(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
adamsville
addictives
addictives
noun
plural of addictive
adenovirus
adenovirus
noun
(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
adhesively
adhesively
adv
In an adhesive manner; by adhesion.
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.
adventists
adversaria
adversaria
noun
(plural only, obsolete) A collection of notes or commentaries; a commonplace book.
(plural only, obsolete) Originally, a book of accounts, so named from the placing of debt and credit in opposition to each other.
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.
advisories
advisories
noun
plural of advisory
advisorily
advisorily
adv
By way of advice.
advocacies
advocacies
noun
plural of advocacy
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
aggressive
aggressive
adj
(US, LGBT, Black lesbian slang) Female but having a male or masculine gender presentation: butch.
(finance) Involving high risk for potentially high reward.
(pathology, of a tumour or disease) That spreads quickly or extensively; virulent; malignant.
(programming) Of heuristics, source code optimization techniques, etc.: exploiting every opportunity to be applied.
Characterized by aggression; unjustly attacking; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking or arguing.
noun
(US, LGBT, Black lesbian slang) A (Black) woman who presents as masculine; a butch.
One who is aggressive.
airbrasive
airbrasive
noun
(dentistry) A device that delivers a jet of sodium bicarbonate slurry at teeth in order to remove stains.
aktivismus
algivorous
algivorous
adj
(biology) algae-eating
alleviates
alleviates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alleviate
allusively
allusively
adv
In an allusive manner; in a manner characterized by allusion.
almsgiving
almsgiving
noun
The act of voluntarily giving alms, of making donations to the poor, charity.
alveolites
alveolitis
alveolitis
noun
(medicine) An inflammation of a dental alveolus (tooth socket).
(medicine) An inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs.
alviducous
ambilevous
ambilevous
adj
(rare) Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
amissville
amphivasal
amphivasal
adj
(botany) In which the xylem surrounds the phloem
amvrakikos
anovesical
anovesical
adj
Relating to the anus and urinary bladder.
ansonville
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.
applausive
applausive
adj
Conveying applause.
appositive
appositive
adj
of or being in apposition
noun
(grammar) a word or phrase that is in apposition
appraisive
appraisive
adj
Of or relating to appraisal.
archivists
archivists
noun
plural of archivist
argusville
ariovistus
arrivistes
arrivistes
noun
plural of arriviste
arvicolous
arvicolous
adj
Synonym of arvicoline
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.
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.
audivision
aurivorous
aurivorous
adj
Gold-devouring.
avaricious
avaricious
adj
Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
averrhoism
averrhoist
aversation
aversation
noun
(obsolete) A turning from with dislike; aversion.
aviararies
aviatrices
aviatrices
noun
plural of aviatrix
aviatrixes
avicennism
avidiously
avidiously
adv
(obsolete) eagerly; greedily.
avidnesses
avignonese
avocations
avocations
noun
plural of avocation
avoidances
avoidances
noun
plural of avoidance
avoidupois
avoyership
bahuvrihis
bahuvrihis
noun
plural of bahuvrihi
basinerved
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.
bearsville
beaverskin
beaverskin
noun
The pelt of a beaver.
behaviours
behaviours
noun
plural of behaviour
bivascular
bivascular
adj
Relating to two blood vessels
boissevain
bolivianos
bolivianos
noun
plural of boliviano
bovaristic
bratislava
bravadoism
bravissimo
bravissimo
intj
The intensive form of bravo.
bravuraish
breviaries
breviaries
noun
plural of breviary
broadwives
cainsville
calvinists
canvaslike
canvaslike
adj
Resembling canvas (the fabric).
canvassing
canvassing
noun
The act of one who canvasses or solicits.
verb
present participle of canvass
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.)
carnivores
carnivores
noun
plural of carnivore
carrsville
carvership
caseyville
cavalerius
cavalieres
cavefishes
cavefishes
noun
plural of cavefish
cavernitis
cavernitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the corpus cavernosum
cerevisial
cervantist
chaikovski
charivaris
charivaris
noun
plural of charivari
chauvinism
chauvinism
noun
(derogatory) Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism.
(derogatory) Unwarranted bias, favoritism, or devotion to one's own particular group, cause, or idea.
chauvinist
chauvinist
adj
(derogatory) Chauvinistic; excessively patriotic or heavily biased.
Pertaining to chauvinism.
noun
(derogatory) A chauvinistic person.
chevaliers
chevaliers
noun
plural of chevalier
chevesaile
chevisance
chevisance
noun
(obsolete) A bargain or contract; an agreement about a matter in dispute, such as a debt; a business compact.
(obsolete) An unlawful agreement or contract.
(obsolete) Chivalrous adventure.
(obsolete) Help, remedy; a resource or solution.
(obsolete) The raising of money; money raised or lent for some purpose.
chivalries
chivalries
noun
plural of chivalry
chivalrous
chivalrous
adj
(of a man) Honourable, especially to women; gallant.
involving chivalry.
christoval
claviculus
clavierist
clavierist
noun
A musician who plays the clavier.
claysville
coatsville
compassive
conclavist
conclavist
noun
The personal aide of a cardinal at a papal conclave.
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.
covariates
covariates
noun
plural of covariate
crevassing
crevassing
verb
present participle of crevasse
cultivates
cultivates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cultivate
curvacious
curvacious
adj
Alternative form of curvaceous
daredevils
daredevils
noun
plural of daredevil
daugavpils
daugavpils
Proper noun
A city in Latvia on the Western Dvina (Daugava) river.
davisville
deatsville
demisavage
derivatist
desolative
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.
deviancies
deviancies
noun
plural of deviancy
deviascope
deviations
deviations
noun
plural of deviation
devitalise
devitalise
verb
Alternative form of devitalize
devocalise
devocalise
verb
Alternative form of devocalize
disadvance
disadvance
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To draw back, pull back.
disadvised
disadvised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disadvise
disapprove
disapprove
verb
(intransitive) To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of.
(transitive) To refuse to approve; reject.
She disapproves of rap music because of its sometimes aggressive lyrics.