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.
antiviruses
antiviruses
noun
plural of antivirus
arboviruses
arboviruses
noun
plural of arbovirus
arguitively
argumentive
argumentive
adj
Being or presenting an argument or line of reasoning.
arnaudville
arviculture
arviculture
noun
(agriculture) arable farming
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.
autogravure
autogravure
noun
(historical) A process of photo-engraving akin to autotype.
aventurines
aventurines
noun
plural of aventurine
averruncate
averruncate
verb
(transitive, rare) To avert; to ward off.
(transitive, rare) To root up.
avicultures
avicultures
noun
plural of aviculture
behavioural
behavioural
adj
(British spelling) Of or pertaining to behaviour.
bonaventura
bonaventure
burgraviate
burgraviate
noun
The territory of a burgrave.
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.
centumviral
centumviral
adj
Of or pertaining to the centumviri
circulative
circulative
adj
Promoting circulation; circulating.
circumviate
clavigerous
clavigerous
adj
Bearing a club.
Bearing a key.
coadventure
coadventure
noun
(archaic) A joint venture or partnership.
colourative
colourative
adj
Rare spelling of colorative.
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.
curveballed
curveballed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of curveball
curvilinead
curvilinead
noun
(geometry, obsolete) An instrument for drawing curved lines.
curvilineal
curvilineal
adj
(Of a line) Having bends; curved; curvilinear.
curvilinear
curvilinear
adj
(geometry, art) Formed by curved lines.
(of a line) Having bends; curved; curvilineal.
curviserial
curviserial
adj
(botany) Distributed in a curved line, as leaves along a stem.
decurvation
decurvature
devulgarize
devulgarize
verb
(transitive) To free from what is vulgar or common.
disfavoured
disfavoured
adj
Not favoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfavour
disfavourer
disfavourer
noun
One who disfavours.
diverticula
durhamville
duumvirates
duumvirates
noun
plural of duumvirate
endeavoured
endeavoured
verb
Britain standard spelling of endeavored.
endeavourer
enumerative
enumerative
adj
Of, pertaining to or based on enumeration
equinovarus
equinovarus
noun
talipes equinovarus; clubfoot
equivocator
equivocator
noun
agent noun of equivocate; one who equivocates.
excurvation
excurvature
expurgative
extraovular
extraovular
adj
Outside the egg
flavourless
flavourless
adj
Britain standard spelling of flavorless.
flavoursome
flavoursome
adj
Britain standard spelling of flavorsome.
frustrative
frustrative
adj
That frustrates; causing frustration.
gardevisure
gouvernante
gouvernante
noun
(archaic) governess
granulative
gubernative
gubernative
adj
(obsolete) governing
handgravure
harveysburg
incurvature
incurvature
noun
curvature; curving
intervallum
intervallum
noun
An interval.
intravenous
intravenous
adj
Inside the veins.
noun
(medicine) A dose of medicine administered from a drip, down through a hollow needle inserted into a patient's vein.
inveracious
involucrate
involucrate
adj
(botany) Having an involucre; involucred.
invulnerate
invulnerate
adj
(obsolete) invulnerable
juvenocracy
juvenolatry
katharevusa
laevogyrous
laevogyrous
adj
Alternative form of levogyrous
larvigerous
laurelville
levulosuria
loreauville
lubricative
lubricative
adj
Assisting, or relating to, lubrication.
lucratively
lucratively
adv
In a lucrative manner, profitably.
maneuverers
maneuverers
noun
plural of maneuverer
maneuvering
maneuvering
noun
(US, gerund of maneuver) An act in which something or someone maneuvers
verb
(US) present participle of maneuver
maneuvrable
maneuvrable
adj
Alternative form of maneuverable
manoeuvered
manoeuvered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of manoeuver
manoeuvring
manoeuvring
noun
A manoeuvre.
verb
present participle of manoeuvre
marvelously
marvelously
adv
Alternative form of marvellously
mavourneens
mavourneens
noun
plural of mavourneen
mensurative
mensurative
adj
Relating to mensuration or measurement.
misaventeur
moreauville
murrayville
nervuration
neuroactive
neuroactive
adj
That acts on the central nervous system.
noncurative
noncurative
adj
Not curative.
objurgative
objurgative
adj
That objurgates; sharply disapproving.
obscurative
obscurative
adj
Tending to obscure; making something unclear or abstruse.
observandum
observandum
noun
A thing to be observed.
outmaneuver
outmaneuver
verb
US standard spelling of outmanoeuvre.
outrivalled
outrivalled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outrival
outtraveled
overabounds
overabounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overabound
overabusing
overabusing
verb
present participle of overabuse
overabusive
overacutely
overanxious
overanxious
adj
Excessively anxious or nervous.
overapplaud
overarguing
overarguing
verb
present participle of overargue
overarousal
overarousal
noun
excessive arousal
overaroused
overaroused
adj
Excessively aroused
overarouses
overassumed
overassured
overassured
adj
Excessively assured.
overbashful
overbashful
adj
Excessively bashful.
overcareful
overcareful
adj
Excessively careful.
overcaustic
overcaution
overcaution
noun
excessive caution
verb
(transitive) To caution excessively.
overcurtain
overdraught
overdraught
noun
(chiefly Britain) An overdraft.
overeducate
overeducate
verb
To educate too much.
overemulate
overexhaust
overfatigue
overfatigue
noun
Excessive fatigue.
verb
(transitive) To fatigue to excess; to tire out.
overfearful
overfearful
adj
Too fearful.
overfraught
overfraught
adj
Full of distress; overloaded with cares or worries.
verb
past participle of overfreight
overhaughty
overhaughty
adj
Excessively haughty.
overhauling
overhauling
noun
The act by which something is overhauled.
verb
present participle of overhaul
overjealous
overjealous
adj
Excessively jealous.
Misspelling of overzealous.
overjocular
overjocular
adj
Excessively jocular.
overmeasure
overmeasure
noun
Excessive measure; surplus.
verb
To measure or estimate with a result that is larger than it should be.
overpainful
overpainful
adj
Excessively painful.
overpopular
overpopular
adj
Excessively popular.
overqualify
overqualify
verb
(transitive) To give excessive academic qualifications to.
(transitive) To modify, restrict or moderate (a statement, etc.) excessively.
overquarter
overrapture
overregular
overregular
adj
Excessively regular.
oversaucing
oversaucing
verb
present participle of oversauce
overslaughs
overslaughs
noun
plural of overslaugh
overusually
overvaluing
overvaluing
noun
An overvaluation.
verb
present participle of overvalue
overzealous
overzealous
adj
Too zealous; too enthusiastic or fervent.
ovicellular
ovicellular
adj
(biology) Relating to ovicells
paravauxite
paravauxite
noun
(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.
parturitive
parturitive
adj
Pertaining to parturition; obstetric.
peruvianize
pervouralsk
plurivalent
plurivalent
adj
Synonym of multivalent
prediluvial
prediluvial
adj
Before a flood or deluge.
prediluvian
prediluvian
adj
Before the Flood; antediluvian.
noun
One who lived before the Flood; an antediluvian.
premutative
premutative
adj
Prior to mutation.
prevascular
prevascular
adj
(anatomy) In front of the chest, between the lungs