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.
advertences
advertences
noun
plural of advertence
advertently
advertently
adv
intentionally, on purpose, purposely
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
aftervision
aggravating
aggravating
verb
present participle of aggravate
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.
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
animadverts
animadverts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animadvert
anovulatory
anovulatory
adj
Not ovulatory; characterized by anovulation (a lack of ovulation).
anteversion
anteversion
noun
(medicine) The state or condition of being anteverted.
anteverting
anteverting
verb
present participle of antevert
antidivorce
antidivorce
adj
Opposing divorce.
antierosive
antigravity
antigravity
noun
Alternative spelling of anti-gravity
antipoverty
antipoverty
adj
(politics) that serves to alleviate poverty
antislavery
antislavery
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the practice of slavery.
antivirotic
antivirotic
noun
An antibiotic that is effective against viruses
antiviruses
antiviruses
noun
plural of antivirus
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.
argumentive
argumentive
adj
Being or presenting an argument or line of reasoning.
aventurines
aventurines
noun
plural of aventurine
averruncate
averruncate
verb
(transitive, rare) To avert; to ward off.
(transitive, rare) To root up.
bartonville
basiventral
basiventral
adj
At the base of the front
bereavement
bereavement
noun
The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death.
bonaventura
bonaventure
bondservant
bondservant
noun
An indentured servant.
bryantville
cakravartin
cakravartin
noun
Alternative form of chakravartin
cantilevers
cantilevers
noun
plural of cantilever
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.
carnivority
carnivority
noun
The condition of being carnivorous
carpetwoven
carvestrene
carvestrene
noun
(organic chemistry) A racemic form of sylvestrene
centumviral
centumviral
adj
Of or pertaining to the centumviri
cinevariety
cinevariety
noun
(historical) A kind of variety show incorporating bioscope film.
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
coadventure
coadventure
noun
(archaic) A joint venture or partnership.
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.
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
convertable
convertable
adj
Alternative form of convertible
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
covenanters
covenanters
noun
plural of covenanter
covenantors
covenantors
noun
plural of covenantor
covibration
cravenetted
cravenetted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cravenette
criminative
criminative
adj
(archaic) Charging with crime; accusing; criminatory.
decurvation
denervating
denervating
verb
present participle of denervate
denervation
denervation
noun
(medicine) The removal or blocking of a nerve connection to tissue, such as by surgical or chemical means
denigrative
denigrative
adj
Synonym of denigratory
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.
depravement
depravement
noun
(archaic) Depravity; corruption.
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
devirginate
devirginate
adj
Deprived of virginity.
verb
To deprive of virginity; to deflower.
devotionary
dhanvantari
drivetrains
drivetrains
noun
plural of drivetrain
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.
enervations
enervations
noun
plural of enervation
engravement
engravement
noun
Any engraved work.
Engraving.
enteroviral
enteroviral
adj
relating to an enterovirus
enumerative
enumerative
adj
Of, pertaining to or based on enumeration
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.
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.
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.
evidentiary
evidentiary
adj
(law) Of or pertaining to evidence.
excurvation
exonerative
exonerative
adj
Freeing from a burden or obligation; tending to exonerate.
extravagant
extravagant
adj
Exceeding the bounds of something; roving; hence, foreign.
Exorbitant.
Extreme; wild; excessive; unrestrained.
Profuse in expenditure; prodigal; wasteful.
extravenate
extravenate
adj
(obsolete) That has been let out of the veins.
verb
Synonym of extravasate
gallivanter
gallivanter
noun
One who gallivants.
germinative
germinative
adj
Having the ability to germinate
Of or pertaining to germination
gouvernante
gouvernante
noun
(archaic) governess
governorate
governorate
noun
The territory governed by a governor; a province.
grantsville
granulative
gravelstone
gravenstein
gravenstein
Noun
A variety of autumn apple with deep red or orange streaks.
gravestones
gravestones
noun
plural of gravestone
gravidation
gravidation
noun
(obsolete) gravidity
gravitating
gravitating
verb
present participle of gravitate
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.
gubernative
gubernative
adj
(obsolete) governing
inadvertant
inadvertent
inadvertent
adj
(obsolete) Inattentive.
Not intentional; not on purpose; not conscious.
incarnative
incarnative
adj
Causing new flesh to grow; healing; regenerative.
noun
Any incarnative medicine.
incurvating
incurvating
verb
present participle of incurvate
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.
incurvature
incurvature
noun
curvature; curving
indepravate
inebriative
inebriative
adj
Causing or relating to inebriation.
infirmative
infirmative
adj
(obsolete) Tending to weaken, annul, or make void.
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.
ingravidate
ingravidate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To impregnate.
innervating
innervating
verb
present participle of innervate
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.
inobservant
inobservant
adj
Not observant; heedless.
inoperative
inoperative
adj
(law) No longer legally binding.
Not working or functioning; either idle or broken.
insectivora
inspirative
inspirative
adj
Tending to inspire.
integrative
integrative
adj
(sciences) Tending toward or promoting integration
interactive
interactive
adj
(computer science) Responding to the user.
Interacting with or communicating with and reacting to each other; influencing or having an effect on each other; acting or capable of acting on each other or with the other.
noun
A feature (as in a museum) that can be interacted with.
interleaved
interleaved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interleave
interleaver
interleaver
noun
(computing) A program or algorithm that interleaves.
interleaves
interleaves
noun
plural of interleave
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interleave
interpaving
intervaling
intervalled
intervalley
intervalley
adj
Between valleys.
noun
A valley lying between other valleys, or between other entities.
intervallic
intervallic
adj
(chiefly music) Of, or pertaining to, intervals.
intervallum
intervallum
noun
An interval.
intervaried
intervaried
verb
simple past tense and past participle of intervary
interveinal
interveinal
adj
(chiefly botany) Occurring between veins.
intervenant
interverbal
interverbal
adj
Between words.
interweaved
interweaved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interweave
interweaver
interweaver
noun
One who interweaves.
interweaves
interweaves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interweave
intraoctave
intraoctave
adj
Within an octave.
intrapelvic
intrapelvic
adj
(anatomy) Within the (cavity of the) pelvis
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.
intraverbal
intraverbal
adj
Within a word.
noun
A verbal response to a verbal stimulus that does not involve echoic or textual behavior or transcription or dictation-taking.
introactive
invalidator
invalidator
noun
One who, or that which, makes invalid.
invariantly
invariantly
adv
(mathematics) In a manner that is invariant; unaffected by some operation.
In a manner that is invariant (without variation).