(obsolete) An adverting or turning towards; attention.
A tendency or wish to avoid someone or something.
agentives
agentives
noun
plural of agentive
aliveness
aliveness
noun
The state of being alive; exuberance, intensity.
the aliveness of the colours in a painting
alluvions
alluvions
noun
plural of alluvion
anchovies
anchovies
noun
plural of anchovy
anniverse
anniverse
noun
Obsolete form of anniversary.
antivirus
antivirus
noun
(computing) A piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based viruses.
anviltops
ascensive
ascensive
adj
(grammar) Augmentative; intensive.
Rising; tending to rise, or causing to rise.
assentive
assentive
adj
Giving assent; agreeing.
aventails
aventails
noun
plural of aventail
aversions
aversions
noun
plural of aversion
avianizes
avianizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avianize
aviations
aviations
noun
plural of aviation
avifaunas
avifaunas
noun
plural of avifauna
avulsions
avulsions
noun
plural of avulsion
benavides
bivalents
bivalents
noun
plural of bivalent
bolivians
calvinism
calvinism
Noun
The Christian religious tradition based upon the doctrines and forms of Christian practice of several Protestant reformers, especially in contrast to Catholicism, Lutheranism, Anabaptism, and Arminianism. One distinctive trait of the system is its Augustinian doctrine of predestination, which teaches that God has elected some for salvation, apart from anything they do or believe.
calvinist
calvinist
Noun
A follower of Calvinism.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Calvinism.
Of or pertaining to a Calvinist or Calvinists.
canvasing
canvasing
noun
The act of one who canvases or solicits.
verb
present participle of canvas
carnivals
carnivals
noun
plural of carnival
cavatinas
cavatinas
noun
plural of cavatina
cavendish
cavendish
noun
Leaf tobacco softened, sweetened, and pressed into plugs or cakes.
civilians
civilians
noun
plural of civilian
civilness
civilness
noun
The state or quality of being civil.
cognovits
cognovits
noun
plural of cognovit
conceives
conceives
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conceive
confusive
confusive
adj
(archaic) Full of confusion; confused or confusing.
connivers
connivers
noun
plural of conniver
contrives
contrives
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contrive
contusive
contusive
adj
Relating to, or causing contusion
convinces
convinces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of convince
coverings
coverings
noun
plural of covering
coversine
coversine
noun
(trigonometry) The coversed sine.
culverins
culverins
noun
plural of culverin
curviness
curviness
noun
The state or condition of being curvy.
dansville
defensive
defensive
adj
(chiefly sports) Pertaining to defense, as opposed to attack.
(cricket) Of a bowling or fielding tactic designed to prevent the other side from scoring runs; of a batting tactic designed to prevent being out.
Displaying an inordinate sensitivity to criticism or intrusion; oversensitive; thin-skinned.
In a state or posture of defense.
Intended for defence; protective.
Intended to deter attack.
Performed so as to minimise risk.
noun
A means, attitude or position of defense.
deserving
deserving
adj
meriting, worthy (reward, punishment etc.)
worthy of reward or praise; meritorious
noun
desert, merit
verb
present participle of deserve
devesting
devesting
verb
present participle of devest
deviances
deviances
noun
plural of deviance
devilkins
devilkins
noun
plural of devilkin
devisings
devisings
noun
plural of devising
devotions
devotions
noun
plural of devotion
diluvions
dimensive
dimensive
adj
Of or relating to dimensions or limits.
disheaven
disinvest
disinvest
verb
To reduce investment, or cease to invest.
disinvite
disinvite
verb
(transitive) To cancel an invitation to (someone).
disproven
disproven
adj
(archaic, Scottish law) Not proven, in a legal case where the jury verdict has inconclusive evidence for conviction, but sufficient to suspect guilt
Shown to be false
verb
Alternative irregular form of the past participle of disprove
dissaving
dissaving
verb
present participle of dissave
diversion
diversion
noun
(law) Officially halting or suspending a formal criminal or juvenile justice proceeding and referral of the accused person to a treatment or care program.
(military) A tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action.
(transport) A detour, such as during road construction.
(transport) The rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination, or to a different mode of transportation before arrival at the ultimate destination.
A hobby; an activity that distracts the mind.
Removal of water via a canal.
The act of diverting.
divesting
divesting
verb
present participle of divest
dividends
dividends
noun
plural of dividend
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dividend
divinesse
divinised
divinised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of divinise
divinises
divinises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of divinise
divinizes
divinizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of divinize
divisions
divisions
noun
(UK, naval) A formal parade of a ship's or shore establishment's company.
plural of division
divulsing
divulsing
verb
present participle of divulse
divulsion
divulsion
noun
The act of separating by force, especially by dilation or pulling apart.
donatives
donatives
noun
plural of donative
duvetines
enslaving
enslaving
noun
An enslavement.
verb
present participle of enslave
enviously
enviously
adv
in an envious manner or to an envious degree
envisaged
envisaged
adj
visualized, conceived, imagined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of envisage
envisages
envisages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of envisage
envisions
envisions
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of envision
envoyship
envoyship
noun
The office or position of an envoy.
evanished
evanished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of evanish
evanishes
evanishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of evanish
evasional
evections
evections
noun
plural of evection
eventides
eventides
noun
plural of eventide
eversions
eversions
noun
plural of eversion
evictions
evictions
noun
plural of eviction
evidences
evidences
noun
plural of evidence
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of evidence
evnissyen
evulsions
evulsions
noun
plural of evulsion
expansive
expansive
adj
(mathematics) Exhibiting expansivity.
Able to be expanded.
Comprehensive in scope or extent.
Talkative and sociable.
expensive
expensive
adj
(computing) Taking a lot of system time or resources.
(obsolete) Given to expending a lot of money; profligate, lavish.
Having a high price or cost.
exsolving
exsolving
verb
present participle of exsolve
extensive
extensive
adj
(figurative) Considerable in amount.
(physics) Having a combined system entropy that equals the sum of the entropies of the independent systems.
Having a great extent; covering a large area; vast.
Serving to extend or lengthen; characterized by extension.
galivants
galivants
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of galivant
galvanise
galvanise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of galvanize
galvanism
galvanism
noun
The chemical generation of electricity.
The therapeutic use of electricity directly applied to the body.
galvanist
galvanist
noun
One versed in galvanism.
genevoise
genitives
genitives
noun
plural of genitive
givenness
givenness
noun
The fact of being given or posited in an argument, hypothesis etc.
The quality of being given; existence.
gnesdilov
gravitons
gravitons
noun
plural of graviton
grievants
grievants
noun
plural of grievant
hansville
haversian
haversian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Haversian.
haversine
haversine
noun
(trigonometry) The haversed sine.
heavenish
heavenish
adj
Pertaining to or characteristic of the sidereal heavens.
The state of being heavy; weight, weightiness, force of impact or gravity.
immensive
immensive
adj
(obsolete) huge
incensive
incensive
adj
Tending to excite or provoke; inflammatory.
inclusive
inclusive
adj
(linguistics) Of, or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when including the person being addressed.
Including (almost) everything within its scope.
Including or accepting those belonging to a particular group.
Including the extremes as well as the area between.
incursive
incursive
adj
characterized by incursion; invasive
incurvous
indivisim
infestive
infestive
adj
Tending to infest; acting like an infection.
ingestive
ingestive
adj
Of or pertaining to ingestion.
ingluvies
ingluvies
noun
(anatomy) The crop, or craw, of birds.
innovates
innovates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of innovate
inobvious
insertive
insertive
adj
Of or relating to insertion, especially in regard to sexual acts.
insistive
insistive
adj
(archaic) insistent
insolvent
insolvent
adj
Not sufficient to pay all the debts of the owner.
Owing more than one has in assets.
Unable to pay one's bills as they fall due.
noun
(law) One who is insolvent; an insolvent debtor.
insuavity
insuavity
noun
(obsolete) Lack of suavity; unpleasantness.
intensive
intensive
adj
(grammar) Serving to give force or emphasis.
(medicine) Related to the need to manage life-threatening conditions by means of sophisticated life support and monitoring.
(obsolete) Stretched; allowing intension, or increase of degree; that can be intensified.
Characterized by persistence; intent; assiduous.
Demanding; requiring a great amount of work etc.
Highly concentrated.
Thorough; to a great degree; with intensity.
noun
(linguistics) A form of a word with a stronger or more forceful sense than the root on which the intensive is built.
A course taught intensively.
intervals
intervals
noun
plural of interval
intrusive
intrusive
adj
(geology) Of rocks: forced, while in a plastic or molten state, into the cavities or between the cracks or layers of other rocks.
(linguistics) epenthetic
Tending to intrude; doing that which is not welcome; interrupting or disturbing; entering without permission or welcome.
noun
(geology) An igneous rock that is forced, while molten, into cracks or between other layers of rock
invasions
invasions
noun
plural of invasion
inveigles
inveigles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inveigle
inventers
inventers
noun
plural of inventer
inventors
inventors
noun
plural of inventor
inverness
inverness
Proper noun
A city in Scotland
Any of several cities in the United States and Canada (and one county in Nova Scotia, Canada), named after the Scottish city:
a city in Florida, USA
Noun
A type of overcoat constructed without sleeves and having a shoulder cape extending to the wrists. The best examples are quite heavy, made from Harris tweed; often associated with Sherlock Holmes.
A variation of this coat, the "coachman's cape": the shoulder cape does not extend around the back but is made of two segments, the length of each being sewn into the seam of the coat on either side.
inversely
inversely
adv
In an inverse order or manner; by inversion.
inversing
inversing
verb
present participle of inverse
inversion
inversion
noun
(algebra) An operation on a group, analogous to negation.
(genetics) A segment of DNA in the context of a chromosome that is reversed in orientation relative to a reference karyotype or genome.
(grammar) Deviation from standard word order by putting the predicate before the subject. It takes place in questions with auxiliary verbs and in normal, affirmative clauses beginning with a negative particle, for the purpose of emphasis.
(meteorology) A situation where air temperature increases with altitude (the ground being colder than the surrounding air).
(music) The flipping of a melody or contrapuntal line so that high notes become low and vice versa; the reversal of a pitch contour.
(music) The position of a chord which has a note other than the root as its bass note.
(music) The reversal of an interval; the move of one pitch in an interval up or down an octave.
(psychology, obsolete) Homosexuality, particularly in early psychoanalysis.
Being in an inverted state; being upside down or in a reverse sequence.
The action of inverting.
inversive
inversive
adj
Of, pertaining to or characterised by inversion.
invertase
invertase
noun
(biochemistry, organic chemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose (invert sugar), used by bees to produce honey and in the food industry to soften chocolate.
inverters
inverters
noun
plural of inverter
invertors
invertors
noun
plural of invertor
investing
investing
noun
The act of something being invested; an investment.
verb
present participle of invest
investion
investion
noun
(obsolete) investiture
investors
investors
noun
plural of investor
investure
investure
noun
(obsolete) investiture; investment
verb
(obsolete) To clothe; to invest.
invidious
invidious
adj
(obsolete) Detestable, hateful, odious.
(obsolete) Envious, jealous.
(of a distinction) Offensively or unfairly discriminating.
Causing ill will, envy, or offense.
inviscate
inviscate
verb
(transitive) To daub or catch with glue or birdlime; to entangle with glutinous matter.
invisible
invisible
adj
(Internet) Apparently, but not actually, offline.
(psychology) That is ignored by a person.
Not appearing on the surface.
Unable to be seen; out of sight; not visible.
noun
(obsolete) A Rosicrucian; so called because avoiding declaration of his craft.
(obsolete) An invisible person or thing; specifically, God, the Supreme Being.
(obsolete) One of those (as in the 16th century) who denied the visibility of the church.
verb
To make invisible, to invisiblize.
invisibly
invisibly
adv
In a way that can not be seen; in an invisible manner.
invitress
invitress
noun
(archaic) A woman who invites.
invocates
invocates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of invocate
involutes
involutes
noun
plural of involute
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of involute
involvers
involvers
noun
plural of involver
irvingism
irvingism
Proper noun
The doctrines and practices of the
isonville
isovaline
isovaline
noun
(biochemistry) The rare amino acid 2-amino-2-methylbutanoic acid that was found in the Murchison meteorite
ispravnik
ispravnik
noun
Alternative spelling of ispravnic
ivoriness
ivoriness
noun
Quality of being ivory in colour.
jacknives
javelinas
javelinas
noun
plural of javelina
juveniles
juveniles
noun
plural of juvenile
knaveries
knaveries
noun
plural of knavery
knaveship
knaveship
noun
(countable, obsolete, Scotland) A quantity of corn or flour due to a miller's servant from each batch in a thirlage mill
(uncountable) The condition of being a knave (used mockingly)