(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.
advocations
advocations
noun
plural of advocation
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
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.
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.
alternativo
alveolation
alveolation
noun
(geology) An eroded structure of honeycomb-like cavities
anchovettas
anchovettas
noun
plural of anchovetta
anovulatory
anovulatory
adj
Not ovulatory; characterized by anovulation (a lack of ovulation).
anoxidative
anteversion
anteversion
noun
(medicine) The state or condition of being anteverted.
antevocalic
antevocalic
adj
Synonym of prevocalic
antidivorce
antidivorce
adj
Opposing divorce.
antierosive
antipoverty
antipoverty
adj
(politics) that serves to alleviate poverty
antivirotic
antivirotic
noun
An antibiotic that is effective against viruses
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.
autoclaving
autoclaving
noun
sterilization in an autoclave
verb
present participle of autoclave
autovaccine
autovaccine
noun
autogenous vaccine
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
bartonville
biconcavity
biconcavity
noun
The quality of being biconcave.
bloviations
bloviations
noun
plural of bloviation
bonaventura
bonaventure
bondservant
bondservant
noun
An indentured servant.
captivation
captivation
noun
The act of captivating or the state of being captivated.
carnivority
carnivority
noun
The condition of being carnivorous
carpetwoven
catonsville
cavillation
cavillation
noun
The act of cavilling.
cavitations
cavitations
noun
plural of cavitation
clairvoyant
clairvoyant
adj
(computing) Relating to a form of parallel processing algorithm given advance information about the problem.
Able to foresee the future.
Able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses.
Of or relating to clairvoyance.
noun
A person able to foresee the future
A person able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses
coadunative
coadunative
adj
Serving to coadunate or unite.
coadventure
coadventure
noun
(archaic) A joint venture or partnership.
coevalneity
combinative
combinative
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resulting from combination.
Serving, tending, or able to combine.
comminative
comminative
adj
Of or relating to commination.
concavation
concavation
noun
The act of making concave.
concavities
concavities
noun
plural of concavity
condonative
condonative
adj
(obsolete) Condoning; betokening, or relating to, condonement or condonation.
confutative
confutative
adj
That confutes
congelative
congelative
adj
That which tends to congeal.
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.
connectival
connivantly
connotative
connotative
adj
that implies or suggests something else
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
contracivil
contractive
contractive
adj
Able to contract; contractile
contrastive
contrastive
adj
Contrasting.
contravened
contravened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contravene
contravener
contravener
noun
One who contravenes.
contravenes
contravenes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contravene
contrayerva
contrayerva
noun
Dorstenia contrajerva, a South American plant whose aromatic root is sometimes used in medicine as a gentle stimulant and tonic.
contrivable
contrivable
adj
Capable of being contrived, invented, or devised.
contrivance
contrivance
noun
A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
Something overly artful or artificial.
contrivancy
contrivancy
noun
Alternative form of contrivance
conventical
conventical
adj
conventual
conventuals
conventuals
noun
plural of conventual
convertable
convertable
adj
Alternative form of convertible
convictable
convictable
adj
Capable of being convicted.
convocating
convocating
verb
present participle of convocate
convocation
convocation
noun
(collective) A flock of eagles.
An academic assembly, in which the business of a university is transacted.
An assembly of the clergy, by their representatives, to consult on ecclesiastical affairs.
An assembly or meeting.
The act of calling or assembling by summons.
convocative
convulsants
convulsants
noun
plural of convulsant
corrivation
corrivation
noun
(obsolete) The flowing of different streams into one.
The concentration of waters from a watershed to a remote outlet.
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.
covariation
covariation
noun
covariance
covenantees
covenantees
noun
plural of covenantee
covenanters
covenanters
noun
plural of covenanter
covenanting
covenanting
verb
present participle of covenant
covenantors
covenantors
noun
plural of covenantor
covibration
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
davidsonite
decalvation
decurvation
denervation
denervation
noun
(medicine) The removal or blocking of a nerve connection to tissue, such as by surgical or chemical means
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.
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
derivations
derivations
noun
plural of derivation
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.
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.
deviational
deviational
adj
Of, pertaining to, involving or inclining toward some form of deviation.
devotionals
devotionals
noun
plural of devotional
devotionary
devotionate
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
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.
dovetailing
dovetailing
noun
The situation in which things are dovetailed.
verb
present participle of dovetail
earthmoving
earthmoving
adj
(construction, not comparable) Designed to move large quantities of earth or rubble for civil engineering or building purposes.
(figuratively, comparable) Of great significance.
elevational
elevational
adj
Of or pertaining to an elevation.
eluviations
eluviations
noun
plural of eluviation
enervations
enervations
noun
plural of enervation
enteroviral
enteroviral
adj
relating to an enterovirus
estivations
estivations
noun
plural of estivation
evacuations
evacuations
noun
plural of evacuation
evagination
evagination
noun
An outgrowth or protruded part.
The act of evaginating.
evaluations
evaluations
noun
plural of evaluation
evaporating
evaporating
verb
present participle of evaporate
evaporation
evaporation
noun
(archaic) That which is evaporated; vapor.
The process in which all or a portion of liquid (in a container) is turned into vapour, in order to increase the concentration of solid matter in the mixture.
The process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state.
eventognath
eventration
eventration
noun
(medicine) A large wound in the abdomen, through which the greater part of the intestines protrude.
(medicine) A tumour containing a large portion of the abdominal viscera, caused by relaxation of the walls of the abdomen.
The act of disembowelling.
eventuation
eventuation
noun
The act of eventuating or happening as a result; the outcome.
evigilation
evolutional
evolutional
adj
Of or pertaining to evolution, or coming about as a result of the principles of evolution.
excavations
excavations
noun
plural of excavation
excurvation
exonerative
exonerative
adj
Freeing from a burden or obligation; tending to exonerate.
exuviations
exuviations
noun
plural of exuviation
gastonville
geonegative
geonegative
adj
Having a negative geotropic response.
gouvernante
gouvernante
noun
(archaic) governess
governorate
governorate
noun
The territory governed by a governor; a province.
gravelstone
gravestones
gravestones
noun
plural of gravestone
gravidation
gravidation
noun
(obsolete) gravidity
gravitation
gravitation
noun
(physics) The fundamental force of attraction that exists between all particles with mass in the universe. It is the weakest of the four forces, and possesses a gauge boson known as the graviton.
illuviation
illuviation
noun
(geology) The accumulation of suspended material and soluble compounds leached from an overlying stratum
inchoatives
inchoatives
noun
plural of inchoative
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.
informative
informative
adj
(in standards and specifications) Not specifying requirements, but merely providing information.
(obsolete) Formative; having power to form.
Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information.
innervation
innervation
noun
Special activity excited in any part of the nervous system or in any organ of sense or motion; the nervous influence necessary for the maintenance of life, and the functions of the various organs.
The act of innervating or stimulating.
The distribution of nerves in an animal, or to any of its parts.
innovations
innovations
noun
plural of innovation
inobservant
inobservant
adj
Not observant; heedless.
inoculative
inoculative
adj
Relating to inoculation.
inoperative
inoperative
adj
(law) No longer legally binding.
Not working or functioning; either idle or broken.
insectivora
intraoctave
intraoctave
adj
Within an octave.
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.
introactive
invalidator
invalidator
noun
One who, or that which, makes invalid.
invasionist
invasionist
adj
Advocating invasion
noun
A person who advocates invasion
inventional
inventorial
inventorial
adj
Of or pertaining to an inventory.
invigilator
invigilator
noun
(UK, Canada) A person who supervises students during an examination; a proctor
(chiefly UK or archaic) A person who supervises a gallery at a museum.
invigorated
invigorated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of invigorate
invigorates
invigorates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of invigorate