(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.
aboveground
aboveground
adj
Alternative spelling of above ground
abovestairs
abovestairs
noun
Alternative form of above stairs.
adinvention
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.
advertorial
advertorial
noun
An advertisement written in the form of an objective editorial, presented in a printed publication, and usually designed to look like a legitimate and independent news article.
advocatress
advocatress
noun
(rare) A female advocate.
advocatrice
advocatrice
noun
(archaic) A female advocate.
advoteresse
aestivation
aestivation
noun
(biology) A state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation.
(botany) The arrangement (vernation) of the parts of a flower inside a bud; prefloration.
(obsolete) The spending or passing of a summer.
afformative
afformative
noun
(grammar) An affix.
aftervision
aleksandrov
alleviation
alleviation
noun
the act of alleviating; relief or mitigation.
the act of reducing pain or anything else unpleasant; easement
alleviators
alleviators
noun
plural of alleviator
alleviatory
alleviatory
adj
alleviative
almoravides
alternativo
alveolation
alveolation
noun
(geology) An eroded structure of honeycomb-like cavities
alveoliform
alveoliform
adj
Having the form of alveoli, or little sockets, cells, or cavities.
alveolotomy
alveolotomy
noun
(surgery, dentistry) incision into the alveolus, especially in order to drain pus from an abscess
ambilaevous
ambilaevous
adj
Alternative spelling of ambilevous
ambiversion
ambiversion
noun
(psychology) A personality trait having balanced characteristics of both extroversion and introversion.
ameliorativ
anchorville
anchovettas
anchovettas
noun
plural of anchovetta
animalivore
animalivore
noun
A creature that eats animals
anoxidative
anteversion
anteversion
noun
(medicine) The state or condition of being anteverted.
antevocalic
antevocalic
adj
Synonym of prevocalic
antidivorce
antidivorce
adj
Opposing divorce.
antierosive
antipoverty
antipoverty
adj
(politics) that serves to alleviate poverty
appositives
appositives
noun
plural of appositive
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.
approvement
approvement
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) A confession of guilt by a prisoner charged with treason or felony, together with an accusation of his accomplices and a giving evidence against them in order to obtain his own pardon.
(archaic) Approval; approbation.
(obsolete, Old English law) Improvement of common lands by converting them for advantage of the landlord.
arborvitaes
arborvitaes
noun
plural of arborvitae
arboviruses
arboviruses
noun
plural of arbovirus
arvicolinae
associative
associative
adj
(algebra, of a binary operator *) Such that, for any operands a,b and c, (a*b)*c=a*(b*c); (of a ring, etc.) whose multiplication operation is associative.
(computing) Addressable by a key more complex than an integer index.
Pertaining to, resulting from, or characterised by association; capable of associating; tending to associate or unite.
assortative
assortative
adj
Characterized by assorting.
autoceptive
autogravure
autogravure
noun
(historical) A process of photo-engraving akin to autotype.
autovaccine
autovaccine
noun
autogenous vaccine
avaremotemo
avellaneous
averroistic
averroistic
Adjective
Of or relating to Averroism.
avgolemonos
avgolemonos
noun
plural of avgolemono
avouchments
avouchments
noun
plural of avouchment
ballouville
bartonville
beaverboard
beaverboard
noun
A form of fiberboard made of wood pulp compressed into sheets.
beaverbrook
behaviorism
behaviorism
noun
An approach to psychology focusing on observable behavior which, generally assuming that behavior is determined by the environment and denying any independent significance for mind, largely ignores any pathophysiological processes which may, or may not, underlie subjective, behavioral phenomena.
behaviorist
behaviorist
noun
One who studies behavior of humans or animals.
behavioural
behavioural
adj
(British spelling) Of or pertaining to behaviour.
bivocalized
bonaventura
bonaventure
bondservant
bondservant
noun
An indentured servant.
bovovaccine
bovovaccine
noun
(historical) A vaccine to prevent tuberculosis in cattle.
broadleaves
broadleaves
noun
plural of broadleaf
cannonville
canyonville
carcavelhos
carnivories
carpetwoven
carsonville
castelvetro
castroville
catonsville
cavernously
cavernously
adv
In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.
In a cavernous manner; sounding deep, hollow, or echoey.
cavernulous
cavernulous
adj
Full of small cavities.
changeovers
changeovers
noun
plural of changeover
chilacavote
clavicornes
clavigerous
clavigerous
adj
Bearing a club.
Bearing a key.
cleaverwort
cleaverwort
noun
Synonym of cleavers (“the bedstraw”)
cloverleafs
cloverleafs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cloverleaf
coacervated
coacervated
adj
That has undergone coacervation
coacervates
coacervates
noun
plural of coacervate
coadunative
coadunative
adj
Serving to coadunate or unite.
coadventure
coadventure
noun
(archaic) A joint venture or partnership.
coagulative
coagulative
adj
Having the power to cause coagulation
coatesville
cocultivate
cocultivate
verb
To cultivate along with another organism
coevalities
coevalneity
cofavorites
cofavorites
noun
plural of cofavorite
cohortative
cohortative
adj
(grammar, of a verb) Inflected to express plea, insistence, imploring, self-encouragement, wish, desire, intent, command, purpose, or consequence.
Encouraging.
noun
(grammar) The cohortative mood.
colligative
colligative
adj
(chemistry, physics) Describing any property that depends only on the number of molecules present.
collocative
collocative
adj
Of , pertaining to, or representing a collocation
colourative
colourative
adj
Rare spelling of colorative.
combatively
combatively
adv
In a combative way.
combinative
combinative
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resulting from combination.
Serving, tending, or able to combine.
comminative
comminative
adj
Of or relating to commination.
commulative
commutative
commutative
adj
(algebra, of an algebraic structure) Having a commutative operation.
(mathematics, of a binary operation) Such that the order in which the operands are taken does not affect their image under the operation.
(mathematics, of a diagram of morphisms) Such that any two sequences of morphisms with the same initial and final positions compose to the same morphism.
Relating to exchange; interchangeable.
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.
computative
computative
adj
calculating, shrewdly or selfishly reckoning
of or relating to computation, computational
concaveness
concaveness
noun
the state of being concave; concavity
concavities
concavities
noun
plural of concavity
conceivable
conceivable
adj
Capable of being conceived or imagined
conceivably
conceivably
adv
In a conceivable manner; possibly.
condonative
condonative
adj
(obsolete) Condoning; betokening, or relating to, condonement or condonation.
confervales
confutative
confutative
adj
That confutes
congelative
congelative
adj
That which tends to congeal.
conjugative
conjugative
adj
Of, relating to, or producing combination or conjunction; combinative or connective.
connectival
connivances
connivances
noun
plural of connivance
connotative
connotative
adj
that implies or suggests something else
conservable
conservable
adj
Capable of being preserved from decay or injury.
conservancy
conservancy
noun
(Britain) A commission that deals with fishery and navigation.
(US, law) A state in which a company is allowed to continue trading without incurring any new financial liabilities or disposing of any assets.
An organization dedicated to the conservation of natural resources.
The conservation of a resource.
conservator
conservator
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A judge delegated by the pope to defend certain privileged classes of persons from manifest or notorious injury or violence, without recourse to a judicial process.
(law) A person appointed by a court to manage the affairs of another; similar to a guardian but with some powers of a trustee.
A professional who works on the conservation and restoration of objects, particularly artistic objects.
An officer in charge of preserving the public peace, such as a justice or sheriff.
One who conserves, preserves or protects something.
constatives
constatives
noun
plural of constative
contractive
contractive
adj
Able to contract; contractile
contrastive
contrastive
adj
Contrasting.
contravened
contravened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contravene
contravener
contravener
noun
One who contravenes.
contravenes
contravenes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contravene
contrayerva
contrayerva
noun
Dorstenia contrajerva, a South American plant whose aromatic root is sometimes used in medicine as a gentle stimulant and tonic.
contrivable
contrivable
adj
Capable of being contrived, invented, or devised.
contrivance
contrivance
noun
A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
Something overly artful or artificial.
convalesced
convalesced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convalesce
convalesces
convalesces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of convalesce
convenances
convenances
noun
plural of convenance
conventical
conventical
adj
conventual
conventuals
conventuals
noun
plural of conventual
conversable
conversable
adj
(of people) Able and inclined to engage in conversation.
(of people, obsolete) Able to be conversed with.
(of things, obsolete) Pertaining to, suited for or exhibiting conversation.
conversably
conversably
adv
In a conversable manner.
conversance
conversance
noun
The condition of being conversant
conversancy
conversancy
Noun
The condition of being conversant
convertable
convertable
adj
Alternative form of convertible
conveyancer
conveyancer
noun
(law) An attorney who passes transfer of immovable property from one party to another.
conveyances
conveyances
noun
plural of conveyance
convictable
convictable
adj
Capable of being convicted.
convocative
cooperative
cooperative
adj
Involving cooperation between individuals or parties.
Ready to work with another person or in a team; ready to cooperate.
Relating to a cooperative or cooperatives.
noun
A type of company that is owned partially or wholly by its employees, customers or tenants.
copulatives
copulatives
noun
plural of copulative
corporative
corporative
adj
pertaining to a corporation; corporate
pertaining to corporativism (also called corporatism); based on collective action or responsibility; especially of a state governed by or structured into separate bodies of classes, professions etc.
correlative
correlative
adj
Mutually related; corresponding.
noun
(formal) Either of two correlative things.
(grammar) A pro-form; a non-personal pronominal, proadjectival, or proadverbial form
coruscative
couniversal
countervail
countervail
verb
(obsolete) To have the same value or number as.
To compensate for.
To counteract, counterbalance or neutralize.
countervair
countervair
noun
(heraldry) A heraldic fur resembling vair, except in the arrangement of the patches or figures: succeeding rows are reversed instead of staggered, so the bases of the panes of each tincture are opposite those of the same tincture in adjoining rows.
counterwave
counterwave
noun
A wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.