(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change in an instant.
(heraldry) An escutcheon or ensign armorial; a full display or depiction of all the heraldic components to which the bearer of a coat of arms is entitled; (now especially) a funeral shield: the hatchment.
(sociology) The successful completion of a socially defined goal or task, highlighting individual or group accomplishment.
(video games) An award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective in a video game.
A great or heroic deed or feat; something accomplished by valor or boldness.
The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.
achievements
achievements
noun
plural of achievement
achieving
achieving
noun
Achievements, emphasizing the process of accomplishing them.
verb
present participle of achieve
anarchoindividualist
anchorville
anchoveta
anchoveta
noun
A species of anchovy, Engraulis ringens, from the southern Pacific.
anchovettas
anchovettas
noun
plural of anchovetta
anchovies
anchovies
noun
plural of anchovy
anchovy
anchovy
noun
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.
anthraflavic
antonovich
archdivine
archgovernor
archgovernor
noun
(rare) A chief governor.
archiving
archiving
verb
present participle of archive
archknave
archrepresentative
archvagabond
archvestryman
archvillain
archvillain
noun
(chiefly narratology) A supreme villain; the most evil or powerful villain.
archvillainy
archvillainy
noun
Supreme villainy.
avalanche
avalanche
noun
(by extension) A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx; anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity.
A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.
A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.
verb
(intransitive) To descend like an avalanche.
(transitive) To come down upon; to overwhelm.
(transitive) To propel downward like an avalanche.
The shelf broke and the boxes avalanched the workers.
avalanched
avalanched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of avalanche
avalanches
avalanches
noun
plural of avalanche
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avalanche
avalanching
avalanching
verb
present participle of avalanche
avouching
avouching
verb
present participle of avouch
avouchment
avouchment
noun
A positive declaration.
The act of avouching.
avouchments
avouchments
noun
plural of avouchment
blagoveshchensk
blanchardville
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
branchville
bronchoalveolar
bronchoalveolar
adj
Relating to both the bronchi and the alvioli of the lungs
bronchocavernous
bronchovesicular
bronchovesicular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the bronchus and vesicles.
caernarvonshire
carnarvonshire
carvomenthene
carvomenthene
noun
(organic chemistry) The monoterpene (4R)-1-methyl-4-propan-2-ylcyclohexene
cauthornville
cavalierishness
cavalierishness
noun
The quality of being cavalierish.
cavanagh
cavanaugh
cavendish
cavendish
noun
Leaf tobacco softened, sweetened, and pressed into plugs or cakes.
cavendishes
chakravartin
chakravartin
noun
(India, religion) An ideal universal ruler, who rules ethically and benevolently over the entire world.
chancellorsville
chandlersville
chandlerville
changeover
changeover
noun
A conversion or transition from one thing to another.
changeovers
changeovers
noun
plural of changeover
chapmanville
charivan
charivariing
chauvin
chauvinism
chauvinism
noun
(derogatory) Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism.
(derogatory) Unwarranted bias, favoritism, or devotion to one's own particular group, cause, or idea.
chauvinisms
chauvinisms
noun
plural of chauvinism
chauvinist
chauvinist
adj
(derogatory) Chauvinistic; excessively patriotic or heavily biased.
Pertaining to chauvinism.
noun
(derogatory) A chauvinistic person.
chauvinistic
chauvinistic
adj
(derogatory) Of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists.
chauvinistically
chauvinistically
adv
In a chauvinistic manner; with excessive patriotism or unwarranted bias.
chauvinists
chauvinists
noun
plural of chauvinist
chavannes
chavante
chavantean
chavender
chavender
noun
A chub (fish).
chavicin
chavicin
noun
Alternative form of chavicine
chavicine
chavicine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in Piper species such as black pepper; one of the four diastereomeric geometric isomers of piperine.
chavignol
chavin
chekhovian
chekhovian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904) or his writings.
chervante
cheshvan
cheshvan
Proper noun
The second month of the civil year in the Jewish calendar.
chevaline
chevance
cheventayn
chevetaine
chevisance
chevisance
noun
(obsolete) A bargain or contract; an agreement about a matter in dispute, such as a debt; a business compact.
(obsolete) An unlawful agreement or contract.
(obsolete) Chivalrous adventure.
(obsolete) Help, remedy; a resource or solution.
(obsolete) The raising of money; money raised or lent for some purpose.
chevrotain
chevrotain
noun
Any of several small hornless ruminants of the family Tragulidae (genera Hyemoschus, Moschiola, and Tragulus), native to tropical rainforests of South and Southeast Asia, and Central and West Africa; a mouse deer.
chievance
chievance
noun
(obsolete) An unlawful bargain; trade in which money is extorted as discount.
chivalrousness
chivalrousness
noun
The state of being chivalrous.
chivalrousnesses
chivareeing
chivareeing
verb
present participle of chivaree
chivareing
chivariing
chivariing
verb
present participle of chivari
chivaring
clavicithern
cochranville
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.
counteravouch
counteravouchment
cravenhearted
cuxhaven
czechoslovakian
czechoslovakian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the former nation of Czechoslovakia.
Noun
A person from Czechoslovakia.
czechoslovakians
devachan
devachan
noun
The dwelling-place of the gods, according to theosophy.
enhancive
enhancive
adj
Tending to enhance something.
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.
goncharov
hallucinative
hallucinative
adj
Relating to hallucination; hallucinatory.
hanceville
handkerchieves
handkerchieves
noun
plural of handkerchief
havance
havocking
hercegovina
homovanillic
homovanillic
adj
Relating to homovanillic acid or its derivatives
hovedance
hydrogalvanic
hydrogalvanic
adj
Pertaining to, produced by, or consisting of, electricity evolved by the action or use of fluids.
hypercivilization
hypercivilization
noun
The state of being hypercivilized.
hyperconservatism
hyperconservatism
noun
The quality of being hyperconservative.
hyperconservative
hyperconservative
adj
Extremely conservative.
hyperconservatively
hyperconservativeness
hyperspeculativeness
hypovanadic
inchoative
inchoative
adj
(grammar) Aspectually indicating that a state is about to be entered or is in the process of being entered.
(grammar) Inflected in or relating to the inchoative aspect.
At the beginning, still in an unformed state.
noun
(grammar) An inchoative construction.
inchoatively
inchoatively
adv
In an inchoative manner.
inchoatives
inchoatives
noun
plural of inchoative
ischiocavernosus
ischiocavernosus
noun
(anatomy) A muscle just below the surface of the perineum, used to flex the anus, stabilize the erect penis (in males), and tense the vagina (in females).
ischiocavernous
ischiocavernous
adj
Synonym of ischiocavernosal
ischiovaginal
ischiovaginal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ischium and vagina.
jovanovich
lautverschiebung
lobachevskian
lobachevskian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky (1792–1856), Russian mathematician.
Of or related to hyperbolic geometry, which was developed by Nikolai Lobachevsky.
lochinvar
machiavelian
machiavellian
machiavellian
adj
Alternative form of Machiavellian
machiavellianism
machiavellianism
Noun
A political philosophy, based on the writings of Machiavelli, especially The Prince, that advocates the use of ruthlessness and duplicity in political dealings.
A political maneuver that exemplifies the philosophy.
Any ruthless, duplicitous behavior.
machiavellianist
machiavellianly
machiavellians
marcheshvan
marcheshvan
Proper noun
Cheshvan
mechanicsville
mechanicville
mechanoreceptive
mechanoreceptive
adj
Responsive to mechanical stimuli such as sound and touch
merchantville
misachievement
misachievement
noun
Bad or wrong achievement.
nakhichevan
nakhichevan
Proper noun
historically a region of Greater Armenia, divided between the provinces Vaspurakan and Syunik; currently a landlocked exclave of Azerbaijan, officially Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
the capital city of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
navarch
navarch
noun
(historical, Ancient Greece) The commander of a fleet.
navarchy
navarchy
noun
The office or state of a navarch
nicholasville
nonachievement
nonachievement
noun
Something that does not achieve the intended goal.