(of a person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
(of an act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.
alluviation
alluviation
noun
The deposition of alluvium (sediment) by a river.
ambilaevous
ambilaevous
adj
Alternative spelling of ambilevous
amphivorous
anovulatory
anovulatory
adj
Not ovulatory; characterized by anovulation (a lack of ovulation).
arboviruses
arboviruses
noun
plural of arbovirus
audiovisual
audiovisual
adj
Containing both aural and visual elements.
autoceptive
autoclaving
autoclaving
noun
sterilization in an autoclave
verb
present participle of autoclave
autogravure
autogravure
noun
(historical) A process of photo-engraving akin to autotype.
autovaccine
autovaccine
noun
autogenous vaccine
avellaneous
avoirdupois
avoirdupois
noun
(chiefly humorous) Weight; heaviness.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300.
(historical) The official system of weights used in the USA between 1866 and 1959.
(obsolete) Merchandise.
avouchments
avouchments
noun
plural of avouchment
baccivorous
baccivorous
adj
(zoology) Eating, or having a diet based on, berries
ballouville
behavioural
behavioural
adj
(British spelling) Of or pertaining to behaviour.
bivouacking
bivouacking
verb
present participle of bivouac
blountville
blountville
Proper noun
A in the U.S. state of that is the of
bonaventura
bonaventure
bourneville
boviculture
boviculture
noun
The rearing and care of cattle.
calcivorous
calcivorous
adj
Tending to erode limestone.
carludovica
carnivorous
carnivorous
adj
(botany) Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.
Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
Predatory or flesh-eating.
caulivorous
cavernously
cavernously
adv
In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.
In a cavernous manner; sounding deep, hollow, or echoey.
cavernulous
cavernulous
adj
Full of small cavities.
circumvolve
circumvolve
verb
(intransitive) To revolve or move around something.
(transitive) To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion.
clavigerous
clavigerous
adj
Bearing a club.
Bearing a key.
coadjuvancy
coadjuvancy
noun
(rare) cooperation; mutual effort
coadunative
coadunative
adj
Serving to coadunate or unite.
coadventure
coadventure
noun
(archaic) A joint venture or partnership.
coagulative
coagulative
adj
Having the power to cause coagulation
cocultivate
cocultivate
verb
To cultivate along with another organism
coevolution
coevolution
noun
(ecology, evolutionary theory) The evolution of organisms of two or more species in which each adapts to changes in the other.
coexclusive
collectivum
collusively
collusively
adv
in a collusive manner; fraudulently through collusion
colourative
colourative
adj
Rare spelling of colorative.
commulative
communitive
communitive
adj
Relating to community.
commutative
commutative
adj
(algebra, of an algebraic structure) Having a commutative operation.
(mathematics, of a binary operation) Such that the order in which the operands are taken does not affect their image under the operation.
(mathematics, of a diagram of morphisms) Such that any two sequences of morphisms with the same initial and final positions compose to the same morphism.
Relating to exchange; interchangeable.
compulsives
compulsives
noun
plural of compulsive
compunctive
compunctive
adj
(obsolete) Sensitive with regard to wrongdoing; conscientious.
computative
computative
adj
calculating, shrewdly or selfishly reckoning
of or relating to computation, computational
conditivium
confutative
confutative
adj
That confutes
conjugative
conjugative
adj
Of, relating to, or producing combination or conjunction; combinative or connective.
conjunctiva
conjunctiva
noun
(anatomy) A clear mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid and the exposed surface of the eyeball or sclera.
conjunctive
conjunctive
adj
(astrology, astronomy) Relating to a conjunction (appearance in the sky of two astronomical objects with the same right ascension or the same ecliptical longitude).
(grammar) Of a personal pronoun, used only in immediate conjunction with the verb of which the pronoun is the subject, such as French je or Irish sé
(grammar) Relating to a conjunction (part of speech).
(grammar) Relating to the conjunctive mood.
(grammar, of a verb) Subjunctive: inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact.
(logic) Of or relating to logical conjunction.
(obsolete) Closely united.
noun
(grammar) A conjunction.
(logic) A conjunction.
consecutive
consecutive
adj
following, in succession, without interruption
having some logical sequence
noun
(linguistics, countable) A linguistic form that implies or describes an event that follows temporally from another.
(music, countable) A sequence of notes or chords that results from repeated shifts in pitch of the same interval.
(uncountable and countable) Consecutive interpretation.
consumptive
consumptive
adj
(pathology) Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis.
Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful.
Of, or relating to consumption.
noun
A person suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.
conventuals
conventuals
noun
plural of conventual
convolutely
convoluting
convoluting
verb
present participle of convolute
convolution
convolution
noun
(computing) A function which maps a tuple of sequences into a sequence of tuples.
(mathematics, functional analysis) A mathematical operation on two functions that produces a third that expresses how the shape of one is modified by the other; the integral of the product of the two functions after one is reflected about the y-axis and shifted along the x-axis.
A twist or fold.
Any of the folds on the surface of the brain.
One 360° turn in a spring or similar helix.
The shape of something rotating; a vortex.
The state or condition of being convoluted.
convolutive
convolutive
adj
(botany) convolute
convolvulad
convolvulic
convolvulin
convolvulin
noun
(organic chemistry) A glucoside occurring in jalap (the root of a convolvulaceous plant), used as a purgative.
convolvulus
convolvulus
noun
(botany) Any of several plants, of the genus Convolvulus, found in temperate climates, having small trumpet-shaped flowers.
(zoology) A species of hawkmoth, Agrius convolvuli.
convulsants
convulsants
noun
plural of convulsant
convulsedly
convulsible
convulsible
adj
Subject to convulsions.
convulsions
convulsions
noun
plural of convulsion
copulatives
copulatives
noun
plural of copulative
coronavirus
coronavirus
noun
(metonymically) An illness caused by a coronavirus.
(often the intended sense, since 2020) SARS-CoV-2, the specific coronavirus that causes the infectious disease COVID-19.
(virology) A member of the family Coronaviridae, comprising viruses which infect animals and human beings, and the genome of which consists of a single strand of RNA.
COVID-19, the disease caused by the specific coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
coruscative
corvillosum
couniversal
counterlove
countermove
countermove
noun
A move in opposition or response to a preceding move.
verb
To move in opposition or in retaliation.
countervail
countervail
verb
(obsolete) To have the same value or number as.
To compensate for.
To counteract, counterbalance or neutralize.
countervair
countervair
noun
(heraldry) A heraldic fur resembling vair, except in the arrangement of the patches or figures: succeeding rows are reversed instead of staggered, so the bases of the panes of each tincture are opposite those of the same tincture in adjoining rows.
countervene
counterview
counterview
noun
(countable) An opposing viewpoint.
A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.
A posture in which two persons face each other.
countervote
countervote
noun
A vote that goes against another.
verb
To balance or overcome by voting.
To vote against.
counterwave
counterwave
noun
A wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.
covarrubias
crinivorous
crouseville
cultivation
cultivation
noun
Advancement or refinement in physical, intellectual, or moral condition
Devotion of time or attention to the improvement of (something)
The art or act of cultivating; improvement of land for or by agriculture
The state of being cultivated or used for agriculture
(economics) The intentional or deliberate lowering of a currency's value compared to another country's currency or a standard value (e.g. the price of gold).
Depreciation.
The removal or lessening of something's value.
deviousness
deviousness
noun
The characteristic of being devious; sneakiness; underhandedness.
devolutions
devolutions
noun
plural of devolution
devouringly
devouringly
adv
In a devouring manner; rapaciously, consumingly.
discoursive
discoursive
adj
discursive
of or pertaining to discourse or reasoning
disfavoured
disfavoured
adj
Not favoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfavour
disfavourer
disfavourer
noun
One who disfavours.
dissolutive
dissolutive
adj
(now rare) Producing dissolution; dissolvent.
divulgation
divulgation
noun
The act of divulging or publishing; publication.
The communication of technology or science to the general public, public awareness of science.
The disclosure or revelation of a secret.
divulgatory
divulgatory
adj
Divulging; of or pertaining to divulging.
echoviruses
echoviruses
noun
plural of echovirus
eluviations
eluviations
noun
plural of eluviation
endeavoured
endeavoured
verb
Britain standard spelling of endeavored.
endeavourer
enterovirus
enterovirus
noun
Any of many viruses, of the genus Enterovirus, that infect the gastrointestinal tract
enviousness
enviousness
noun
The state of being envious.
equinovarus
equinovarus
noun
talipes equinovarus; clubfoot
equivocally
equivocally
adv
With ambiguity.
With uncertainty.
equivocated
equivocated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equivocate
equivocates
equivocates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equivocate
equivocator
equivocator
noun
agent noun of equivocate; one who equivocates.
erucivorous
evacuations
evacuations
noun
plural of evacuation
evaluations
evaluations
noun
plural of evaluation
eventuation
eventuation
noun
The act of eventuating or happening as a result; the outcome.
evilmouthed
evolutility
evolutional
evolutional
adj
Of or pertaining to evolution, or coming about as a result of the principles of evolution.
excurvation
extraovular
extraovular
adj
Outside the egg
exuviations
exuviations
noun
plural of exuviation
favouringly
favouringly
adv
In a favouring way.
favouritism
favouritism
noun
(British spelling) The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.
ferrivorous
ferrivorous
adj
That eats or consumes iron.
filoviruses
filoviruses
noun
plural of filovirus
flavorfully
flavorfully
adv
In a flavorful manner.
flavourless
flavourless
adj
Britain standard spelling of flavorless.
flavoursome
flavoursome
adj
Britain standard spelling of flavorsome.
florivorous
florivorous
adj
That eats flowers
fluvicoline
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
fluviometer
fluviometer
noun
A device used to measure the depth of water in a river, and sometimes used to record its rise and fall
forevouched
forevouched
adj
Avowed or affirmed in advance.
frivolously
frivolously
adv
In a frivolous manner
frugivorous
frugivorous
adj
Having a diet that consists mostly of fruit; fruit-eating.
fultonville
fungivorous
fungivorous
adj
Feeding on fungi.
gallivorous
gallivorous
adj
Feeding on galls.
gouvernante
gouvernante
noun
(archaic) governess
granivorous
granivorous
adj
That eats seeds
gravaminous
herbivorous
herbivorous
adj
Feeding chiefly on plants.
hircocervus
hircocervus
noun
(mythology) A mythical creature, half goat, half stag.
hudsonville
hustonville
hutsonville
hypervolume
hypervolume
noun
(geometry) A volume in more than three dimensions.
illuviation
illuviation
noun
(geology) The accumulation of suspended material and soluble compounds leached from an overlying stratum
inconducive
inconducive
adj
Not likely to produce or support some desired outcome.
incurvation
incurvation
noun
(obsolete) Bowing in reverence or worship.
A curving inwards; the condition of being curved inwards.
The act of acquiring or being given a curved form; an instance of curving or bending.
The state of being curved or bent; any curved shape or formation; curvature; a curve; a bend.
individuous
inobtrusive
inobtrusive
adj
inconspicuous; unobtrusive
inoculative
inoculative
adj
Relating to inoculation.
interdevour
interdevour
verb
(rare) Of many people, creatures etc.: to devour each other.