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
aboveground
aboveground
adj
Alternative spelling of above ground
adairsville
admerveylle
adscriptive
adscriptive
adj
Attached or annexed to the glebe or estate and transferable with it.
adumbrative
adumbrative
adj
Of or pertaining to adumbration
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.
adverbially
adverbially
adv
As, or in the manner of, an adverb.
adversarial
adversarial
adj
(law) In which issues are tried through the presentation of evidence and argument by adverse parties, with no or limited inquiry by the court's own initiative.
Characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary; combative, hostile, opposed.
adversaries
adversaries
noun
plural of adversary
adversative
adversative
adj
(linguistics) Expressing adverse effect.
(linguistics) Expressing opposition or difference.
noun
(rare, dated) Something, particularly a clause or conjunction, which is adversative.
adverseness
adverseness
noun
The state or quality of being adverse, or opposed.
adversities
adversities
noun
plural of adversity
advertences
advertences
noun
plural of advertence
advertently
advertently
adv
intentionally, on purpose, purposely
advertisers
advertisers
noun
plural of advertiser
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
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.
advisership
advisership
noun
The status or office of an adviser.
advocatress
advocatress
noun
(rare) A female advocate.
advocatrice
advocatrice
noun
(archaic) A female advocate.
advoteresse
aggrievedly
aggrievedly
adv
In the manner of someone who is aggrieved
aleksandrov
almoravides
alniviridol
animadverts
animadverts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animadvert
antidivorce
antidivorce
adj
Opposing divorce.
apperceived
apperceived
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apperceive
architraved
architraved
adj
(architecture) Furnished with an architrave.
arnaudville
arrivederci
arrivederci
intj
(in the context of Italy or Italian culture) farewell, goodbye, see you later (non-definitive farewell)
noun
An Italian farewell by saying "arrivederci".
arrivederla
asseverated
asseverated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asseverate
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.
beaverboard
beaverboard
noun
A form of fiberboard made of wood pulp compressed into sheets.
bondservant
bondservant
noun
An indentured servant.
braddyville
bradenville
brandsville
broadleaves
broadleaves
noun
plural of broadleaf
cadaverines
cadaverines
noun
plural of cadaverine
carludovica
charivaried
clavichords
clavichords
noun
plural of clavichord
coacervated
coacervated
adj
That has undergone coacervation
coadventure
coadventure
noun
(archaic) A joint venture or partnership.
contravened
contravened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contravene
corycavidin
cravenetted
cravenetted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cravenette
curveballed
curveballed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of curveball
curvilinead
curvilinead
noun
(geometry, obsolete) An instrument for drawing curved lines.
daredevilry
daredevilry
noun
reckless boldness.
deactivator
deactivator
noun
A chamber filled with iron filings or other material used to remove excess oxygen or other substances from water.
Any device used to deactivate something.
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.
declarative
declarative
adj
(grammar, of a verb, sentence, or mood) Expressing truth.
(programming) A way of programming that is most akin to just stating what is wanted, rather than having to describe how to do it. w:Declarative programming
(programming) That declares a construct.
Serving to declare; having the quality of a declaration.
noun
Synonym of declaration (declarative statement)
decurvation
decurvature
deformative
degradative
degradative
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing degradation.
dehortative
dehortative
adj
dissuasive
deliverable
deliverable
adj
Able to be delivered.
noun
(business, management) The tangible end product; that which will be delivered.
deliverance
deliverance
noun
Delivery in childbirth.
The act of delivering or conveying something.
The act of setting free or extricating from danger, imprisonment, bondage, evil, etc.
deliveryman
deliveryman
noun
Someone employed to make deliveries.
denervating
denervating
verb
present participle of denervate
denervation
denervation
noun
(medicine) The removal or blocking of a nerve connection to tissue, such as by surgical or chemical means
denigrative
denigrative
adj
Synonym of denigratory
depravation
depravation
noun
Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.
Detraction; depreciation.
The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting.
The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.
depravement
depravement
noun
(archaic) Depravity; corruption.
depravingly
depravingly
adv
In a depraving manner.
depravities
depravities
noun
plural of depravity
deprecative
deprecative
adj
Tending to deprecate; disapproving.
deprevation
deprivation
deprivation
noun
(countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.
(countable) The taking away from a clergyman of his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.
(followed by “of”) lack
(uncountable) The state of being deprived
deprivative
deprivative
adj
depriving
derivations
derivations
noun
plural of derivation
derivatives
derivatives
noun
plural of derivative
derivatized
derivatized
adj
(organic chemistry) modified by the formation of a derivative
derivatizes
derivatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of derivatize
devastators
devastators
noun
plural of devastator
deverbative
deverbative
adj
(linguistics, grammar, rare) Derived from a verb.
noun
(linguistics, grammar, rare) A word or a component of a word that is derived from a verb.
devirginate
devirginate
adj
Deprived of virginity.
verb
To deprive of virginity; to deflower.
deviscerate
devotionary
devulgarize
devulgarize
verb
(transitive) To free from what is vulgar or common.
dhanvantari
diffractive
diffractive
adj
(physics) Having the ability to diffract light
disapproval
disapproval
noun
The act of disapproving; condemnation.
disapproved
disapproved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disapprove
disapprover
disapprover
noun
One who disapproves.
disapproves
disapproves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disapprove
disfavoring
disfavoring
verb
present participle of disfavor
disfavoured
disfavoured
adj
Not favoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfavour
disfavourer
disfavourer
noun
One who disfavours.
disprovable
disprovable
adj
Capable of being disproved.
distractive
distractive
adj
causing distraction
divaricated
divaricated
adj
Spread-out, divergent, especially of a branch etc. which is at nearly ninety degrees to the main stem.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of divaricate
divaricates
divaricates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of divaricate
divaricator
divaricator
noun
(zoology) One of the muscles that open the shell of a brachiopod; a cardinal muscle.
diverberate
diversional
diversional
adj
Relating to diversion.
diverticula
divisionary
divisionary
adj
divisional
divorceable
divorceable
adj
Able to divorce.
That can be divorced (separated, e.g. conceptually); separable.
divulgatory
divulgatory
adj
Divulging; of or pertaining to divulging.
drakesville
drivability
drivability
noun
The quality of being drivable, of being easy or pleasant to drive
driveshafts
driveshafts
noun
plural of driveshaft
drivetrains
drivetrains
noun
plural of drivetrain
durhamville
duumvirates
duumvirates
noun
plural of duumvirate
eavedropper
endeavoring
endeavoring
noun
The act by which one endeavors or strives; an attempt.
verb
present participle and gerund of endeavor
endeavoured
endeavoured
verb
Britain standard spelling of endeavored.
endeavourer
eradicative
eradicative
adj
Tending or serving to eradicate; curing or destroying thoroughly, as a disease or any evil.
noun
(rare) That which eradicates.
evidentiary
evidentiary
adj
(law) Of or pertaining to evidence.
evilhearted
eviscerated
eviscerated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of eviscerate
extraverted
extraverted
adj
Alternative form of extroverted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extravert
favoredness
favoredness
noun
(obsolete) appearance
gardenville
gardeviance
gardevisure
gavelkinder
gavelkinder
noun
One who inherits through gavelkind.
gradatively
gravedigger
gravedigger
noun
A necrophore, or burying beetle.
A person employed to dig graves.
graveldiver
graveldiver
noun
Scytalina cerdale, a small, compact perciform fish with a snake-like head.
gravidation
gravidation
noun
(obsolete) gravidity
gravidities
gravidities
noun
plural of gravidity
grooverhead
handgravure
hardcovered
hardcovered
adj
Of a book, having a rigid cover.
hardeeville
hardenville
heavenwards
heavenwards
adv
Upwards, in the direction of the sky or heavens.
imbreviated
inadvertant
inadvertent
inadvertent
adj
(obsolete) Inattentive.
Not intentional; not on purpose; not conscious.
indepravate
ingravidate
ingravidate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To impregnate.
interleaved
interleaved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interleave
intervalled
intervaried
intervaried
verb
simple past tense and past participle of intervary
interweaved
interweaved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interweave
invalidator
invalidator
noun
One who, or that which, makes invalid.
invigorated
invigorated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of invigorate