(computing, of source code) Eligible to be processed by a compiler or interpreter.
(electronics) Not passive.
(gay sexual slang) (of a homosexual man) enjoying a role in anal sex in which he penetrates, rather than being penetrated by his partner.
(specifically, of certain geological features, such as volcano, geysers, etc) Emitting hot materials, such as lava, smoke, or steam, or producing tremors.
Applied to a form of the verb; — opposed to passive. See active voice.
Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.
Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.
Brisk; lively.
Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative
Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy
Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.
Implying or producing rapid action.
In action; actually proceeding; working; in force
Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble.
Requiring or implying action or exertion
noun
(electronics) Any component that is not passive. See Passivity (engineering).
A person or thing that is acting or capable of acting.
advect
advect
verb
(transitive) To transport (something) by advection.
advice
advice
noun
(archaic, commonly in plural) Information or news given; intelligence
(countable) In language about financial transactions executed by formal documents, an advisory document.
(countable, law) A communication providing information, such as how an uncertain area of law might apply to possible future actions
(countable, programming) In aspect-oriented programming, the code whose execution is triggered when a join point is reached.
(uncountable) An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful.
(uncountable) In commercial language, information communicated by letter; used chiefly in reference to drafts or bills of exchange
(uncountable, law) Counseling to perform a specific illegal act.
(uncountable, law) Counseling to perform a specific legal act.
(architecture) A small recessed area set off from a larger room.
A shady retreat.
atavic
atavic
adj
ancestral, atavistic
avance
avichi
avisco
avitic
avocat
avocat
noun
An advocate, a lawyer
avocet
avocet
noun
Any of four species of wading birds in the genus Recurvirostra, of the family Recurvirostridae, with long, slender recurved bills, long legs, and webbed feet.
avouch
avouch
noun
(obsolete) evidence; declaration
verb
To acknowledge deliberately; to admit; to confess; to sanction.
To appeal to; to cite or claim as authority.
To confirm or verify, to affirm the validity of.
To declare freely and openly; to assert.
avruch
bacova
cajava
calved
calved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calve
calver
calver
adj
Of salmon: freshly caught.
noun
A cow that produces young.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To bear, or be susceptible of, being calvered.
(obsolete, transitive) To cut into slices and pickle.
calves
calves
noun
plural of calf
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calve
calvin
calvin
Proper noun
of French and Spanish origin, notably borne by John Calvin, French Protestant theologian
name derived from the surname; used especially by nonconformist families
calvus
caneva
canova
canvas
canvas
noun
(Nigeria) Athletic shoes.
(computer graphics) A region on which graphics can be rendered.
(figuratively) A basis for creative work.
(nautical) Sails in general.
A mesh of loosely woven cotton strands or molded plastic to be decorated with needlepoint, cross-stitch, rug hooking, or other crafts.
A painting, or a picture on canvas.
A piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint.
A rough draft or model of a song, air, or other literary or musical composition; especially one to show a poet the measure of the verses he is to make.
A tent.
A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp, useful for making sails and tents or as a surface for paintings.
verb
(transitive) To cover (an area or object) with canvas.
Obsolete spelling of canvass
capivi
capivi
noun
Alternative form of copaiba
carval
carved
carved
adj
Of an object, made by carving.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carve
carvel
carvel
noun
(nautical, historical) Synonym of caravel (“a light, usually lateen-rigged sailing ship”)
The sea blubber (Cyanea capillata); (obsolete) A jellyfish (Medusozoa).
carven
carven
adj
Made by carving, especially when intricately or artistically done.
verb
(archaic) past participle of carve.
carver
carver
noun
(dated) A butcher.
(dated) A carving knife.
(skiing) A ski with curved edges, allowing smooth turns.
An armchair as part of a set of dining chairs (originally for the person who is to carve the meat).
Someone who carves; an artist who produces carvings.
carves
carves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carve
carvey
carvol
carvol
noun
(organic chemistry) One of a species of aromatic oils resembling carvacrol.
carvyl
casava
casava
noun
Alternative form of cassava
casave
casavi
catavi
cativo
cativo
noun
Prioria copaifera, a flowering tree of Central and South America.
cavafy
cavate
cavate
noun
(archaeology) Cliff-side dwelling made in the living rock by humans.
cavdia
caveae
caveat
caveat
noun
(law) A formal notice of interest in land under a Torrens land-title system.
(law) A formal objection.
(law) A notice requesting a postponement of a court proceeding.
A qualification or exemption.
A warning.
verb
(transitive, law) To formally object to something.
(transitive, law, dated) To issue a notice requesting that proceedings be suspended.
(transitive, law, specifically) To lodge a formal notice of interest in land under a Torrens land-title system.
(transitive, obsolete) To warn or caution against some event.
(transitive, regarded by some as nonstandard) To qualify a statement with a caveat or proviso.
cavell
cavern
cavern
noun
A large cave.
A large, dark place or space.
An underground chamber.
verb
(transitive) To form a cavern or deep depression in.
(transitive) To put into a cavern.
cavers
cavers
noun
plural of caver
caviar
caviar
noun
(figurative) Something whose flavour is too fine for the vulgar taste.
Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy.
cavies
cavies
noun
plural of cavie
plural of cavy
cavill
cavils
cavils
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cavil
cavina
caving
caving
noun
An act of collapsing or caving in.
The recreational sport of exploring caves.
verb
present participle of cave
cavish
cavite
cavity
cavity
noun
(anatomy) A hollow area within the body.
(dentistry) A small or large hole in a tooth caused by caries; often also a soft area adjacent to the hole also affected by caries.
A hole or hollow depression in a solid object.
caviya
cavort
cavort
verb
(informal) To engage in extravagant pursuits, especially of a sexual nature.
(intransitive) To move about carelessly, playfully or boisterously.
(originally intransitive, of horses) To prance, frolic, gambol.
cavour
ceevah
ceevee
cervid
cervid
noun
(zoology) Any animal (such as the deer) of the family Cervidae
cervin
cervix
cervix
noun
(anatomy) The neck
The lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina.
The necklike portion of any part, as of the womb.
cervus
cevdet
cevian
cevian
noun
(geometry) A line from the vertex of a triangle to a point on the opposite side
cevine
chatav
chauve
chavel
chavel
noun
(obsolete) The jaw, especially of an animal.
verb
(transitive, UK, dialectal) To chew.
chaver
chaver
noun
(Jewish) A friend or comrade; a member of a chevra.
chaves
chavey
chavez
chavin
chevak
cheval
cheval
noun
(obsolete) Only in compounds : a horse; hence, a support or frame.
chevee
cheven
cheven
noun
(archaic, dialectal) A river fish, the chub.
verb
To do the work of a chevener, embroidering hosiery.
cheves
chevet
chevet
noun
(architecture) The extreme end of the chancel or choir; properly the round or polygonal part.
chevin
chevin
Noun
A chub
chevon
chevon
noun
The meat of a goat.
chevre
chevre
noun
Alternative spelling of chèvre
chevvy
chiave
chieve
chiver
chives
chives
noun
plural of chive
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chive
chivey
chivey
verb
Archaic form of chivvy.
chivvy
chivvy
noun
(Britain) Something that encourages one to act; a goad, a spur.
verb
(transitive, Britain) To coerce or hurry along, as by persistent request.
(transitive, Britain) To pursue as in a hunt.
(transitive, Britain) To sneak up on or rapidly approach.
(transitive, Britain) To subject to harassment or verbal abuse.
cicsvs
civets
civets
noun
plural of civet
civics
civics
noun
The study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community.
civies
civies
noun
Alternative spelling of civvies
plural of civie
civile
civism
civism
noun
Good citizenship, civic-mindedness.
civite
civory
clavae
claval
claval
adj
Relating to the clava
clavel
claver
claver
noun
(UK, Scotland, dialect) Frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chatter.
Obsolete form of clover.
verb
(UK, Scotland, dialect) To gossip or chit-chat.
claves
claves
noun
(music) A percussion instrument, consisting of two sticks or blocks, in which one is struck against the other in order to produce a sound.
plural of clavis
clavis
clavis
noun
(archaeology) A Roman key.
(taxonomy) A key; an identification guide; a series of logically organized groups of discriminating information which aims to allow the user to correctly identify a taxon.
A device for restraint of the hands.
A glossary.
clavus
clavus
noun
A callous growth, especially on the foot; a corn.
cleave
cleave
noun
(technology) Flat, smooth surface produced by cleavage, or any similar surface produced by similar techniques, as in glass.
verb
(intransitive) To split.
(intransitive, mineralogy) Of a crystal, to split along a natural plane of division.
(intransitive, rare) Followed by to or unto: to adhere, cling, or stick fast to something.
(transitive) To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting.
(transitive) To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument.
(transitive, chemistry) To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules.
(transitive, mineralogy) To break a single crystal (such as a gemstone or semiconductor wafer) along one of its more symmetrical crystallographic planes (often by impact), forming facets on the resulting pieces.
clever
clever
adj
(UK, colloquial) Fit and healthy; free from fatigue or illness.
(US, dated) Good-natured; obliging.
(anthropology, of an Aboriginal Australian) Possessing magical abilities.
(obsolete) Fit; suitable; having propriety.
(obsolete) Well-shaped; handsome.
(of objects or actions) Showing inventiveness or originality; witty.
Mentally quick and resourceful.
Nimble with hands or body; skillful; adept.
Quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent.
Skilled at achieving what one wants, especially via unusual methods.
Smart, intelligent, or witty; mentally quick or sharp.
cleves
cleves
noun
plural of cleve
clevey
clevie
clevis
clevis
noun
A U-shaped coupling having holes at each end, through which a bolt is run; used especially to fit attachments to a tractor or other vehicle as it allows a degree of rotation about the bolt.
clival
clival
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the clivus.
cliver
cliver
adj
(obsolete or dialectal) clever
clivia
clivia
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Clivia, native to southern Africa.
clivis
clivis
noun
(music) A neume representing two notes descending.
clivus
clivus
noun
(anatomy) Part of the cranium at the skull base, a shallow depression behind the dorsum sellae that slopes obliquely backward.
(historical) A road ascending a slope in Ancient Rome.
clovah
cloven
cloven
adj
Split, sundered, or divided.
verb
past participle of cleave
clover
clover
noun
(cartomancy) The second Lenormand card, representing hope, optimism and short-term luck.
A plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers.
cloves
cloves
noun
plural of clove
clovis
clovis
Proper noun
name borne by several prominent people in Frankish/French and Germanic history.
A US city in central northeastern New Mexico
A US city in California.
A particular site that contains evidence of an early Native American culture.
coeval
coeval
adj
Of the same age; contemporary.
noun
Somebody of the same age.
Something of the same era.
colove
colver
colvin
comvia
convex
convex
adj
(functional analysis, not comparable, of a real-valued function on the reals) having an epigraph that is a convex set.
(geometry, not comparable, of a polygon) having no internal angles greater than 180 degrees.
(mathematics, not comparable, of a set in Euclidean space) arranged such that for any two points in the set, a straight line between the two points is contained within the set.
Curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere.
noun
(gambling) A playing card made convex for use in cheating.
(gambling) A small convex mirror used to cheat by observing other players' cards.
Any convex body or surface.
convey
convey
verb
(dated) To take or carry (someone) from one place to another.
(law) To transfer legal rights (to).
(obsolete) To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve.
(obsolete) To manage with privacy; to carry out.
To communicate; to make known; to portray.
To move (something) from one place to another.
convoy
convoy
noun
(nautical) One or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels.
A group of vehicles travelling together for safety, especially one with an escort.
The act of convoying; protection.
verb
(intransitive) To travel under convoy.
(transitive) To escort a group of vehicles, and provide protection.
corved
corvee
corvee
noun
Labor, especially for roads or dams, in lieu of taxes.
Unpaid labor required by a feudal lord.
corven
corver
corver
noun
(mining, historical) A person who makes corves, or coal baskets.
corves
corves
noun
plural of corf
corvet
corvet
noun
(nautical) Archaic form of corvette.
Archaic form of curvet.
corvin
corvus
corvus
noun
(historical) A grappling hook in Ancient Roman naval warfare.
(historical) A hooked ram for destroying walls.
covado
covado
noun
(historical, measure) A traditional Portuguese unit of length, usually about equal to 0.6 meters and approximating the length of a forearm and hand.
covary
covary
verb
(statistics) To vary together with another variable, particularly in a way that may be predictive
covell
covelo
covena
covens
covens
noun
plural of coven
covent
covent
noun
(obsolete) Convent.
covers
covers
noun
(cricket) The area of the field near cover and extra cover.
(cricket) The tarpaulins or other devices used to cover the wicket during rain, in order to prevent it getting wet.
(plural only) The bedclothes; collectively, the sheets, blankets, etc.
plural of cover
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cover