(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.
alluviation
alluviation
noun
The deposition of alluvium (sediment) by a river.
anovulatory
anovulatory
adj
Not ovulatory; characterized by anovulation (a lack of ovulation).
autoclaving
autoclaving
noun
sterilization in an autoclave
verb
present participle of autoclave
autovaccine
autovaccine
noun
autogenous vaccine
avellaneous
avouchments
avouchments
noun
plural of avouchment
bivouacking
bivouacking
verb
present participle of bivouac
bonaventura
bonaventure
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.
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.
coadjuvancy
coadjuvancy
noun
(rare) cooperation; mutual effort
coadunative
coadunative
adj
Serving to coadunate or unite.
coadventure
coadventure
noun
(archaic) A joint venture or partnership.
confutative
confutative
adj
That confutes
conjugative
conjugative
adj
Of, relating to, or producing combination or conjunction; combinative or connective.
conjunctiva
conjunctiva
noun
(anatomy) A clear mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid and the exposed surface of the eyeball or sclera.
conventuals
conventuals
noun
plural of conventual
convolvulad
convulsants
convulsants
noun
plural of convulsant
coronavirus
coronavirus
noun
(metonymically) An illness caused by a coronavirus.
(often the intended sense, since 2020) SARS-CoV-2, the specific coronavirus that causes the infectious disease COVID-19.
(virology) A member of the family Coronaviridae, comprising viruses which infect animals and human beings, and the genome of which consists of a single strand of RNA.
COVID-19, the disease caused by the specific coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
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.
cultivation
cultivation
noun
Advancement or refinement in physical, intellectual, or moral condition
Devotion of time or attention to the improvement of (something)
The art or act of cultivating; improvement of land for or by agriculture
The state of being cultivated or used for agriculture
decurvation
devaluation
devaluation
noun
(economics) The intentional or deliberate lowering of a currency's value compared to another country's currency or a standard value (e.g. the price of gold).
Depreciation.
The removal or lessening of something's value.
divulgation
divulgation
noun
The act of divulging or publishing; publication.
The communication of technology or science to the general public, public awareness of science.
The disclosure or revelation of a secret.
eluviations
eluviations
noun
plural of eluviation
endeavoured
endeavoured
verb
Britain standard spelling of endeavored.
endeavourer
equinovarus
equinovarus
noun
talipes equinovarus; clubfoot
evacuations
evacuations
noun
plural of evacuation
evaluations
evaluations
noun
plural of evaluation
eventuation
eventuation
noun
The act of eventuating or happening as a result; the outcome.
evolutional
evolutional
adj
Of or pertaining to evolution, or coming about as a result of the principles of evolution.
excurvation
exuviations
exuviations
noun
plural of exuviation
favouringly
favouringly
adv
In a favouring way.
gouvernante
gouvernante
noun
(archaic) governess
granivorous
granivorous
adj
That eats seeds
gravaminous
illuviation
illuviation
noun
(geology) The accumulation of suspended material and soluble compounds leached from an overlying stratum
incurvation
incurvation
noun
(obsolete) Bowing in reverence or worship.
A curving inwards; the condition of being curved inwards.
The act of acquiring or being given a curved form; an instance of curving or bending.
The state of being curved or bent; any curved shape or formation; curvature; a curve; a bend.
inoculative
inoculative
adj
Relating to inoculation.
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.
involuntary
involuntary
adj
Not voluntary or willing; contrary or opposed to explicit will or desire; unwilling.
Without intention; unintentional.
jugoslavian
juvenocracy
juvenolatry
manoeuvered
manoeuvered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of manoeuver
manoeuvring
manoeuvring
noun
A manoeuvre.
verb
present participle of manoeuvre
mavourneens
mavourneens
noun
plural of mavourneen
nervuration
neuroactive
neuroactive
adj
That acts on the central nervous system.
noctivagous
noctivagous
adj
Wandering at night; nightwandering, noctivagant.
nonalluvial
nonalluvial
adj
Not alluvial.
noncurative
noncurative
adj
Not curative.
nonmutative
nonmutative
adj
Not mutative.
nonsurvival
nonsurvival
adj
Not of or pertaining to survival.
noun
Failure to survive.
nonvalorous
nonvaluable
nonvaluable
adj
Not valuable.
nonvaporous
nonvaporous
adj
Not vaporous.
nonvascular
nonvascular
adj
not vascular
nonvisually
nonvisually
adv
In a nonvisual way.
novaculites
novaculites
noun
plural of novaculite
observandum
observandum
noun
A thing to be observed.
omnivarious
omnivarious
adj
Of every variety.
outcaviling
outmaneuver
outmaneuver
verb
US standard spelling of outmanoeuvre.
outrivaling
outsavoring
outvaunting
outvaunting
verb
present participle of outvaunt
outvoyaging
outvoyaging
verb
present participle of outvoyage
overabounds
overabounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overabound
overabusing
overabusing
verb
present participle of overabuse
overanxious
overanxious
adj
Excessively anxious or nervous.
overarguing
overarguing
verb
present participle of overargue
overcaution
overcaution
noun
excessive caution
verb
(transitive) To caution excessively.
overcurtain
overhauling
overhauling
noun
The act by which something is overhauled.
verb
present participle of overhaul
overpainful
overpainful
adj
Excessively painful.
oversaucing
oversaucing
verb
present participle of oversauce
overvaluing
overvaluing
noun
An overvaluation.
verb
present participle of overvalue
pulveration
pulvination
recurvation
recurvation
noun
A bending or flexure backward.
rejuvenator
rejuvenator
noun
A substance sprayed onto a bituminous surface to renew it.
That which rejuvenates.
revaluation
revaluation
noun
(UK, pensions) The application of compound growth to the value of a pension benefit, specifically from the date of the member leaving the scheme (for example, moving to a different employer) to the date that the member starts receiving the benefit (typically retirement).
A reassessment of the value or worth of something; a reappraisal or reevaluation.
The process of altering the relative value of a currency or other standard of exchange.
savouriness
savouriness
noun
Alternative form of savoriness
savouringly
savouringly
adv
With savour; enjoying the taste of something.
sublevation
sublevation
noun
An insurrection, an uprising.
The act of raising on high; elevation.
subornative
subornative
adj
Of or pertaining to subornation
subsynovial
subsynovial
adj
Beneath the synovium
sulfovinate
thoreauvian
thoreauvian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), American writer and philosopher, or his writings.
tuboovarian
tubovaginal
unadvocated
unadvocated
adj
Not advocated.
unapproving
unapproving
adj
not approving
unavoidable
unavoidable
adj
(law) Not voidable; incapable of being made null or void.
Impossible to avoid; bound to happen.
noun
Something that cannot be avoided.
unavoidably
unavoidably
adv
In an unavoidable manner.
uncavernous
uncombative
uncombative
Adjective
Not combative.
unconvenial
uncovenable
uncovenable
Adjective
Not covenable; inconvenient.
uncoverable
uncoverable
adj
Able to be uncovered.
Unable to be covered.
undersavior
undeviation
unequivocal
unequivocal
adj
(possibly dated) Without equal, matchless.
Unambiguous; without equivocation or ambiguity; singularly clear, unmistakable, or unquestionable
unevaporate
unevocative
unevocative
adj
Not evocative.
unfavorable
unfavorable
adj
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of unfavourable
unfavorably
unfavorably
adv
(American spelling) In an unfavorable manner.
unfavouring
unfavourite
unfavourite
verb
Alternative form of unfavorite
unflavorous
unflavoured
unflavoured
adj
Alternative spelling of unflavored
unformative
unformative
adj
Not formative.
unhortative
unimmovable
uninvokable
uninvokable
adj
That cannot be invoked.
unisolative
univocality
univocality
noun
The condition of being univocal
unmarvelous
unmarvelous
adj
Not marvelous.
unmotivated
unmotivated
adj
For which there is no motive.
Lacking motivation, without impetus to strive or excel.