Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in 16 genera, of which the genus Engraulis is widely sold as food.
archvestryman
archvillainy
archvillainy
noun
Supreme villainy.
behavioristically
behavioristically
adv
In a behavioristic manner
bolshevistically
chauvinistically
chauvinistically
adv
In a chauvinistic manner; with excessive patriotism or unwarranted bias.
chavey
chemoreceptivity
chemoreceptivity
noun
the ability of a sense organ to respond to a chemical stimulus
chemosensitivity
chemosensitivity
noun
(medicine) A measure of the sensitivity of a microbial sample to the effects of an antimicrobial drug.
(medicine) A measure of the sensitivity of a tumour to the effects of an anticancer drug.
cheneyville
chernovtsy
cherryvale
cherryville
cheventayn
cheverly
cheveys
chevronelly
chevronelly
adj
(heraldry) Marked with a chevronel or chevronels.
chevronny
chevronny
adj
Alternative form of chevrony
chevrony
chevrony
adj
Chevron-shaped, zigzag, especially (heraldry) chevronwise.
Having chevrons, especially (heraldry) charged with chevrons.
chevvy
chevy
chevy
noun
(countable) A cry used in hunting.
(countable) A hunt or pursuit; a chase.
(uncountable) The game of prisoners' bars.
verb
(intransitive) To scurry.
(transitive) Alternative spelling of chivvy
(transitive) To chase or hunt.
(transitive) To maneuver or secure gradually.
(transitive) To vex or harass with petty attacks.
chevying
chevying
verb
present participle of chevy
chivalrously
chivalrously
adv
In a chivalrous manner.
chivalry
chivalry
noun
(UK, law, historical) A tenure of lands by knightly service.
(now rare, historical) Cavalry; horsemen armed for battle.
(obsolete) The fact or condition of being a knight; knightly skill, prowess.
Courteous behaviour, especially that of men towards women.
Courtesy, respect and honourable conduct between opponents in wartime.
The ethical code of the knight prevalent in Medieval Europe, having such primary virtues as mercy towards the poor and oppressed, humility, honour, sacrifice, fear of God, faithfulness, courage and utmost graciousness and courtesy to ladies.
chivey
chivey
verb
Archaic form of chivvy.
chivvy
chivvy
noun
(Britain) Something that encourages one to act; a goad, a spur.
verb
(transitive, Britain) To coerce or hurry along, as by persistent request.
(transitive, Britain) To pursue as in a hunt.
(transitive, Britain) To sneak up on or rapidly approach.
(transitive, Britain) To subject to harassment or verbal abuse.
chivvying
chivvying
noun
The act of one who chivvies, or hurries somebody along; an urging.
verb
present participle of chivvy
chivy
chivy
noun
Alternative form of chevy
chivying
chivying
verb
present participle of chivy
chylifactive
chylifactive
adj
(physiology) Producing, or converting into, chyle; having the power to form chyle
clavicytheria
clavicytherium
clavicytherium
noun
(music) A harpsichord in which the soundboard and strings are mounted vertically facing the player.
clavicythetheria
cleverishly
cleverishly
adv
In a cleverish manner.
cohesively
cohesively
adv
In a cohesive manner
comprehensively
comprehensively
adv
In a comprehensive manner; in an all-inclusive or wide-ranging fashion.
ethchlorvynol
ethchlorvynol
noun
A sedative and hypnotic drug used to treat insomnia.
everywhence
everywhence
adv
(rare, archaic or poetic) from everywhere, all over
galvanopsychic
galvanopsychic
adj
(historical) Of or relating to a psychoanalysis technique using a galvanometer to measure the patient's responses to certain words.
heavyback
hydrogalvanic
hydrogalvanic
adj
Pertaining to, produced by, or consisting of, electricity evolved by the action or use of fluids.
hyperactive
hyperactive
adj
having an increased state of activity
having attention deficit disorder (no longer used by the scientific community)
hyperactively
hyperactively
adv
In a hyperactive manner.
hyperactives
hyperactivities
hyperactivities
noun
plural of hyperactivity
hyperactivity
hyperactivity
noun
The quality of being hyperactive; excessive and pathological movement and restlessness
hypercivilization
hypercivilization
noun
The state of being hypercivilized.
hypercivilized
hypercivilized
adj
Very highly civilized.
hyperconservatism
hyperconservatism
noun
The quality of being hyperconservative.
hyperconservative
hyperconservative
adj
Extremely conservative.
hyperconservatively
hyperconservativeness
hyperexcursive
hyperexcursively
hyperexcursiveness
hyperreactive
hyperreactive
adj
Showing a much greater than normal response to a stimulus
hyperspeculative
hyperspeculative
adj
Extremely speculative.
hyperspeculatively
hyperspeculativeness
hypervascular
hypervascular
adj
Extremely vascular; having many blood vessels.
hypervascularity
hypervascularity
noun
Excessive vascularity.
hypervelocity
hypervelocity
adj
Having, or occurring at, extreme velocity.
noun
(astronomy) A velocity greater than escape velocity.
A hypersonic velocity.
A very high velocity.
hyperviscosity
hyperviscosity
noun
Increased viscosity, especially of the blood.
hyperviscous
hyperviscous
adj
Excessively viscous.
hypoactive
hypoactive
adj
Less than normally active.
hypoactivity
hypoactivity
noun
The condition of being hypoactive
hypophyseoprivic
hypothecative
hypothecative
adj
hypothecatory
hypovanadic
inchoatively
inchoatively
adv
In an inchoative manner.
incomprehensively
incomprehensively
adv
In an incomprehensive manner.
lobachevsky
machiavellianly
mcgaheysville
mischievously
mischievously
adv
In a mischievous manner.
navarchy
navarchy
noun
The office or state of a navarch
nonchivalrously
noncohesively
noncomprehensively
nonmischievously
ovariohysterectomy
ovariohysterectomy
noun
surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus
overcharitably
overcharitably
adv
In an overcharitable manner.
overcharity
overcheaply
overcheaply
adv
Excessively cheaply.
overchildishly
overemphatically
overemphatically
adv
In an overemphatic manner.
overenthusiastically
overenthusiastically
adv
With excessive enthusiasm.
overhysterical
overhysterical
adj
Excessively hysterical.
overphysic
overpsychologize
overpsychologize
verb
(transitive) To psychologize excessively.
overpsychologized
overpsychologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overpsychologize
overpsychologizing
overpsychologizing
verb
present participle of overpsychologize
overreachingly
overreachingly
adv
In an overreaching manner.
overrichly
overtechnicality
overtechnicality
noun
Excessive technicality.
overtechnically
overtheatrically
overthickly
pachyvaginitis
parathyroprivic
photoactivity
photoactivity
noun
The condition of being photoactive
photoconductivity
photoconductivity
noun
(physics) The increase in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident electromagnetic radiation.
phytosuccivorous
pneumoventriculography
pneumoventriculography
noun
ventriculography of the ventricles of the larynx
precomprehensively
psychoactive
psychoactive
adj
(pharmacology) Affecting the mind or mental processes.
noun
(pharmacology) Any drug that affects the mind or mental processes.
psychogalvanic
psychogalvanic
Adjective
Relating to psychogalvanometry.
psychogalvanometer
psychogalvanometer
noun
A device that makes psychogalvanic measurements (typically of the skin)
psychovital
richeyville
schuylerville
servomechanically
superchivalrously
tchaikovsky
tchaikovsky
Proper noun
definition usually applying to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
thymoprivic
thyreocervical
thyrocervical
thyrocervical
adj
(anatomy, relational) Relating to the thyroid and the neck.
thyroprivic
tschaikovsky
unachievability
unachievability
noun
The property of being impossible to achieve.
unavouchably
unchivalrously
unchivalrously
adv
In an unchivalrous manner; without chivalry.
unchivalry
unchivalry
noun
Lack of chivalry.
uncohesively
uncomprehensively
uncomprehensively
adv
In an uncomprehensive manner.
unmischievously
unvouchedly
vaccinotherapy
vaccinotherapy
noun
The therapeutic use of vaccines.
vagosympathetic
vagosympathetic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the vagus nerve and the sympathetic nervous system
vasculolymphatic
vasculolymphatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to blood vessels and the lymphatic system.
vasohypertonic
vasohypotonic
vcechy
vectorcardiography
vectorcardiography
noun
A method of recording the magnitude and direction of the electrical forces generated by the heart by means of a continuous series of vectors that form curving lines around a central point.
vehemency
vehemency
noun
(archaic) Vehemence.
vehicularly
vehicularly
adv
In or with a vehicle.
vehiculary
vehiculary
adj
Obsolete form of vehicular.
vehiculatory
vehiculatory
adj
(obsolete) vehicular
ventriculography
ventriculography
noun
(medicine) Imaging of ventricles, usually in the heart.
ventrocystorrhaphy
vetchy
vetchy
adj
Abounding with vetches.
Consisting of vetches or pea straw.
viceroyship
viceroyship
noun
The office or term of a viceroy.
viceroyships
viceroyships
noun
plural of viceroyship
vichy
vichyite
vichyssoise
vichyssoise
noun
A thick, creamy soup made from potato, leeks, onions, and chicken stock, and normally served cold.