(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.
acervately
acervately
adv
In an acervate manner.
acervation
acervation
noun
(obsolete, rare) A heaping up; accumulation
acervative
acervative
adj
Heaped up; tending to heap up.
achterveld
activeness
activeness
noun
The state or quality of being active.
activities
activities
noun
plural of activity
acutograve
adaptative
adaptative
adj
Of or pertaining to adaptation; adaptive.
adaptively
adaptively
adv
In an adaptive manner; with adaptation; in a fitting manner
addictives
addictives
noun
plural of addictive
additively
additively
adv
In an additive manner.
adequative
adequative
adj
(rare) equivalent or sufficient; adequate.
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."
admirative
admirative
adj
Characterized by admiration.
noun
(An instance of) a verb form similar to mirative, found primarily in some languages of the Balkan sprachbund (i.e. namely Albanian, Bulgarian and Macedonian), which expresses surprise, irony, doubt, or reportedness on the part of the speaker (compare mirative).
admonitive
admonitive
adj
Of or conveying admonition
adoptative
adoptative
adj
(rare) adoptive
adoptively
adoptively
adv
In a adoptive manner; by adoption.
adsorptive
adsorptive
adj
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
noun
Any substance that adsorbs.
advantaged
advantaged
adj
(of a person) Financially secure; elite and economically successful.
Having been given an advantage, such as by biased referees in a competition.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of advantage
advantages
advantages
noun
plural of advantage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advantage
adventists
adventitia
adventitia
noun
(anatomy, histology) The outermost layer of epithelial tissue encasing a visceral organ.
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
advertence
advertence
noun
The quality of being advertent
advertency
advertency
noun
The quality of being advertent.
advertised
advertised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of advertise
advertisee
advertisee
noun
One who views or reads an advertisement; the target of advertising.
advertiser
advertiser
noun
A periodical in which advertisements can be published by individuals.
One who advertises.
advertises
advertises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advertise
advertized
advertized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of advertize
advertizer
advertizer
noun
One who advertizes.
advertizes
advertizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advertize
advisement
advisement
noun
(archaic) Advice, counsel.
(now US) Consideration or deliberation.
advocatess
advocatess
noun
(rare, obsolete) A female advocate.
advocative
advocative
adj
(law) Related to advocation
aestivated
aestivated
verb
Alternative spelling of estivated
simple past tense and past participle of aestivate
aestivates
aestivates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aestivate
aestivator
aestivator
noun
An animal that becomes dormant during the summer or dry season.
aeviternal
aeviternal
adj
(theology) Pertaining to aeviternity, a state between eternity, which is unchanging and outside of time, and temporality, which is subject to change and to death or annihilation. Things aeviternal are creations, like the temporal, but everlasting, like the eternal.
affinitive
affinitive
adj
Closely connected, as by affinity.
afflictive
afflictive
adj
That causes physical or mental pain.
affrontive
affrontive
adj
Tending to affront or offend.
aftergrave
afterlives
afterlives
noun
plural of afterlife
aftershave
aftershave
noun
a lotion, gel, or liquid used after finishing shaving
aggravated
aggravated
adj
(criminology) Of or characterized by factors that increase the heinousness or offensiveness of the criminal offense.
Having become more severe, dangerous or worse than usual before.
Having been the subject of aggravation; frustrated and angry.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggravate
aggravates
aggravates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggravate
alimentive
alimentive
adj
Alternative form of alimentative
alkatively
alleviated
alleviated
adj
Made more bearable.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alleviate
alleviater
alleviates
alleviates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alleviate
alleviator
alleviator
noun
That who or which alleviates.
allivalite
allocutive
alterative
alterative
adj
(medicine) Gradually changing, or tending to change, a morbid state into a healthy one.
Causing alteration.
noun
(medicine, now historical) A medicine or treatment which works by changing processes within the body, rather than by evacuating something etc.
alveolated
alveolated
adj
Alternative form of alveolate
alveolites
alveolitis
alveolitis
noun
(medicine) An inflammation of a dental alveolus (tooth socket).
(medicine) An inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs.
ambivalent
ambivalent
adj
Alternately having one opinion or feeling, and then the opposite.
Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations.
ambulative
ambulative
adj
(archaic) walking
amityville
ampliative
ampliative
adj
That broadens conceptual knowledge by adding new information.
amputative
amputative
adj
(surgery) That involves amputation
animadvert
animadvert
verb
(intransitive) To criticise, to censure.
(intransitive, law, archaic) To turn judicial attention (to); to criticise or punish.
(intransitive, obsolete) To consider.
annotative
annotative
adj
Relating to annotation.
antecavern
anteverted
anteverted
adj
Turned or tipped forward.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antevert
antidivine
antidivine
adj
Opposing or counteracting that which is divine.
antinovels
antinovels
noun
plural of antinovel
antisavage
antisavage
adj
Opposing savages (people living in traditional, especially tribal, societies).
antivenene
antivenene
noun
(UK and Australia, medicine) Synonym of antivenom.
antivenine
antivenins
antivenins
noun
plural of antivenin
apodictive
apodictive
adj
apodictic
appetitive
appetitive
adj
Having the quality of desiring gratification.
appointive
appointive
adj
Of, pertaining to, or filled by appointment.
appositive
appositive
adj
of or being in apposition
noun
(grammar) a word or phrase that is in apposition
aquavalent
arborvitae
arborvitae
noun
(anatomy) The white nerve tissue of the cerebellum that has a branching structure.
Any of several North American or Asian conifers, of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis or the species Platycladus orientalis, grown for timber or ornament.
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.
arrivistes
arrivistes
noun
plural of arriviste
arrogative
arrogative
adj
Making undue claims and pretensions; prone to arrogance.
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.
assaultive
assaultive
adj
Confrontational; tending or seeming to assault; characterized by assault.
noun
(psychiatry, criminology) A person who assaults others.
asseverate
asseverate
verb
(transitive) To assert earnestly, seriously, and confidently
assumptive
assumptive
adj
(heraldry, of arms, not comparable) Originally, being arms which a person had a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now, those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.
Forward or presumptuous.
Held as true or valid without evidence.
astrictive
astrictive
adj
binding; astringent
noun
An astringent.
astructive
astructive
adj
(obsolete) Building up; constructive.
attemptive
attemptive
adj
(obsolete) Disposed to attempt; adventurous.
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.
augmentive
augmentive
adj
(linguistics) Changing the meaning to one that is a larger, more complete, or more elaborate version of the original sense.
Serving to augment, enhance, or increase; augmentative.
Supplementary; additional.
noun
(linguistics) An augmentive affix; augmentative.
Something that augments.
autoactive
autoactive
adj
spontaneously active (without any external stimulus)
autoclaved
autoclaved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoclave
autoclaves
autoclaves
noun
plural of autoclave
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autoclave
autolavage
automative
automative
adj
Relating to automation.
automotive
automotive
adj
Having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling.
Of, or relating to motor vehicles.
noun
A shop or company that sells motor vehicle parts
autryville
avantgarde
avantgarde
noun
Alternative form of avant-garde
avanturine
avanturine
noun
Alternative form of aventurine
avengement
avengement
noun
(rare) The inflicting of retributive punishment; satisfaction taken.
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.
averrhoist
aversation
aversation
noun
(obsolete) A turning from with dislike; aversion.
avertiment
avertiment
noun
(obsolete) advertisement (public notice).
aviatrices
aviatrices
noun
plural of aviatrix
aviatrixes
aviculture
aviculture
noun
The rearing and care of birds (especially poultry)
avogadrite
avogadrite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing boron, cesium, fluorine, and potassium.
avouchment
avouchment
noun
A positive declaration.
The act of avouching.
avunculate
avunculate
noun
(In certain tribal peoples, for example, the Korowai) a special relationship between a man and a maternal uncle, and the mutual responsibilities between them.
the relationship between a man and his sister's children, generally her sons.
babblative
babblative
adj
(obsolete) babbling
barneveldt
batesville
batesville
Proper noun
a city in Arkansas, USA
a city in and Indiana, USA.
a city in Mississippi, USA
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
a CDP in Texas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Virginia, USA.
baviaantje
beaverette
beaverette
noun
Rabbit fur dyed to resemble beaver fur.
beaverlett
beaverpelt
beaverroot
beaverteen
beaverteen
noun
A kind of fustian made of coarse twilled cotton, shorn after dyeing.
beavertown
beethovian
beethovian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to in particular his style of music.
beltsville
benediktov
beneventan
benevolent
benevolent
adj
Altruistic, charitable, good, just and fair.
Having a disposition to do good.
Possessing or manifesting love for mankind.
benevolist
bettsville
bevomiting
bevomiting
verb
present participle of bevomit
bolivarite
bolivarite
Noun
An amorphous mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.
bolshevist
bolshevist
Noun
A Bolshevik (also used attributively).
boothville
bovinities
bovinities
noun
plural of bovinity
brevetcies
brevetcies
noun
plural of brevetcy
brevetting
breviature
breviature
noun
(obsolete) An abbreviation.
buttzville
calaverite
calaverite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral form of gold telluride (AuTe₂).