(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).
acutograve
adenovirus
adenovirus
noun
(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
adenoviruses
adenoviruses
noun
plural of adenovirus
adventuresome
adventuresome
adj
Prone to, or willing to undertake, adventures; daring or bold.
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
adventuresomeness
adventuresomeness
noun
The state or quality of being adventuresome.
adventuresomes
adventurous
adventurous
adj
(of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
(of an act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.
adventurously
adventurously
adv
In an adventurous manner.
adventurousness
adventurousness
noun
The quality of being adventurous.
adversarious
adversarious
adj
(archaic) hostile; adversarial
adversifolious
adversifolious
adj
Synonym of adversifoliate
aerocurve
aerocurve
noun
(aviation, historical) A kind of early aeroplane with curved surfaces.
angiocavernous
anterevolutional
anterevolutionary
antievolutionary
antievolutionary
adj
antievolution
antiproductive
antiproductively
antiproductiveness
antirevolution
antirevolution
adj
Opposing a revolution.
antirevolutionaries
antirevolutionaries
noun
plural of antirevolutionary
antirevolutionary
antirevolutionary
adj
Opposing a sociopolitical revolution.
noun
One who opposes a sociopolitical revolution.
antirevolutionist
antirevolutionist
noun
Synonym of antirevolutionary
antisubversion
antisubversion
adj
Opposing or countering political subversion.
arboviruses
arboviruses
noun
plural of arbovirus
arteriovenous
arteriovenous
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arteries and the veins
atrioventricular
atrioventricular
adj
(anatomy, medicine) Of the spatial relationship between the ventricles and the atria of the heart.
auriculoventricular
auriculoventricular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the auricles and the ventricles (of the heart).
auriculovertical
authoritative
authoritative
adj
Arising or originating from a figure of authority
Having a commanding style.
Highly accurate or definitive; treated or worthy of treatment as a scholarly authority
authoritatively
authoritatively
adv
In an authoritative manner, being worthy of trust.
authoritativeness
authoritativeness
noun
The quality of possessing authority.
The quality of trustworthiness and reliability.
autoconverter
autogravure
autogravure
noun
(historical) A process of photo-engraving akin to autotype.
autoprogressive
autoregressive
autoregressive
adj
(statistics) Employing autoregression, using a weighted sample of past data to predict future results
autoregulative
autoregulative
adj
autoregulatory
avariciousness
avariciousness
noun
The state or quality of being avaricious.
averruncation
averruncation
noun
(archaic, rare) (The act of) warding off, averting (something evil).
Eradication, uprooting.
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.
avicularimorphae
avoucher
avoucher
noun
One who avouches.
avouchers
avouchers
noun
plural of avoucher
avoure
avourneen
avourneen
Noun
darling, sweetheart
avouter
barboursville
barbourville
barbourville
Proper noun
a home-rule class city in Kentucky, USA
beauvoir
befavour
behaviour
behaviour
noun
Britain standard spelling of behavior.
behavioural
behavioural
adj
(British spelling) Of or pertaining to behaviour.
behaviourally
behaviourally
adv
With respect to behaviour
behaviourism
behaviourism
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism.
behaviourist
behaviourist
noun
Britain standard spelling of behaviorist.
behaviours
behaviours
noun
plural of behaviour
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
bonaventura
bonaventure
bonaventurism
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.
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.
boulevardiers
boulevardiers
noun
plural of boulevardier
boulevardize
boulevardize
verb
(transitive) To convert into boulevards.
boulevards
boulevards
noun
plural of boulevard
bouleverse
bouleversement
bouleversement
noun
Complete overthrow; reversal; turmoil
bourneville
bouvier
bouviers
boviculture
boviculture
noun
The rearing and care of cattle.
breviloquence
breviloquence
noun
A pertinent and terse style of speech.
breviloquent
breviloquent
adj
Exhibiting breviloquence; concise.
bronchocavernous
bronchovesicular
bronchovesicular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the bronchus and vesicles.
buccocervical
buccocervical
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cheek and the neck
(dentistry) In a direction with buccal and cervical vectors.
(dentistry) In a location on the buccal and cervical aspect (of a tooth or its socket).
bucorvinae
bulbocavernosus
bulbocavernosus
noun
The bulbospongiosus muscle
bulbocavernous
bulbocavernous
adj
Relating to the bulbocavernosus
burfordville
burnover
burnover
noun
The situation in which a fire overtakes the firefighters who are attempting to deal with it.
burtonsville
cadaverous
cadaverous
adj
Corpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver.
cadaverously
cadaverously
adv
In a cadaverous manner; like a cadaver.
cadaverousness
cadaverousness
noun
The state or quality of being cadaverous.
calcaneonavicular
calcaneonavicular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the calcaneus and the navicular bone.
carnivorousness
carnivorousness
noun
The quality of being a carnivore.
carnivorousnesses
cauthornville
cavernicolous
cavernicolous
adj
(rare) that inhabits caverns or caves
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.
cavernously
cavernously
adv
In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.
In a cavernous manner; sounding deep, hollow, or echoey.
cavernulous
cavernulous
adj
Full of small cavities.
cerebrovascular
cerebrovascular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the blood vessels that run to or from the brain.
cervicoauricular
cervicobuccal
cervicobuccal
adj
Relating to the neck and the cheek.
cervicohumeral
cervicohumeral
adj
Relating to the neck and the shoulder.
cervicolingual
cervicolingual
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the lingual region of the neck of a tooth
cervicolumbar
cervicolumbar
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the neck and the lumbar region of the spine
cervicomuscular
cervicoscapular
cervicoscapular
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or joining the neck and the shoulder bone
chivalrousness
chivalrousness
noun
The state of being chivalrous.
chivalrousnesses
circumvention
circumvention
noun
The act of evading or going around (bypassing).
The act of prevailing over another by fraud or deception
circumventions
circumventions
noun
plural of circumvention
circumventor
circumventor
noun
A person who circumvents
circumvolute
circumvolute
verb
To roll, curl or twist around
circumvolve
circumvolve
verb
(intransitive) To revolve or move around something.
(transitive) To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion.
circumvolved
circumvolved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumvolve
cirrocumulative
clavariaceous
clavariaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Clavariaceae.
clavigerous
clavigerous
adj
Bearing a club.
Bearing a key.
cloutierville
coadventure
coadventure
noun
(archaic) A joint venture or partnership.
coadventured
coadventurer
coadventurer
noun
A fellow adventurer.
coadventuress
coadventuring
coevolutionary
coevolutionary
adj
Of, pertaining to, or produced by coevolution.
colourative
colourative
adj
Rare spelling of colorative.
confervaceous
confervaceous
adj
Belonging to the Confervae.
confervous
confervous
adj
Relating to, consisting of, or resembling confervae.
configurative
configurative
adj
Of or pertaining to configuration
conservatorium
conservatorium
noun
(music) conservatory
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.
constructively
constructively
adv
In a constructive manner
constructiveness
constructiveness
noun
(phrenology) Creativity, the capacity to invent.
The characteristic of being constructive.
contrarevolutionary
contributive
contributive
adj
Tending to contribute; making a contribution
contributively
contributively
adv
In a contributive fashion.
contributiveness
contributiveness
noun
The quality of being contributive.
convallariaceous
convallariaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Convallariaceae.
conventicular
conversus
conversus
noun
(chiefly historical) A lay brother.
conversusi
convulsionaries
convulsionaries
noun
plural of convulsionary
corruptive
corruptive
adj
Tending to corrupt.
corruptively
corruptively
adv
In a corruptive way.
coruscative
coulterville
couniversal
counteractive
counteractive
adj
That counteracts
counteractively
counteractively
adv
In a counteractive manner.
counteractivity
counteractivity
noun
counteraction; action that opposes or goes against something
counteradvance
counteradvance
noun
An advance that counters or goes against another advance.
counteradvantage
counteradvantage
noun
A disadvantage that cancels out an advantage.
An advantage held by an opponent.
counteradvice
counteradvice
noun
Advice that goes against other advice; opposite advice.
counteradvise
counteradvise
verb
To give the opposite advice.
counterattractive
counterattractive
adj
(rare) Acting as a counterattraction; counterattracting.