(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
amphivorous
aphidivorous
aphidivorous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids.
avicularimorphae
avoyership
bishopville
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
chemisorptive
chemisorptive
adj
Relating to chemisorption
chemoreceptive
chemoreceptive
adj
(of a sense organ) able to respond to a chemical stimulus
chemoreceptivities
chemoreceptivity
chemoreceptivity
noun
the ability of a sense organ to respond to a chemical stimulus
chemosorptive
comprehensive
comprehensive
adj
Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.
noun
(Britain) A comprehensive school.
comprehensively
comprehensively
adv
In a comprehensive manner; in an all-inclusive or wide-ranging fashion.
comprehensiveness
comprehensiveness
noun
The state of being comprehensive.
comprehensivenesses
comprehensives
comprehensives
noun
plural of comprehensive
conservatorship
conservatorship
noun
(law) The legal status of a conservator, similar to guardianship or trusteeship.
(law) The state of being under the control of a conservator.
convenership
corrivalship
corrivalship
noun
(obsolete) joint rivalry
effluviography
effluviography
noun
(photography, obsolete) The effects upon the dry photographic plate of certain electric emanations, including those later known as the X-rays.
empoverish
empoverish
verb
Obsolete spelling of impoverish
envoyship
envoyship
noun
The office or position of an envoy.
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
galvanographic
galvanographic
adj
Of or pertaining to galvanography.
galvanopsychic
galvanopsychic
adj
(historical) Of or relating to a psychoanalysis technique using a galvanometer to measure the patient's responses to certain words.
governorship
governorship
noun
The office, or the term of a governor.
governorships
governorships
noun
plural of governorship
hamptonville
hepatoflavin
hepatoflavin
noun
(biochemistry, rare) A derivative of vitamin B which prevents skin lesions and weight loss.
hopkinsville
hopkinsville
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
an unincorporated community in Ohio, USA.
hopvine
hopvine
noun
The stock or stem of the hop.
hydropositive
hydropositive
adj
Attracted to water.
hygroexpansivity
hypercivilization
hypercivilization
noun
The state of being hypercivilized.
hyperconservatism
hyperconservatism
noun
The quality of being hyperconservative.
hyperconservative
hyperconservative
adj
Extremely conservative.
hyperconservatively
hyperconservativeness
hyperdivision
hyperdivision
noun
Extreme or excessive division.
hyperemotive
hyperemotive
adj
hyperemotional
hyperemotively
hyperemotiveness
hyperemotivity
hyperemotivity
noun
The quality of being hyperemotive.
hyperinvolution
hyperobtrusive
hyperobtrusive
adj
Extremely obtrusive.
hyperobtrusively
hyperobtrusiveness
hyperovaria
hyperovarianism
hyperovarism
hypersalivation
hypersalivation
noun
(medicine) An excessive flow of saliva
hypervelocity
hypervelocity
adj
Having, or occurring at, extreme velocity.
noun
(astronomy) A velocity greater than escape velocity.
A hypersonic velocity.
A very high velocity.
hypervenosity
hyperventilation
hyperventilation
noun
(medicine) the state of breathing faster or deeper than necessary
hyperviscosity
hyperviscosity
noun
Increased viscosity, especially of the blood.
hyperviscous
hyperviscous
adj
Excessively viscous.
hypervitalization
hypervitaminosis
hypervitaminosis
noun
Any medical condition resulting from excessive intake of vitamins.
hypervoluminous
hypoactive
hypoactive
adj
Less than normally active.
hypoactivity
hypoactivity
noun
The condition of being hypoactive
hypophyseoprivic
hypophyseoprivous
hyposensitive
hyposensitive
adj
Having abnormally low sensitivity.
hyposensitivity
hyposensitivity
noun
A lower than normal sensitivity (to a stimulus or an allergen).
hypotensive
hypotensive
adj
Having hypotension.
Producing hypotension.
noun
A drug that lowers the blood pressure as its principal intended effect; a drug taken to treat hypertension.
A person with hypotension.
Any drug that lowers the blood pressure.
hypotensives
hypotensives
noun
plural of hypotensive
hypothecative
hypothecative
adj
hypothecatory
hypovanadic
hypovanadious
hypovitaminosis
hypovitaminosis
noun
(biology, medicine) vitamin deficiency: insufficiency of one or more essential vitamins in the body. Specific forms are labeled with the vitamin identifier: hypovitaminosis A, hypovitaminosis D, and so on, although those forms are more often called vitamin A deficiency, vitamin D deficiency, and so on.
impoverish
impoverish
verb
(intransitive) To become poor.
(transitive) To make poor.
(transitive) To weaken in quality; to deprive of some strength or richness.
impoverished
impoverished
adj
Having lost a component, an ingredient, or a faculty or a feature; rendered poor in something; depleted.
Reduced to poverty.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impoverish
impoverisher
impoverisher
noun
Someone who impoverishes.
impoverishes
impoverishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impoverish
impoverishing
impoverishing
verb
present participle of impoverish
impoverishment
impoverishment
noun
The action of impoverishing someone.
The state of being impoverished.
impoverishments
impoverishments
noun
plural of impoverishment
improvership
incomprehensive
incomprehensive
adj
Not comprehensive; shallow, incomplete.
uncomprehending
incomprehensively
incomprehensively
adv
In an incomprehensive manner.
incomprehensiveness
incomprehensiveness
noun
The condition of being incomprehensive.
lithophotogravure
lovership
mechanoreceptive
mechanoreceptive
adj
Responsive to mechanical stimuli such as sound and touch
nonapprehensive
noncomprehensive
noncomprehensive
adj
Not comprehensive.
noncomprehensively
noncomprehensiveness
nonprohibitive
nonprohibitive
adj
not prohibitive
nonprohibitively
noviceship
noviceship
noun
The state or position of being a novice.
novitiateship
novitiateship
noun
The role or status of a novitiate.
observership
observership
noun
The office or work of an observer.
overapprehension
overapprehensive
overapprehensive
adj
Excessively apprehensive.
overapprehensively
overapprehensiveness
overemphasis
overemphasis
noun
Excessive emphasis.
overemphasize
overemphasize
verb
To place too much emphasis on; to overstate the importance of.
overemphasized
overemphasized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overemphasize
overemphasizes
overemphasizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overemphasize
overemphasizing
overemphasizing
verb
present participle of overemphasize
overemphatic
overemphatic
adj
Excessively emphatic, particularly in musical or theatrical interpretation
overemphatical
overemphatically
overemphatically
adv
In an overemphatic manner.
overemphaticalness
overemphaticness
overhandicap
overhandicap
verb
(transitive) To handicap excessively.
overhandicapped
overhandicapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overhandicap
overhandicapping
overhandicapping
verb
present participle of overhandicap
overhappily
overhappiness
overheaping
overheaping
verb
present participle of overheap
overhip
overhip
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To leap over; skip over; omit.
overhoping
overhoping
verb
present participle of overhope
overlordship
overlordship
noun
The position or quality of being an overlord.
The realm of overlords.
overphilosophize
overphilosophized
overphilosophizing
overphysic
overpinching
overpitch
overpitch
verb
(transitive) To give too high a pitch to.
(transitive, cricket) To bowl (the ball) so that it bounces closer to the batsman than a good length, allowing the batsman to hit it easily.
overpitched
overpitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overpitch
overpolish
overpolish
verb
(transitive) To polish too much.
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
overpunish
overpunish
verb
To punish excessively.
overpunishment
overpunishment
noun
Excessive punishment.
overpurchasing
overpurchasing
verb
present participle of overpurchase
overseership
overseership
noun
The role or office of overseer.
oversophisticated
oversophisticated
adj
Excessively sophisticated.
oversophistication
oversophistication
noun
the condition of being oversophisticated.
overwhip
overwhip
verb
(transitive) To whip (cream, etc.) too much, so as to spoil the texture.
overwhipped
overwhipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwhip
overwhipping
overwhipping
verb
present participle of overwhip
overwhisper
overworship
overworship
noun
Excessive worship.
verb
To worship excessively.
parathyroprival
parathyroprivia
parathyroprivic
parthenogenitive
passoverish
passoverish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of the Jewish Passover.