An economic system in which the means of production and distribution are owned and controlled by the people collectively
The practice or principle of giving a group priority over each individual in it.
collectivist
collectivist
adj
Of or pertaining to collectivism.
noun
An advocate of collectivism.
collinsville
combustively
commissively
commissively
adv
In a commissive manner.
comparatives
comparatives
noun
plural of comparative
compassivity
compensative
compensative
adj
that compensates for something; compensatory
noun
(obsolete) compensation
compulsative
compulsative
adj
(obsolete) compulsatory; employing force or constraint
compulsively
compulsively
adv
In a compulsive manner; obsessively.
compulsivity
compulsivity
noun
compulsion
concessively
concessively
adv
By way of concession.
conclusively
conclusively
adv
In a conclusive manner; with finality.
concussively
concussively
adv
In a concussive manner.
condensative
condensative
adj
That tends to condense
conjunctivas
conjunctives
conjunctives
noun
plural of conjunctive
connersville
conscriptive
conscriptive
adj
(law) Produced through the compulsory participation of the accused; violating the accused's right to avoid self-incrimination.
Chosen; adopted.
Compulsory; required.
Pertaining to conscription.
Restrictive; constricting.
consecrative
consecrative
adj
Relating to consecration.
consecutives
consecutives
noun
plural of consecutive
consentively
conservation
conservation
noun
(biology) Genes and associated characteristics of biological organisms that are unchanged by evolution, for example similar or identical nucleic acid sequences or proteins in different species descended from a common ancestor
(biology) The discipline concerned with protection of biodiversity, the environment, and natural resources
(culture) The protection and care of cultural heritage, including artwork and architecture, as well as historical and archaeological artifacts
(physics) lack of change in a measurable property of an isolated physical system (conservation of energy, mass, momentum, electric charge, subatomic particles, and fundamental symmetries)
The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.
Wise use of natural resources.
conservatism
conservatism
noun
A political philosophy that advocates traditional values.
A risk-averse attitude or approach.
conservatist
conservative
conservative
adj
(Britain, politics) Relating to the Conservative Party.
(Judaism) Relating to Conservative Judaism.
(US, economics, politics, social sciences) Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social conservatism.
(clothing) Conventional, traditional, and moderate in style and appearance; not extreme, excessive, faddish, or intense.
(medicine) Not including any operation or intervention (said of a treatment, see conservative treatment)
(physics, not comparable) Neither creating nor destroying a given quantity.
Based on pessimistic assumptions.
Cautious, moderate.
Having power to preserve in a safe or entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.
Tending to resist change or innovation.
noun
(US, economics) A fiscal conservative.
(US, politics) A person who favors decentralization of political power and disfavors interventionist foreign policy.
(US, social sciences) A social conservative.
(politics) One who opposes changes to the traditional institutions of their country.
A person who favors maintenance of the status quo.
conservatize
conservatize
verb
To make or become conservative.
conservators
conservators
noun
plural of conservator
conservatory
conservatory
adj
(rare) Relating to conservation.
Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury.
noun
(chiefly UK, Ireland) A glass-walled and -roofed room in a house
(obsolete) That which preserves from injury.
A large greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
A school of music or drama
A storehouse.
conservatrix
conservatrix
noun
A female conservator.
consociative
conspirative
conspirative
adj
(uncommon) Conspiratorial.
constitutive
constitutive
adj
(biochemistry) (of an enzyme) that is continuously produced at a constant rate
extremely important, essential
having the power or authority to appoint someone to office
having the power or authority to constitute, establish or enact something
that forms a constituent part of something else
constrictive
constrictive
adj
That constricts, or is accompanied by constriction
constructive
constructive
adj
(law) Imputed by law; created to give legal effect to something for equitable reasons, as with constructive notice or a constructive trust.
Carefully considered and meant to be helpful.
Not direct or expressed, but inferred.
Relating to or causing construction.
consultative
consultative
adj
That gives advice or consultation; advisory.
consultively
consummative
consummative
adj
Serving to consummate or complete.
consumptives
consumptives
noun
plural of consumptive
contraveners
contraveners
noun
plural of contravener
contrivances
contrivances
noun
plural of contrivance
controversal
controversal
adj
(obsolete) Subject to controversy; controversial.
(obsolete, rare) Facing opposite directions.
controversed
convalescent
convalescent
adj
of convalescence or convalescents
recovering one's health and strength after a period of illness
noun
A person recovering from illness.
convalescing
convalescing
verb
present participle of convalesce
convenership
conveniences
conveniences
noun
plural of convenience
conventicles
conventicles
noun
plural of conventicle
convergences
convergences
noun
plural of convergence
conversances
conversances
noun
plural of conversance
conversantly
conversantly
adv
In a familiar manner.
conversation
conversation
noun
(archaic) Behaviour, the way one conducts oneself; a person's way of life.
(computing, networking) The protocol-based interaction between systems processing a transaction.
(fencing) The back-and-forth play of the blades in a bout.
(obsolete) Engagement with a specific subject, idea, field of study etc.
(obsolete) Interaction; commerce or intercourse with other people; dealing with others.
Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking.
verb
(nonstandard, transitive, intransitive) To engage in conversation (with).
conversative
conversative
adj
(dated) Chatty; inclined to talk.
(dated) Relating to conversation with others; social.
conversional
conversional
adj
Relating to conversion.
convertibles
convertibles
noun
plural of convertible
convexedness
convexedness
noun
The state or quality of being convexed.
conveyancers
conveyancers
noun
plural of conveyancer
conveyorised
conveyorised
adj
(UK) Alternative spelling of conveyorized
verb
(UK) simple past tense and past participle of conveyorise
conveyorises
conveyorises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conveyorise
conveyorizes
conveyorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conveyorize
convivialist
convivialist
noun
(archaic) A person who drinks alcohol.
A person of convivial habits.
convocations
convocations
noun
plural of convocation
convolutions
convolutions
noun
plural of convolution
convulsional
convulsional
adj
Pertaining to, or having, convulsions.
convulsively
convulsively
adv
In a convulsive manner.
cooperatives
cooperatives
noun
plural of cooperative
coopersville
cornersville
correlatives
correlatives
noun
plural of correlative
corrivalship
corrivalship
noun
(obsolete) joint rivalry
countermoves
countermoves
noun
plural of countermove
countervails
countervails
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail
counterviews
counterviews
noun
plural of counterview
covariations
covariations
noun
plural of covariation
covertnesses
covetiveness
covetiveness
noun
(archaic) The state or quality of being covetive.
covetousness
covetousness
noun
Immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth.
cravennesses
cravennesses
noun
plural of cravenness
creativeness
creativeness
noun
The state of being creative; creativity.
creativities
creativities
noun
plural of creativity
cropseyville
cryopreserve
cryopreserve
verb
To preserve something (especially biological tissue) by freezing it and holding it a very low temperature
cultivations
cultivations
noun
plural of cultivation
curativeness
curativeness
noun
The quality of being curative.
curvaceously
curvaceously
adv
In a curvaceous way.
curvicostate
curvicostate
adj
(botany, rare) Having bent ribs.
curvirostral
curvirostral
adj
(zoology) Having a crooked beak
curvirostres
curwensville
czarevitches
czarevitches
noun
plural of czarevitch
czechoslovak
czechoslovak
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Czechoslovakia
Adjective
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Czechoslovakia or its people
danielsville
daredevilism
daredevilism
noun
Reckless boldness.
darsonvalism
deactivators
deactivators
noun
plural of deactivator
decemvirates
decemvirates
noun
plural of decemvirate
decemvirship
decemvirship
noun
The rank or position of decemvir.
decisiveness
decisiveness
noun
The state or quality of being decisive.
declaratives
declaratives
noun
plural of declarative
decongestive
decongestive
adj
Serving to decongest.
noun
A decongestant.
defervescent
defervescent
adj
Causing reduction of fever.
noun
Any remedy that reduces a fever.
defervescing
defervescing
verb
present participle of defervesce.
degressively
degressively
adv
In a degressive manner.
deliverables
deliverables
noun
plural of deliverable
deliverances
deliverances
noun
plural of deliverance
delusiveness
delusiveness
noun
The state or quality of being delusive.
denervations
denervations
noun
plural of denervation
depravations
depravations
noun
plural of depravation
depravedness
depravedness
noun
The state of being depraved; depravity
depravements
depravements
noun
plural of depravement
depressively
depressively
adv
In a depressive manner.
deprivations
deprivations
noun
plural of deprivation
derisiveness
derisiveness
noun
(countable) Derisive behaviour
(uncountable) The condition of being derisive
descriptives
descriptives
noun
plural of descriptive
deservedness
deservedness
noun
The state or quality of being deserved.
desiderative
desiderative
adj
(grammar) Of a verb expressing a wish.
Having or indicating wish or desire.
noun
(linguistics, grammar) A verbal mood that has the meaning of “wanting to do something”, found in languages such as Ancient Greek and Sanskrit; the optative.
desilverized
desilverized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desilverize
desilverizer
desquamative
desquamative
adj
Of, relating to, or attended with, desquamation.
devaluations
devaluations
noun
plural of devaluation
devastations
devastations
noun
plural of devastation
developments
developments
noun
A group of building complexes or apartments. Often used for low income housing.
plural of development
deverbatives
deverbatives
noun
plural of deverbative
deviationism
deviationism
noun
Deviation from accepted beliefs or policies, especially from a prescribed form of communism.
deviationist
deviationist
noun
One who deviates from accepted beliefs or policies, especially from a prescribed form of Communism.
devilishness
devilishness
noun
The state or quality of being devilish.
devisability
devitalising
devitalising
verb
present participle of devitalise
devocalising
devocalising
verb
present participle of devocalise
devolatilise
devolatilise
verb
Alternative form of devolatilize
devolvements
devolvements
noun
plural of devolvement
devoutlessly
devoutnesses
devoutnesses
noun
plural of devoutness
diapositives
diapositives
noun
plural of diapositive
dichlorvoses
digressively
digressively
adv
In a digressive fashion.
disadvancing
disadvancing
verb
present participle of disadvance
disadvantage
disadvantage
noun
A setback or handicap.
A weakness or undesirable characteristic; a con.
Loss; detriment; hindrance.
verb
(transitive) To place at a disadvantage.
disadventure
disadventure
noun
(obsolete) Misadventure, misfortune.
disapprovals
disapprovals
noun
plural of disapproval
disapprovers
disapprovers
noun
plural of disapprover
disapproving
disapproving
verb
present participle of disapprove
disbelievers
disbelievers
noun
plural of disbeliever
disbelieving
disbelieving
adj
refusing to believe; skeptical or incredulous
verb
present participle of disbelieve
disconducive
disconducive
adj
Synonym of unconducive
discoverable
discoverable
adj
(law) Subject to legal discovery; able to be requested by an opposing party through a legal process such as a subpoena.
Able to be discovered.
discoverably
discoverably
adv
In a discoverable way.
discoverture
discoverture
noun
(obsolete, law) A state of being released from coverture; freedom of a woman from the coverture of a husband.