A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character who pursues personal advancement, especially by sexual means; a demirep.
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.
advertences
advertences
noun
plural of advertence
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
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
amativeness
amativeness
noun
(phrenology) The state or quality of being amative; propensity to love or sexual feelings.
anchovettas
anchovettas
noun
plural of anchovetta
animadverts
animadverts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animadvert
anteversion
anteversion
noun
(medicine) The state or condition of being anteverted.
antierosive
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.
antiviruses
antiviruses
noun
plural of antivirus
austinville
aventurines
aventurines
noun
plural of aventurine
avouchments
avouchments
noun
plural of avouchment
basiventral
basiventral
adj
At the base of the front
bloviations
bloviations
noun
plural of bloviation
bondservant
bondservant
noun
An indentured servant.
calvinistic
cantilevers
cantilevers
noun
plural of cantilever
carvestrene
carvestrene
noun
(organic chemistry) A racemic form of sylvestrene
catonsville
cavitations
cavitations
noun
plural of cavitation
chauvinists
chauvinists
noun
plural of chauvinist
clavecinist
clavecinist
noun
A musician who plays the clavecin.
concavities
concavities
noun
plural of concavity
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
contrastive
contrastive
adj
Contrasting.
contravenes
contravenes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contravene
conventuals
conventuals
noun
plural of conventual
convulsants
convulsants
noun
plural of convulsant
covenantees
covenantees
noun
plural of covenantee
covenanters
covenanters
noun
plural of covenanter
covenantors
covenantors
noun
plural of covenantor
davidsonite
defensative
defensative
noun
(archaic) That which serves to protect or defend.
derivations
derivations
noun
plural of derivation
designative
designative
Adjective
Serving to designate.
devastating
devastating
adj
causing devastation
verb
present participle of devastate
devastation
devastation
noun
(law) Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or administrator; devastavit.
The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
devenustate
devenustate
verb
(obsolete, rare) To deprive of beauty or grace.
devotionals
devotionals
noun
plural of devotional
disavowment
disavowment
noun
disavowal
discovenant
discovenant
verb
(transitive) To dissolve a covenant with.
divagations
divagations
noun
plural of divagation
divinations
divinations
noun
plural of divination
drivetrains
drivetrains
noun
plural of drivetrain
eluviations
eluviations
noun
plural of eluviation
enervations
enervations
noun
plural of enervation
enslavement
enslavement
noun
The act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage
equivalents
equivalents
noun
plural of equivalent
estivations
estivations
noun
plural of estivation
evacuations
evacuations
noun
plural of evacuation
evaluations
evaluations
noun
plural of evaluation
evangelists
evangelists
noun
plural of evangelist
evanishment
evanishment
noun
(now rare) Vanishing, disappearance.
everlasting
everlasting
adj
(philosophy) Existing with infinite temporal duration (as opposed to existence outside of time).
Continuing indefinitely, or during a long period; perpetual; sometimes used, colloquially, as a strong intensive.
Lasting or enduring forever; existing or continuing without end
adv
(colloquial) Extremely.
noun
(historical) A durable cloth fabric for shoes, etc.
An everlasting flower.
excavations
excavations
noun
plural of excavation
expansivity
expansivity
noun
(mathematics) The formal notion of points moving away from one another under the action of an iterated function.
expansiveness
exuviations
exuviations
noun
plural of exuviation
fascinative
gastonville
grantsville
gravelstone
gravenstein
gravenstein
Noun
A variety of autumn apple with deep red or orange streaks.
gravestones
gravestones
noun
plural of gravestone
heavenliest
heavenliest
adj
superlative form of heavenly: most heavenly
inactivates
inactivates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inactivate
inchoatives
inchoatives
noun
plural of inchoative
indicatives
indicatives
noun
plural of indicative
initiatives
initiatives
noun
plural of initiative
innovations
innovations
noun
plural of innovation
inobservant
inobservant
adj
Not observant; heedless.
insalivated
insalivated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of insalivate
insectivora
insinuative
insinuative
adj
Tending to insinuate; insinuating
inspirative
inspirative
adj
Tending to inspire.
instigative
instigative
adj
Tending to instigate.
intensative
intensative
adj
(archaic) Adding intensity; intensifying.
interleaves
interleaves
noun
plural of interleave
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interleave
interweaves
interweaves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interweave
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.
invaginates
invaginates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of invaginate
invalidates
invalidates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of invalidate
invasionist
invasionist
adj
Advocating invasion
noun
A person who advocates invasion
inversatile
investigate
investigate
verb
(intransitive) To conduct an inquiry or examination.
(transitive) To examine, look into, or scrutinize in order to discover something hidden or secret.
(transitive) To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.
invigilates
invigilates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of invigilate
invigorates
invigorates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of invigorate
inviscation
inviscation
noun
(archaic) insalivation
inviscerate
inviscerate
adj
deep-seated; internal
verb
To breed; to nourish.
invitations
invitations
noun
plural of invitation
invocations
invocations
noun
plural of invocation
jovinianist
jovinianist
Noun
An adherent to the doctrines of Jovinian, a monk of the fourth century, who denied the virginity of Mary and opposed the asceticism of his time.
levantinism
levigations
levigations
noun
plural of levigation
levitations
levitations
noun
plural of levitation
lovastatins
lovastatins
noun
plural of lovastatin
maidservant
maidservant
noun
A female servant; a maid.
manifestive
menservants
menservants
noun
plural of manservant
mensurative
mensurative
adj
Relating to mensuration or measurement.
mesoventral
mesoventral
adj
mesial and ventral
misaventeur
misnavigate
misnavigate
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To navigate incorrectly.
motivations
motivations
noun
plural of motivation
navigations
navigations
noun
plural of navigation
negativisms
negativisms
noun
plural of negativism
negativists
negativists
noun
plural of negativist
neovitalism
neovitalism
noun
Any revival of vitalism, but especially that of Johannes Reinke (1849–1931).
nevyanskite
nevyanskite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of osmiridium containing over 40% iridium.
noctivagous
noctivagous
adj
Wandering at night; nightwandering, noctivagant.
nominatives
nominatives
noun
plural of nominative
nonsanative
nonveterans
nonveterans
noun
plural of nonveteran
novaculites
novaculites
noun
plural of novaculite
novatianism
novatianism
Noun
The doctrines or principles of the Novatians.
novatianist
observantly
observantly
adv
In an observant manner.
observation
observation
noun
(stochastics) A realization of a random variable.
A judgement based on observing.
A regime under which a subject is routinely observed.
A remark or comment.
Performance of what is prescribed; adherence in practice; observance.
Philosophically as: the phenomenal presence of human being existence.
The act of noting and recording some event; or the record of such noting.
The act of observing, and the fact of being observed (see observance)
obstinative
obstinative
adj
(obsolete) obstinate
outsavoring
overabstain
overactions
overactions
noun
plural of overaction
overaptness
overcasting
overcasting
noun
A spell of overcast weather.
verb
present participle of overcast
overdescant
overdistant
overdistant
adj
Excessively distant.
overearnest
overearnest
adj
Excessively earnest
overfasting
overfatness
overmantels
overmantels
noun
plural of overmantel
oversalting
oversalting
verb
present participle of oversalt
overstaring
overstaring
verb
present participle of overstare
overstating
overstating
verb
present participle of overstate
overstaying
overstaying
verb
present participle of overstay
overstrains
overstrains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overstrain
overtasking
overtasking
verb
present participle of overtask
paintsville
parviscient
parviscient
adj
Of limited knowledge; ignorant.
passivating
passivating
verb
present participle of passivate
passivation
passivation
noun
(chemistry) The spontaneous formation of a hard non-reactive surface film (usually an oxide or nitride) that inhibits further corrosion.
(chemistry, materials science) The process of making a material passive (non-reactive) in relation to another material prior to using the materials together.
(control theory) Conversion of a non-passive dynamical system into a passive one.