(art) representing forms recognisable in life and clearly derived from real object sources, in contrast to abstract art.
Emblematic, symbolic; representative, exemplative
Metaphorically so called.
Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures; as when saying that someone who eats more than they should is a pig or like a pig.
With many figures of speech.
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.
figurativeness
figurativeness
noun
The property of being figurative.
flavouring
flavouring
noun
Britain standard spelling of flavoring.
verb
present participle of flavour
fluvioglacial
fluvioglacial
adj
(geology) Describing a stream formed from glacial meltwater
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
fluviology
fluviology
noun
The study of rivers.
frugivora
frugivorous
frugivorous
adj
Having a diet that consists mostly of fruit; fruit-eating.
fugitive
fugitive
adj
Elusive or difficult to retain.
Fleeing or running away; escaping.
Transient, fleeting or ephemeral.
noun
A person who flees or escapes and travels secretly from place to place, and sometimes using disguises and aliases to conceal his/her identity, as to avoid law authorities in order to avoid an arrest or prosecution; or to avoid some other unwanted situation.
fugitively
fugitively
adv
In a fugitive manner.
fugitiveness
fugitiveness
noun
The quality of being fugitive; evanescence; volatility.
fugitives
fugitives
noun
plural of fugitive
fugitivism
fugitivity
fugitivity
noun
The state of being a fugitive.
fungivorous
fungivorous
adj
Feeding on fungi.
gallivorous
gallivorous
adj
Feeding on galls.
gallupville
galvanocauteries
galvanocauteries
noun
plural of galvanocautery
galvanocauterization
galvanocauterization
noun
Synonym of galvanocautery
galvanocautery
galvanocautery
noun
(surgery) Cautery by means of a knife or needle heated by a galvanic current.
galvanopuncture
galvanopuncture
noun
(medicine) electropuncture
galvanosurgery
gardevisure
gastrovascular
gastrovascular
adj
(anatomy) That has both a digestive and a circulatory function
gavyuti
gavyuti
noun
An ancient Indian unit of distance, equivalent to 12,000 feet; supposed to be the distance at which a cow's call or lowing can be heard.
gemauve
gemauve
noun
The plant Malachra capitata.
gerundival
gerundival
adj
(grammar) Pertaining to the gerundive form of a word.
gerundive
gerundive
adj
gerundial
noun
(in Latin grammar) a verbal adjective that describes obligation or necessity, equivalent in form to the future passive participle.
(less commonly, in English grammar) a verbal adjective ending in -ing , also called a "present participle".
gerundively
gerundively
adv
In the manner of a gerund; as, or in place of, a gerund.
gesticulative
gesticulative
adj
Of, relating to, or using gesticulation.
gesticulatively
gesticulatively
adv
In a gesticulative manner.
glazunov
glutinative
glutinative
adj
Having the quality of cementing.
godunov
gouvernante
gouvernante
noun
(archaic) governess
gouvernantes
gouvernantes
noun
plural of gouvernante
gouverneur
graminivorous
graminivorous
adj
(entomology) That eats grasses and seeds.
grandevous
grandevous
adj
(obsolete) Of great age; aged; long-lived.
granivorous
granivorous
adj
That eats seeds
granulative
gravaminous
gravelous
gravelous
adj
Synonym of gravelly
gravipause
gravure
gravure
noun
(Japan) A style of Japanese softcore; glamour photography.
(art, printing) A type of intaglio printing process, in which an image is engraved onto a rotating copper cylinder.
gravures
gravures
noun
plural of gravure
grievous
grievous
adj
Causing grief, pain, or sorrow.
Serious, grave, dire, or dangerous.
grievously
grievously
adv
In a grievous manner, severely.
grievousness
grievousness
noun
the quality or state of being grievous
griseofulvin
griseofulvin
noun
(pharmacology) An antifungal drug C₁₇H₁₇ClO₆ obtained from the mold Penicillium griseofulvum, used in humans and animals against fungal infections of the hair and skin.
groundwave
groundwave
noun
(radio) A signal that propagates along the surface of the Earth.
grubville
grundlov
gruver
guadalquivir
guahivo
guativere
guava
guava
noun
A medium reddish-pink colour, like that of guava flesh (also called guava pink).
A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava.
Its yellowish tropical fruit, 1¼ to 2 inches, globular or pear-shaped with thin, yellow, green or brown skin, is often made into jams and jellies. The meat is yellowish or pale green to pink in color.
guavaberry
guavaberry
noun
Myrciaria floribunda, a Caribbean fruit tree.
The small tangy edible fruit of this tree.
guavas
guavas
noun
plural of guava
guavina
gubernative
gubernative
adj
(obsolete) governing
guenevere
guerneville
guessive
guessive
adj
(rare, obsolete) conjectural
guestive
guevara
guevarist
guevarist
Noun
A supporter of or his political philosophy.
guillevat
guinevere
guinevere
Proper noun
name of Welsh origin.
In Arthurian legend, the wife of King Arthur.
gulliver
gulliver
noun
(slang) one's head.
gulravage
guntersville
guptavidya
gurevich
gustative
gustative
adj
gustatory
gustativeness
gustativeness
noun
The quality of being gustative.
gustav
gustave
gustave
Proper noun
name, a variant of
gustavo
gustavus
gustavus
Proper noun
name, a Latinized form of Gustav.
guv
guv
noun
(Britain, chiefly London, informal) A form of address to a man, usually a stranger or a superior.
guvacine
guvacine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, 1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-5-carboxylic acid, present in areca nuts
guvacoline
guvacoline
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid that is the methyl ester of guvacine
guvs
guysville
gyrovague
gyrovague
noun
(obsolete) A wandering monk having no fixed monastery, as exemplified in the Rule of St. Benedict.
gyrovagues
gyrovagues
noun
plural of gyrovague
haemagglutinative
haemagglutinative
adj
Alternative form of hemagglutinative
handgravure
harvestbug
harveysburg
heliogravure
heliogravure
noun
An engraving of this kind.
The process of photographic engraving.
hemagglutinative
hemagglutinative
adj
Of or relating to hemagglutination.
hughesville
hughsonville
ignivomous
ignivomous
adj
(archaic) Throwing out fire, as a volcano does.
ignivomousness
iguvine
illuviating
illuviating
verb
present participle of illuviate
inaugurative
inaugurative
adj
(archaic) That inaugurates
incurvating
incurvating
verb
present participle of incurvate
incurving
incurving
adj
curving inwards
verb
present participle of incurve
individualising
individualising
verb
present participle of individualise
individualizing
individualizing
verb
present participle of individualize
individualizingly
individualizingly
adv
So as to individualize.
individuating
individuating
verb
present participle of individuate
ingluvial
ingluvial
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the ingluvies or crop of birds.
ingluvies
ingluvies
noun
(anatomy) The crop, or craw, of birds.
ingluviitis
ingluvious
ingluvious
adj
(obsolete) gluttonous
invigour
invigour
verb
Alternative form of invigor
involuting
involuting
verb
present participle of involute
invulgar
invulgar
adj
(obsolete) Not vulgar; refined; elegant.
irvingesque
isoagglutinative
isoagglutinative
adj
Of or relating to isoagglutination.
jarvisburg
jugoslav
jugoslavia
jugoslavian
jugoslavic
kavanaugh
kragujevac
kragujevac
Proper noun
A city in Serbia.
krisuvigite
krisuvigite
noun
(mineralogy) brochantite
laboursaving
laevogyrous
laevogyrous
adj
Alternative form of levogyrous
larvigerous
laryngovestibulitis
lautverschiebung
leavittsburg
levoglucose
levoglucose
noun
(archaic) levulose (D-fructose), the left-rotating form of fructose
levogyrous
levogyrous
adj
levogyrate
lignivorous
lignivorous
adj
That feeds on wood.
linguogingival
linguogingival
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the tongue and gums.
linguoversion
linguoversion
noun
(pathology) displacement of a tooth to a lingual position
lithogravure
lithophotogravure
longevous
longevous
adj
(rare) Long-lasting, especially of life.
louvering
lovebug
lovebug
noun
(informal) A person who is in love; a sweetheart.
An insect, the honeymoon fly (Plecia nearctica, family Biblionidae).
lovebugs
lovebugs
noun
plural of lovebug
ludvig
maneuvering
maneuvering
noun
(US, gerund of maneuver) An act in which something or someone maneuvers
verb
(US) present participle of maneuver
maneuvring
maneuvring
noun
Alternative form of maneuvering
verb
present participle of maneuvre
manoeuvering
manoeuvering
noun
gerund of manoeuver; an act in which something or someone manoeuvers