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
abbreviates
abbreviates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abbreviate
abbreviator
abbreviator
noun
(Roman Catholicism, historical) One of a college of seventy-two officers of the papal court whose duty was to make a short minute of a decision on a petition, or reply of the pope to a letter, and afterwards expand the minute into official form.
A person who abbreviates or shortens.
abovestairs
abovestairs
noun
Alternative form of above stairs.
abstractive
abstractive
adj
Derived by abstraction; belonging to abstraction.
Having an abstracting nature or tendency; tending to separate; tending to be withdrawn.
acriflavine
acriflavine
noun
(medicine) An antimicrobial flavonoid dye derived from acridine
adairsville
adscriptive
adscriptive
adj
Attached or annexed to the glebe or estate and transferable with it.
adumbrative
adumbrative
adj
Of or pertaining to adumbration
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.
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.
adversities
adversities
noun
plural of adversity
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.
advocatrice
advocatrice
noun
(archaic) A female advocate.
affirmative
affirmative
adj
(algebra) positive; not negative
(logic) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.
Confirmative; ratifying.
dogmatic
pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result
pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming
positive
intj
(military, especially radio communications) Yes; true; correct.
An elaborate synonym for the word yes.
noun
(grammar) An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
(obsolete) An assertion.
Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
afformative
afformative
noun
(grammar) An affix.
affricative
affricative
adj
Of or relating to an affricate.
noun
An affricate.
aftervision
aggravative
aggravative
adj
Tending to aggravate.
noun
That which aggravates.
aggregative
aggregative
adj
By, toward, or of aggregation (the act of collecting or gathering together).
aggrievance
aggrievance
noun
oppression; hardship; grievance.
aggrievedly
aggrievedly
adv
In the manner of someone who is aggrieved
albertville
albertville
Proper noun
A town in the département of Savoie.
alleviaters
alleviators
alleviators
noun
plural of alleviator
alleviatory
alleviatory
adj
alleviative
almoravides
altercative
altercative
adj
(rare) Characterized by wrangling; scolding.
alternative
alternative
adj
(linguistics) Presenting two or more alternatives.
(obsolete) Alternate, reciprocal.
Not traditional, outside the mainstream, underground.
Other; different from something else.
Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities.
noun
(uncountable, music) alternative rock
A non-offensive word or phrase that serves as a replacement for a word deemed offensive or unacceptable, though not as a euphemism.
A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities.
One of several mutually exclusive things which can be chosen.
The remaining option; something available after other possibilities have been exhausted.
alternativo
alveoliform
alveoliform
adj
Having the form of alveoli, or little sockets, cells, or cavities.
ambiversion
ambiversion
noun
(psychology) A personality trait having balanced characteristics of both extroversion and introversion.
ambiversive
ameliorativ
anchorville
animadverts
animadverts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animadvert
animalivore
animalivore
noun
A creature that eats animals
anniversary
anniversary
noun
(especially) Such a day that commemorates a wedding.
(loosely) A day subsequent in time to a given event by some significant period other than a year (especially as prefixed by the amount of time in question).
A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years.
anteversion
anteversion
noun
(medicine) The state or condition of being anteverted.
anteverting
anteverting
verb
present participle of antevert
antidivorce
antidivorce
adj
Opposing divorce.
antierosive
antipoverty
antipoverty
adj
(politics) that serves to alleviate poverty
antislavery
antislavery
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the practice of slavery.
antiviruses
antiviruses
noun
plural of antivirus
apperceived
apperceived
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apperceive
apperceives
apperceives
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apperceive
appreciativ
approbative
approbative
adj
Expressing approval.
Sanctioning officially, giving authorization or approval to something.
noun
(linguistics) A word or grammatical form which denotes a positive affect expressing the appreciation or approval of the speaker.
arbitrative
arbitrative
adj
Of or relating to arbitration.
arborvitaes
arborvitaes
noun
plural of arborvitae
arboviruses
arboviruses
noun
plural of arbovirus
architraved
architraved
adj
(architecture) Furnished with an architrave.
architraves
architraves
noun
plural of architrave
archvampire
arguitively
argumentive
argumentive
adj
Being or presenting an argument or line of reasoning.
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
arvicolinae
arviculture
arviculture
noun
(agriculture) arable farming
aspersively
aspersively
adv
In an aspersive manner.
assertative
assertively
assertively
adv
In an assertive manner.
asservilize
assortative
assortative
adj
Characterized by assorting.
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.
aventurines
aventurines
noun
plural of aventurine
averroistic
averroistic
Adjective
Of or relating to Averroism.
aviatresses
aviatresses
noun
plural of aviatress
avicultures
avicultures
noun
plural of aviculture
bakersville
bakersville
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
a town in North Carolina, USA, and the county seat of Mitchell County.
an unincorporated community in Coshocton County, Ohio, USA.
barberville
barkevikite
barkevikite
noun
(mineralogy) A particular hornblende mineral.
barnesville
barnesville
Proper noun
a ghost town in Alabama, USA.
a city in Georgia, USA
an unincorporated community in Kansas, USA.
a small town in Maryland, USA.
a city in Minnesota, USA.
unincorporated communities in and Missouri, USA.
an unincorporated community in North Carolina, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, USA.
bartonville
basiventral
basiventral
adj
At the base of the front
baskerville
baskerville
Proper noun
A serif typeface from the 18th century.
beaverville
behaviorism
behaviorism
noun
An approach to psychology focusing on observable behavior which, generally assuming that behavior is determined by the environment and denying any independent significance for mind, largely ignores any pathophysiological processes which may, or may not, underlie subjective, behavioral phenomena.
behaviorist
behaviorist
noun
One who studies behavior of humans or animals.
behavioural
behavioural
adj
(British spelling) Of or pertaining to behaviour.
blairsville
braddyville
bradenville
branchville
brandsville
brazzaville
brazzaville
Proper noun
The capital of the Republic of the Congo.
bryantville
burgraviate
burgraviate
noun
The territory of a burgrave.
cadaverines
cadaverines
noun
plural of cadaverine
cantilevers
cantilevers
noun
plural of cantilever
caregivings
caregivings
noun
plural of caregiving
caressively
caressively
adv
In a caressive manner.
carlinville
carlinville
Proper noun
a city in Illinois, USA
carminative
carminative
adj
Relieving discomfort of gas in the digestive tract.
noun
(medicine) A drug or substance that induces the releasing of gas from the digestive tract.
carnesville
carnivaller
carnivories
carsonville
carterville
castroville
cavaliering
cavaliering
verb
present participle of cavalier
cavalierish
cavalierish
adj
Somewhat like a cavalier.
cavalierism
cavalierism
noun
The practice or principles of cavaliers.
celebrative
celebrative
adj
(uncommon) Involving celebration; having the nature of a celebration.
centumviral
centumviral
adj
Of or pertaining to the centumviri
cesarevitch
charitative
charivaried
chivareeing
chivareeing
verb
present participle of chivaree
cicatrisive
cicatrisive
adj
(archaic) Tending to promote scarring; good for healing a wound.
cinevariety
cinevariety
noun
(historical) A kind of variety show incorporating bioscope film.
circulative
circulative
adj
Promoting circulation; circulating.
circumviate
clarksville
clarksville
Proper noun
A community in
A near
A in the U.S. state of that is the of
An in
An unincorporated community in
An unincorporated community in
An unincorporated community in
A in
An unincorporated community in Indiana.
A city in
An unincorporated community in
A in
A city in
A town in
An unincorporated community in
An unincorporated community in New Jersey.
A in the town of
A town in New York.
A village in
A in Ohio.
An unincorporated community in Ohio.
An unincorporated community in
A in
A city in that is the of
A city in that is the county seat of
A town in and
clavicornes
clavierists
clavierists
noun
plural of clavierist
clavigerous
clavigerous
adj
Bearing a club.
Bearing a key.
cleverality
cleverality
noun
(formerly Scotland, now chiefly Ireland) cleverness
cofavorites
cofavorites
noun
plural of cofavorite
cohortative
cohortative
adj
(grammar, of a verb) Inflected to express plea, insistence, imploring, self-encouragement, wish, desire, intent, command, purpose, or consequence.
Encouraging.
noun
(grammar) The cohortative mood.
colourative
colourative
adj
Rare spelling of colorative.
comparative
comparative
adj
(obsolete) Comparable; bearing comparison.
Approximated by comparison; relative.
Of or relating to comparison.
Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Data used to make a comparison.
(grammar) A construction showing a relative quality, in English usually formed by adding more or appending -er. For example, the comparative of green is greener; of evil, more evil.
(grammar) A word in the comparative form.
(obsolete) An equal; a rival; a compeer.
(obsolete) One who makes comparisons; one who affects wit.
contractive
contractive
adj
Able to contract; contractile
contrastive
contrastive
adj
Contrasting.
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.
cooperative
cooperative
adj
Involving cooperation between individuals or parties.
Ready to work with another person or in a team; ready to cooperate.
Relating to a cooperative or cooperatives.
noun
A type of company that is owned partially or wholly by its employees, customers or tenants.
corporative
corporative
adj
pertaining to a corporation; corporate
pertaining to corporativism (also called corporatism); based on collective action or responsibility; especially of a state governed by or structured into separate bodies of classes, professions etc.
correlative
correlative
adj
Mutually related; corresponding.
noun
(formal) Either of two correlative things.
(grammar) A pro-form; a non-personal pronominal, proadjectival, or proadverbial form
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.
covariables
covariables
noun
plural of covariable
covariances
covariances
noun
plural of covariance
cracovienne
cracovienne
noun
A dance, the krakowiak.
craigsville
cranesville
cravingness
cravingness
noun
The state or quality of craving, begging, yearning or demanding.
criminative
criminative
adj
(archaic) Charging with crime; accusing; criminatory.
curvilinead
curvilinead
noun
(geometry, obsolete) An instrument for drawing curved lines.