(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.
activeness
activeness
noun
The state or quality of being active.
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.
advantages
advantages
noun
plural of advantage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advantage
adventists
adventures
adventures
noun
plural of adventure
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adventure
adverbless
adverbless
adj
Without an adverb or adverbs.
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
advisement
advisement
noun
(archaic) Advice, counsel.
(now US) Consideration or deliberation.
advisories
advisories
noun
plural of advisory
advocacies
advocacies
noun
plural of advocacy
advocatess
advocatess
noun
(rare, obsolete) A female advocate.
advowsance
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.
afterlives
afterlives
noun
plural of afterlife
aftershave
aftershave
noun
a lotion, gel, or liquid used after finishing shaving
aggravates
aggravates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggravate
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.
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.
alveolites
alveolitis
alveolitis
noun
(medicine) An inflammation of a dental alveolus (tooth socket).
(medicine) An inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs.
ambilevous
ambilevous
adj
(rare) Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
amissville
anovesical
anovesical
adj
Relating to the anus and urinary bladder.
ansonville
antinovels
antinovels
noun
plural of antinovel
antisavage
antisavage
adj
Opposing savages (people living in traditional, especially tribal, societies).
antivenins
antivenins
noun
plural of antivenin
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.
argusville
arrivistes
arrivistes
noun
plural of arriviste
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.
ashvamedha
ashvamedha
Proper noun
One of the most important Vedic sacrificial rituals, and name of the Rigvedic hymns 1.162-163 which deal with horse sacrifice.
assaultive
assaultive
adj
Confrontational; tending or seeming to assault; characterized by assault.
noun
(psychiatry, criminology) A person who assaults others.
asseverate
asseverate
verb
(transitive) To assert earnestly, seriously, and confidently
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.
autoclaves
autoclaves
noun
plural of autoclave
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autoclave
avalanches
avalanches
noun
plural of avalanche
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avalanche
avenaceous
avenaceous
adj
Belonging to, or resembling, oats or the oat grasses.
avengeress
avengeress
noun
(rare) A female avenger.
averrhoism
averrhoist
aversation
aversation
noun
(obsolete) A turning from with dislike; aversion.
averseness
averseness
noun
The quality of being averse; opposition of mind.
aviararies
aviatrices
aviatrices
noun
plural of aviatrix
aviatrixes
avicennism
avidnesses
avignonese
avoidances
avoidances
noun
plural of avoidance
avowedness
avowedness
noun
The state or quality of being avowed.
avoyership
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
boissevain
boulevards
boulevards
noun
plural of boulevard
breviaries
breviaries
noun
plural of breviary
broadwives
cadaverous
cadaverous
adj
Corpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver.
cainsville
calvadoses
calvadoses
noun
plural of calvados
canvaslike
canvaslike
adj
Resembling canvas (the fabric).
canvassers
canvassers
noun
plural of canvasser
captivates
captivates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of captivate
carnivores
carnivores
noun
plural of carnivore
carrsville
carryovers
carryovers
noun
plural of carryover
carvership
caseyville
cavalcades
cavalcades
noun
plural of cavalcade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cavalcade
cavalerius
cavalieres
cavefishes
cavefishes
noun
plural of cavefish
cavernitis
cavernitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the corpus cavernosum
cerevisial
cervantist
cervelases
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
clavierist
clavierist
noun
A musician who plays the clavier.
claysville
coatsville
coevalness
compassive
conservacy
conservant
conservant
adj
Having the power or quality of conservation; conserving.
conservate
conservate
verb
(dated, transitive) To conserve.
(nonstandard, intransitive) To practice conservation.
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.
convalesce
convalesce
verb
To recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness.
conversant
conversant
adj
(obsolete) Concerned; occupied.
Closely familiar; current; having frequent interaction.
Familiar or acquainted by use or study; well-informed; versed.
noun
One who converses with another.
covalences
covalences
noun
plural of covalence
covariates
covariates
noun
plural of covariate
cravenness
cravenness
noun
The state of being craven.
crevassing
crevassing
verb
present participle of crevasse
cultivates
cultivates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cultivate
curvaceous
curvaceous
adj
(of a woman) Having shapely and voluptuous curves; curvy.
curvatures
curvatures
noun
plural of curvature
daredevils
daredevils
noun
plural of daredevil
davenports
davenports
noun
plural of davenport
davisville
deatsville
demisavage
derivatist
desolative
devaluates
devaluates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devaluate
devastated
devastated
adj
Extremely upset and shocked.
Ruined, ravaged.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of devastate
devastates
devastates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devastate
devastator
devastator
noun
one who devastates.
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.