(grammar) Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin, Lithuanian and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influence of a transitive verb has its limited influence. Other parts of speech, including secondary or predicate direct objects, will also influence a sentence’s construction. In German the case used for direct objects.
Producing accusations; in a manner that reflects a finding of fault or blame
noun
(grammar) The accusative case.
activators
activators
noun
plural of activator
activeness
activeness
noun
The state or quality of being active.
activistic
activistic
adj
Relating to the practice of activism or the behavior and beliefs of activists.
activities
activities
noun
plural of activity
addictives
addictives
noun
plural of addictive
adjectives
adjectives
noun
plural of adjective
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjective
adsorptive
adsorptive
adj
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
noun
Any substance that adsorbs.
advantages
advantages
noun
plural of advantage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advantage
adventists
adventures
adventures
noun
plural of adventure
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adventure
advertised
advertised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of advertise
advertisee
advertisee
noun
One who views or reads an advertisement; the target of advertising.
advertiser
advertiser
noun
A periodical in which advertisements can be published by individuals.
One who advertises.
advertises
advertises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advertise
advertizes
advertizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advertize
advisatory
advisatory
adj
(law) Advisory.
advisement
advisement
noun
(archaic) Advice, counsel.
(now US) Consideration or deliberation.
advocatess
advocatess
noun
(rare, obsolete) A female advocate.
aestivated
aestivated
verb
Alternative spelling of estivated
simple past tense and past participle of aestivate
aestivates
aestivates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aestivate
aestivator
aestivator
noun
An animal that becomes dormant during the summer or dry season.
affidavits
affidavits
noun
plural of affidavit
afterlives
afterlives
noun
plural of afterlife
aftershave
aftershave
noun
a lotion, gel, or liquid used after finishing shaving
aggravates
aggravates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggravate
aktivismus
alleviates
alleviates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alleviate
alveolites
alveolitis
alveolitis
noun
(medicine) An inflammation of a dental alveolus (tooth socket).
(medicine) An inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs.
anticivism
anticivism
noun
(obsolete) opposition to the body politic of citizens
antinovels
antinovels
noun
plural of antinovel
antisavage
antisavage
adj
Opposing savages (people living in traditional, especially tribal, societies).
antivenins
antivenins
noun
plural of antivenin
antonovics
anvilsmith
anvilsmith
noun
A person who makes blacksmiths' anvils.
appositive
appositive
adj
of or being in apposition
noun
(grammar) a word or phrase that is in apposition
archivists
archivists
noun
plural of archivist
ariovistus
arrivistes
arrivistes
noun
plural of arriviste
ascriptive
ascriptive
adj
ascribing; relating to ascription
noun
The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work or other object to someone or something.
assaultive
assaultive
adj
Confrontational; tending or seeming to assault; characterized by assault.
noun
(psychiatry, criminology) A person who assaults others.
asseverate
asseverate
verb
(transitive) To assert earnestly, seriously, and confidently
assumptive
assumptive
adj
(heraldry, of arms, not comparable) Originally, being arms which a person had a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now, those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.
Forward or presumptuous.
Held as true or valid without evidence.
astrictive
astrictive
adj
binding; astringent
noun
An astringent.
astructive
astructive
adj
(obsolete) Building up; constructive.
autoclaves
autoclaves
noun
plural of autoclave
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autoclave
averrhoist
aversation
aversation
noun
(obsolete) A turning from with dislike; aversion.
aviatrices
aviatrices
noun
plural of aviatrix
aviatrixes
avocations
avocations
noun
plural of avocation
batesville
batesville
Proper noun
a city in Arkansas, USA
a city in and Indiana, USA.
a city in Mississippi, USA
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
a CDP in Texas, USA.
an unincorporated community in Virginia, USA.
bovaristic
bratislava
calvinists
captivates
captivates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of captivate
caravanist
caravanist
noun
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) One who travels in a caravan (towed furnished vehicle).
A member of a caravan (convoy or procession of travellers with animals, cargo, etc.)
cavernitis
cavernitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the corpus cavernosum
cervantist
chauvinist
chauvinist
adj
(derogatory) Chauvinistic; excessively patriotic or heavily biased.
Pertaining to chauvinism.
noun
(derogatory) A chauvinistic person.
christoval
clavierist
clavierist
noun
A musician who plays the clavier.
coatsville
conclavist
conclavist
noun
The personal aide of a cardinal at a papal conclave.
conservant
conservant
adj
Having the power or quality of conservation; conserving.
conservate
conservate
verb
(dated, transitive) To conserve.
(nonstandard, intransitive) To practice conservation.
constative
constative
adj
(linguistics) Pertaining to an utterance relaying information and likely to be regarded as true or false.
noun
(linguistics) An utterance relaying information and likely to be regarded as true or false.
conversant
conversant
adj
(obsolete) Concerned; occupied.
Closely familiar; current; having frequent interaction.
Familiar or acquainted by use or study; well-informed; versed.
noun
One who converses with another.
convulsant
convulsant
adj
Causing or producing convulsions; convulsive.
noun
Anything, such as a drug, that causes convulsions
covariates
covariates
noun
plural of covariate
cultivates
cultivates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cultivate
curvatures
curvatures
noun
plural of curvature
davenports
davenports
noun
plural of davenport
deatsville
derivatist
desolative
devaluates
devaluates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devaluate
devastated
devastated
adj
Extremely upset and shocked.
Ruined, ravaged.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of devastate
devastates
devastates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devastate
devastator
devastator
noun
one who devastates.
devastavit
devastavit
noun
(property law) In full, writ of devastavit: a writ issued against an executor or administrator claiming compensation for such misapplication of assets.
(property law) Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or administrator; devastation.
deviations
deviations
noun
plural of deviation
devitalise
devitalise
verb
Alternative form of devitalize
disvantage
elastivity
elevations
elevations
noun
plural of elevation
enervators
enervators
noun
plural of enervator
estimative
estimative
adj
Of or pertaining to an estimate or to estimation.
estivating
estivating
verb
present participle of estivate
estivation
estivation
noun
Alternative spelling of aestivation
evacuators
evacuators
noun
plural of evacuator
evaluators
evaluators
noun
plural of evaluator
evanescent
evanescent
adj
(botany) Of plant parts: shed after a period.
(electromagnetism) Of an oscillating electric or magnetic field: not propagating as an electromagnetic wave but having its energy spatially concentrated in the vicinity of its source.
(mathematics) Of a number or value: diminishing to the point of reaching zero as a limit; infinitesimal.
Barely there; almost imperceptible.
Disappearing, vanishing.
Ephemeral, fleeting, momentary.
evangelist
evangelist
noun
(Christianity) An itinerant or special preacher, especially a revivalist, who conducts services in different cities or locations, now often televised.
(Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) A patriarch.
(biblical) A writer of a gospel, especially the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), usually capitalized (Evangelist).
(by extension) A person marked by extreme enthusiasm for or support of any cause, particularly with regard to religion.
(primitive Church) A person who first brought the gospel to a city or region.
(technology) A person hired to promote a particular technology.
evaporates
evaporates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of evaporate
eventuates
eventuates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of eventuate
eviscerate
eviscerate
verb
(intransitive, of viscera) To protrude through a surgical incision.
(transitive) To destroy or make ineffectual or meaningless.
(transitive) To disembowel, to remove the viscera.
(transitive) To elicit the essence of.
(transitive, surgery) To remove a bodily organ or its contents.
evocations
evocations
noun
plural of evocation
excavators
excavators
noun
plural of excavator
excusative
exhaustive
exhaustive
adj
(now rare) Causing exhaustion; very tiring
Fully comprehensive
Including every possible element
extraverts
extraverts
noun
plural of extravert
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extravert
eyeservant
eyeservant
noun
A servant who attends faithfully to his duty only when watched.
favoritism
favoritism
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of favouritism
favositoid
festivally
festivally
adj
(informal, rare) Resembling or characteristic of a festival.
adv
(obsolete, rare) In a festive manner.
flagstaves
flavescent
flavescent
adj
yellow-ish in colour, or turning yellow
fluvialist
fluvialist
noun
One who explains geological phenomena by the action of streams.
forestaves
forestaves
noun
plural of forestaff
fricatives
fricatives
noun
plural of fricative
gainstrive
gainstrive
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To resist; to fight back.
(obsolete, transitive) To strive against; to resist, oppose.
gallivants
gallivants
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gallivant
gansevoort
gatesville
gravestead
gravestead
noun
The place where a grave or graves are located; a grave; a burial ground; cemetery.
gravestone
gravestone
noun
A stone slab set at the head of a grave.
gravitates
gravitates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gravitate
hartsville
harvestbug
harvesters
harvesters
noun
plural of harvester
harvesting
harvesting
noun
(agriculture) The gathering of a mature crop; a harvest.
(by extension) The gathering of any resource.
verb
present participle of harvest
harvestman
harvestman
noun
A field-worker who works to gather in the harvest.
An order of terrestrial, non-venomous arachnids with often very long legs: Opiliones.
harvestmen
harvestmen
noun
plural of harvestman
haverstraw
hesitative
hesitative
adj
Distinguished by hesitation; hesitating.
innervates
innervates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of innervate
innovators
innovators
noun
plural of innovator
insalivate
insalivate
verb
(transitive) To mix with saliva, as when eating.
insectival
invariants
invariants
noun
plural of invariant
investable
investable
adj
(finance) Able to be invested; ready for investment; liquid.
istvaeones
jovialties
jovialties
noun
plural of jovialty
lagerkvist
larviposit
larviposit
verb
(biology) To deposit living larvae rather than eggs