An instrument for measuring the adhesive qualities of a substance.
administrative
administrative
adj
Of or relating to administering or administration.
administratively
administratively
adv
In an administrative manner, or for purposes of administration.
adscriptive
adscriptive
adj
Attached or annexed to the glebe or estate and transferable with it.
adsorptive
adsorptive
adj
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
noun
Any substance that adsorbs.
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
adsorptiveness
adsorptiveness
noun
The property of being adsorptive, of tending toward or being characterized by adsorption.
adventurers
adventurers
noun
plural of adventurer
adventures
adventures
noun
plural of adventure
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adventure
adventureship
adventuresome
adventuresome
adj
Prone to, or willing to undertake, adventures; daring or bold.
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
adventuresomeness
adventuresomeness
noun
The state or quality of being adventuresome.
adventuresomes
adventuress
adventuress
noun
A female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure.
A female varietist.
A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character who pursues personal advancement, especially by sexual means; a demirep.
adventuresses
adventuresses
noun
plural of adventuress
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
adventurism
adventurism
noun
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
adventurisms
adventurisms
noun
plural of adventurism
adventurist
adventurist
noun
A politician involved in adventurism.
Someone who is into adventurism.
adventuristic
adventuristic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting adventurism.
adventurists
adventurists
noun
plural of adventurist
adventurous
adventurous
adj
(of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
(of an act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.
adventurously
adventurously
adv
In an adventurous manner.
adventurousness
adventurousness
noun
The quality of being adventurous.
adversant
adversative
adversative
adj
(linguistics) Expressing adverse effect.
(linguistics) Expressing opposition or difference.
noun
(rare, dated) Something, particularly a clause or conjunction, which is adversative.
adversatively
adversatively
adv
In an adversative manner
adversatives
adversatives
noun
plural of adversative
adversifoliate
adversifoliate
adj
(botany) Having leaves placed opposite each other on a stem.
adversities
adversities
noun
plural of adversity
adversity
adversity
noun
(countable) An event that is adverse; calamity.
(uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
advertences
advertences
noun
plural of advertence
advertencies
advertencies
noun
plural of advertency
advertisable
advertisable
adj
Suitable for being advertised.
advertise
advertise
verb
(card games) In gin rummy, to discard a card of one's preferred suit so as to mislead the opponent into thinking you do not want it.
(intransitive) To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others.
(transitive) To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly.
(transitive) To provide public information about (a product, service etc.) in order to attract public awareness and increase sales.
(transitive, now rare) To notify (someone) of something; to call someone's attention to something.
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.
advertisement
advertisement
noun
(card games) In gin rummy, the discarding of a card of one's preferred suit so as to mislead the opponent into thinking you do not want it.
(marketing) A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.
(obsolete) Notoriety.
A public notice.
A recommendation of a particular product, service or person.
advertisements
advertisements
noun
plural of advertisement
advertiser
advertiser
noun
A periodical in which advertisements can be published by individuals.
One who advertises.
advertisers
advertisers
noun
plural of advertiser
advertises
advertises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advertise
advertising
advertising
noun
Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services.
The industry or profession made up of such communications.
verb
present participle of advertise
advertisings
advertisings
noun
plural of advertising
advertizes
advertizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advertize
advertorials
advertorials
noun
plural of advertorial
adverts
adverts
noun
plural of advert
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advert
advisatory
advisatory
adj
(law) Advisory.
advocatress
advocatress
noun
(rare) A female advocate.
advoteresse
anarchoindividualist
animadverts
animadverts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animadvert
antidepressive
antidepressive
adj
Counteracting depression.
noun
An antidepressant.
antieavesdropping
antiproductiveness
arendtsville
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
asseverated
asseverated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asseverate
avanguardisti
biodiversity
biodiversity
noun
(ecology) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region.
bondservant
bondservant
noun
An indentured servant.
clavichordist
clavichordist
noun
Someone who plays the clavichord.
clavichordists
clavichordists
noun
plural of clavichordist
coadventuress
considerative
considerative
adj
(archaic) considerate; careful; thoughtful
consideratively
considerativeness
considerativeness
noun
The quality of being considerative.
contradictiveness
contradictiveness
noun
The quality of being contradictive.
contradistinctive
contradistinctive
adj
Distinguishing by contrast
Having the quality of contradistinction
contradistinctively
contradistinctively
adv
in contradistinction
controversed
counteradvise
counteradvise
verb
To give the opposite advice.
counterevidences
counterevidences
noun
plural of counterevidence
counterproductiveness
counterproductiveness
noun
The state or condition of being counterproductive.
davenports
davenports
noun
plural of davenport
deactivators
deactivators
noun
plural of deactivator
decemvirates
decemvirates
noun
plural of decemvirate
declaratives
declaratives
noun
plural of declarative
decorativeness
decorativeness
noun
The condition of being decorative
defervescent
defervescent
adj
Causing reduction of fever.
noun
Any remedy that reduces a fever.
deliberativeness
deliberativeness
noun
The state or quality of being deliberative.
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.
denervations
denervations
noun
plural of denervation
depravations
depravations
noun
plural of depravation
depravements
depravements
noun
plural of depravement
depravities
depravities
noun
plural of depravity
deprivations
deprivations
noun
plural of deprivation
derivates
derivates
noun
plural of derivate
derivationist
derivationist
noun
A proponent of derivationism.
derivations
derivations
noun
plural of derivation
derivatist
derivativeness
derivativeness
noun
The state or quality of being derivative.
derivatives
derivatives
noun
plural of derivative
derivatizes
derivatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of derivatize
dermosynovitis
descriptive
descriptive
adj
(grammar) Of an adjective, stating an attribute of the associated noun (as heavy in the heavy dictionary).
(linguistics) Describing the structure, grammar, vocabulary and actual use of a language.
(sciences, philosophy) Describing and seeking to classify, as opposed to normative or prescriptive.
Of, relating to, or providing a description.
noun
(grammar) An adjective (or other descriptive word)
descriptively
descriptively
adv
In a descriptive manner.
descriptiveness
descriptiveness
noun
The characteristic of being descriptive.
descriptives
descriptives
noun
plural of descriptive
descriptivism
descriptivism
noun
(linguistics) The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms, of linguistic usage.
desiderative
desiderative
adj
(grammar) Of a verb expressing a wish.
Having or indicating wish or desire.
noun
(linguistics, grammar) A verbal mood that has the meaning of “wanting to do something”, found in languages such as Ancient Greek and Sanskrit; the optative.
desilverization
desilverization
noun
The process of desilverizing.
destructive
destructive
adj
(computing) Lossy; causing irreversible change.
Causing breakdown or disassembly.
Causing destruction; damaging.
destructively
destructively
adv
in a destructive manner: in a way that causes destruction
destructiveness
destructiveness
noun
the state or quality of being destructive
destructivism
destructivism
noun
An art movement that involves destroying objects in front of spectators.
destructivity
destructivity
noun
destructiveness
determinativeness
determinativeness
noun
The state or quality of being determinative.
detersive
detersive
adj
Having cleansing abilities
noun
A cleansing agent; a detergent.
detersively
detersively
adv
So as to cleanse.
detersiveness
detersiveness
noun
The quality of cleansing.
detractiveness
detractiveness
noun
The quality of being detractive.
detritivorous
detritivorous
adj
(ecology) That feeds on detritus; saprophagous
detrivorous
detrivorous
adj
Alternative form of detritivorous
detrusive
deuterovitellose
devastator
devastator
noun
one who devastates.
devastators
devastators
noun
plural of devastator
devaster
deverbatives
deverbatives
noun
plural of deverbative
deviators
deviators
noun
plural of deviator
deviltries
deviltries
noun
plural of deviltry
deviscerate
devisceration
devitrifies
devitrifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devitrify
dextroversion
dextroversion
noun
(medicine) A turning to the right.
diffractiveness
directiveness
directiveness
noun
The condition of being directive
directives
directives
noun
plural of directive
disadventure
disadventure
noun
(obsolete) Misadventure, misfortune.
disadventurous
disadventurous
adj
(obsolete) Unfortunate; calamitous.
disaffirmative
disaffirmative
adj
That disaffirms.
disaggregative
disaggregative
adj
Of or relating to disaggregation.
disapprobative
disapprobative
adj
disapproving
discerptive
discerptive
adj
Tending to separate or disunite parts.
discoverability
discoverability
noun
The condition of being discoverable
discovert
discovert
adj
(law, obsolete) Not covert; not within the bonds of matrimony; unmarried; applied either to a woman who has never married or to a widow.
noun
(obsolete) An uncovered place or part.
discoverture
discoverture
noun
(obsolete, law) A state of being released from coverture; freedom of a woman from the coverture of a husband.
discretive
discretive
adj
Marking distinction or separation; disjunctive.
discretively
discretively
adv
In a discretive manner.
discretiveness
discretiveness
noun
The state or quality of being discretive.
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
discursative
discursativeness
disfigurative
disfigurative
adj
disfiguring
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.
disintegrative
disintegrative
adj
(psychology) Having disorganized psychological and behavioral processes.
Losing cohesion or unity.
disinvestiture
disinvestiture
noun
The act of depriving of investiture.
disinvigorate
disinvigorate
verb
(transitive) To enervate; to weaken.
disportive
disprobative
disprobative
adj
(law) Tending to disprove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the falsity of an allegation.