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.
admirative
admirative
adj
Characterized by admiration.
noun
(An instance of) a verb form similar to mirative, found primarily in some languages of the Balkan sprachbund (i.e. namely Albanian, Bulgarian and Macedonian), which expresses surprise, irony, doubt, or reportedness on the part of the speaker (compare mirative).
admiratively
admiratively
adv
In an admirative manner.
adumbrative
adumbrative
adj
Of or pertaining to adumbration
adumbratively
adumbratively
adv
In an adumbrative manner
adventurement
adventurement
noun
(obsolete) adventure.
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
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
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
advertizement
advertizement
noun
Alternative spelling of advertisement
animadvert
animadvert
verb
(intransitive) To criticise, to censure.
(intransitive, law, archaic) To turn judicial attention (to); to criticise or punish.
(intransitive, obsolete) To consider.
animadverted
animadverted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of animadvert
animadverter
animadverter
noun
(obsolete) One who animadverts; a censurer or chastiser.
animadverting
animadverting
verb
present participle of animadvert
animadverts
animadverts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animadvert
circumnavigated
circumnavigated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumnavigate
circumvallated
circumvallated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumvallate
circumvented
circumvented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumvent
counterdevelopment
counterdevelopment
noun
A development that counteracts another development.
countermoved
countermoved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countermove
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
deformative
demirevetment
demivotary
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
depravement
depravement
noun
(archaic) Depravity; corruption.
depravements
depravements
noun
plural of depravement
deprivement
deprivement
noun
deprivation
dermosynovitis
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
developmentary
developmentary
adj
Pertaining to development; developmental.
devourment
devourment
noun
The act of devouring something.
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
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
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.
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
imbreviated
improvident
improvident
adj
failing to provide for the future; reckless
incautious; prone to rashness
improvidentially
improvidentially
adv
improvidently
improvidently
improvidently
adv
In an improvident manner.
inadvertisement
inanimadvertence
indeterminative
indiscriminative
indiscriminative
adj
Making no distinction; not discriminating; indiscriminate.
indiscriminatively
indiscriminatively
adv
In an indiscriminative manner
inverisimilitude
inverisimilitude
noun
Lack of verisimilitude or likelihood; improbability.
maidservant
maidservant
noun
A female servant; a maid.
maidservants
maidservants
noun
plural of maidservant
maladministrative
maladventure
medioventral
medioventral
adj
(anatomy) Both medial and ventral
meredithville
midventral
midventral
adj
In the middle of a ventral region
misadventure
misadventure
noun
An accidental mishap or misfortune.
misadventurer
misadventurer
noun
One who experiences misadventures.
misadventures
misadventures
noun
plural of misadventure
misadventurous
misadventurous
Adjective
unfortunate
misadventurously
misadventurously
adv
In a misadventurous manner.
misadvertence
misadvertence
noun
inadvertence
misderivation
misderivation
noun
An incorrect derivation, especially of the etymology of a word.
misdescriptive
misdescriptive
adj
(law) In United States trademark law, tending to mislead consumers about the qualities of the product represented by the mark.
monteverdi
mordicative
mordicative
adj
Biting; corrosive.
multigravida
multigravida
noun
A pregnant woman who has had at least two previous pregnancies.
musterdevillers
musterdevillers
noun
(obsolete) A kind of grey woolen cloth.
nonadministrative
nonadministrative
adj
Not administrative; not relating to administration.
nonadministratively
noncircumvallated
nondemonstrative
nondemonstrative
adj
Not demonstrative.
nondemonstratively
nondemonstrativeness
nondeterminative
nondeterminative
adj
Not determinative.
nondeterminatively
nondeterminativeness
nondiscriminative
nondiscriminative
adj
Not discriminative
nondiscriminatively
nonredemptive
nonredemptive
adj
Not redemptive
outmaneuvered
outmaneuvered
adj
overcome by the maneuvering of others.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outmaneuver
outmanoeuvered
outmanoeuvered
adj
(Britain, Australia) Alternative spelling of outmaneuvered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outmanoeuver
ovariectomized
ovariectomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ovariectomize
overaccumulated
overaccumulated
adj
Excessively accumulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overaccumulate
overadornment
overambitioned
overanimated
overanimated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overanimate
overanimatedly
overcommendation
overcommited
overcompensated
overcompensated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overcompensate
overcomplicated
overcomplicated
adj
excessively complicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overcomplicate
overdemonstrative
overdetermination
overdetermination
noun
The state or quality of being overdetermined
overdetermined
overdetermined
adj
(linear algebra, of a system of linear equations) Having more equations than variables.
(of a problem or question) Having more constraints or causes than necessary to determine a solution or result.
(usually psychoanalysis) Determined by multiple causes in such a way that any of the causes on its own would be sufficient to account for the effect.
overdevelopment
overdevelopment
noun
Excessive development; the state or quality of being overdeveloped
overdiscouragement
overdiscriminating
overdiscriminatingly
overdiscrimination
overdistempered
overdocument
overdocument
verb
(transitive) To document something in greater detail than necessary.
overdogmatic
overdogmatic
adj
Excessively dogmatic.
overdogmatical
overdogmatically
overdogmatically
adv
Too dogmatically.
overdogmaticalness
overdogmatism
overdogmatism
noun
Excessive dogmatism.
overdomesticate
overdomesticate
verb
(transitive) To domesticate excessively.
overdomesticated
overdomesticated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overdomesticate
overdomesticating
overdomesticating
verb
present participle of overdomesticate
overdominant
overdominant
adj
(genetics) Exhibiting overdominance.
Excessively dominant.
overdominate
overdominate
verb
To dominate excessively.
overdominated
overdominated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overdominate
overdominating
overdominating
verb
present participle of overdominate
overdramatic
overdramatic
adj
Dramatic to excess.
overdramatically
overdramatically
adv
In an overdramatic manner.
overdramatize
overdramatize
verb
To dramatize to excess; to make overdramatic.
overdramatized
overdramatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overdramatize
overdramatizes
overdramatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overdramatize