Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.
Characterized by or susceptible to addiction.
Enjoyable.
noun
A drug that causes an addiction.
Anything that is very habit-forming.
additives
additives
noun
plural of additive
adductive
adductive
adj
Adducing, or bringing towards or to something.
adhesives
adhesives
noun
plural of adhesive
adjective
adjective
adj
(chemistry, of a dye) Needing the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.
(grammar) Adjectival; pertaining to or functioning as an adjective.
(law) Applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure.
(obsolete, reflected in the chemical sense, but extinct as a general sense) Incapable of independent function.
noun
(grammar) A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent.
(obsolete) A dependent; an accessory.
verb
(transitive) To make an adjective of; to form or convert into an adjective.
(transitive, chiefly as a participle) To characterize with an adjective; to describe by using an adjective.
adjustive
adjustive
adj
Tending to adjust.
admissive
admissive
adj
Tending to admit or allow.
advancing
advancing
noun
The act of proceeding forward; an advance.
verb
present participle of advance
advancive
advancive
adj
(archaic) Tending to advance.
advecting
advecting
verb
present participle of advect
advection
advection
noun
(earth science, chemistry) The horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc.
The transport of a scalar by bulk fluid motion.
advective
advective
adj
Relating to advection.
advenient
advenient
adj
(now rare) Caused by outside forces; coming from without; external, additional.
advential
adventism
adventist
adventive
adventive
adj
(biology) Of a plant that is not native, but was introduced by humans to a place and has since become naturalized.
Accidental.
Adventitious.
noun
A non-native plant that has become naturalized.
adverbial
adverbial
adj
(grammar) Of or relating to an adverb.
noun
(grammar) An adverbial word or phrase.
adversing
adversion
adversion
noun
(obsolete) An adverting or turning towards; attention.
A tendency or wish to avoid someone or something.
adversity
adversity
noun
(countable) An event that is adverse; calamity.
(uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
adversive
adversive
adj
causing adversion
opposite, contrary
adverting
adverting
verb
present participle of advert
advertise
advertise
verb
(card games) In gin rummy, to discard a card of one's preferred suit so as to mislead the opponent into thinking you do not want it.
(intransitive) To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others.
(transitive) To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly.
(transitive) To provide public information about (a product, service etc.) in order to attract public awareness and increase sales.
(transitive, now rare) To notify (someone) of something; to call someone's attention to something.
advertize
advertize
verb
(archaic, now nonstandard, proscribed) Alternative spelling of advertise
adviceful
adviceful
adj
(obsolete) Attentive; watchful.
Providing advice; informative, insightful.
advisable
advisable
adj
(of a course of action) Worthy of being recommended; desirable.
(of a person) Capable of being advised or willing to be advised.
advisably
advisably
adv
Wisely, in an advisable manner.
advisedly
advisedly
adv
With intentionality, and deliberately, usually also with a connotation of due consideration and wise choosing.
affidavit
affidavit
noun
(law) A signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.
aggrieved
aggrieved
adj
(law) Having one's rights denied or curtailed.
Angry or resentful due to unjust treatment.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aggrieve
aldovandi
almoravid
almoravid
Noun
A member of a Berber dynasty that started in 11th-century Morocco.
archdevil
archdevil
noun
(computing, Unix) A program, or part of a program, which is not invoked explicitly but lies dormant waiting for some event.
(theology, rare, religion, fantasy, science fiction) A chief or reigning devil.
ardenvoir
auditives
audiviser
avianized
avianized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of avianize
avidities
avidities
noun
plural of avidity
avizandum
avizandum
noun
(law) time for a judge to consider a case and reach a decision.
avoidable
avoidable
adj
Capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped.
Capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable.
noun
Something that can or should be avoided.
avoidably
avoidably
adv
In a manner so as to be avoidable.
avoidance
avoidance
noun
(law, obsolete) The act of annulling; annulment.
(obsolete) The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant, specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent.
(obsolete) The act of dismissing a person.
(obsolete) The act of quitting a position or benefice.
(obsolete) The course by which anything (especially water) is carried off.
The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.
avoidless
avoidless
adj
(rare) Unavoidable; inevitable.
avoidment
ayurvedic
ayurvedic
adj
Alternative spelling of Ayurvedic
bedeviled
bedeviled
verb
(US) simple past tense and past participle of bedevil
bedrivels
bedrivels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedrivel
belvidere
benavides
berdichev
berdichev
Proper noun
a city in the Zhitomir oblast of Ukraine
beveridge
beveridge
noun
Obsolete form of beverage.
bevomited
bevomited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bevomit
bivaulted
bivaulted
adj
Having two vaults or arches.
bivouaced
bloviated
bloviated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bloviate
bondville
bouvardia
broadview
cabdriver
cabdriver
noun
One who drives a carriage for a living.
One who drives a taxi for a living.
cadaveric
cadaveric
adj
Caused by coming into contact with a dead body, a cadaver.
Pertaining to a corpse.
cadaverin
cadaverin
noun
Alternative form of cadaverine
cadyville
cardville
cavaedium
cavaedium
noun
(architecture) The central hall or court within an Ancient Roman house.
cavendish
cavendish
noun
Leaf tobacco softened, sweetened, and pressed into plugs or cakes.
cavitated
cavitated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cavitate
cervicide
cervicide
noun
(rare) The killing of deer.
cevadilla
cevadilla
noun
Archaic form of sabadilla.
chivareed
chivareed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chivaree
chivaried
chivaried
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chivari
civilised
civilised
adj
Non-Oxford British English spelling of civilized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of civilise
civilized
civilized
adj
Having a highly developed society or culture; belonging to civilization.
Marked by refinement in taste and manners.
Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, reasonable, ethical.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of civilize
coderived
coderives
conceived
conceived
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conceive
conducive
conducive
adj
Tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result.
contrived
contrived
adj
Created in a deliberate, rather than natural or spontaneous, way.
Unnatural, forced; artificial, or unrealistic.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contrive
convicted
convicted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convict
convinced
convinced
adj
In a state of believing, especially from evidence but not necessarily.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convince
coverlids
coverlids
noun
plural of coverlid
coverside
coverside
noun
A region of country having covers; hunting country.
creditive
dadeville
dadeville
Proper noun
a city in Alabama, USA
daleville
dansville
daredevil
daredevil
adj
Recklessly bold; adventurous.
noun
A person who engages in very risky behavior, especially one who is motivated by a craving for excitement or attention.
verb
(intransitive) To behave in a reckless, adventurous, or physically risky manner.
davidical
daviesite
davisboro
davisburg
deanville
deauville
deceivers
deceivers
noun
plural of deceiver
deceiving
deceiving
noun
deception
verb
present participle of deceive
decemviri
decemvirs
decemvirs
noun
plural of decemvir
deceptive
deceptive
adj
Likely or attempting to deceive.
declivate
declivent
declivity
declivity
noun
(entomology) An inward curve of the exoskeleton of an insect, such as between body segments; a segment of an insect's body where the exoskeleton curves inward.
(geomorphology) The downward slope of a hill; the downward slope of a curve.
A downward bend in a path.
declivous
declivous
adj
sloping downward
decoctive
decoctive
adj
Serving to decoct.
decretive
decretive
adj
Having the authority of a decree.
decursive
decursive
adj
Running down; decurrent.
decurving
deductive
deductive
adj
(logic) Based on inferences from general principles.
Of, pertaining to, or based on deduction (process of reasoning).
deerdrive
deevilick
defeasive
defective
defective
adj
(Arabic grammar, of a verb) Having a root whose final consonant is weak (ي, و, or ء).
(chiefly of abjad script) Spelled without matres lectionis, for example אמץ (ómets, “courage”) as opposed to the plene spelling אומץ where the letter vav ⟨ו⟩ indicates the vowel o.
(grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.
(orthography, of a script) Not capable of representing all the phonemic distinctions of a language it is used to write.
Having one or more defects.
adv
(chiefly of abjad script) Without matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels) written out.
noun
(chiefly of abjad script) A word written without matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels).
A person or thing considered to be defective.
defencive
defencive
adj
(British) Alternative spelling of defensive
defensive
defensive
adj
(chiefly sports) Pertaining to defense, as opposed to attack.
(cricket) Of a bowling or fielding tactic designed to prevent the other side from scoring runs; of a batting tactic designed to prevent being out.
Displaying an inordinate sensitivity to criticism or intrusion; oversensitive; thin-skinned.
In a state or posture of defense.
Intended for defence; protective.
Intended to deter attack.
Performed so as to minimise risk.
noun
A means, attitude or position of defense.
defluvium
delavigne
delivered
delivered
adj
(in combination) That has been, or will be, delivered in a specific manner.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deliver
deliverer
deliverer
noun
One who brings deliverance.
One who delivers.
deliverly
deliverly
adv
(obsolete) actively; quickly; nimbly
deliveror
demidevil
demidevil
noun
A half-devil.
demissive
demissive
adj
downcast; submissive; humble
demivoice
demivolte
demivolts
demivolts
noun
plural of demivolt
depictive
depictive
adj
Of or pertaining to depiction.
noun
(grammar) A grammatical construction that indicates the state of a noun in relation to the action of a verb.
depletive
depletive
adj
Causing depletion.
noun
Any substance used to deplete.
depraving
depraving
verb
present participle of deprave
depravity
depravity
noun
(countable) A particular depraved act or trait.
(uncountable) The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement.
(uncountable, Christian theology) Inborn corruption, entailing the belief that every facet of human nature has been polluted, defiled, and contaminated by sin.
deprivals
deprivals
noun
plural of deprival
deprivate
deprivers
deprivers
noun
plural of depriver
depriving
depriving
verb
present participle of deprive
derivable
derivable
adj
able to be derived, deducible
derivably
derivably
adv
Such that it can be derived; by derivation.
derivates
derivates
noun
plural of derivate
derivedly
dervishes
dervishes
noun
plural of dervish
deserving
deserving
adj
meriting, worthy (reward, punishment etc.)
worthy of reward or praise; meritorious
noun
desert, merit
verb
present participle of deserve
desilvers
desilvers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desilver
desistive
desistive
adj
(obsolete) conclusive or final
detective
detective
adj
Employed in detecting.
noun
(law enforcement) A police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator.
A person employed to find information not otherwise available to the public.
detentive
detersive
detersive
adj
Having cleansing abilities
noun
A cleansing agent; a detergent.
detrusive
devaluing
devaluing
noun
devaluation
verb
present participle of devalue
deveining
deveining
verb
present participle of devein
devesting
devesting
verb
present participle of devest
deviances
deviances
noun
plural of deviance
deviately
deviating
deviating
verb
present participle of deviate
deviation
deviation
noun
(Absolute Deviation) The shortest distance between the center of the target and the point where a projectile hits or bursts.
(aviation) A detour to one side of the originally-planned flightpath (for instance, to avoid weather); the act of making such a detour.
(contract law) The voluntary and unnecessary departure of a ship from, or delay in, the regular and usual course of the specific voyage insured, thus releasing the underwriters from their responsibility.
(metrology) The signed difference between a value and its reference value.
(statistics) For interval variables and ratio variables, a measure of difference between the observed value and the mean.
A departure from the correct way of acting.
A detour in a road or railway.
The act of deviating; wandering off the correct or true path or road.
The state or result of having deviated; a transgression; an act of sin; an error; an offense.