(grammar) Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin, Lithuanian and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influence of a transitive verb has its limited influence. Other parts of speech, including secondary or predicate direct objects, will also influence a sentence’s construction. In German the case used for direct objects.
Producing accusations; in a manner that reflects a finding of fault or blame
noun
(grammar) The accusative case.
acervation
acervation
noun
(obsolete, rare) A heaping up; accumulation
acervative
acervative
adj
Heaped up; tending to heap up.
activating
activating
verb
present participle of activate
activation
activation
noun
(biochemistry) The process by which molecules are made able to react.
(marketing) The promotion of a brand through an event or campaign.
(physics) The process of making a radioisotope by bombarding a stable element with neutrons or protons.
Making active and effective; bringing into a state of activity.
activators
activators
noun
plural of activator
activeness
activeness
noun
The state or quality of being active.
activistic
activistic
adj
Relating to the practice of activism or the behavior and beliefs of activists.
activities
activities
noun
plural of activity
activizing
activizing
verb
present participle of activize
addictives
addictives
noun
plural of addictive
adjectival
adjectival
adj
(grammar) Of or relating to or functioning as an adjective.
(law) Of or relating to procedure, especially to technicalities thereof.
noun
An adjectival phrase or clause.
adjectives
adjectives
noun
plural of adjective
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjective
adjunctive
adjunctive
adj
(logic) the property of two operations x and y, such that ax(ayb) = a, and ay(axb) = a
additional; neither basic nor primary
forming an adjunct
noun
(grammar) a connector joining two components of the same weight, such as a coordinating conjunction
(manufacturing) a substance added as a supplement; often in the phrase "additives and adjunctives."
advocating
advocating
verb
present participle of advocate
advocation
advocation
noun
(Britain, law) The right of presenting to a vacant benefice or living in the church.
(Scotland, law) The process of removing a cause from an inferior court to the supreme court.
(archaic) Advocacy; the act of advocating or pleading.
advocative
advocative
adj
(law) Related to advocation
advocatrix
afflictive
afflictive
adj
That causes physical or mental pain.
allocutive
anticivism
anticivism
noun
(obsolete) opposition to the body politic of citizens
antonovich
antonovics
apodictive
apodictive
adj
apodictic
architrave
architrave
noun
(architecture) The lowest part of an entablature; rests on the capitals of the columns.
(architecture) The moldings (or other elements) framing a door, window or other rectangular opening.
archivault
archivists
archivists
noun
plural of archivist
ascriptive
ascriptive
adj
ascribing; relating to ascription
noun
The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work or other object to someone or something.
astrictive
astrictive
adj
binding; astringent
noun
An astringent.
astructive
astructive
adj
(obsolete) Building up; constructive.
attractive
attractive
adj
Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.
Having the power of charming or alluring by agreeable qualities; enticing.
Pleasing or appealing to the senses, especially of a potential romantic partner.
autoactive
autoactive
adj
spontaneously active (without any external stimulus)
aviatrices
aviatrices
noun
plural of aviatrix
aviculture
aviculture
noun
The rearing and care of birds (especially poultry)
avocations
avocations
noun
plural of avocation
bovaristic
brevetcies
brevetcies
noun
plural of brevetcy
calaverite
calaverite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral form of gold telluride (AuTe₂).
calvinists
cantaliver
cantilever
cantilever
noun
(architecture) A beam anchored at one end and projecting into space, such as a long bracket projecting from a wall to support a balcony.
(figure skating) A technique, similar to the spread eagle, in which the skater travels along a deep edge with knees bent and bends their back backwards, parallel to the ice.
A beam anchored at one end and used as a lever within a microelectromechanical system.
verb
To project (something) in the manner of or by means of a cantilever.
capacitive
capacitive
adj
Of or pertaining to electrostatic capacitance
capitative
capitative
adj
Of or pertaining to capitation
per head; capitatim
captivance
captivance
noun
(obsolete, rare) Captivity.
captivated
captivated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of captivate
captivates
captivates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of captivate
captivator
captivator
noun
A person who captivates, or holds one captive.
caravanist
caravanist
noun
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) One who travels in a caravan (towed furnished vehicle).
A member of a caravan (convoy or procession of travellers with animals, cargo, etc.)
caritative
caritative
adj
charitable
catenative
catenative
adj
Having the ability to catenate, or form chains.
noun
(linguistics) A catenative verb.
cavernitis
cavernitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the corpus cavernosum
cavitating
cavitating
verb
present participle of cavitate
cavitation
cavitation
noun
(biology) The formation of cavities in an organ, especially in lung tissue as a result of tuberculosis.
(fluid dynamics) The formation, in a fluid, of vapor bubbles that rapidly collapse, especially in a rotating marine propeller or pump impeller.
The formation of pits on a surface.
cervantist
cervantite
cervantite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing antimony and oxygen.
cervicitis
cervicitis
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of the cervix.
chauvinist
chauvinist
adj
(derogatory) Chauvinistic; excessively patriotic or heavily biased.
Pertaining to chauvinism.
noun
(derogatory) A chauvinistic person.
chavibetol
chavibetol
noun
(organic chemistry) A phenylpropanoid that is one of the primary constituents of the essential oil from the leaves of the betel plant.
chervontsi
chevetaine
chevrotain
chevrotain
noun
Any of several small hornless ruminants of the family Tragulidae (genera Hyemoschus, Moschiola, and Tragulus), native to tropical rainforests of South and Southeast Asia, and Central and West Africa; a mouse deer.
chiviatite
chiviatite
noun
(mineralogy) A mixed sulphide of lead and bismuth found near Chiviato in Peru
chivington
christoval
circumvent
circumvent
verb
(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
(transitive) to outwit or outsmart
(transitive) to surround or besiege
circumvest
circumvest
verb
(obsolete) To cover round, as with a garment; to invest.
civilities
civilities
noun
plural of civility
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.
clavierist
clavierist
noun
A musician who plays the clavier.
coactively
coactively
adv
In a coactive manner.
coactivity
coactivity
noun
acting together or in concert; unity of action
coadjutive
coadjutive
adj
Rendering mutual aid; coadjutant.
coatsville
coercitive
coercitive
adj
Obsolete form of coercive.
coercivity
coercivity
noun
(physics, materials science) The intensity of the magnetic field which must be applied in order to reduce the magnetization of a ferromagnetic material to zero after the magnetization of the sample has been driven to saturation
(uncountable) The quality of being coercive
cogitative
cogitative
adj
Of, pertaining to, inclined to or capable of cogitation.
cognitives
cognitives
noun
plural of cognitive
cohibitive
coinventor
coinventor
noun
One who invents something jointly with another person or persons.
collective
collective
adj
(grammar) Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form.
Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body.
Having plurality of origin or authority.
Tending to collect; forming a collection.
noun
(by extension) A group dedicated to a particular cause or interest.
(especially in communist countries) One of more farms managed and owned, through the state, by the community.
(grammar) A collective noun or name.
A farm owned by a collection of people.
The flight control used to control a helicopter's ascent or descent.
colorative
colorative
adj
Of, pertaining to, or producing coloration.
combustive
combustive
adj
Of, pertaining to, caused by, or partaking in combustion.
comitative
comitative
adj
(grammar) Of, or relating to the grammatical case that is used in some languages to indicate accompaniment.
noun
The comitative case, or a word in this case.
completive
completive
adj
Making complete.
noun
(grammar) A construction denoting completion.
concaptive
concentive
conceptive
conceptive
adj
relating to conception (in all senses)
conclavist
conclavist
noun
The personal aide of a cardinal at a papal conclave.
concoctive
concoctive
adj
(obsolete) Of or pertaining to digestion; digestive.
(obsolete) Ripening or maturing by heat.
Of or pertaining to the concoction of a mixture etc.
concretive
concretive
adj
Promoting concretion.
conditivia
conductive
conductive
adj
Able to conduct electrical current or heat.
Of, or relating to conductivity of a material.
congestive
congestive
adj
Characterized by congestion
conjective
conjuctiva
connective
connective
adj
Serving or tending to connect; connecting.
noun
(anatomy, zoology) A connective tissue.
(botany) The tissue which connects the locules of an anthers together.
(grammar) A word used to connect words, clauses and sentences, most commonly applied to conjunctions.
(logic) A function that operates on truth values to give another truth value.
That which connects.
consentive
constative
constative
adj
(linguistics) Pertaining to an utterance relaying information and likely to be regarded as true or false.
noun
(linguistics) An utterance relaying information and likely to be regarded as true or false.
consultive
consultive
adj
Determined by, or relating to, consultation; deliberate.
contextive
contorsive
contortive
contortive
adj
Showing contortion.
contrivers
contrivers
noun
plural of contriver
contriving
contriving
noun
The act of one who contrives.
verb
present participle of contrive
convecting
convecting
adj
That which convects.
verb
present participle of convect
convection
convection
noun
(meteorology) The vertical movement of heat and moisture, especially by updrafts and downdrafts in an unstable air mass. The terms convection and thunderstorm are often used interchangeably, although thunderstorms are only one form of convection. Towering cumulus clouds are visible forms of convection.
(obsolete) The process of conveying something.
(physics) The transmission of heat in a fluid by the circulation of currents.
convective
convective
adj
Of, pertaining to, or employing convection; convectional
convenient
convenient
adj
(obsolete) Fit; suitable; appropriate.
Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.
Suspicious due to suiting someone's purposes very well.
conventing
conventing
verb
present participle of convent
convention
convention
noun
(international law) A treaty or supplement to such.
A formal agreement, contract, rule, or pact.
A formal deliberative assembly of mandated delegates.
A meeting or gathering.
A practice or procedure widely observed in a group, especially to facilitate social interaction; a custom.
The convening of a formal meeting.
converting
converting
verb
present participle of convert
convertise
convertism
convertite
convertite
noun
(obsolete) A convert.
(obsolete) A reformed prostitute.
convertive
conviciate
convicting
convicting
verb
present participle of convict
conviction
conviction
noun
(countable) A firmly held belief.
(countable) A judgement of guilt in a court of law.
(uncountable) The state of being found or proved guilty.
(uncountable) The state of being wholly convinced.
convictism
convictism
noun
The policy or practice of transporting convicts to penal settlements.
convictive
convictive
adj
convincing
cooptative
cooptative
adj
Relating to the process of co-opting, or electing as a fellow member of a group.
copulative
copulative
adj
(grammar) That acts as a copula.
(grammar) That connects the subject of a clause with its complement.
Of or pertaining to copulation.
noun
(grammar) A copulative conjunction.
(obsolete) connection
corelative
corelative
adj
Alternative form of correlative
corrective
corrective
adj
(obsolete) Qualifying; limiting.
Of or pertaining to correction; serving to correct.
noun
(obsolete) Limitation; restriction.
Something that corrects or counteracts something.
corruptive
corruptive
adj
Tending to corrupt.
covariates
covariates
noun
plural of covariate
coventries
coventrize
covertical
covetingly
covetingly
adv
in a coveting way
cravatting
cravatting
verb
present participle of cravat.
creatively
creatively
adv
In a creative manner.
creativity
creativity
noun
The ability to use imagination to produce a novel idea or product.
cultivable
cultivable
adj
Capable of being cultivated or farmed.
cultivably
cultivated
cultivated
adj
(of a person) cultured, refined, educated
(of a plant) grown by cultivation (not wild)
(of land) farmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cultivate
cultivates
cultivates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cultivate
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.
cumulative
cumulative
adj
(finance) Having priority rights to receive a dividend that accrue until paid.
(law) (of evidence, witnesses, etc.) Intended to illustrate an argument that has already been demonstrated excessively.
(linguistics) Adding one statement to another.
Incorporating all current and previous data up to the present or at the time of measuring or collating.
That is formed by an accumulation of successive additions.
That tends to accumulate.
cunctative
cunctative
adj
(rare) Inclined to delay
curatively
curatively
adv
In a curative manner.
curvetting
curvetting
noun
Alternative form of curveting
curvimeter
curvimeter
noun
A device for measuring the length of curves, such as on a map
czarevitch
deactivate
deactivate
verb
(ergative) to make something inactive or no longer effective
to prevent the action of a biochemical agent (such as an enzyme)
to remove a person or piece of hardware from active military service
decorative
decorative
adj
That serves to decorate
noun
A plant, tile, etc. intended for use as decoration.