(politics) Opposing or countering political subversion.
noun
One who opposes political subversion.
antitakeover
antitakeover
adj
(business) Countering a corporate takeover.
antitussive
antitussive
adj
(pharmacology) Having cough suppressant abilities.
noun
(pharmacology) A cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing.
antitussives
antitussives
noun
plural of antitussive
antiuniversity
antiuniversity
adj
Opposing a university or universities in general.
antivaccination
antivaccination
adj
Alternative form of anti-vaccination.
antivaccinationist
antivaccinationist
adj
Characterized by opposition to vaccination.
noun
One who opposes vaccination.
antivaccinator
antivaccinator
noun
Alternative form of anti-vaccinator.
antivaccinist
antivaccinist
noun
One opposed to vaccination.
antivandalism
antivandalism
adj
(law enforcement) Opposing or proscribing vandalism.
antivariolous
antivariolous
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing the spread of smallpox.
antivenefic
antivenene
antivenene
noun
(UK and Australia, medicine) Synonym of antivenom.
antivenereal
antivenereal
adj
(medicine) That is used to treat or cure venereal disease
antivenin
antivenin
noun
(medicine) Synonym of antivenom, (now) particularly for snakebites containing venin.
antivenine
antivenins
antivenins
noun
plural of antivenin
antivenom
antivenom
noun
(medicine) A medicine that counteracts venom, an antidote to biological poisons from venomous animals such as snakes and spiders.
antivenomous
antivenomous
adj
(pharmacology, immunology) acting against venom
antivermicular
antivibrating
antivibrator
antivibrator
noun
A device attached to a vehicle or machine, etc. to reduce vibrations.
antivibratory
antivibratory
adj
preventing or reducing vibrations
antivice
antivice
adj
Opposing or countering vice (sinful behaviour).
antiviolence
antiviolence
adj
(law enforcement, sociology) Acting against or opposing violence.
antiviral
antiviral
adj
(computing) Eliminating or inhibiting the action of a computer virus.
(pharmacology) Inhibiting the growth and reproduction of a virus.
noun
(pharmacology) An antiviral medication.
antivirotic
antivirotic
noun
An antibiotic that is effective against viruses
antivirus
antivirus
noun
(computing) A piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based viruses.
antiviruses
antiviruses
noun
plural of antivirus
antivitalist
antivitalist
noun
One who opposes vitalism.
antivitalistic
antivitalistic
adj
Opposing vitalism.
antivitamin
antivitamin
noun
(biochemistry) Any compound that inhibits the metabolic action of a vitamin.
antivitamins
antivitamins
noun
plural of antivitamin
antivivisection
antivivisection
adj
opposed to vivisection
antivivisectionist
antivivisectionist
adj
characterized by opposition to vivisection
of or relating to such a person
noun
an individual opposed to the practice of vivisection
antivivisectionists
antivivisectionists
noun
plural of antivivisectionist
antivolition
antivolition
noun
The desire not to do something.
antonovich
antonovics
antroversion
antroversion
noun
Alternative form of anteroversion.
antrovert
anvilsmith
anvilsmith
noun
A person who makes blacksmiths' anvils.
anviltop
anviltops
appellativeness
appellativeness
noun
The state or quality of being appellative.
appetitiveness
appetitiveness
noun
The fact or quality of being appetitive.
appointive
appointive
adj
Of, pertaining to, or filled by appointment.
appointively
appreciativeness
appreciativeness
noun
The state or quality of being appreciative.
approbativeness
approbativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approbative.
appropriativeness
appropriativeness
noun
The state or quality of being appropriative.
approvement
approvement
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) A confession of guilt by a prisoner charged with treason or felony, together with an accusation of his accomplices and a giving evidence against them in order to obtain his own pardon.
(archaic) Approval; approbation.
(obsolete, Old English law) Improvement of common lands by converting them for advantage of the landlord.
approximativeness
approximativeness
noun
The state or quality of being approximative.
aquativeness
aquativeness
noun
(phrenology, obsolete, obscure) love of liquids, including drinking, bathing, and sailing.
aquavalent
archrepresentative
archvestryman
aregenerative
arendtsville
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
argumentative
argumentative
adj
Of or relating to argumentation; specifically, presenting a logical argument or line of reasoning; argumentive, discursive.
Prone to argue or dispute.
argumentatively
argumentatively
adv
In an argumentative manner.
argumentativeness
argumentativeness
noun
the state of being argumentative
argumentive
argumentive
adj
Being or presenting an argument or line of reasoning.
arsonvalization
arteriovenous
arteriovenous
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arteries and the veins
arterioversion
arthrosynovitis
arthrosynovitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the synovial membrane of a joint
assassinative
assassinative
adj
Characterized by assassination; inclined to murder.
assentive
assentive
adj
Giving assent; agreeing.
assentiveness
assentiveness
noun
The state or quality of being assentive.
assertiveness
assertiveness
noun
The quality of being self-assured and assertive.
assertivenesses
assertivenesses
noun
plural of assertiveness
asseverating
asseverating
verb
present participle of asseverate
asseveratingly
asseveratingly
adv
in an asseverating manner
asseveration
asseveration
noun
An earnest affirmation; a declaration of support.
asseverations
asseverations
noun
plural of asseveration
assimilativeness
assimilativeness
noun
The quality of being assimilative.
associativeness
associativeness
noun
(mathematics) The condition of being associative
assumptiveness
astragalonavicular
astrictiveness
astronavigation
astronavigation
noun
(nautical) Navigation by using the positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies
(science fiction) Navigation through space
astronavigator
astronavigator
noun
One who performs astronavigation; an astronaut or space pilot.
atharvan
atrioventricular
atrioventricular
adj
(anatomy, medicine) Of the spatial relationship between the ventricles and the atria of the heart.
attentive
attentive
adj
Courteous; mindful.
Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
attentively
attentively
adv
In an attentive manner.
attentiveness
attentiveness
noun
The state or quality of being attentive.
attentivenesses
attentivenesses
noun
plural of attentiveness
attenuative
attenuative
adj
(brewing) Of a yeast, capable of high attenuation, able to convert a high proportion of sugar to alcohol.
Tending to attenuate or lessen the force of something.
attractiveness
attractiveness
noun
(countable) The result of being attractive.
(uncountable) The state of being attractive or engaging.
attractivenesses
attractivenesses
noun
plural of attractiveness
attributiveness
attributiveness
noun
The state or quality of being attributive.
atveen
augmentative
augmentative
adj
Growing, enlarging, increasing.
noun
(grammar) A form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
augmentatively
augmentatively
adv
In an augmentative fashion.
augmentive
augmentive
adj
(linguistics) Changing the meaning to one that is a larger, more complete, or more elaborate version of the original sense.
Serving to augment, enhance, or increase; augmentative.
Supplementary; additional.
noun
(linguistics) An augmentive affix; augmentative.
Something that augments.
auriculoventricular
auriculoventricular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the auricles and the ventricles (of the heart).
austinville
authoritativeness
authoritativeness
noun
The quality of possessing authority.
The quality of trustworthiness and reliability.
autoactivation
autoactivation
noun
(biochemistry) autocatalysis
autoclaving
autoclaving
noun
sterilization in an autoclave
verb
present participle of autoclave
autoconvection
autoconvection
noun
spontaneous convection in a fluid layer
autoconverter
autoelevation
autoinductive
autoinductive
adj
That exhibits autoinduction
automanipulative
autonavigator
autonavigators
autovaccination
autovaccination
noun
vaccination by means of an autovaccine
autovaccine
autovaccine
noun
autogenous vaccine
autovivisection
autovivisection
noun
The vivisection of one's own body.
autovon
autovon
Proper noun
of: a worldwide US military telephone system from the 1960s to the 1990s.
availment
availment
noun
(obsolete) Profit; advantage.
avalent
avalent
adj
(grammar, rare, of a verb or predicate) Non-valent, having valency zero: taking no arguments.
avanguardisti
avant
avant
noun
(obsolete) The front of an army; the vanguard.
avantage
avanters
avantgarde
avantgarde
noun
Alternative form of avant-garde
avanti
avantlay
avanturine
avanturine
noun
Alternative form of aventurine
avaunt
avaunt
intj
(archaic) Begone; depart; used in contempt or abhorrence.
noun
(obsolete) A vaunt; a boast.
verb
(archaic) To vaunt; to boast.
(obsolete) To advance; to move forward; to elevate.
(obsolete) To depart; to move away.
avenant
avengement
avengement
noun
(rare) The inflicting of retributive punishment; satisfaction taken.
avenolith
aventail
aventail
noun
A curtain or flap of chainmail, fastened to a helmet, or to a coif (hood) of mail, covering the lower face, neck, and shoulders.
Synonym of ventail (“movable (solid plate) front to a helmet”).
aventails
aventails
noun
plural of aventail
aventayle
aventine
aventine
Adjective
Pertaining to Aventine Hill, one of the seven hills on which Rome stood.
Noun
A post of security or defense.
aventre
aventre
verb
(obsolete, transitive, intransitive) To thrust forward (at a venture), as a spear.
aventure
aventure
noun
(obsolete) a mischance causing a person's death without felony, as by drowning, or falling into the fire
(obsolete) accident; chance; adventure
verb
Obsolete form of adventure.
aventurin
aventurine
aventurine
noun
(mineralogy, by extension) A variety of translucent quartz, spangled throughout with scales of yellow mica.
A kind of brownish glass containing gold-coloured spangles.
aventurines
aventurines
noun
plural of aventurine
averment
averment
noun
A positive statement of facts; an allegation; an offer to justify or prove what is alleged.
The act of averring, or that which is averred; positive assertion.
verification; establishment by evidence.
averments
averments
noun
plural of averment
averruncate
averruncate
verb
(transitive, rare) To avert; to ward off.
(transitive, rare) To root up.
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.
aversant
aversant
adj
(heraldry) Turned to show the back: said of a right hand.
aversation
aversation
noun
(obsolete) A turning from with dislike; aversion.
avertiment
avertiment
noun
(obsolete) advertisement (public notice).
avertin
avertin
noun
(organic chemistry) The brominated alcohol 2,2,2-tribromoethanol that is used as an anaesthetic for small animals
averting
averting
verb
present participle of avert
avestan
avestan
Proper noun
An ancient Eastern Old Iranian language that was used to compose the sacred hymns and canon of the Zoroastrian Avesta.
An alphabet which was developed based on Pahlavi scripts and used to write Avestan and Middle Persian languages.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Avesta or Avestan.
avianization
avianization
noun
The process of avianizing.
aviating
aviating
verb
present participle of aviate
aviation
aviation
noun
(collectively, military) aircraft
A cocktail made with gin, maraschino liqueur, crème de violette and lemon juice