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/>
aboveground
aboveground
adj
Alternative spelling of above ground
abusiveness
abusiveness
noun
The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person.
achievement
achievement
noun
(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change in an instant.
(heraldry) An escutcheon or ensign armorial; a full display or depiction of all the heraldic components to which the bearer of a coat of arms is entitled; (now especially) a funeral shield: the hatchment.
(sociology) The successful completion of a socially defined goal or task, highlighting individual or group accomplishment.
(video games) An award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective in a video game.
A great or heroic deed or feat; something accomplished by valor or boldness.
The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.
acriflavine
acriflavine
noun
(medicine) An antimicrobial flavonoid dye derived from acridine
activations
activations
noun
plural of activation
adinvention
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.
advancement
advancement
noun
(law) Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.
An advance of money or value; payment in advance.
How advanced something is
The act of advancing; promotion to a higher place or dignity
The state of being advanced
advancingly
advancingly
adv
In an advancing manner.
advantaging
advantaging
verb
present participle of advantage
adventitial
adventitial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the adventitia
(obsolete) Alternative form of adventitious
adventitias
adventitias
noun
plural of adventitia
adventively
adventurers
adventurers
noun
plural of adventurer
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.
adventuring
adventuring
noun
adventure
verb
present participle of adventure
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.
adventurist
adventurist
noun
A politician involved in adventurism.
Someone who is into adventurism.
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.
adverseness
adverseness
noun
The state or quality of being adverse, or opposed.
advertences
advertences
noun
plural of advertence
advertently
advertently
adv
intentionally, on purpose, purposely
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
advertizing
advertizing
verb
present participle of advertize
advisedness
advisedness
noun
Deliberate consideration: prudent procedure.
The state or quality of being advised—of being done or used advisedly.
advisements
advisements
noun
plural of advisement
advocations
advocations
noun
plural of advocation
aestivating
aestivating
verb
Alternative spelling of estivating
present participle of aestivate
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.
aftervision
aggravating
aggravating
verb
present participle of aggravate
aggravation
aggravation
noun
(informal) Provocation, irritation, annoyance.
An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.
Exaggerated representation.
The act of aggravating, or making worse; used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or heinousness; something additional to a crime or wrong and enhancing its guilt or injurious consequences.
aggrievance
aggrievance
noun
oppression; hardship; grievance.
aleksandrov
alivenesses
alivenesses
noun
plural of aliveness
alivincular
alivincular
adj
(biology, of bivalves) Having the longer axis transverse to the hinge line
allensville
alleviating
alleviating
verb
present participle of alleviate
alleviation
alleviation
noun
the act of alleviating; relief or mitigation.
the act of reducing pain or anything else unpleasant; easement
alluviation
alluviation
noun
The deposition of alluvium (sediment) by a river.
almsgivings
almsgivings
noun
plural of almsgiving
alniviridol
alternative
alternative
adj
(linguistics) Presenting two or more alternatives.
(obsolete) Alternate, reciprocal.
Not traditional, outside the mainstream, underground.
Other; different from something else.
Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities.
noun
(uncountable, music) alternative rock
A non-offensive word or phrase that serves as a replacement for a word deemed offensive or unacceptable, though not as a euphemism.
A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities.
One of several mutually exclusive things which can be chosen.
The remaining option; something available after other possibilities have been exhausted.
alternativo
alveolation
alveolation
noun
(geology) An eroded structure of honeycomb-like cavities
amativeness
amativeness
noun
(phrenology) The state or quality of being amative; propensity to love or sexual feelings.
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.
ambivalency
ambiversion
ambiversion
noun
(psychology) A personality trait having balanced characteristics of both extroversion and introversion.
amusiveness
amusiveness
noun
The state or quality of being amusive.
anchorville
anchovettas
anchovettas
noun
plural of anchovetta
animadverts
animadverts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animadvert
animalivora
animalivore
animalivore
noun
A creature that eats animals
anniversary
anniversary
noun
(especially) Such a day that commemorates a wedding.
(loosely) A day subsequent in time to a given event by some significant period other than a year (especially as prefixed by the amount of time in question).
A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years.
anovulatory
anovulatory
adj
Not ovulatory; characterized by anovulation (a lack of ovulation).
anoxidative
antevenient
antevenient
adj
(formal) Coming before; preceding.
anteversion
anteversion
noun
(medicine) The state or condition of being anteverted.
anteverting
anteverting
verb
present participle of antevert
antevocalic
antevocalic
adj
Synonym of prevocalic
antidivorce
antidivorce
adj
Opposing divorce.
antierosive
antigravity
antigravity
noun
Alternative spelling of anti-gravity
antipoverty
antipoverty
adj
(politics) that serves to alleviate poverty
antislavery
antislavery
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the practice of slavery.
antitussive
antitussive
adj
(pharmacology) Having cough suppressant abilities.
noun
(pharmacology) A cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing.
antivenefic
antivirotic
antivirotic
noun
An antibiotic that is effective against viruses
antiviruses
antiviruses
noun
plural of antivirus
antivitamin
antivitamin
noun
(biochemistry) Any compound that inhibits the metabolic action of a vitamin.
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.
approvingly
approvingly
adv
in an approving manner
archvillain
archvillain
noun
(chiefly narratology) A supreme villain; the most evil or powerful villain.
argumentive
argumentive
adj
Being or presenting an argument or line of reasoning.
arnaudville
arvicolinae
attentively
attentively
adv
In an attentive manner.
attenuative
attenuative
adj
(brewing) Of a yeast, capable of high attenuation, able to convert a high proportion of sugar to alcohol.
Tending to attenuate or lessen the force of something.
austinville
autoclaving
autoclaving
noun
sterilization in an autoclave
verb
present participle of autoclave
autovaccine
autovaccine
noun
autogenous vaccine
avalanching
avalanching
verb
present participle of avalanche
avellaneous
aventurines
aventurines
noun
plural of aventurine
averageness
averageness
noun
The state or quality of being average.
averruncate
averruncate
verb
(transitive, rare) To avert; to ward off.
(transitive, rare) To root up.
avgolemonos
avgolemonos
noun
plural of avgolemono
avicularian
avicularian
noun
Any of the genus Avicularia of spiders.
avifaunally
avocational
avocational
adj
Of, relating to, or being an avocation.
avolitional
avolitional
adj
Of or relating to avolition; lacking willpower.
avouchments
avouchments
noun
plural of avouchment
avuncularly
avuncularly
adv
In an avuncular way.
barnesville
barnesville
Proper noun
a ghost town in Alabama, USA.
a city in Georgia, USA
an unincorporated community in Kansas, USA.
a small town in Maryland, USA.
a city in Minnesota, USA.
unincorporated communities in and Missouri, USA.
an unincorporated community in North Carolina, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, USA.
bartonville
basiventral
basiventral
adj
At the base of the front
benefactive
benefactive
adj
(linguistics) Of or pertaining to the linguistic form or case or the semantic role of the beneficiary of an action. Expressed in English as "on behalf of" or "on one's behalf."
noun
A term or sentence element that serves a benefactive role or that is inflected for the benefactive case or a similar case (such as the dative case).
beneventana
bereavement
bereavement
noun
The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death.
biconcavity
biconcavity
noun
The quality of being biconcave.
bivalencies
bivalencies
noun
plural of bivalency
bivouacking
bivouacking
verb
present participle of bivouac
blagonravov
bloviations
bloviations
noun
plural of bloviation
bonaventura
bonaventure
bondservant
bondservant
noun
An indentured servant.
bovovaccine
bovovaccine
noun
(historical) A vaccine to prevent tuberculosis in cattle.
bradenville
branchville
brandsville
bravenesses
bravenesses
noun
plural of braveness
bremerhaven
bryantville
cadaverines
cadaverines
noun
plural of cadaverine
cakravartin
cakravartin
noun
Alternative form of chakravartin
calvinistic
cannonville
cantilevers
cantilevers
noun
plural of cantilever
canvasbacks
canvasbacks
noun
plural of canvasback
canyonville
captivating
captivating
adj
Showing great beauty; beautiful.
That captivates; fascinating.
verb
present participle of captivate
captivation
captivation
noun
The act of captivating or the state of being captivated.
caravanners
caravanners
noun
plural of caravanner
caravanning
caravanning
noun
holidaying in a caravan, either mobile or in a permanent site
caravansary
caravansary
noun
Alternative spelling of caravanserai
caregivings
caregivings
noun
plural of caregiving
carlinville
carlinville
Proper noun
a city in Illinois, USA
carminative
carminative
adj
Relieving discomfort of gas in the digestive tract.
noun
(medicine) A drug or substance that induces the releasing of gas from the digestive tract.
carnesville
carnivaller
carnivories
carnivorism
carnivorism
noun
The fact or practice of being a carnivore.
carnivority
carnivority
noun
The condition of being carnivorous
carnivorous
carnivorous
adj
(botany) Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.
Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
Predatory or flesh-eating.
carpetwoven
carsonville
carvestrene
carvestrene
noun
(organic chemistry) A racemic form of sylvestrene
casanovanic
catonsville
cavalcading
cavalcading
verb
present participle of cavalcade
cavaliering
cavaliering
verb
present participle of cavalier
cavendishes
cavernously
cavernously
adv
In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.
In a cavernous manner; sounding deep, hollow, or echoey.