An instrument for measuring the adhesive qualities of a substance.
adumbratively
adumbratively
adv
In an adumbrative manner
adventurement
adventurement
noun
(obsolete) adventure.
adventuresome
adventuresome
adj
Prone to, or willing to undertake, adventures; daring or bold.
advertisement
advertisement
noun
(card games) In gin rummy, the discarding of a card of one's preferred suit so as to mislead the opponent into thinking you do not want it.
(marketing) A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.
(obsolete) Notoriety.
A public notice.
A recommendation of a particular product, service or person.
advertizement
advertizement
noun
Alternative spelling of advertisement
affirmatively
affirmatively
adv
In an affirming manner.
agglomerative
agglomerative
adj
Having a tendency to agglomerate
alcovinometer
alveolariform
amplificative
amplificative
adj
amplificatory
animadversion
animadversion
noun
(countable) A criticism, a critical remark.
(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being animadversive.
animadversive
animadversive
adj
(archaic) Having the ability to perceive; percipient.
Critical or characterized by disapproval.
animadverting
animadverting
verb
present participle of animadvert
animalivorous
animalivorous
adj
That eats (other) animals
antimediaeval
antimediaeval
adj
Alternative form of antimedieval
antivandalism
antivandalism
adj
(law enforcement) Opposing or proscribing vandalism.
approximative
approximative
adj
Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation.
noun
(grammar) A grammatical construct that expresses approximation.
archvestryman
argumentative
argumentative
adj
Of or relating to argumentation; specifically, presenting a logical argument or line of reasoning; argumentive, discursive.
Prone to argue or dispute.
bonaventurism
carvomenthene
carvomenthene
noun
(organic chemistry) The monoterpene (4R)-1-methyl-4-propan-2-ylcyclohexene
cervicolumbar
cervicolumbar
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the neck and the lumbar region of the spine
chambersville
chemisorptive
chemisorptive
adj
Relating to chemisorption
chemosorptive
cimcumvention
circumaviator
circumvallate
circumvallate
adj
(anatomy) Surrounded by a ridge or elevation.
Surrounded with a wall; enclosed with a rampart.
verb
(transitive) To surround with, or as if with, a rampart.
circumventing
circumventing
verb
present participle of circumvent
circumvention
circumvention
noun
The act of evading or going around (bypassing).
The act of prevailing over another by fraud or deception
circumventive
circumventive
adj
evading or overcoming some protective measure.
circumvolving
circumvolving
verb
present participle of circumvolve
clavicularium
clavicularium
noun
An epiplastron of turtles that takes the place of a clavicle
clishmaclaver
clishmaclaver
noun
(Scotland) Gossip; silly chatter.
columbiaville
combativeness
combativeness
noun
the state of being combative
comburivorous
comburivorous
adj
(obsolete) Consuming a relatively large amount of the supporter of combustion.
commemorative
commemorative
adj
Serving to commemorate something.
noun
(philately) A postage stamp issued to commemorate, usually a person or event; also commonly applied to thematic (topical) stamp issues.
An object made to commemorate a person, mark an event, etc.
commiserative
commiserative
adj
Feeling or expressing commiseration, compassion, pity or sympathy
communicative
communicative
adj
Eager to communicate; talkative.
commutatively
commutatively
adv
In a commutative manner.
commutativity
commutativity
noun
(mathematics, physics) The state of being commutative.
comparatively
comparatively
adv
In a comparative manner.
When compared to other entities.
comparativist
comparativist
noun
Alternative form of comparatist
competitively
competitively
adv
In a competitive manner.
compositively
compositively
adv
In a compositive manner.
comprehensive
comprehensive
adj
Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.
noun
(Britain) A comprehensive school.
compressively
compressively
adv
In a compressive way.
comprovincial
comprovincial
adj
Being part of the same province.
noun
One who comes from the same province.
computatively
conservatisms
conservatisms
noun
plural of conservatism
consumptively
consumptively
adv
In a consumptive manner.
consumptivity
consumptivity
noun
The quality or degree of being consumptive.
contaminative
contaminative
adj
That contaminates
contemplative
contemplative
adj
(medicine, psychiatry) In a phase of mental activity in which one begins to recognize and acknowledge the maladaptiveness of someone's behavior (such as own's own, or that of a family member or friend); usually with reference to substance use.
Inclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative.
Pertaining to a religious contemplative, or a contemplative religious orders, especially the Roman Catholic varieties.
noun
Someone who has dedicated themselves to religious or philosophical contemplation.
convallamarin
convallamarin
noun
(organic chemistry) A poisonous glucoside extracted from the lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)
conventionism
conventionism
noun
Support for a convention or assembly.
conversionism
convulsionism
convulsionism
noun
(historical) The practice of the convulsionists, going into convulsions under the influence of religious emotion.
corporativism
corporativism
noun
Synonym of corporatism
correlativism
countermoving
countermoving
adj
That moves in opposition or retaliation
verb
present participle of countermove
curvesomeness
decompressive
decompressive
adj
That decompresses.
demicivilized
demirevetment
demisovereign
demonstrative
demonstrative
adj
(grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to
given to open displays of emotion
that serves to demonstrate, show or prove
noun
A demonstrative adjective.
A demonstrative pronoun.
denumerantive
descriptivism
descriptivism
noun
(linguistics) The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms, of linguistic usage.
destructivism
destructivism
noun
An art movement that involves destroying objects in front of spectators.
determinative
determinative
adj
(law) Sufficient to decide something (such as a question of fact or of law).
noun
(linguistics) An ideogram used to mark semantic categories of words in logographic scripts.
developmental
developmental
adj
Related to development.
noun
A trainee flight controller.
devotionalism
devotionalism
noun
(religion) Devotional behaviour.
dishevelments
disinvestment
disinvestment
noun
The process of disinvesting; negative investment.
dissemilative
disseminative
disseminative
adj
Tending to disseminate, or to become disseminated.
dissimilative
dissimilative
adj
Pertaining to, modifying by, showing dissimilation.
dissimulative
dissimulative
adj
Of or pertaining to dissimulation.
divertimentos
divertisement
divertisement
noun
(archaic) diversion; amusement; recreation
domesticative
electromotive
electromotive
adj
(physics) of, relating to, or producing the movement of electrons (an electric current)
endogalvanism
environmental
environmental
adj
Pertaining to the environment.
noun
(computing) Any factor relating to the physical environment in which hardware is operated, such as the room temperature or the number of racks used to hold equipment.
equivoluminal
equivoluminal
adj
Having an equal volume or capacity
ethmovomerine
ethmovomerine
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the region of the vomer and the base of the ethmoid in the skull.
evangeliarium
exclamatively
exclamatively
adv
In an exclamative manner.
exterminative
exterminative
adj
Serving to exterminate; exterminatory.
ferrovanadium
ferrovanadium
noun
An alloy of iron and up to 55% vanadium; used in the manufacture of specialist steel
foremisgiving
formativeness
formicivorous
formicivorous
adj
(entomology) Feeding on ants.
freesilverism
galvanomagnet
galvanometers
galvanometers
noun
plural of galvanometer
galvanometric
galvanometric
adj
Measured using a galvanometer.
Of or pertaining to galvanometry.
galvanothermy
germinatively
germinatively
adv
In terms of, or at the time of, germination.
governmentish
graminivorous
graminivorous
adj
(entomology) That eats grasses and seeds.
gravicembalos
gravicembalos
noun
plural of gravicembalo
gravimetrical
gravimetrical
adj
Gravimetric.
hammondsville
homoveratrole
imaginatively
imaginatively
adv
In an imaginative manner; showing creativity.
imitativeness
imitativeness
noun
The state of being imitative; imitation.
immovableness
immovableness
noun
The quality of being immovable.
immoveability
impassiveness
impassiveness
noun
The state of being impassive.
impassivities
impassivities
noun
plural of impassivity
impenetrative
imperativally
imperceivable
imperceivable
adj
that cannot be perceived; imperceptible
imperceivably
imperceivably
adv
imperceptibly
imperseverant
imperseverant
adj
(obsolete) Not persevering; fickle; thoughtless.
impersonative
impervertible
implicatively
implicatively
adv
In an implicative way.
impoverishing
impoverishing
verb
present participle of impoverish
impreventable
impreventable
adj
Not preventable; inevitable.
imprimitivity
imprimitivity
noun
(mathematics) The condition of being imprimitive
improgressive
improgressive
Adjective
Not progressive.
improvability
improvability
noun
The condition of being improvable
improvidences
improvidences
noun
plural of improvidence
improvidently
improvidently
adv
In an improvident manner.
improvisation
improvisation
noun
Musical technique, characteristic of blues music.
That which is improvised; an impromptu.
The act of improvising, acting or going about something without planning ahead
The act or art of composing and making music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously
improvisatize
improvisatize
verb
(rare, obsolete) To improvise; to extemporize.
improvisatore
improvisatore
noun
(poetry) An individual who recites impromptu verse, as from a song or poem.
improvisatory
improvisatory
adj
Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of improvisation
impulsiveness
impulsiveness
noun
The quality of being impulsive.
inamovability
individualism
individualism
noun
(logic) The doctrine that only individual things are real.
(philosophy) The doctrine that nothing exists but the individual self.
The moral stance, political philosophy, or social outlook that promotes independence and self-reliance of individual people, while opposing the interference with each person's choices by society, the state, or any other group or institution.
The tendency for a person to act without reference to others, particularly in matters of style, fashion or mode of thought.