The act of revolution, rotation or gyration around an axis.
circumvolutory
circumvolutory
adj
Exhibiting or relating to circumvolution.
circumvolve
circumvolve
verb
(intransitive) To revolve or move around something.
(transitive) To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion.
circumvolved
circumvolved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumvolve
circumvolving
circumvolving
verb
present participle of circumvolve
cirrocumulative
clavicularium
clavicularium
noun
An epiplastron of turtles that takes the place of a clavicle
clavicytherium
clavicytherium
noun
(music) A harpsichord in which the soundboard and strings are mounted vertically facing the player.
claviform
claviform
adj
(chiefly biology) Larger at the tip than at the base; club-shaped.
(chiefly biology) Shaped like a nail (“a metallic spike-shaped fastener”).
Key-shaped.
noun
(palaeography) An image or symbol which is club-shaped, that is, larger at the tip than at the base.
clishmaclaver
clishmaclaver
noun
(Scotland) Gossip; silly chatter.
comburivorous
comburivorous
adj
(obsolete) Consuming a relatively large amount of the supporter of combustion.
comfortative
comfortative
adj
(archaic) Offering comfort.
noun
(archaic) A medicine or other item causing comfort.
commemorative
commemorative
adj
Serving to commemorate something.
noun
(philately) A postage stamp issued to commemorate, usually a person or event; also commonly applied to thematic (topical) stamp issues.
An object made to commemorate a person, mark an event, etc.
commemoratively
commemoratively
adv
In a commemorative manner.
commemorativeness
commemorativeness
noun
The quality of being commemorative.
commiserative
commiserative
adj
Feeling or expressing commiseration, compassion, pity or sympathy
commiseratively
commiseratively
adv
In a commiserative manner.
comparatival
comparatival
adj
(grammar) Expressing or relating to a comparison.
comparative
comparative
adj
(obsolete) Comparable; bearing comparison.
Approximated by comparison; relative.
Of or relating to comparison.
Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Data used to make a comparison.
(grammar) A construction showing a relative quality, in English usually formed by adding more or appending -er. For example, the comparative of green is greener; of evil, more evil.
(grammar) A word in the comparative form.
(obsolete) An equal; a rival; a compeer.
(obsolete) One who makes comparisons; one who affects wit.
comparatively
comparatively
adv
In a comparative manner.
When compared to other entities.
comparativeness
comparativeness
noun
The state or quality of being comparative.
comparatives
comparatives
noun
plural of comparative
comparativist
comparativist
noun
Alternative form of comparatist
comprehensive
comprehensive
adj
Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.
noun
(Britain) A comprehensive school.
comprehensively
comprehensively
adv
In a comprehensive manner; in an all-inclusive or wide-ranging fashion.
comprehensiveness
comprehensiveness
noun
The state of being comprehensive.
comprehensivenesses
comprehensives
comprehensives
noun
plural of comprehensive
compressive
compressive
adj
That compresses
compressively
compressively
adv
In a compressive way.
comprovincial
comprovincial
adj
Being part of the same province.
noun
One who comes from the same province.
confirmative
confirmative
adj
That serves to confirm
confirmatively
confirmatively
adv
With confirmation from other sources
conglomerative
conglomerative
adj
Causing, or relating to, conglomeration.
conservationism
conservationism
noun
A movement that supports conservation, especially that of natural resources
conservatism
conservatism
noun
A political philosophy that advocates traditional values.
A risk-averse attitude or approach.
conservatisms
conservatisms
noun
plural of conservatism
conservatorium
conservatorium
noun
(music) conservatory
constructivism
constructivism
noun
(art) A Russian movement in modern art characterized by the creation of nonrepresentational geometric objects using industrial materials.
(mathematics) A philosophy that asserts the need to construct a mathematical object to prove it exists.
(philosophy, psychology) A psychological epistemology which argues that humans generate knowledge and meaning from their experiences.
contrivement
contrivement
noun
(obsolete) contrivance; invention; arrangement or plan
controversialism
controversialism
noun
The tendency to engage in controversy.
controversionalism
convallamarin
convallamarin
noun
(organic chemistry) A poisonous glucoside extracted from the lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)
conversationalism
conversationalism
noun
Synonym of conversationism
conversationism
conversationism
noun
A word or phrase used in conversation; a colloquialism.
conversionism
convertism
corbovinum
corbovinum
noun
Alternative form of cor bovinum
corporativism
corporativism
noun
Synonym of corporatism
correlativism
corviform
corvillosum
corycavamine
costermansville
counterinvestment
counterinvestment
noun
Synonym of countercathexis
countermoving
countermoving
adj
That moves in opposition or retaliation
verb
present participle of countermove
criminative
criminative
adj
(archaic) Charging with crime; accusing; criminatory.
cristivomer
cryptovolcanism
curviform
curviform
adj
Having a curved shape.
curvimeter
curvimeter
noun
A device for measuring the length of curves, such as on a map
cytomegalovirus
cytomegalovirus
noun
(virology) Any of several herpes viruses, of the genus Cytomegalovirus, that infect the salivary glands of certain primates, including humans.
daredevilism
daredevilism
noun
Reckless boldness.
darsonvalism
dearmanville
decemvir
decemvir
noun
(historical) Any of two groups of 10 men selected in 451 and 450 B.C. to wield complete power over Rome and establish the laws of the Twelve Tables.
Any member of a decemvirate, a council or ruling body of 10 people, as the Venetian Council of Ten.
decemviral
decemviral
adj
Pertaining to the decemvirs of ancient Rome.
decemvirate
decemvirate
noun
A group of ten people, especially (politics) a council of ten men sharing office or power and particularly (historical) the groups of ten men who reformed and codified Roman law circa 450 BCE.
decemvirates
decemvirates
noun
plural of decemvirate
decemviri
decemvirs
decemvirs
noun
plural of decemvir
decemvirship
decemvirship
noun
The rank or position of decemvir.
decompressive
decompressive
adj
That decompresses.
deformative
deliveryman
deliveryman
noun
Someone employed to make deliveries.
deliverymen
deliverymen
noun
plural of deliveryman
demiculverin
demiculverin
noun
(now historical) A medium cannon, slightly larger than a saker and smaller than a culverin.
demiquaver
demiquaver
noun
(music) A semiquaver, a sixteenth note.
demirevetment
demirilievo
demisemiquaver
demisemiquaver
noun
(music) A thirty-second note, drawn as a crotchet with three tails.
demisovereign
demivambrace
demivierge
demivirgin
demivotary
demiwivern
demonstrative
demonstrative
adj
(grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to
given to open displays of emotion
that serves to demonstrate, show or prove
noun
A demonstrative adjective.
A demonstrative pronoun.
demonstratively
demonstratively
adv
In a demonstrative manner.
demonstrativeness
demonstrativeness
noun
The state or quality of being demonstrative.
denumerantive
denumerative
deorsumversion
deorsumversion
noun
(medicine) lowering of the eyes; downward gaze
deprivement
deprivement
noun
deprivation
dermosynovitis
dermovaccine
dervishism
descriptivism
descriptivism
noun
(linguistics) The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms, of linguistic usage.
destructivism
destructivism
noun
An art movement that involves destroying objects in front of spectators.
determinative
determinative
adj
(law) Sufficient to decide something (such as a question of fact or of law).
noun
(linguistics) An ideogram used to mark semantic categories of words in logographic scripts.
determinatively
determinatively
adv
In a determinative manner.
determinativeness
determinativeness
noun
The state or quality of being determinative.
developmentarian
devilmonger
dimitrov
dimitrovo
disaffirmative
disaffirmative
adj
That disaffirms.
discriminative
discriminative
adj
(of an element, feature, attribute, etc.) Which serves to distinguish its bearer.
Having or relating to the ability to discriminate between things.
discriminatively
discriminatively
adv
With discrimination or distinction.
discriminativeness
discriminativeness
noun
The condition of being discriminative
disimprove
disimprove
verb
(informal, rare, influenced by the German verb verschlimmbessern) To try to make something better but end up making it worse.
(intransitive, rare) to deteriorate.
(transitive, rare) to make worse.
disimprovement
disimprovement
noun
(informal, rare, influenced by the German noun Verschlimmbesserung) attempt to make something better while ending up worse than before.
Reduction from a better to a worse state.
disprovement
disseverment
disseverment
noun
disseverance
diumvirate
divergement
divergement
noun
(archaic) divergence
diversiform
diversiform
adj
Of different or varying forms.
diverticulum
diverticulum
noun
(anatomy) A small out-pouching of an organ wall such as the large intestine or urinary bladder.
divertimenti
divertimenti
noun
plural of divertimento
divertimento
divertimento
noun
(music) composition that has several short movements, a style that composers started to use in the 18th century.
divertimentos
divertisement
divertisement
noun
(archaic) diversion; amusement; recreation
divertissement
divertissement
noun
(ballet) A short ballet within a larger work, usually providing a break from the main plot.
An entertaining diversion.
divertissements
divertissements
noun
plural of divertissement
divorcement
divorcement
noun
(figuratively, psychology) Complete detachment or disunion.
(obsolete) Divorce; dissolution of a marriage.
divorcements
divorcements
noun
plural of divorcement
dmitrevsk
dmitriev
dmitrov
dmitrovka
dormitive
dormitive
adj
Causing sleep.
noun
A medicine to promote sleep; a soporific or opiate.
durhamville
duumvir
duumvir
noun
One of two persons jointly exercising the same office in Republican Rome.
duumviral
duumviral
adj
Of or belonging to the duumviri or the duumvirate.
duumvirate
duumvirate
noun
(historical) Any of several offices of the Roman Republic held by two joint magistrates known as duumvirs.
Synonym of diarchy: rule by two people, especially two men.
duumvirates
duumvirates
noun
plural of duumvirate
duumviri
duumviri
noun
plural of duumvir
duumvirs
earthmoving
earthmoving
adj
(construction, not comparable) Designed to move large quantities of earth or rubble for civil engineering or building purposes.
(figuratively, comparable) Of great significance.
earthmovings
efformative
electromotiv
electromotive
electromotive
adj
(physics) of, relating to, or producing the movement of electrons (an electric current)
electromotivity
electromotivity
noun
The quality of being electromotive.
embracive
embracive
adj
(archaic) Disposed to embrace; fond of caressing.
embraciveg
emeryville
emigrative
emotiovascular
empoverish
empoverish
verb
Obsolete spelling of impoverish
enravishment
enravishment
noun
The state of being enravished or enraptured; ecstasy.
enumerative
enumerative
adj
Of, pertaining to or based on enumeration
envermeil
envermeil
verb
(obsolete, transitive, poetic) To colour with, or as if with, vermilion; to dye red.
enviroment
environment
environment
noun
(computing) The set of variables and their values in a namespace that an operating system associates with a process.
(computing) The software and/or hardware existing on any particular computer system.
(programming) The environment of a function at a point during the execution of a program is the set of identifiers in the function's scope and their bindings at that point.
A particular political or social setting, arena or condition.
All the elements that affect a system or its inputs and outputs.
The natural world or ecosystem.
The surroundings of, and influences on, a particular item of interest.