(grammar) Of or pertaining to the grammatical case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action.
(rare) Of, exhibiting, or pertaining to absolution; absolutory, absolving.
noun
(grammar) An uninflected verb form used to indicate another action performed by the subject of the principal verb.
(grammar) The absolutive case, or a phrase that uses it.
accusative
accusative
adj
(grammar) Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin, Lithuanian and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influence of a transitive verb has its limited influence. Other parts of speech, including secondary or predicate direct objects, will also influence a sentence’s construction. In German the case used for direct objects.
Producing accusations; in a manner that reflects a finding of fault or blame
noun
(grammar) The accusative case.
acervuline
acervuline
adj
Resembling little heaps.
acutograve
adenovirus
adenovirus
noun
(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
adequative
adequative
adj
(rare) equivalent or sufficient; adequate.
adjunctive
adjunctive
adj
(logic) the property of two operations x and y, such that ax(ayb) = a, and ay(axb) = a
additional; neither basic nor primary
forming an adjunct
noun
(grammar) a connector joining two components of the same weight, such as a coordinating conjunction
(manufacturing) a substance added as a supplement; often in the phrase "additives and adjunctives."
adventured
adventured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adventure
adventurer
adventurer
noun
(video games) A player of adventure games or text adventures.
A person who seeks a fortune in new and possibly dangerous enterprises.
A person who tries to advance their social position by somewhat devious means.
A soldier of fortune, a speculator.
One who enjoys adventures.
adventures
adventures
noun
plural of adventure
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adventure
advolution
advolution
noun
A rolling toward something; goal orientation.
aktivismus
algivorous
algivorous
adj
(biology) algae-eating
allocutive
allusively
allusively
adv
In an allusive manner; in a manner characterized by allusion.
alviducous
ambilevous
ambilevous
adj
(rare) Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
ambulative
ambulative
adj
(archaic) walking
amputative
amputative
adj
(surgery) That involves amputation
applausive
applausive
adj
Conveying applause.
aquavalent
archivault
argusville
ariovistus
arvicolous
arvicolous
adj
Synonym of arvicoline
assaultive
assaultive
adj
Confrontational; tending or seeming to assault; characterized by assault.
noun
(psychiatry, criminology) A person who assaults others.
assumptive
assumptive
adj
(heraldry, of arms, not comparable) Originally, being arms which a person had a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now, those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.
Forward or presumptuous.
Held as true or valid without evidence.
astructive
astructive
adj
(obsolete) Building up; constructive.
audivision
augmentive
augmentive
adj
(linguistics) Changing the meaning to one that is a larger, more complete, or more elaborate version of the original sense.
Serving to augment, enhance, or increase; augmentative.
Supplementary; additional.
noun
(linguistics) An augmentive affix; augmentative.
Something that augments.
aurivorous
aurivorous
adj
Gold-devouring.
autoactive
autoactive
adj
spontaneously active (without any external stimulus)
autoclaved
autoclaved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoclave
autoclaves
autoclaves
noun
plural of autoclave
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autoclave
autolavage
automative
automative
adj
Relating to automation.
automotive
automotive
adj
Having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling.
Of, or relating to motor vehicles.
noun
A shop or company that sells motor vehicle parts
autryville
avanturine
avanturine
noun
Alternative form of aventurine
avaricious
avaricious
adj
Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
avenaceous
avenaceous
adj
Belonging to, or resembling, oats or the oat grasses.
aventurine
aventurine
noun
(mineralogy, by extension) A variety of translucent quartz, spangled throughout with scales of yellow mica.
A kind of brownish glass containing gold-coloured spangles.
avicularia
avicularia
noun
plural of avicularium
aviculidae
aviculture
aviculture
noun
The rearing and care of birds (especially poultry)
avidiously
avidiously
adv
(obsolete) eagerly; greedily.
avirulence
avirulence
noun
The state of being avirulent.
avoidupois
avouchable
avouchable
adj
Capable of being avouched.
avouchment
avouchment
noun
A positive declaration.
The act of avouching.
avunculate
avunculate
noun
(In certain tribal peoples, for example, the Korowai) a special relationship between a man and a maternal uncle, and the mutual responsibilities between them.
the relationship between a man and his sister's children, generally her sons.
Relating to two, related univocal terms, sources etc.
bivalvular
bivalvular
Adjective
Having two valves.
bivascular
bivascular
adj
Relating to two blood vessels
bivouacked
bivouacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bivouac
bouckville
boulevards
boulevards
noun
plural of boulevard
bouleverse
bravuraish
breviature
breviature
noun
(obsolete) An abbreviation.
brevicauda
bruceville
brunsville
bucorvinae
budennovsk
burkeville
burnsville
burnsville
Proper noun
A city in Minnesota.
A town in Mississippi.
A town in North Carolina.
A town in West Virginia.
buttzville
cadaverous
cadaverous
adj
Corpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver.
cavalerius
chauvinism
chauvinism
noun
(derogatory) Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism.
(derogatory) Unwarranted bias, favoritism, or devotion to one's own particular group, cause, or idea.
chauvinist
chauvinist
adj
(derogatory) Chauvinistic; excessively patriotic or heavily biased.
Pertaining to chauvinism.
noun
(derogatory) A chauvinistic person.
chemehuevi
chivalrous
chivalrous
adj
(of a man) Honourable, especially to women; gallant.
involving chivalry.
circumvent
circumvent
verb
(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
(transitive) to outwit or outsmart
(transitive) to surround or besiege
circumvest
circumvest
verb
(obsolete) To cover round, as with a garment; to invest.
claudville
claviature
claviature
noun
A keyboard, especially of a musical instrument.
A system or style of applying the fingers to such a keyboard.
Metaphorically, a repertoire or toolkit of concepts or resources for application to a field.
The layout of keys on such a keyboard.
clavicular
clavicular
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the clavicle.
claviculus
coadjutive
coadjutive
adj
Rendering mutual aid; coadjutant.
coadjuvant
coadjuvant
adj
cooperating
noun
(medicine) An adjuvant.
coadjuvate
colluviums
combustive
combustive
adj
Of, pertaining to, caused by, or partaking in combustion.
compluvium
compluvium
noun
(architecture) A space left unroofed over the court of a dwelling in Ancient Rome, through which the rain fell into the impluvium or cistern.
compulsive
compulsive
adj
Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible.
noun
One who exhibits compulsive behaviours.
conclusive
conclusive
adj
Pertaining to a conclusion.
Providing an end to something; decisive.
concussive
concussive
adj
Of, pertaining to, or causing concussion
conductive
conductive
adj
Able to conduct electrical current or heat.
Of, or relating to conductivity of a material.
confervous
confervous
adj
Relating to, consisting of, or resembling confervae.
conjuctiva
connexivum
connexivum
noun
The banded or spotted border of the abdomen of various insects
consultive
consultive
adj
Determined by, or relating to, consultation; deliberate.
conventual
conventual
adj
Pertaining to a convent or convent life; cloistered, monastic.
noun
A member of a convent.
conversusi
convoluted
convoluted
adj
(chiefly anatomy, zoology) Having numerous overlapping coils or folds; convolute.
(figuratively) Complex, complicated, or intricate.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convolute
convolvuli
convulsant
convulsant
adj
Causing or producing convulsions; convulsive.
noun
Anything, such as a drug, that causes convulsions
convulsing
convulsing
verb
present participle of convulse
convulsion
convulsion
noun
(medicine) An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.
An uncontrolled fit, as of laughter; a paroxysm.
Violent turmoil.
convulsive
convulsive
adj
Having or producing convulsions.
Marked by or having the nature of convulsions.
copulative
copulative
adj
(grammar) That acts as a copula.
(grammar) That connects the subject of a clause with its complement.
Of or pertaining to copulation.
noun
(grammar) A copulative conjunction.
(obsolete) connection
corbovinum
corbovinum
noun
Alternative form of cor bovinum
corruptive
corruptive
adj
Tending to corrupt.
coupeville
courbevoie
covetously
covetously
adv
In a covetous manner
covinously
covinously
adv
In a covinous manner.
crevecoeur
cuernavaca
cultivable
cultivable
adj
Capable of being cultivated or farmed.
cultivably
cultivated
cultivated
adj
(of a person) cultured, refined, educated
(of a plant) grown by cultivation (not wild)
(of land) farmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cultivate
cultivates
cultivates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cultivate
cultivator
cultivator
noun
A person who cultivates.
Any of several devices used to loosen or stir the soil, either to remove weeds or to provide aeration and drainage.
culverfoot
culveriner
culverkeys
culverkeys
noun
plural of culverkey
culvertage
culvertage
noun
(historical) The degradation of a vassal to the position of a serf.
culverwort
culverwort
noun
The columbine Aquilegia vulgaris.
cumulative
cumulative
adj
(finance) Having priority rights to receive a dividend that accrue until paid.
(law) (of evidence, witnesses, etc.) Intended to illustrate an argument that has already been demonstrated excessively.
(linguistics) Adding one statement to another.
Incorporating all current and previous data up to the present or at the time of measuring or collating.
That is formed by an accumulation of successive additions.
That tends to accumulate.
cunctative
cunctative
adj
(rare) Inclined to delay
curatively
curatively
adv
In a curative manner.
curdsville
curryfavel
curryville
curvaceous
curvaceous
adj
(of a woman) Having shapely and voluptuous curves; curvy.
curvacious
curvacious
adj
Alternative form of curvaceous
curvatures
curvatures
noun
plural of curvature
curvedness
curvedness
noun
The property of being curved.
curvetting
curvetting
noun
Alternative form of curveting
curvimeter
curvimeter
noun
A device for measuring the length of curves, such as on a map
curvograph
curvograph
noun
An arcograph.
curvometer
curvometer
noun
Alternative form of curvimeter
daugavpils
daugavpils
Proper noun
A city in Latvia on the Western Dvina (Daugava) river.
defunctive
defunctive
adj
(archaic) funereal
delusively
delusively
adv
In a delusive or deluded manner.
demiquaver
demiquaver
noun
(music) A semiquaver, a sixteenth note.
denudative
denudative
adj
That causes denudation.
depauville
depurative
depurative
adj
(medicine) Purifying the blood or humours; depuratory.
noun
Any depurative remedy or agent.
Any disease that is depurative.
deputative
devaluated
devaluated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of devaluate
devaluates
devaluates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devaluate
devolution
devolution
noun
(derogatory) Degeneration (as opposed to evolution).
(government) The transfer of some powers and the delegation of some functions from a central government to local government (e.g. from the U.K. parliament to Scottish parliament and Welsh assembly).
A descent, especially one that passes through a series of revolutions, or by succession
A rolling down.
The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another.