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.
amadavat
amadavat
noun
An estrildid finch, Amandava amandava, of India and Southeast Asia, commonly kept and bred as a cagebird.
ambivert
ambivert
noun
(psychology) A person who is neither clearly extroverted nor introverted, but has characteristics of each.
amravati
atavisms
atavisms
noun
plural of atavism
averment
averment
noun
A positive statement of facts; an allegation; an offer to justify or prove what is alleged.
The act of averring, or that which is averred; positive assertion.
verification; establishment by evidence.
bevomits
bevomits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bevomit
comitiva
comitiva
noun
(historical) A band of brigands in Italy or Sicily.
demivolt
demivolt
noun
A half vault; one of the seven artificial motions of a horse, in which he raises his forelegs in a particular manner.
deutovum
deutovum
noun
The incompletely developed larva of a mite after shedding of the chorion
dimitrov
dmitriev
emanativ
evenmete
evenmete
adj
(obsolete) Of the same measure, size, or standing; coequal.
eventime
eventime
noun
(archaic) The time of evening.
immotive
lavament
lavement
lavement
noun
A clyster.
A washing or bathing.
levitism
limitive
limitive
adj
Involving a limit; limiting.
lovemate
lovemate
noun
The person with whom one is mated in love; a lover or sweetheart.
maestive
mantevil
mauvette
mauvette
adj
having this color
noun
a purple color similar to mauve
megavolt
megavolt
noun
One million (10⁶) volts, abbreviated as MV.
miscovet
misevent
misevent
noun
A bad or unfortunate event.
mitsvahs
mitsvahs
noun
plural of mitsvah
mitsvoth
mitzvahs
mitzvoth
monitive
monitive
adj
Conveying admonition; admonitory.
montalvo
montuvio
moravite
motivate
motivate
verb
(transitive) To animate; to propel; to cause to take action
(transitive) To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage.
motiving
motiving
verb
present participle of motive
motivity
motivity
noun
The power or ability to move
movement
movement
noun
(aviation) An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing.
(baseball) The deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight.
(bridge) A pattern in which pairs change opponents and boards move from table to table in duplicate bridge.
(engineering) A system or mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion, such as the wheelwork of a watch.
(music) A large division of a larger composition.
(music) Melodic progression, accentual character, tempo or pace.
(obsolete) Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.
A trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
An act of emptying the bowels.
Physical motion between points in space.
The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc.
mutative
mutative
adj
Relating to mutation.
mutivity
nativism
nativism
noun
(chiefly US) A policy of favoring native-born inhabitants over immigrants.
(linguistics) A theory that some knowledge of grammar is innate.
(philosophy) The doctrine that some skills or abilities are innate and not learned.
The policy of perpetuating the culture of the natives of a colonised country.
outmoved
outmoved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outmove
outmoves
outmoves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outmove
outvenom
outvenom
verb
(transitive) To exceed in venom.
overmast
overmast
verb
To furnish with a mast or masts overly tall or heavy.
overmelt
overmelt
verb
(transitive) To melt too much.
overmost
overmost
adj
(obsolete) Over the rest in authority; above all others; highest.
overtame
overtame
adj
Excessively tame.
overteem
overteem
verb
(intransitive) To be filled or swarming with something.
To exhaust or deplete by producing excessively.
overtime
overtime
adv
Beyond the normal or usual extent.
Exceeding regular working hours.
noun
(sports, countable, US) An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation.
(uncountable) The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours.
(uncountable) Working time outside of one's regular hours.
A period of time longer than scheduled.
prep_phrase
Misspelling of over time.
verb
(transitive) To measure something incorrectly, as taking more time than it actually did.
overtrim
overtrim
verb
(transitive) To trim too much.
pavement
pavement
noun
(architecture) The interior flooring of a church sanctuary, between the communion rail and the altar.
(chiefly British) A paved path, for the use of pedestrians, located at the side of a road.
(now chiefly Canada, US) A paving (paved part) of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway or road surface.
(now chiefly Canada, US) The paved part of an area other than a road or sidewalk, such as a cobblestone plaza, asphalt schoolyard or playground, or parking lot.
(now chiefly in technical contexts) A paved surface; a hard covering on the ground.
pivotman
pivotman
noun
(figurative) A central or key person; someone around whom a particular project etc. rotates.
(military) A pivot; the soldier around whom a body of troops wheels.
(sports) A player in a central position.
pivotmen
pivotmen
noun
plural of pivotman
privatum
protovum
remotive
savement
savement
noun
(obsolete) The act of saving; salvation.
stoveman
stovemen
tamatave
tapemove
temesvar
triumvir
triumvir
noun
One member of a triumvirate
twelvemo
twelvemo
noun
(paper) duodecimo, or 12mo, a paper size, so called because it is cut 12 to a (huge, originally made) sheet
(printing) a page, book etc. of that size
vagotomy
vagotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical resection of the vagus nerve so as to reduce the secretion of acid in the stomach and so control duodenal ulcers.
valetdom
valetdom
noun
The realm or sphere of valets.
valetism
vamplate
vamplate
noun
A round of iron on the shaft of a tilting lance, to stabilize and protect the hand.
varments
varments
noun
plural of varment
varmints
varmints
noun
plural of varmint
vasotomy
vasotomy
noun
(surgery) incision into the vas deferens
vatmaker
vatmaker
noun
Someone who makes vats.
vegetism
vegetism
noun
vegetal state or characteristic
vehement
vehement
adj
Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.
verament
veratrum
veratrum
noun
Any of various poisonous herbs of the genus Veratrum
verbatim
verbatim
adj
(of a document) Corresponding with the original word for word.
(of a person) Able to take down a speech word for word, especially in shorthand.
adv
(obsolete) Orally; verbally.
Word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.
noun
A word-for-word report of a speech.
veriment
veritism
vermetid
vermetid
noun
(zoology) Any species of Vermetidae (worm snails).
vermetio
vermetus
vermetus
noun
(zoology) Any of many species of marine gastropods belonging to Vermetus and allied genera, of the family Vermetidae.
vermouth
vermouth
noun
A dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks.
A serving of vermouth.
vermuths
vermuths
noun
plural of vermuth
vestment
vestment
noun
(archaic) An article of clothing, especially an outer garment.
(in the plural) Clothing.
A robe, gown, or other article of clothing worn as an indication of office.
Any of the special articles of clothing worn by members of the clergy etc., especially a garment worn at the celebration of the Eucharist.
viameter
viameter
noun
An odometer.
viaticum
viaticum
noun
(especially Catholicism) The Eucharist, when given to a person who is dying or one in danger of death.
(often figurative) Provisions, money, or other supplies given to someone setting off on a long journey.
A portable altar.
vicomtes
vicomtes
noun
plural of vicomte
vietminh
vinemont
virement
virement
noun
The transfer of a surplus from one account to cover a deficit in another.
visement
vitalism
vitalism
noun
The doctrine that life involves some immaterial "vital force", and cannot be explained scientifically.
vitamers
vitamers
noun
plural of vitamer
vitamine
vitamine
noun
Obsolete form of vitamin.
vitamins
vitamins
noun
plural of vitamin
vizament
volemite
voltaism
voltaism
noun
(obsolete) galvanism
volumist
volumist
noun
The author of a volume.
vombatid
vombatid
noun
(zoology) Any wombat of the family Vombatidae
vomiters
vomiters
noun
plural of vomiter
vomiting
vomiting
noun
The act of one who vomits, or the matter that is vomited.
verb
present participle of vomit
vomition
vomition
noun
(archaic) The act of vomiting.
vomitive
vomitive
adj
(medicine, pharmacology) Inducing vomiting
noun
(medicine, pharmacology) Something that induces vomiting