Of or relating to any of various early Paleolithic sites, particularly in Europe, that are characterized by the presence of bifacial stone axes.
Proper noun
The earliest epoch of the early Paleolithic stage or tradition characterized by the presence of bifacial stone axes, especially in Europe. name = oxf/>
abbrev
abbrev
noun
Alternative spelling of abbrev.
abbreviatable
abbreviatable
adj
Capable of being abbreviated.
abbreviate
abbreviate
adj
(biology) Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.
(obsolete) Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.
noun
(obsolete, Scotland) An abridgment.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To speak or write in a brief manner.
(obsolete, transitive) To shorten by omitting parts or details.
(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned.
(transitive) To reduce a word or phrase by means of contraction or omission to a shorter recognizable form.
(transitive, mathematics) To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.
abbreviated
abbreviated
adj
Relatively short; shorter than normal, or compared to others.
Scanty, as in clothing.
Shortened; made briefer.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abbreviate
abbreviately
abbreviately
adv
In an abbreviate way.
abbreviates
abbreviates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abbreviate
abbreviating
abbreviating
verb
present participle of abbreviate
abbreviation
abbreviation
noun
(biology) Loss during evolution of the final stages of the ancestral ontogenetic pattern.
(linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, utilizing omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @.
(mathematics) Reduction to lower terms, as a fraction.
(music) A notation used in music score to denote a direction, as pp or mf.
(music) One or more dashes through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, demisemiquavers, or hemidemisemiquavers.
Any convenient short form used as a substitution for an understood or inferred whole.
The process of abbreviating.
The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.
abbreviations
abbreviations
noun
plural of abbreviation
abbreviator
abbreviator
noun
(Roman Catholicism, historical) One of a college of seventy-two officers of the papal court whose duty was to make a short minute of a decision on a petition, or reply of the pope to a letter, and afterwards expand the minute into official form.
A person who abbreviates or shortens.
abbreviators
abbreviators
noun
plural of abbreviator
abbreviatory
abbreviatory
adj
Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.
abbreviature
abbreviature
noun
(obsolete) An abbreviated state or form.
(obsolete) The process of abbreviating.
A shortened form of a word or phrase, used in place of the whole; an abbreviation.
An abridgment; a compendium; an abstract.
abbyville
abdicative
abdicative
adj
(rare) Causing, or implying, abdication.
noun
(logic) A reasoning from the negative
abditive
abditive
adj
(rare) Having the quality of hiding
abdominovaginal
abdominovaginal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and the vagina
abdominovesical
abdominovesical
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and the urinary bladder
aberdavine
aberdevine
aberdevine
noun
(obsolete outside dialects) The Eurasian siskin or spruce siskin, Spinus spinus, a small green and yellow finch related to the goldfinch.
aberduvine
aberduvine
noun
Alternative form of aberdevine.
aberrative
aberrative
adj
Having deviated or been knocked, momentarily and sharply, from the more dominant or expected course or trajectory.
abessive
abessive
adj
(grammar) Of, or relating to the grammatical case used in some languages to indicate absence.
noun
(grammar) The abessive case, or a word in this case.
abevacuation
abevacuation
noun
(medicine) An abnormal evacuation.
(medicine) Metastases.
abirritative
abirritative
adj
(pharmacology) Characterized by abirritation or debility.
(engineering, nautical, astronautics) Sacrificial, wearing away or being destroyed in order to protect the underlying material, as in ablative paints used for antifouling, or ablative heat shields used to protect spacecraft during reentry. .
(geology) Relating to the erosion of a land mass; relating to the melting or evaporation of a glacier.
(grammar) Applied to one of the cases of the noun in some languages, the fundamental meaning of the case being removal, separation, or taking away, and to a lesser degree, instrument, place, accordance, specifications, price, or measurement.
(medicine) Relating to the removal of a body part, tumor, or organ.
noun
(grammar) The ablative case.
An ablative material.
ablatively
ablatively
adv
In an ablative manner.
ablatives
ablatives
noun
plural of ablative
abluvion
abluvion
noun
(obsolete, rare) That which is washed off.
abnegative
abnegative
adj
(obsolete, rare): Denying; renouncing; negative
abnerval
abnerval
adj
(anatomy, of an electric current in a muscle, rare) Away from the nerve.
aborsive
aborsive
adj
(obsolete) abortive from the first.
abortive
abortive
adj
(biology) Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile.
(medicine) Cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease).
(obsolete) Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.
(obsolete) A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion, abortifacient.
(obsolete) Someone or something born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To cause an abortion; to render without fruit.
abortively
abortively
adv
In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly.
abortiveness
abortiveness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being abortive.
(uncountable) The quality of being abortive.
above
above
adj
(by ellipsis) Being located higher on the same page or on a preceding page.
Of heaven; heavenly.
adv
(archaic) In addition.
(biology) On the upper half or the dorsal surface of an animal.
Above zero; above freezing.
Directly overhead; vertically on top of.
Higher in rank, power, or position.
Higher in the same page; earlier in the order as far as writing products go.
In a higher place; upstairs; farther upstream.
Into or from heaven; in the sky.
More in number.
noun
(archaic) betterment, raised status or condition.
Heaven.
Higher authority.
Something, especially a person's name in legal documents, that appears higher on the same page or on a preceding page.
prep
(Scotland) In addition to; besides.
(figuratively) Higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; higher in measure, degree, volume, or pitch, etc. than; out of reach; not exposed to; not likely to be affected by; incapable of negative actions or thoughts.
(theater) Upstage of.
Beyond; on the other side.
Farther north than.
Higher in rank, status, or position.
In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface.
In preference to.
Physically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing.
Rising; appearing out of reach height-wise.
Surpassing in number or quantity; more than.
Too proud to stoop to; averse to; disinclined towards;
aboveboard
aboveboard
adj
Alternative form of above-board
abovedeck
abovedeck
adj
(nautical) Located on deck.
adv
(nautical) On deck.
noun
The area on a boat that is abovedeck.
aboveground
aboveground
adj
Alternative spelling of above ground
abovementioned
abovementioned
adj
(literary) mentioned above
aboveproof
aboves
abovesaid
abovesaid
adj
Mentioned or recited before.
abovestairs
abovestairs
noun
Alternative form of above stairs.
abrasive
abrasive
adj
Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; overly aggressive and causing irritation.
Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.
noun
(geology) Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.
A hard inorganic substance or material consisting in powder or granule form such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.
abrasively
abrasively
adv
Hardly; roughly; in a rough manner.
In an abrasive manner; in a rude and unkind manner; acting in a way that may hurt other people's feelings.
abrasiveness
abrasiveness
noun
The property, quality or instance of being abrasive.
abrasivenesses
abrasivenesses
noun
plural of abrasiveness
abrasives
abrasives
noun
plural of abrasive
abreuvoir
abreuvoir
noun
(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).
abrogative
abrogative
adj
Tending or designed to abrogate.
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.
absolvable
absolvable
adj
That may be absolved.
absolvatory
absolvatory
adj
Conferring absolution; absolutory.
absolve
absolve
verb
(transitive) To pass a course or test; to gain credit for a class; to qualify academically.
(transitive) To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt.
(transitive) To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.).
(transitive, law) To pronounce not guilty; to grant a pardon for.
(transitive, obsolete) To finish; to accomplish.
(transitive, obsolete) To resolve; to explain; to solve.
(transitive, theology) To grant a remission of sin; to give absolution to.
(transitive, theology) To remit a sin; to give absolution for a sin.
absolved
absolved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolve
absolvent
absolvent
adj
(rare) Absolving.
noun
(rare) An absolver.
absolver
absolver
noun
Agent noun of absolve; one who absolves.
absolvers
absolvers
noun
plural of absolver
absolves
absolves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absolve
absolving
absolving
verb
present participle of absolve
absolvitor
absolvitor
noun
(Scotland, law) A decision or decree made by a court in favour of the defendant in a given action; dismissal.
absolvitory
absolvitory
adj
Of or pertaining to a dismissal or an acquittal.
absorptive
absorptive
adj
Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent.
noun
Any substance that absorbs.
absorptively
absorptively
adv
In an absorptive way.
absorptiveness
absorptiveness
noun
The quality of being absorptive; absorptive power.
absorptivity
absorptivity
noun
(analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient.
(thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface.
In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.
abusiveness
abusiveness
noun
The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person.
abusivenesses
abv
abv
noun
Alternative letter-case form of ABV (“alcohol by volume”).
abvolt
abvolt
noun
(electricity, electrical engineering, dated) A unit of electrical potential equal to one hundred millionth of a volt (10⁻⁸ volts), used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units.
abvolts
abvolts
noun
plural of abvolt
achievability
achievability
noun
The state or condition of being achievable.
achievable
achievable
adj
Capable of being achieved, which either means possible or probable.
Not linked to fate or outside influences.
activable
activable
adj
Capable of being activated
adumbrative
adumbrative
adj
Of or pertaining to adumbration
adumbratively
adumbratively
adv
In an adumbrative manner
advanceable
advanceable
adj
That can be advanced, as of a tax credit that may be brought forward for immediate use rather than being reclaimed at the end of the year.
adverb
adverb
noun
(grammar) A word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverbs, or various other types of words, phrases, or clauses.
(modifying a verb)
(programming) In the Raku programming language, a named parameter that modifies the behavior of a routine.
verb
(rare) To make into or become an adverb.
adverbial
adverbial
adj
(grammar) Of or relating to an adverb.
noun
(grammar) An adverbial word or phrase.
adverbiality
adverbiality
noun
The condition of having characteristics of an adverb.
adverbialize
adverbialize
verb
(American spelling) To use as or change into an adverb.
adverbially
adverbially
adv
As, or in the manner of, an adverb.
adverbiation
adverbless
adverbless
adj
Without an adverb or adverbs.
adverbs
adverbs
noun
plural of adverb
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adverb
advertisable
advertisable
adj
Suitable for being advertised.
advertizable
advertizable
adj
Alternative spelling of advertisable
advisabilities
advisabilities
noun
plural of advisability
advisability
advisability
noun
(countable) An instance of advisability; a consideration in determining overall advisability.
(uncountable) The quality of being advisable or prudent.
advisable
advisable
adj
(of a course of action) Worthy of being recommended; desirable.
(of a person) Capable of being advised or willing to be advised.
advisableness
advisableness
noun
Synonym of advisability
advisably
advisably
adv
Wisely, in an advisable manner.
aggravable
aggravable
adj
(obsolete) aggravating
airbrasive
airbrasive
noun
(dentistry) A device that delivers a jet of sodium bicarbonate slurry at teeth in order to remove stains.
albertville
albertville
Proper noun
A town in the département of Savoie.
albificative
albrightsville
alveololabial
alveololabial
adj
Synonym of labioalveolar
alveolosubnasal
ambilaevous
ambilaevous
adj
Alternative spelling of ambilevous
ambilevous
ambilevous
adj
(rare) Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
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
ambivalent
ambivalent
adj
Alternately having one opinion or feeling, and then the opposite.
Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations.
ambivalently
ambivalently
adv
In an ambivalent manner.
ambiversion
ambiversion
noun
(psychology) A personality trait having balanced characteristics of both extroversion and introversion.
ambiversions
ambiversive
ambivert
ambivert
noun
(psychology) A person who is neither clearly extroverted nor introverted, but has characteristics of each.
ambiverts
ambiverts
noun
plural of ambivert
ambulative
ambulative
adj
(archaic) walking
amovability
amovability
noun
Liability to be removed or dismissed from office.
amovable
amovable
adj
removable
antisubversion
antisubversion
adj
Opposing or countering political subversion.
antisubversive
antisubversive
adj
(politics) Opposing or countering political subversion.
noun
One who opposes political subversion.
antivibrating
antivibrator
antivibrator
noun
A device attached to a vehicle or machine, etc. to reduce vibrations.
antivibratory
antivibratory
adj
preventing or reducing vibrations
approbative
approbative
adj
Expressing approval.
Sanctioning officially, giving authorization or approval to something.
noun
(linguistics) A word or grammatical form which denotes a positive affect expressing the appreciation or approval of the speaker.
approbativeness
approbativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approbative.
approvability
approvable
approvable
adj
Able to be confirmed or approved.
approvableness
approvableness
noun
The state or quality of being approvable.
approvably
approvably
adv
In an approvable manner; in a manner that is able to be approved.
arbitrative
arbitrative
adj
Of or relating to arbitration.
arborvitae
arborvitae
noun
(anatomy) The white nerve tissue of the cerebellum that has a branching structure.
Any of several North American or Asian conifers, of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis or the species Platycladus orientalis, grown for timber or ornament.
arborvitaes
arborvitaes
noun
plural of arborvitae
arbovale
arbovirus
arbovirus
noun
(pathology, virology) Any virus that is transmitted by an arthropod.
arboviruses
arboviruses
noun
plural of arbovirus
archvagabond
ariboflavinosis
ariboflavinosis
noun
(pathology) The medical condition caused by deficiency of riboflavin.
artsybashev
artzybashev
attributive
attributive
adj
(grammar, of a word or phrase) Modifying another word, typically a noun, while in the same phrase.
Attributing; characterized by attributing; effecting attribution.
noun
(grammar) An attributive word or phrase (see above), contrasted with predicative or substantive.