A shortened form of a word or phrase, used in place of the whole; an abbreviation.
An abridgment; a compendium; an abstract.
adenoviruses
adenoviruses
noun
plural of adenovirus
adventureful
adventureful
adj
Given to adventure.
adventurisms
adventurisms
noun
plural of adventurism
adventurists
adventurists
noun
plural of adventurist
adversarious
adversarious
adj
(archaic) hostile; adversarial
angulinerved
aphidivorous
aphidivorous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids.
articulative
articulative
adj
Serving to articulate or express something.
attributives
attributives
noun
plural of attributive
attriutively
avariciously
avariciously
adv
In a greedy or self-serving manner.
avascularity
avascularity
noun
(anatomy) The condition of being avascular.
averruncator
averruncator
noun
An instrument for pruning trees, consisting of two blades, or a blade and a hook, fixed on the end of a long rod.
aviculturist
aviculturist
noun
A person who keeps and rears (breeds) birds.
avuncularity
avuncularity
noun
The condition of being an uncle.
The condition of being avuncular.
bananivorous
bananivorous
adj
(rare) Feeding on bananas; banana-eating.
barbourville
barbourville
Proper noun
a home-rule class city in Kentucky, USA
behaviourism
behaviourism
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
behaviourist
behaviourist
noun
Britain standard spelling of behaviorist.
boulevardier
boulevardier
noun
A man who frequents the boulevards; thus, a man about town or bon vivant.
verb
(intransitive) To strut or show off like a boulevardier.
boulevardize
boulevardize
verb
(transitive) To convert into boulevards.
brevicaudate
brevicaudate
adj
(zoology) Having a short tail.
brevilingual
brevilingual
adj
(rare) Having a short tongue.
breviloquent
breviloquent
adj
Exhibiting breviloquence; concise.
buenaventura
burfordville
burtonsville
cadaverously
cadaverously
adv
In a cadaverous manner; like a cadaver.
cancrivorous
cancrivorous
adj
That feeds on crabs and other crustaceans
centumvirate
centumvirate
noun
A group of one hundred people, especially (politics) a council of about 100 men who share power or rule, particularly (historical) such a group in ancient Rome.
chivalresque
chivalresque
adj
Characteristic of chivalry
chivalrously
chivalrously
adv
In a chivalrous manner.
circumaviate
circumjovial
circumjovial
adj
(astronomy, obsolete) In orbit around the planet Jupiter.
noun
(astronomy, obsolete) Any of the moons or satellites of the planet Jupiter.
circumscrive
circumvented
circumvented
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumvent
circumventer
circumventer
noun
Alternative form of circumventor
circumventor
circumventor
noun
A person who circumvents
circumvoisin
circumvolant
circumvolant
adj
flying around
circumvolute
circumvolute
verb
To roll, curl or twist around
circumvolved
circumvolved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumvolve
coadventured
coadventurer
coadventurer
noun
A fellow adventurer.
constructive
constructive
adj
(law) Imputed by law; created to give legal effect to something for equitable reasons, as with constructive notice or a constructive trust.
Carefully considered and meant to be helpful.
Not direct or expressed, but inferred.
Relating to or causing construction.
contributive
contributive
adj
Tending to contribute; making a contribution
corruptively
corruptively
adv
In a corruptive way.
coulterville
counterdrive
counterdrive
noun
A drive that counteracts another drive.
countermoved
countermoved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countermove
countermoves
countermoves
noun
plural of countermove
counterprove
counterprove
verb
(printing, transitive) To take a counterproof of.
countervails
countervails
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail
countervairy
countervairy
adj
(heraldry, of a field or charge, rare) Divided into a countervair pattern of two or more tinctures.
countervalue
countervalue
adj
(military) Targeting an opponent's assets which are of value but not actually a military threat, such as cities and civilian populations.
verb
(military) To target an opponent's assets which are of value but not actually a military threat, such as cities and civilian populations.
To make a counter estimate of something's value.
countervaunt
countervenom
countervenom
noun
antivenin
counterviews
counterviews
noun
plural of counterview
curativeness
curativeness
noun
The quality of being curative.
curvaceously
curvaceously
adv
In a curvaceous way.
curveballing
curveballing
verb
present participle of curveball
curvicaudate
curvicaudate
adj
(zoology) Having a curved or crooked tail.
curvicostate
curvicostate
adj
(botany, rare) Having bent ribs.
curvidentate
curvifoliate
curvifoliate
adj
Having curved leaves.
curvinervate
curvirostral
curvirostral
adj
(zoology) Having a crooked beak
curvirostres
curwensville
decaturville
demiculverin
demiculverin
noun
(now historical) A medium cannon, slightly larger than a saker and smaller than a culverin.
denumerative
disadventure
disadventure
noun
(obsolete) Misadventure, misfortune.
discoverture
discoverture
noun
(obsolete, law) A state of being released from coverture; freedom of a woman from the coverture of a husband.
discursative
discursively
discursively
adv
In a discursive manner.
disfavouring
disfavouring
verb
present participle of disfavour
disruptively
disruptively
adv
In a disruptive manner
distributive
distributive
adj
(grammar) Expressing separation; denoting a taking singly, not collectively.
(logic) Assigning the species of a general term.
(mathematics) A property of functions that have a rule describing how the function can be performed to the individual components of another operation.
Relating to distribution.
Tending to distribute; serving to divide and assign in portions; dealing a proper share to each.
noun
(grammar) A distributive adjective or pronoun.
(grammar) distributive case
(mathematics) A distributive numeral.
disturbative
disturbative
adj
(chiefly archaic) Of, pertaining to, or causing the act of disturbing.
diverticular
diverticular
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the diverticulum.
diverticulum
diverticulum
noun
(anatomy) A small out-pouching of an organ wall such as the large intestine or urinary bladder.
divestitures
divestitures
noun
plural of divestiture
edulcorative
edulcorative
adj
Tending to sweeten or purify by affusions of water.
endeavouring
endeavouring
noun
Alternative form of endeavoring
verb
present participle and gerund of endeavour
equivalvular
equivalvular
adj
(zoology) equivalve
equivocators
equivocators
noun
plural of equivocator
equivocatory
equivocatory
adj
Indicating, or characterized by, equivocation.
eruptiveness
eruptiveness
Noun
The state or quality of being eruptive.
evolutionary
evolutionary
adj
Having formal similarities to the biological theory of evolution.
Of or relating to the biological theory of evolution.
The evolutionary history of marine mammals includes land-dwelling ancestors.
exulcerative
exulcerative
adj
Tending to cause ulcers.
favouredness
favouredness
noun
(chiefly in combination) Quality of being favoured.
figuratively
figuratively
adv
(manner) In a figurative manner.
Used to indicate that what follows is to be taken as a figure of speech, not literally.
flavourfully
flavourfully
adv
Alternative form of flavorfully
fluviomarine
fluviomarine
adj
(geology) Formed by the joint action of a river and the sea.
foveolarious
frondivorous
fructivorous
fructivorous
adj
fruit-eating
gouvernantes
gouvernantes
noun
plural of gouvernante
grievousness
grievousness
noun
the quality or state of being grievous
griseofulvin
griseofulvin
noun
(pharmacology) An antifungal drug C₁₇H₁₇ClO₆ obtained from the mold Penicillium griseofulvum, used in humans and animals against fungal infections of the hair and skin.
guadalquivir
guntersville
hantaviruses
hantaviruses
noun
plural of hantavirus
harpursville
heliogravure
heliogravure
noun
An engraving of this kind.
The process of photographic engraving.
hominivorous
hominivorous
adj
That devours human beings.
hulverheaded
huntersville
hyperviscous
hyperviscous
adj
Excessively viscous.
illustrative
illustrative
adj
Demonstrative, exemplative, showing an example or demonstrating.
imperviously
imperviously
adv
In an impervious manner; impenetrably; impermeably.
inaugurative
inaugurative
adj
(archaic) That inaugurates
incorruptive
incorruptive
adj
(archaic) incorruptible; not liable to decay
incurvations
incurvations
noun
plural of incurvation
incurvatures
incurvatures
noun
plural of incurvature
individuator
individuator
noun
One who, or that which, individuates.
interfluvial
interfluvial
adj
Between rivers or streams.
interpluvial
interpluvial
noun
(geology) A period of decreased rainfall.
interruptive
interruptive
adj
Acting or tending to interrupt
interveinous
intervenular
intervillous
intervillous
adj
Between the villi
introductive
introductive
adj
Of, pertaining to, or serving as an introduction
intropulsive
invernacular
investitures
investitures
noun
plural of investiture
involutorial
invulnerable
invulnerable
adj
Incapable of being injured; not vulnerable.
Unanswerable; irrefutable.
invulnerably
invulnerably
adv
In an invulnerable manner.
jurisdictive
jurisdictive
adj
jurisdictional
kurchatovium
kurchatovium
noun
(physics) A rejected name for rutherfordium.
laboursaving
leavittsburg
lentiviruses
lentiviruses
noun
plural of lentivirus
lithogravure
liverpudlian
liverpudlian
Adjective
Of or relating to Liverpool in the United Kingdom.
Noun
A native or resident of Liverpool in the United Kingdom.
someone connected with Liverpool Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
loupcerviers
luthersville
maladventure
maneuverable
maneuverable
adj
(often in combination) Able to be maneuvered
manoeuvering
manoeuvering
noun
gerund of manoeuver; an act in which something or someone manoeuvers
verb
present participle of manoeuver
manoeuvreing
manueverable
marvellously
marvellously
adv
In a marvellous manner.
To a great or impressive degree; very.
mauriceville
microvillous
microvillous
adj
Relating to microvilli
misadventure
misadventure
noun
An accidental mishap or misfortune.
misbehaviour
misbehaviour
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of misbehavior
miscurvature
miscurvature
noun
Bad or wrong curvature.
misventurous
misventurous
adj
(obsolete) Not adventurous; timid.
(obsolete) Subject to misventure; unfortunate.
multigravida
multigravida
noun
A pregnant woman who has had at least two previous pregnancies.
multinervate
multinervose
multiservice
multiservice
adj
Pertaining to or offering more than one type of service.