(obsolete, masonry) The joint or interstice between stones, to be filled with mortar.
A cold water drinking fountain (for people) typically found in a public location; more generally, any fountain or water source (including for animals like birds, horses etc).
absolutive
absolutive
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to the grammatical case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action.
(rare) Of, exhibiting, or pertaining to absolution; absolutory, absolving.
noun
(grammar) An uninflected verb form used to indicate another action performed by the subject of the principal verb.
(grammar) The absolutive case, or a phrase that uses it.
acclivitous
acclivitous
adj
Acclivous
acclivous
acclivous
adj
sloping upward; rising like a hillside.
acromioclavicular
acromioclavicular
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to both the acromion and the clavicle.
acutograve
adenovirus
adenovirus
noun
(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
adenoviruses
adenoviruses
noun
plural of adenovirus
advantageous
advantageous
adj
Being of advantage, beneficial.
advantageously
advantageously
adv
In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.
advantageousness
advantageousness
noun
The state or quality of being advantageous.
advectitious
advectitious
adj
Relating to, or transported by, advection.
adventitious
adventitious
adj
(biology) Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.
(genetics, medicine) Not congenital; acquired.
Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
adventitiously
adventitiously
adv
in an adventitious manner; sporadically.
adventitiousness
adventitiousness
noun
the degree to which a thing is adventitious
adventitiousnesses
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
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.
adversarious
adversarious
adj
(archaic) hostile; adversarial
adversifolious
adversifolious
adj
Synonym of adversifoliate
advolution
advolution
noun
A rolling toward something; goal orientation.
aerocurve
aerocurve
noun
(aviation, historical) A kind of early aeroplane with curved surfaces.
algivorous
algivorous
adj
(biology) algae-eating
allocutive
alluviation
alluviation
noun
The deposition of alluvium (sediment) by a river.
alluvio
alluvion
alluvion
noun
(law) The increase in the area of land due to the deposition of sediment (alluvium) by a river.
alluvions
alluvions
noun
plural of alluvion
alluvious
alluvious
adj
(archaic) alluvial
alveololingual
alveololingual
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the alveolus and the tongue
alveolosubnasal
alveolus
alveolus
noun
(anatomy) An acinus (saclike cavity) in a gland.
(anatomy) Any of the many tiny air sacs in the lungs in which the bronchioles terminate and where oxygen and carbon dioxide are rapidly exchanged with the pulmonary capillaries.
(anatomy, dentistry) The bony socket in which the root of a tooth resides.
(entomology) The socket of a macrotrichium (seta).
alviducous
ambilaevous
ambilaevous
adj
Alternative spelling of ambilevous
ambilevous
ambilevous
adj
(rare) Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
amphivorous
anarchoindividualist
angiocavernous
animalivorous
animalivorous
adj
That eats (other) animals
anovulant
anovulant
noun
Any drug that prevents ovulation.
anovular
anovular
adj
Synonym of anovulatory
anovulatory
anovulatory
adj
Not ovulatory; characterized by anovulation (a lack of ovulation).
anterevolutional
anterevolutionary
anticarnivorous
anticarnivorous
adj
Opposing the eating of meat.
anticoagulative
anticoagulative
adj
That counters coagulation
anticommutative
anticommutative
adj
(algebra) Of an operator * for which a * b = - (b * a)
anticonvulsant
anticonvulsant
adj
(pharmacology) Acting as an anticonvulsant.
noun
(pharmacology) An agent that prevents, stops, or lessens convulsions.
anticonvulsive
anticonvulsive
adj
(pharmacology) Acting against or serving to prevent convulsions.
noun
(pharmacology) Any anticonvulsant drug.
antievolution
antievolution
adj
Opposing the teaching or espousal of evolutionary theories, often specifically the Darwinian theory of natural selection
antievolutional
antievolutionally
antievolutionary
antievolutionary
adj
antievolution
antievolutionist
antievolutionist
noun
A person who believes, or argues, that evolution does not take place.
antievolutionistic
antiproductive
antiproductively
antiproductiveness
antiproductivity
antirevolution
antirevolution
adj
Opposing a revolution.
antirevolutionaries
antirevolutionaries
noun
plural of antirevolutionary
antirevolutionary
antirevolutionary
adj
Opposing a sociopolitical revolution.
noun
One who opposes a sociopolitical revolution.
antirevolutionist
antirevolutionist
noun
Synonym of antirevolutionary
antisubversion
antisubversion
adj
Opposing or countering political subversion.
antivariolous
antivariolous
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing the spread of smallpox.
antivenomous
antivenomous
adj
(pharmacology, immunology) acting against venom
aphidivorous
aphidivorous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids.
apivorous
apivorous
adj
That feeds on bees
arbovirus
arbovirus
noun
(pathology, virology) Any virus that is transmitted by an arthropod.
arboviruses
arboviruses
noun
plural of arbovirus
ariovistus
arteriovenous
arteriovenous
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arteries and the veins
artukovic
arvicolous
arvicolous
adj
Synonym of arvicoline
astragalonavicular
atrioventricular
atrioventricular
adj
(anatomy, medicine) Of the spatial relationship between the ventricles and the atria of the heart.
audiovisual
audiovisual
adj
Containing both aural and visual elements.
audiovisuals
audiovisuals
noun
audiovisual material
audivision
auriculoventricular
auriculoventricular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the auricles and the ventricles (of the heart).
auriculovertical
aurivorous
aurivorous
adj
Gold-devouring.
authoritative
authoritative
adj
Arising or originating from a figure of authority
Having a commanding style.
Highly accurate or definitive; treated or worthy of treatment as a scholarly authority
authoritatively
authoritatively
adv
In an authoritative manner, being worthy of trust.
authoritativeness
authoritativeness
noun
The quality of possessing authority.
The quality of trustworthiness and reliability.
autoactivation
autoactivation
noun
(biochemistry) autocatalysis
autoactive
autoactive
adj
spontaneously active (without any external stimulus)
autoceptive
autoclave
autoclave
adj
(cryptography) autokey
noun
A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.
verb
(transitive) To sterilize laboratory equipment in an autoclave.
autoclaved
autoclaved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoclave
autoclaves
autoclaves
noun
plural of autoclave
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autoclave
autoclaving
autoclaving
noun
sterilization in an autoclave
verb
present participle of autoclave
autoconvection
autoconvection
noun
spontaneous convection in a fluid layer
autoconverter
autodigestive
autodigestive
adj
Relating to, or carrying out, autodigestion.
autoeducative
autoeducative
adj
Of or relating to autoeducation.
autoelevation
autogravure
autogravure
noun
(historical) A process of photo-engraving akin to autotype.
autoinductive
autoinductive
adj
That exhibits autoinduction
autolavage
automanipulative
automative
automative
adj
Relating to automation.
automotive
automotive
adj
Having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling.
Of, or relating to motor vehicles.
noun
A shop or company that sells motor vehicle parts
autonavigator
autonavigators
autopositive
autoprogressive
autoregressive
autoregressive
adj
(statistics) Employing autoregression, using a weighted sample of past data to predict future results
autoregulative
autoregulative
adj
autoregulatory
autosuggestive
autosuggestive
adj
Employing autosuggestion.
autovaccination
autovaccination
noun
vaccination by means of an autovaccine
autovaccine
autovaccine
noun
autogenous vaccine
autovalet
autovalve
autovivisection
autovivisection
noun
The vivisection of one's own body.
autovon
autovon
Proper noun
of: a worldwide US military telephone system from the 1960s to the 1990s.
avanious
avaricious
avaricious
adj
Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
avariciously
avariciously
adv
In a greedy or self-serving manner.
avariciousness
avariciousness
noun
The state or quality of being avaricious.
avellaneous
avenaceous
avenaceous
adj
Belonging to, or resembling, oats or the oat grasses.
avenous
averruncation
averruncation
noun
(archaic, rare) (The act of) warding off, averting (something evil).
Eradication, uprooting.
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.
avicolous
avicolous
adj
(ecology) That is parasitic on birds
avicularimorphae
avidious
avidious
adj
(obsolete) avid; eager; greedy.
avidiously
avidiously
adv
(obsolete) eagerly; greedily.
avidous
avidous
adj
(obsolete) avid; keen; desirous
avoidupois
avoidupoises
avoirdupois
avoirdupois
noun
(chiefly humorous) Weight; heaviness.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the USA between 1866 and 1959.
(obsolete) Merchandise.
avouch
avouch
noun
(obsolete) evidence; declaration
verb
To acknowledge deliberately; to admit; to confess; to sanction.
To appeal to; to cite or claim as authority.
To confirm or verify, to affirm the validity of.
To declare freely and openly; to assert.
avouchable
avouchable
adj
Capable of being avouched.
avouched
avouched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of avouch
avoucher
avoucher
noun
One who avouches.
avouchers
avouchers
noun
plural of avoucher
avouches
avouches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avouch