(obsolete, masonry) The joint or interstice between stones, to be filled with mortar.
A cold water drinking fountain (for people) typically found in a public location; more generally, any fountain or water source (including for animals like birds, horses etc).
absolvent
absolvent
adj
(rare) Absolving.
noun
(rare) An absolver.
absolvers
absolvers
noun
plural of absolver
absolving
absolving
verb
present participle of absolve
acclivous
acclivous
adj
sloping upward; rising like a hillside.
accoville
aconative
aconative
adj
Lacking conation
activator
activator
noun
(biology) A type of effector that increases the rate of enzyme-mediated reactions.
(biology) Any chemical or agent which regulates one or more genes by increasing the rate of transcription.
(chemistry) Something that activates a catalyst
(mining) An agent that enables the flotation of a mineral or minerals.
A type of dopant used in phosphors and scintillators.
One who, or that which, activates.
advection
advection
noun
(earth science, chemistry) The horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc.
The transport of a scalar by bulk fluid motion.
adversion
adversion
noun
(obsolete) An adverting or turning towards; attention.
A tendency or wish to avoid someone or something.
advocated
advocated
adj
Having been argued in favor of.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of advocate
advocates
advocates
noun
plural of advocate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advocate
advocator
advocator
noun
One who advocates; an advocate
advowsons
advowsons
noun
plural of advowson
aerocurve
aerocurve
noun
(aviation, historical) A kind of early aeroplane with curved surfaces.
afterlove
akhmatova
akimovsky
aldovandi
alkhimovo
allgovite
alluvions
alluvions
noun
plural of alluvion
alluvious
alluvious
adj
(archaic) alluvial
almogavar
almogavar
noun
(historical) A lightly-clad footsoldier during the Christian reconquest of Islamic Spain.
almoravid
almoravid
Noun
A member of a Berber dynasty that started in 11th-century Morocco.
alveolars
alveolars
noun
plural of alveolar
alveolary
alveolary
adj
alveolar
alveolate
alveolate
adj
Having a structure containing honeycomb-like cavities.
noun
(biology) A member of a grouping of protists comprising the ciliates, sporozoa and dinoflagellates.
alveolite
alvordton
amarevole
amarevole
adv
(music) (To be played) bitterly.
anchoveta
anchoveta
noun
A species of anchovy, Engraulis ringens, from the southern Pacific.
anchovies
anchovies
noun
plural of anchovy
anovulant
anovulant
noun
Any drug that prevents ovulation.
antevorta
antinovel
antinovel
noun
(literature) A novel that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the novel, such as a coherent plot and protagonist.
(literature, by extension) Any style of writing that deviates from the norm of technical conventions used in writing literature.
antivenom
antivenom
noun
(medicine) A medicine that counteracts venom, an antidote to biological poisons from venomous animals such as snakes and spiders.
antrovert
anviltops
apivorous
apivorous
adj
That feeds on bees
applosive
applosive
noun
(phonology) An unreleased plosive, denoted ◌̚ in the IPA.
approvals
approvals
noun
plural of approval
approvers
approvers
noun
plural of approver
approving
approving
adj
Expressing approbation; commending
verb
present participle of approve
arbovirus
arbovirus
noun
(pathology, virology) Any virus that is transmitted by an arthropod.
archivolt
archivolt
noun
(architecture) An ornamental molding or band following the curve on the underside of an arch.
ardenvoir
artemovsk
artukovic
assortive
autoclave
autoclave
adj
(cryptography) autokey
noun
A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.
verb
(transitive) To sterilize laboratory equipment in an autoclave.
autovalet
autovalve
avalokita
aveniform
aveniform
adj
Having the appearance of oats.
avenolith
averroism
averroism
Noun
The tenets of the Averroists, having to do with the doctrine of monopsychism.
averroist
averroist
Noun
Any peripatetic philosopher belonging to a certain sect that appeared in Italy before the restoration of learning.
aversions
aversions
noun
plural of aversion
aviations
aviations
noun
plural of aviation
avicebron
avicolous
avicolous
adj
(ecology) That is parasitic on birds
avigation
avigation
noun
(dated, aviation) Aerial navigation.
avigators
avigators
noun
plural of avigator
avocadoes
avocation
avocation
noun
(obsolete) A calling away; a diversion.
A hobby or recreational or leisure pursuit.
Pursuits; duties; affairs which occupy one's time; usual employment; vocation.
That which calls one away from one's regular employment or vocation.
The calling of a case from an inferior to a superior court.
avocative
avocative
adj
(obsolete) Calling off.
noun
(obsolete) That which calls aside; a dissuasive.
avocatory
avoidable
avoidable
adj
Capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped.
Capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable.
noun
Something that can or should be avoided.
avoidably
avoidably
adv
In a manner so as to be avoidable.
avoidance
avoidance
noun
(law, obsolete) The act of annulling; annulment.
(obsolete) The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant, specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent.
(obsolete) The act of dismissing a person.
(obsolete) The act of quitting a position or benefice.
(obsolete) The course by which anything (especially water) is carried off.
The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.
avoidless
avoidless
adj
(rare) Unavoidable; inevitable.
avoidment
avolation
avolation
noun
(obsolete) Evaporation; dissipation into the air.
avouchers
avouchers
noun
plural of avoucher
avouching
avouching
verb
present participle of avouch
avourneen
avourneen
Noun
darling, sweetheart
avulsions
avulsions
noun
plural of avulsion
babouvism
babouvism
Noun
Babouvist beliefs generally
babouvist
babouvist
Noun
A supporter or follower of or his ideas, including universal equal income and the abolition of private property.
bavaroise
bavaroise
noun
(sometimes proscribed) A cold dessert made from custard, cream and gelatine.
A drink of sweetened milk, eggs and tea, often with some sort of spirit.
beaverton
beaverton
Proper noun
The name of several places
A city in Oregon, USA
A town in Ontario, Canada
A village in Alabama, USA
A hamlet in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
behaviors
behaviors
noun
plural of behavior
behaviour
behaviour
noun
Britain standard spelling of behavior.
bellovaci
beriosova
bevatrons
bevatrons
noun
plural of bevatron
bicalvous
biconcave
biconcave
adj
(optics, anatomy) Having both sides concave
biovulate
bivalvous
bivalvous
adj
(archaic) Having two valves; bivalvular.
bivouaced
bivouacks
bivouacks
noun
plural of bivouack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bivouack
blossvale
bloviated
bloviated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bloviate
bloviates
bloviates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bloviate
boerhavia
bolivares
bolivares
noun
plural of bolivar
boliviano
boliviano
noun
the unit of currency in Bolivia, divided into 100 centavos
bolivians
bonaveria
bondslave
bondslave
noun
One who works as a slave under an indenture; a bondsman or bondswoman.
boneshave
borrovian
boschvark
boshvarks
boulevard
boulevard
noun
A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.
A strip of land between a street and sidewalk.
The landscaping on the sides of a boulevard or other thoroughfare.
bouvardia
bovenland
bravadoed
bravadoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bravado
bravadoes
bravadoes
noun
plural of bravado
breakover
broadview
callovian
callovian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Jurassic period.
calverton
canovanas
canvasado
carnarvon
carnivora
carnivore
carnivore
noun
(informal) A person who is not a vegetarian.
(zoology) A mammal belonging to the order Carnivora.
A follower of the carnivore diet (consuming only animal-based products, such as meat, eggs and dairy)
An organism that feeds chiefly on animals; an animal that feeds on meat as the main part of its diet.
carnovsky
carryover
carryover
noun
An amount, especially a sum of money, transferred to a new column in a ledger, or applied to a later time.
Something whose duration has been extended or that has been transferred to another time.
The damaging condition where water droplets are carried out of a steam boiler along with the dry steam.
carvacrol
carvacrol
noun
(organic chemistry) A monoterpenoid phenol with a characteristic pungent, warm odour of oregano and a pizzalike taste.
carvoeira
carvoepra
casanovas
casanovas
noun
plural of casanova
cavaleros
cavaleros
noun
plural of cavalero
cavaliero
cavaliero
noun
(archaic) A cavalier; a gallant; a libertine.
cavallaro
cavascope
caveators
caveators
noun
plural of caveator
cavernoma
cavernoma
noun
cavernous hemangioma: a vascular tumor with large blood-filled spaces
cavernous
cavernous
adj
(anatomy, zootomy) Composed largely of vascular sinuses and capable of dilating with blood to bring about the erection of a body part.
(dentistry) Having cavities.
Giving the impression of vast, dark depths.
Resembling a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere.
cavillous
cavillous
adj
Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbling.
cavorters
cavorters
noun
plural of cavorter
cavorting
cavorting
noun
The action of the verb to cavort
verb
present participle of cavort
cazenovia
chavignol
clavation
clavation
noun
(anatomy) articulation in a socket
(biology) A becoming clavate or club-like.
clavicorn
clavicorn
adj
(zoology) Having antennas shaped like clubs; used especially of the Clavicornes group of beetles
noun
(zoology) One of the Clavicornes.
claviform
claviform
adj
(chiefly biology) Larger at the tip than at the base; club-shaped.
(chiefly biology) Shaped like a nail (“a metallic spike-shaped fastener”).
Key-shaped.
noun
(palaeography) An image or symbol which is club-shaped, that is, larger at the tip than at the base.
cloverlay
coalville
coalville
Proper noun
a town in district, Leicestershire, England
a CDP in Iowa, USA.
a small city in Utah, USA
coelevate
coevality
coevality
noun
The condition of being coeval.
collative
collative
adj
(ecclesiastical, of a benefice) In which the ordinary (or bishop) is the same person as the patron.
Having the power of conferring.
colluvial
colluvial
adj
Of or pertaining to colluvium
combative
combative
adj
Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.