(chiefly botany, rare) Heaped, or growing in heaps, or closely compacted clusters.
verb
(obsolete) To heap up.
acervose
acervuli
acervuli
noun
plural of acervulus
achieved
achieved
adj
(of a goal or status) Having been reached, attained or accomplished.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of achieve
achiever
achiever
noun
One who achieves something.
One who tends to succeed; a winner.
achieves
achieves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of achieve
activate
activate
verb
(transitive) To aerate in order to aid decomposition of organic matter.
(transitive) To encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate.
(transitive) To put a device, mechanism (alarm etc.) or system into action or motion; to trigger, to actuate, to set off, to enable.
(transitive, biology) To render a molecule reactive, active, or effective in performing its function.
(transitive, chemistry) To hasten a chemical reaction, especially by heating.
(transitive, chemistry, physics) To render more reactive; excite.
(transitive, computing, software) To remove the limitations of demoware by providing a license; to unlock.
(transitive, military) To organize or create a military unit or station.
(transitive, physics) To render a substance radioactive.
(transitive, sports) To bring a player back after an injury.
actively
actively
adv
(grammar) In the active form; not passive.
In an active manner.
activism
activism
noun
The practice of using action to achieve a result, such as political demonstration or a strike in support of or in opposition to an issue.
activist
activist
adj
Behaving as an activist.
noun
One who is conspicuously active in carrying out any occupational or professional functions.
One who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change.
activity
activity
noun
(countable) Something done as an action or a movement.
(countable) Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion.
(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time and have no natural end point.
(physics) The number of radioactive decays per unit time. Unit for it: becquerel or curie
(uncountable) The state or quality of being active; activeness.
The propery of substances to react with other substances
activize
activize
verb
(transitive) To convert to activism.
advanced
advanced
adj
(Philippines, of a clock or watch) Indicating a time ahead of the correct time.
(phonetics) Pronounced farther to the front of the vocal tract.
At or close to the state of the art.
Having moved forward in time or space (e.g. advanced ignition timing).
In a late stage of development; greatly developed beyond an initial stage.
with greater complexity, more difficult
verb
simple past tense and past participle of advance
advancer
advancer
noun
(bridge) The overcaller's partner, especially one who bids following the overcall.
A second branch of a buck's antler.
One who advances or puts forward.
advances
advances
noun
plural of advance
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advance
advected
advected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of advect
advocaat
advocaat
noun
A Dutch liqueur made of egg yolks, sugar and strong liquor, typically brandy.
advocacy
advocacy
noun
the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting someone or something
the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
the profession of an advocate
advocate
advocate
noun
A person who speaks in support of something, or someone.
A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves.
Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor.
Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel.
verb
(Scotland, law) To appeal from an inferior court to the Court of Session.
(Scotland, law, in higher courts) To call a case before itself for decision.
(intransitive, with for) To engage in advocacy.
(transitive) To encourage support for something.
(transitive) To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
alcavala
alcavala
noun
In Spain, a tax levied on transactions involving property movable or immovable.
alcazava
antivice
antivice
adj
Opposing or countering vice (sinful behaviour).
archival
archival
adj
Of a material: having a quality suited to the conservational needs of archiving.
Of or pertaining to an archive or archiving.
noun
(uncountable) The practice of storing items in an archive; archiving; (countable) an instance of this.
archived
archived
adj
Having been placed into an archive.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of archive
archiver
archiver
noun
One who, or that which, archives.
archives
archives
noun
plural of archive
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archive
arvicola
arvicole
arvicole
noun
(zoology, dated) field mouse (US, Canada), vole
avarices
avarices
noun
plural of avarice
avicenna
avicenna
Proper noun
Latinized name of Ibn Sina, a Persian polymath
avicular
avicular
adj
Of or pertaining to a bird or to birds.
avionics
avionics
noun
(aviation) The devices used in avionics.
(aviation) The science and technology of the development and use of electrical and electronic devices in aviation.
avocados
avocados
noun
plural of avocado
avouched
avouched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of avouch
avoucher
avoucher
noun
One who avouches.
avouches
avouches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avouch
avowance
avowance
noun
(obsolete) An upholding; defence; vindication.
(obsolete) The act of avowing; avowal.
backveld
backveld
noun
(southern Africa) Backward and unsophisticated rural areas.
bedcover
bedcover
noun
A decorative cover for a bed; a bedspread or counterpane
bescurvy
biconvex
biconvex
adj
Having both sides convex.
bivector
bivector
noun
(mathematics) An antisymmetric tensor of second rank.
bivouacs
bivouacs
noun
plural of bivouac
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bivouac
bovicide
bovicide
noun
One who kills cows.
The killing of a cow.
bozovich
brevetcy
brevetcy
noun
(military) The rank or condition of a brevet officer.
bucorvus
bucovina
cabreuva
cabreuva
noun
The flowering plant Myrocarpus frondosus.
cadavers
cadavers
noun
plural of cadaver
calipeva
calvados
calvados
noun
(countable) A glass of this spirit.
(uncountable) An apple brandy made in Normandy, France.
calvaire
calvaria
calvaria
noun
(anatomy) The dome or roof of the skull, the skullcap.
calvatia
calvinna
canavali
canevari
canvased
canvaser
canvaser
noun
Alternative form of canvasser
canvases
canvases
noun
(US) plural of canvas
canvassy
canvassy
Adjective
Resembling canvas (the fabric).
captived
captived
adj
(obsolete) Captured; captive.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of captive
captives
captives
noun
plural of captive
caravans
caravans
noun
plural of caravan
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caravan
caravels
caravels
noun
plural of caravel
caritive
caritive
adj
(grammar) Of or relating to the caritive case.
(grammar) Of words or endings that express a lack of something, for example English homeless/-less or unsalted/un-, Finnish koditon, suolaton, -ton.
carnival
carnival
noun
(US) A traveling amusement park, called a funfair in British English.
A festive occasion marked by parades and sometimes special foods and other entertainment.
Any of a number of festivals held just before the beginning of Lent.
carville
carvings
carvings
noun
plural of carving
casanova
casanova
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Casanova
casavant
cascavel
caseconv
casnovia
cassavas
cassavas
noun
plural of cassava
cavaedia
cavaedia
noun
plural of cavaedium
cavalero
cavalero
noun
(obsolete) A cavalier.
cavalier
cavalier
adj
(historical) Of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I of England (1600–1649).
High-spirited.
Not caring enough about something important.
Supercilious.
noun
(architecture) A defensive work rising from a bastion, etc., and overlooking the surrounding area.
(historical) A courtesan or noble under Charles I of England, particularly a royalist partisan during the English Civil War which ended his reign.
(historical) A gallant: a sprightly young dashing military man.
(historical) A military man serving on horse, (chiefly) early modern cavalry officers who had abandoned the heavy armor of medieval knights.
(slang) Someone with an uncircumcised penis.
A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, a small breed of spaniel of English origin with a silky, smooth coat and commonly a smooth undocked tail.
A gentleman of the class of such officers
verb
(transitive, dated) Of a man: to act in a gallant and dashing manner toward (women).
cavallas
cavallas
noun
plural of cavalla
cavanagh
cavatina
cavatina
noun
(music) A rather slow, song-like instrumental movement; the title, for example, of a movement in Beethoven's string quartet in B flat, op. 130 (1826) and of a once-famous piece (originally for violin and piano) by Raff, and of the slow movement of Rubra's string quartet No. 2.
(music) An operatic song in slow tempo, either complete in itself or (e.g., in Bellini and Verdi) followed by a faster, more resolute section: hence
cavatine
cavatine
noun
Alternative form of cavatina
cavayard
caveated
caveated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caveat.
caveatee
caveator
caveator
noun
One who enters a caveat.
cavefish
cavefish
noun
Any fish in the family Amblyopsidae
Any of various fish, typically blind and lacking pigment, that inhabit subterranean waters.
cavelike
cavelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cave
cavernal
caverned
caverned
adj
(poetic) Pitted or hollowed out with caverns.
Living in a cavern.
cavesson
cavesson
noun
A part of a horse's bridle that consists of a headstall with a noseband. When a martingale is used, it is attached to the horse's head at the cavesson.
cavetown
cavettos
caviares
caviares
noun
plural of caviare
cavicorn
cavicorn
adj
(zoology) Having hollow horns
noun
(obsolete) A hollow-horned ruminant, one of a group formerly treated taxonomically as Cavicornia.
(zoology) Any animal having hollow horns
cavilers
cavilers
noun
plural of caviler
caviling
caviling
noun
cavilation
cavilled
cavilled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cavil
caviller
caviller
noun
Alternative spelling of caviler
caviness
cavitary
cavitary
adj
Of or pertaining to a (body) cavity.
cavitate
cavitate
verb
(sciences) To form vapour bubbles in a flowing liquid in a region where the pressure of the liquid falls below its vapour pressure.
caviteno
cavitied
cavitied
adj
Having cavities.
cavities
cavities
noun
plural of cavity
cavorted
cavorted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cavort
cavorter
cavorter
noun
One who cavorts.
cavyyard
cayuvava
celative
centavos
centavos
noun
plural of centavo
cerenkov
cervalet
cervelas
cervelas
noun
Alternative form of cervelat
cervelat
cervelat
noun
A Swiss smoked sausage made with pork or beef.
cervical
cervical
adj
(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the cervix.
(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the neck.
noun
(anatomy) Ellipsis of cervical vertebra..
cervices
cervices
noun
plural of cervix
cervidae
cervinae
cervisia
cervixes
cervulus
cessavit
cessavit
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) A writ given by statute to recover lands when the tenant has for two years failed to perform the conditions of his tenure.
cevadine
cevadine
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of veratrine
cevennes
cevenole
ceviches
ceviches
noun
plural of ceviche
champlev
charivan
charvaka
chavante
chavaree
chavicin
chavicin
noun
Alternative form of chavicine
chavicol
chavicol
noun
(organic chemistry) The naturally-occurring allylphenol
chervils
chervils
noun
plural of chervil
cheshvan
cheshvan
Proper noun
The second month of the civil year in the Jewish calendar.
chetvert
chetvert
noun
Alternative form of tchetvert
chevalet
chevalet
noun
A rack or rest used in woodwork or glassworking.
chevance
chevener
chevener
noun
(obsolete) A person who embroidered hosiery
cheverel
cheverel
adj
(obsolete) Pliable as kid leather; elastic, flexible, usually with reference to someone's conscience.
noun
(obsolete) Kid, as used to make leather.
cheveret
cheveril
cheveril
adj
(obsolete) Made of cheveril; pliant.
noun
(obsolete) Soft leather made of kid skin.
cheverly
cheveron
cheveron
noun
Dated form of chevron. (V-shaped ornament)
chevesne
cheville
cheville
noun
(poetry) A word or phrase whose only function is to make a sentence metrically balanced.
cheviots
cheviots
noun
plural of cheviot
chevrier
chevrone
chevrons
chevrons
noun
plural of chevron
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chevron
chevrony
chevrony
adj
Chevron-shaped, zigzag, especially (heraldry) chevronwise.
Having chevrons, especially (heraldry) charged with chevrons.
chevying
chevying
verb
present participle of chevy
chivalry
chivalry
noun
(UK, law, historical) A tenure of lands by knightly service.
(now rare, historical) Cavalry; horsemen armed for battle.
(obsolete) The fact or condition of being a knight; knightly skill, prowess.
Courteous behaviour, especially that of men towards women.
Courtesy, respect and honourable conduct between opponents in wartime.
The ethical code of the knight prevalent in Medieval Europe, having such primary virtues as mercy towards the poor and oppressed, humility, honour, sacrifice, fear of God, faithfulness, courage and utmost graciousness and courtesy to ladies.