(linguistics) The characteristics of the accusative case of a noun or pronoun.
The condition of tending to accuse.
acervation
acervation
noun
(obsolete, rare) A heaping up; accumulation
acervuline
acervuline
adj
Resembling little heaps.
achievement
achievement
noun
(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change in an instant.
(heraldry) An escutcheon or ensign armorial; a full display or depiction of all the heraldic components to which the bearer of a coat of arms is entitled; (now especially) a funeral shield: the hatchment.
(sociology) The successful completion of a socially defined goal or task, highlighting individual or group accomplishment.
(video games) An award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective in a video game.
A great or heroic deed or feat; something accomplished by valor or boldness.
The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.
achievements
achievements
noun
plural of achievement
achieving
achieving
noun
Achievements, emphasizing the process of accomplishing them.
verb
present participle of achieve
ackermanville
aconative
aconative
adj
Lacking conation
acquisitiveness
acquisitiveness
noun
(phrenology) The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute the desire of acquiring and possessing.
The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.
acriflavine
acriflavine
noun
(medicine) An antimicrobial flavonoid dye derived from acridine
acriflavines
acriflavines
noun
plural of acriflavine
activeness
activeness
noun
The state or quality of being active.
activenesses
activenesses
noun
plural of activeness
addictiveness
addictiveness
noun
The characteristic of being addictive.
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."
adjunctively
adjunctively
adv
In an adjunctive way.
advancive
advancive
adj
(archaic) Tending to advance.
advecting
advecting
verb
present participle of advect
advection
advection
noun
(earth science, chemistry) The horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc.
The transport of a scalar by bulk fluid motion.
advenience
advenience
noun
The property of being advenient.
adventuristic
adventuristic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting adventurism.
advertencies
advertencies
noun
plural of advertency
aggrievance
aggrievance
noun
oppression; hardship; grievance.
alcovinometer
ambivalence
ambivalence
noun
A state of uncertainty or indecisiveness.
The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea.
ambivalences
ambivalences
noun
plural of ambivalence
ambivalency
aminovaleric
anchorville
anchovies
anchovies
noun
plural of anchovy
angiocavernous
angusticlave
angusticlave
noun
(historical) In Ancient Rome, a narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank
annunciative
annunciative
adj
Pertaining to annunciation; announcing.
anovesical
anovesical
adj
Relating to the anus and urinary bladder.
antevocalic
antevocalic
adj
Synonym of prevocalic
anticipative
anticipative
adj
Of or pertaining to anticipation; inclined to anticipate; expectant.
anticipatively
anticipatively
adv
In an anticipative manner; expectantly.
anticoagulative
anticoagulative
adj
That counters coagulation
anticogitative
anticommutative
anticommutative
adj
(algebra) Of an operator * for which a * b = - (b * a)
anticompetitive
anticompetitive
adj
(economics, business) Acting to hinder or obstruct competition.
One who opposes conservative attitudes or politics.
anticonservatively
anticonservativeness
anticonservativeness
noun
The condition of being anticonservative
anticonvellent
anticonvention
anticonventional
anticonventional
adj
Rejecting conventions; opposing what is conventional or mainstream.
anticonventionalism
anticonventionalism
noun
The quality of being anticonventional; rejection of conventions or norms.
anticonventionalist
anticonventionally
anticonvulsive
anticonvulsive
adj
(pharmacology) Acting against or serving to prevent convulsions.
noun
(pharmacology) Any anticonvulsant drug.
anticorrosive
anticorrosive
adj
Preventing or counteracting corrosion.
noun
An agent that prevents or stops corrosion.
anticorrosively
anticorrosiveness
anticorrosives
anticorrosives
noun
plural of anticorrosive
anticovenanter
anticovenanting
anticovenanting
adj
(historical) Opposing the Covenanter movement.
anticreative
anticreative
adj
Opposing creativity.
anticreatively
anticreativeness
anticreativity
anticreativity
noun
Opposition to creativity.
antidivorce
antidivorce
adj
Opposing divorce.
antievangelical
antievangelical
adj
Opposing evangelism.
antievolutionistic
antimedicative
antiproductive
antiproductively
antiproductiveness
antiprojectivity
antiputrefactive
antiputrefactive
adj
Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.
noun
Any substance preventing putrefaction.
antireactive
antireductive
antisiccative
antivenefic
antivermicular
antivice
antivice
adj
Opposing or countering vice (sinful behaviour).
antiviolence
antiviolence
adj
(law enforcement, sociology) Acting against or opposing violence.
antivivisection
antivivisection
adj
opposed to vivisection
antivivisectionist
antivivisectionist
adj
characterized by opposition to vivisection
of or relating to such a person
noun
an individual opposed to the practice of vivisection
antivivisectionists
antivivisectionists
noun
plural of antivivisectionist
apperceiving
apperceiving
verb
present participle of apperceive
appreciativeness
appreciativeness
noun
The state or quality of being appreciative.
archdivine
archrepresentative
arrivance
arrivance
noun
(obsolete) Arrival
arvicolinae
arvicoline
arvicoline
adj
That inhabits meadows; rural
noun
Any rodent of the subfamily Arvicolinae
ascensive
ascensive
adj
(grammar) Augmentative; intensive.
Rising; tending to rise, or causing to rise.
associativeness
associativeness
noun
(mathematics) The condition of being associative
astrictiveness
atrioventricular
atrioventricular
adj
(anatomy, medicine) Of the spatial relationship between the ventricles and the atria of the heart.
attractiveness
attractiveness
noun
(countable) The result of being attractive.
(uncountable) The state of being attractive or engaging.
attractivenesses
attractivenesses
noun
plural of attractiveness
auriculoventricular
auriculoventricular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the auricles and the ventricles (of the heart).
autoconvection
autoconvection
noun
spontaneous convection in a fluid layer
autoinductive
autoinductive
adj
That exhibits autoinduction
autovaccine
autovaccine
noun
autogenous vaccine
autovivisection
autovivisection
noun
The vivisection of one's own body.
avariciousness
avariciousness
noun
The state or quality of being avaricious.
averruncation
averruncation
noun
(archaic, rare) (The act of) warding off, averting (something evil).
Eradication, uprooting.
avicebron
avicenna
avicenna
Proper noun
Latinized name of Ibn Sina, a Persian polymath
avicennia
avicenniaceae
avicennism
avirulence
avirulence
noun
The state of being avirulent.
avoidance
avoidance
noun
(law, obsolete) The act of annulling; annulment.
(obsolete) The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant, specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent.
(obsolete) The act of dismissing a person.
(obsolete) The act of quitting a position or benefice.
(obsolete) The course by which anything (especially water) is carried off.
The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.
avoidances
avoidances
noun
plural of avoidance
avunculize
awunctive
bacteriosolvent
bedcovering
bedcovering
noun
bedcover
bedcoverings
bedcoverings
noun
plural of bedcovering
beneceptive
benedictive
benedictive
adj
Of, relating to, or being a benediction or blessing.
noun
(linguistics) A particular verbal mood in Sanskrit language.
benedictively
benedictively
adv
In a benedictive manner.
benefactive
benefactive
adj
(linguistics) Of or pertaining to the linguistic form or case or the semantic role of the beneficiary of an action. Expressed in English as "on behalf of" or "on one's behalf."
noun
A term or sentence element that serves a benefactive role or that is inflected for the benefactive case or a similar case (such as the dative case).
biconcave
biconcave
adj
(optics, anatomy) Having both sides concave
biconcavities
biconcavities
noun
plural of biconcavity
biconvex
biconvex
adj
Having both sides convex.
biconvexities
biconvexities
noun
plural of biconvexity
biconvexity
biconvexity
noun
The quality of being biconvex.
birchrunville
bivalence
bivalence
noun
The state or quality of being bivalent (in any sense)
bivalencies
bivalencies
noun
plural of bivalency
bivalency
bivalency
noun
The quality of being bivalent.
blanchardville
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
bovovaccine
bovovaccine
noun
(historical) A vaccine to prevent tuberculosis in cattle.
branchville
breviconic
breviconic
adj
(malacology) Relating to, or composed of, brevicones.
breviloquence
breviloquence
noun
A pertinent and terse style of speech.
bronchovesicular
bronchovesicular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the bronchus and vesicles.
bucorvinae
cadaverin
cadaverin
noun
Alternative form of cadaverine
cadaverine
cadaverine
noun
A foul-smelling diamine produced by protein hydrolysis during putrefaction of animal tissue. Cadaverine is a toxic diamine with the formula NH₂(CH₂)₅NH₂.
cadaverines
cadaverines
noun
plural of cadaverine
caernarvonshire
cainsville
calcaneonavicular
calcaneonavicular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the calcaneus and the navicular bone.