(grammar) Of, or relating to the grammatical case used in some languages to indicate absence.
noun
(grammar) The abessive case, or a word in this case.
aborsive
aborsive
adj
(obsolete) abortive from the first.
abrasive
abrasive
adj
Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; overly aggressive and causing irritation.
Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.
noun
(geology) Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.
A hard inorganic substance or material consisting in powder or granule form such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.
accusive
accusive
adj
accusative; accusing
achieves
achieves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of achieve
activism
activism
noun
The practice of using action to achieve a result, such as political demonstration or a strike in support of or in opposition to an issue.
activist
activist
adj
Behaving as an activist.
noun
One who is conspicuously active in carrying out any occupational or professional functions.
One who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change.
adessive
adessive
adj
(grammar) of or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates adjacent location
noun
(grammar) the adessive case, or a word in that case.
adhesive
adhesive
adj
apt or tending to adhere; clinging
sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances
noun
a substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion
adustive
advisees
advisees
noun
plural of advisee
advisers
advisers
noun
plural of adviser
advising
advising
noun
(obsolete) Advice.
verb
present participle of advise
advisive
advisive
adj
Advisory in tone and content.
advisors
advisors
noun
plural of advisor
advisory
advisory
adj
Able to give advice.
Containing advice; advising.
aestival
aestival
adj
Alternative spelling of estival
airwaves
airwaves
noun
Radio or television broadcasts.
Radio-frequency electromagnetic waves, usually used in the context of wireless communication; radio waves.
aktivist
akvavits
akvavits
noun
plural of akvavit
alevitsa
alewives
alewives
noun
plural of alewife
allusive
allusive
adj
that contains or makes use of allusions (indirect references or hints)
aquavits
aquavits
noun
plural of aquavit
archives
archives
noun
plural of archive
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archive
arrivals
arrivals
noun
plural of arrival
arrivers
arrivers
noun
plural of arriver
arrivism
arrivism
noun
Alternative form of arrivisme
arrivist
arrosive
arrosive
adj
gnawing; chewing; corroding
ashville
ashville
Proper noun
a city in Alabama, USA, which is one of the two county seats of
a neighbourhood in Kentucky, USA.
a hamlet in New York, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
a small borough in Pennsylvania, USA.
a community in south-western Manitoba, Canada.
atavisms
atavisms
noun
plural of atavism
atavists
atavists
noun
plural of atavist
audivise
availers
avanious
avarices
avarices
noun
plural of avarice
aversion
aversion
noun
(obsolete) The act of turning away from an object.
An object of dislike or repugnance.
Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning.
aversive
aversive
adj
Tending to repel, causing avoidance (of a situation, a behaviour, an item, etc.)
noun
(grammar, uncountable) A grammatical case indicating that something is avoided or feared; the evitative case.
(psychology, countable) An unpleasant stimulus intended to induce a change in behaviour.
aviaries
aviaries
noun
plural of aviary
aviarist
aviarist
noun
A person who keeps an aviary
aviators
aviators
noun
aviator sunglasses
plural of aviator
avidious
avidious
adj
(obsolete) avid; eager; greedy.
avidness
avidness
noun
The characteristic of being avid.
avionics
avionics
noun
(aviation) The devices used in avionics.
(aviation) The science and technology of the development and use of electrical and electronic devices in aviation.
avodires
avoiders
avoiders
noun
plural of avoider
avowries
avowries
noun
plural of avowry
avulsing
avulsing
verb
present participle of avulse
avulsion
avulsion
noun
(hydrology) Movement of soil during a flood, or during a change in the course of a river, especially when a resulting change of land ownership is involved
An abrupt change in the course of a river, typically from one channel to another
The loss or separation of a body part, either by surgery or due to trauma
bavarois
bavarois
noun
A pudding similar to pastry cream but thickened with gelatin or isinglass instead of flour or cornstarch, and flavoured with liqueur.
beauvais
bedevils
bedevils
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedevil
beehives
beehives
noun
plural of beehive
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beehive
believes
believes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of believe
beshiver
besilver
besilver
verb
(transitive) To cover with or as with silver.
besnivel
bevomits
bevomits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bevomit
bivalves
bivalves
noun
plural of bivalve
bivinyls
bivouacs
bivouacs
noun
plural of bivouac
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bivouac
boastive
boastive
adj
(archaic) presumptuous
bolivars
bolivias
bolivias
noun
plural of bolivia
bonavist
bonnyvis
borislav
bouviers
bouvines
bovarism
bovarism
noun
Alternative spelling of bovarysm
bovarist
breviers
captives
captives
noun
plural of captive
carvings
carvings
noun
plural of carving
casnovia
cavefish
cavefish
noun
Any fish in the family Amblyopsidae
Any of various fish, typically blind and lacking pigment, that inhabit subterranean waters.
caviares
caviares
noun
plural of caviare
cavilers
cavilers
noun
plural of caviler
caviness
cavities
cavities
noun
plural of cavity
cervices
cervices
noun
plural of cervix
cervisia
cervixes
cessavit
cessavit
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) A writ given by statute to recover lands when the tenant has for two years failed to perform the conditions of his tenure.
ceviches
ceviches
noun
plural of ceviche
chervils
chervils
noun
plural of chervil
cheviots
cheviots
noun
plural of cheviot
chivaris
chivaris
noun
plural of chivari
chivvies
chivvies
noun
plural of chivvy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chivvy
chuvashi
cistvaen
cistvaen
noun
Alternative form of kistvaen
civicism
civicism
noun
The principle of civil government.
civilest
civilest
adj
superlative form of civil: most civil
civilise
civilise
verb
To bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state.
To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
To introduce or impose the standards of one civilisation upon another civilization, group or person, arguably with the intent of achieving a perceived higher standard of behavior.
civilist
civilist
noun
(obsolete) A statesman, politician, or student of the political sciences.
(obsolete) One who studies or works with the civil law.
(obsolete, theology) One who rejects the moral authority of Christ but who nevertheless adheres to a moral code in line with “civil righteousness” and “good citizenship”.
claviers
claviers
noun
plural of clavier
clavises
clevises
clevises
noun
plural of clevis
clivises
codrives
codrives
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of codrive
cohesive
cohesive
adj
Having cohesion.
noun
(linguistics) A device used to establish cohesion within a text
A substance that provides cohesion
connives
connives
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of connive
conscive
conversi
conversi
noun
plural of conversus
convicts
convicts
noun
plural of convict
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of convict
convives
convives
noun
plural of convive
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of convive
corvinas
corvinas
noun
plural of corvina
corviser
corvisor
cosavior
covetise
covetise
noun
(obsolete) Covetousness; excessive desire for something, especially for acquiring wealth.
(archaic) Increasing or growing; marked by gradual spontaneous development.
crevices
crevices
noun
plural of crevice
cursives
cursives
noun
plural of cursive
curviest
curviest
adj
superlative form of curvy: most curvy
davidist
davidson
daviesia
davisson
daviston
deceives
deceives
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deceive
decisive
decisive
adj
Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.
Marked by promptness and decision.
delivers
delivers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deliver
delusive
delusive
adj
Delusional.
Inappropriate to reality; forming part of a delusion.
Producing delusions.
deprives
deprives
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprive
derisive
derisive
adj
Deserving or provoking derision or ridicule.
Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing.
noun
(rare) A derisive remark.
derivers
derivers
noun
plural of deriver
descrive
descrive
verb
(obsolete) To describe.
desilver
desilver
verb
(transitive) To remove the reflective backing from (a mirror).
(transitive) To remove the silver from (an alloy).
desitive
desitive
adj
(obsolete) Final or conclusive.
noun
(obsolete, logic) An argument that leads to a conclusion.
devadasi
devadasi
noun
(Hinduism, historical) A girl who underwent the Hindu religious practice of being "married" to a deity. In addition to taking care of the temple, she learned and practiced Bharatanatyam and other classical Indian arts, and enjoyed high social status.
devarshi
deviants
deviants
noun
plural of deviant
deviates
deviates
noun
plural of deviate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deviate
deviless
deviless
noun
A female devil.
devilish
devilish
adj
(informal) Extreme, excessive.
Characteristic of a devil.
Resembling a devil.
adv
(informal) Devilishly; very; exceedingly.
devilism
devilism
noun
(archaic) The character or doctrines of the Devil or devils; devilry.
devisals
devisals
noun
plural of devisal
devisees
devisees
noun
plural of devisee
devisers
devisers
noun
plural of deviser
devising
devising
noun
the act of creating a plan or some object, especially a will
verb
present participle of devise
devisors
devisors
noun
plural of devisor
devoices
devoices
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devoice
disavail
disavail
verb
To disadvantage or harm.
To loose or stop using something.
disavows
disavows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disavow
discover
discover
verb
(law, transitive) To question (a person) as part of discovery in a lawsuit.
(obsolete) To manifest without design; to show; to exhibit.
(transitive, archaic) To reveal (information); to divulge, make known.
(transitive, chess) To create by moving a piece out of another piece's line of attack.
(transitive, now rare) To expose, uncover.
(transitive, obsolete) To reconnoitre, explore (an area).
(transitive, obsolete) To remove the cover from; to uncover (a head, building etc.).
To find or learn something for the first time.
discrive
disfavor
disfavor
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of disfavour
disgavel
disgavel
verb
(UK, law, transitive) To deprive of that principal quality of gavelkind tenure by which lands descend equally among all the sons of the tenant
dishevel
dishevel
verb
(intransitive) To spread out in disorder.
(transitive) To disarrange or loosen (hair, clothing, etc.).
(transitive) To throw into disorder; upheave.
disleave
disleave
verb
(transitive) Alternative spelling of disleaf
disprove
disprove
verb
To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.