A shortened form of a word or phrase, used in place of the whole; an abbreviation.
An abridgment; a compendium; an abstract.
adventureful
adventureful
adj
Given to adventure.
adventurisms
adventurisms
noun
plural of adventurism
adventurists
adventurists
noun
plural of adventurist
articulative
articulative
adj
Serving to articulate or express something.
attributives
attributives
noun
plural of attributive
attriutively
avascularity
avascularity
noun
(anatomy) The condition of being avascular.
averruncator
averruncator
noun
An instrument for pruning trees, consisting of two blades, or a blade and a hook, fixed on the end of a long rod.
aviculturist
aviculturist
noun
A person who keeps and rears (breeds) birds.
avuncularity
avuncularity
noun
The condition of being an uncle.
The condition of being avuncular.
behaviourist
behaviourist
noun
Britain standard spelling of behaviorist.
brevicaudate
brevicaudate
adj
(zoology) Having a short tail.
buenaventura
centumvirate
centumvirate
noun
A group of one hundred people, especially (politics) a council of about 100 men who share power or rule, particularly (historical) such a group in ancient Rome.
circumaviate
circumvolant
circumvolant
adj
flying around
coadventured
coadventurer
coadventurer
noun
A fellow adventurer.
countervails
countervails
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail
countervairy
countervairy
adj
(heraldry, of a field or charge, rare) Divided into a countervair pattern of two or more tinctures.
countervalue
countervalue
adj
(military) Targeting an opponent's assets which are of value but not actually a military threat, such as cities and civilian populations.
verb
(military) To target an opponent's assets which are of value but not actually a military threat, such as cities and civilian populations.
To make a counter estimate of something's value.
countervaunt
curativeness
curativeness
noun
The quality of being curative.
curvicaudate
curvicaudate
adj
(zoology) Having a curved or crooked tail.
curvicostate
curvicostate
adj
(botany, rare) Having bent ribs.
curvidentate
curvifoliate
curvifoliate
adj
Having curved leaves.
curvinervate
curvirostral
curvirostral
adj
(zoology) Having a crooked beak
decaturville
denumerative
disadventure
disadventure
noun
(obsolete) Misadventure, misfortune.
discursative
disturbative
disturbative
adj
(chiefly archaic) Of, pertaining to, or causing the act of disturbing.
diverticular
diverticular
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the diverticulum.
edulcorative
edulcorative
adj
Tending to sweeten or purify by affusions of water.
equivocators
equivocators
noun
plural of equivocator
equivocatory
equivocatory
adj
Indicating, or characterized by, equivocation.
evolutionary
evolutionary
adj
Having formal similarities to the biological theory of evolution.
Of or relating to the biological theory of evolution.
The evolutionary history of marine mammals includes land-dwelling ancestors.
exulcerative
exulcerative
adj
Tending to cause ulcers.
figuratively
figuratively
adv
(manner) In a figurative manner.
Used to indicate that what follows is to be taken as a figure of speech, not literally.
gouvernantes
gouvernantes
noun
plural of gouvernante
hantaviruses
hantaviruses
noun
plural of hantavirus
illustrative
illustrative
adj
Demonstrative, exemplative, showing an example or demonstrating.
inaugurative
inaugurative
adj
(archaic) That inaugurates
incurvations
incurvations
noun
plural of incurvation
incurvatures
incurvatures
noun
plural of incurvature
individuator
individuator
noun
One who, or that which, individuates.
interfluvial
interfluvial
adj
Between rivers or streams.
interpluvial
interpluvial
noun
(geology) A period of decreased rainfall.
intervenular
involutorial
kurchatovium
kurchatovium
noun
(physics) A rejected name for rutherfordium.
leavittsburg
lithogravure
maladventure
misadventure
misadventure
noun
An accidental mishap or misfortune.
miscurvature
miscurvature
noun
Bad or wrong curvature.
multigravida
multigravida
noun
A pregnant woman who has had at least two previous pregnancies.
multinervate
multivariant
multivariant
adj
(mathematics) Multivariate
Characterised by multiple variables
Having multiple degrees of freedom
multivariate
multivariate
adj
Having or involving multiple variables.
noun
(mathematics) A vector, each of whose elements is a variate.
multivarious
multivarious
adj
Many and various
multiversant
multiversant
adj
Turning into many shapes; assuming many forms; protean.
nonlucrative
nonlucrative
Adjective
Not lucrative.
nonpurgative
nonpurgative
adj
Not purgative.
nonvoluntary
nonvoluntary
adj
Not voluntary.
nonvulgarity
outmaneuvers
outmaneuvers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outmaneuver
outmanoeuvre
outmanoeuvre
verb
(British spelling, transitive) To perform manoeuvres or movements more successfully or better than; to surpass or get the advantage of in manoeuvring; to outgeneral.
outrivalling
outrivalling
verb
present participle of outrival
outtraveling
outtraveling
verb
present participle of outtravel
outtravelled
outtravelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outtravel
overabundant
overabundant
adj
excessively abundant.
overaccurate
overaccurate
adj
Excessively accurate.
overboastful
overboastful
adj
Excessively boastful.
overbrutally
overcaptious
overcaptious
adj
Excessively captious.
overcautions
overcautions
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overcaution
overcautious
overcautious
adj
Excessively cautious.
overeducated
overeducated
adj
Having received too much education
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overeducate
overeducates
overeducates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overeducate
overemulated
overexhausts
overfactious
overfaithful
overfaithful
adj
Too faithful.
overfatigued
overfatigued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overfatigue
overfatigues
overfatigues
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overfatigue
overfeatured
overfeatured
adj
Having too many features.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overfeature
overgrateful
overgrateful
adj
Excessively grateful.
overhumanity
overmaturely
overmaturity
overmaturity
noun
The quality of being overmature.
overpopulate
overpopulate
verb
To fill with too many individuals; to exceed the capacity of a region to contain the population.
overpuissant
overquantity
overquantity
noun
An excessive quantity; surplus.
overregulate
overregulate
verb
To regulate to a greater degree than appropriate
oversaturate
oversaturate
verb
To saturate to excess.
overturnable
overturnable
adj
Capable of being, or liable to be, overturned or subverted.
paucinervate
paucinervate
adj
(botany) Having few nerves.
peradventure
peradventure
adv
(archaic) Perchance or maybe; perhaps; supposing.
noun
Chance, doubt or uncertainty.
perturbative
perturbative
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing perturbation
pervulgation
pervulgation
noun
(obsolete) The act of publishing; publication.
photogravure
photogravure
noun
(countable) A print so made.
(uncountable) An intaglio process for printing photographic reproductions in newspapers and books.
verb
To print by this process.
plantivorous
plantivorous
adj
plant-eating
preadventure
precultivate
preovulatory
preovulatory
adj
Prior to ovulation.
prevaluation
procurvation
provocateurs
provocateurs
noun
plural of provocateur
pulverizator
purificative
purificative
adj
Having power to purify or cleanse.
putrefactive
putrefactive
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing putrefaction.
quadrivalent
quadrivalent
adj
(chemistry) Having a valence of four
(graph theory) Said of a graph: that all of its vertices have degree four.
(of a vaccine) Protecting against four different (usually flu) viruses.
noun
(genetics) Any quadrivalent chromosome
recultivated
recultivated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of recultivate
recultivates
recultivates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recultivate
recuperative
recuperative
adj
In the way of recuperation.
noun
Any remedy that aids recuperation.
reevacuating
reevacuation
reevaluating
reevaluating
verb
present participle of reevaluate
reevaluation
reevaluation
noun
A second or subsequent evaluation or rating
regulatively
rejuvenating
rejuvenating
verb
present participle of rejuvenate
rejuvenation
rejuvenation
noun
The process of producing beneficial changes.
The process of rendering young again.
rejuvenative
rejuvenative
adj
That rejuvenates
rejuvenators
rejuvenators
noun
plural of rejuvenator
remunerative
remunerative
adj
Offering compensation, usually financial; rewarding; lucrative.
renunciative
renunciative
adj
Tending to renounce.
reputatively
reputatively
adv
(archaic) reputedly.
revaluations
revaluations
noun
plural of revaluation
revictualing
revictualled
revictualled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of revictual
revolutional
revolutional
adj
(rare, nonstandard) revolutionary
rotogravures
rotogravures
noun
plural of rotogravure
rubificative
ruminatively
ruminatively
adv
In a ruminative way.
sextumvirate
sextumvirate
noun
Alternative form of sexvirate: a group of six men.
sternutative
sternutative
adj
That provokes sneezing.
noun
Anything that triggers sneezing.
stradivarius
subformative
subintervals
subintervals
noun
plural of subinterval
subradiative
subvarieties
subvarieties
noun
plural of subvariety
subventrally
subventrally
adv
In a subventral manner or direction
subvertebral
subvertebral
adj
(anatomy) Situated beneath, or inside of, the endoskeleton; hypaxial; hyposkeletal.
(anatomy) Situated beneath, or on the ventral side of, the vertebral column.
superelevate
superelevate
verb
(transitive) To give a superelevation to (a railway track).
supergravity
supergravity
noun
(physics) A field theory combining supersymmetry and general relativity.
superlatives
superlatives
noun
plural of superlative
superovulate
superovulate
verb
(biology) To produce large quantities of mature ova.