(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.
absolvatory
absolvatory
adj
Conferring absolution; absolutory.
absolvitory
absolvitory
adj
Of or pertaining to a dismissal or an acquittal.
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.
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.
advocatress
advocatress
noun
(rare) A female advocate.
advocatrice
advocatrice
noun
(archaic) A female advocate.
advoteresse
afformative
afformative
noun
(grammar) An affix.
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.
alleviators
alleviators
noun
plural of alleviator
alleviatory
alleviatory
adj
alleviative
alternativo
ameliorativ
anovulatory
anovulatory
adj
Not ovulatory; characterized by anovulation (a lack of ovulation).
anteversion
anteversion
noun
(medicine) The state or condition of being anteverted.
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
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.
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.
arborvitaes
arborvitaes
noun
plural of arborvitae
archvisitor
assortative
assortative
adj
Characterized by assorting.
autogravure
autogravure
noun
(historical) A process of photo-engraving akin to autotype.
avaremotemo
averroistic
averroistic
Adjective
Of or relating to Averroism.
bartonville
behaviorist
behaviorist
noun
One who studies behavior of humans or animals.
bonaventura
bonaventure
bondservant
bondservant
noun
An indentured servant.
captivators
captivators
noun
plural of captivator
carnivority
carnivority
noun
The condition of being carnivorous
carpetwoven
castelvetro
castroville
cavillatory
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
cleaverwort
cleaverwort
noun
Synonym of cleavers (“the bedstraw”)
coacervated
coacervated
adj
That has undergone coacervation
coacervates
coacervates
noun
plural of coacervate
coadventure
coadventure
noun
(archaic) A joint venture or partnership.
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.
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
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
corrivality
corrivation
corrivation
noun
(obsolete) The flowing of different streams into one.
The concentration of waters from a watershed to a remote outlet.
coruscative
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
cultivators
cultivators
noun
plural of cultivator
deactivator
deactivator
noun
A chamber filled with iron filings or other material used to remove excess oxygen or other substances from water.
Any device used to deactivate something.
decurvation
deformative
dehortative
dehortative
adj
dissuasive
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
devastators
devastators
noun
plural of devastator
devotionary
divaricator
divaricator
noun
(zoology) One of the muscles that open the shell of a brachiopod; a cardinal muscle.
divulgatory
divulgatory
adj
Divulging; of or pertaining to divulging.
earthmovers
earthmovers
noun
plural of earthmover
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.
efformative
elaborative
elaborative
adj
Serving to elaborate.
enervations
enervations
noun
plural of enervation
enteroviral
enteroviral
adj
relating to an enterovirus
equivocator
equivocator
noun
agent noun of equivocate; one who equivocates.
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.
evaporative
evaporative
adj
Of, pertaining to, producing, or produced by evaporation.
evaporators
evaporators
noun
plural of evaporator
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.
eviscerator
eviscerator
noun
A device for eviscerating something.
Someone who eviscerates, whether physically or metaphorically.
excurvation
exhortative
exhortative
adj
(comparable) Appearing to exhort; in an urging manner.
(grammar, not comparable) Inflected hortative verb form that a speaker uses to avidly encourage a listener.
noun
The exhortative mood.
exonerative
exonerative
adj
Freeing from a burden or obligation; tending to exonerate.
explorative
explorative
adj
exploratory
extraovular
extraovular
adj
Outside the egg
extraviolet
extraviolet
adj
(obsolete) ultraviolet
favoritisms
favoritisms
noun
plural of favoritism
favouritism
favouritism
noun
(British spelling) The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.
formatively
formatively
adv
In a formative manner.
formicative
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.
hortatively
hortatively
adv
In a hortative way.
hovercrafts
hovercrafts
noun
(nonstandard) plural of hovercraft
improbative
improbative
adj
Implying, or tending to, improbation; disapproving.
improvisate
improvisate
adj
unpremeditated; impromptu
verb
To improvise; to extemporize.
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.
inobservant
inobservant
adj
Not observant; heedless.
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.
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
invigorator
invigorator
noun
One who, or that which, invigorates.
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.
isovalerate
isovalerate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of isovaleric acid.
juvenolatry
lactivorous
lactivorous
adj
Feeding or subsisting upon milk.
laevogyrate
laevogyrate
adj
Alternative form of levogyrate
leavenworth
leavenworth
Proper noun
a small town in Indiana, USA.
a city in Kansas, USA
an unincorporated community in Minnesota, USA.
a small city in Washington, USA.
mantorville
mantorville
Proper noun
a small city in Minnesota, USA
meliorative
meliorative
adj
That meliorates; curative, salutary.
mesoventral
mesoventral
adj
mesial and ventral
monovariant
monovariant
noun
(mathematics) A variable whose value changes in one direction only (gets either larger or smaller)