees
noun
plural of divorcee
divorcers
divorcers
noun
plural of divorcer
divorcive
divorcive
adj
(archaic) Having power to divorce; tending to divorce.
doraville
dormitive
dormitive
adj
Causing sleep.
noun
A medicine to promote sleep; a soporific or opiate.