A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character who pursues personal advancement, especially by sexual means; a demirep.
adventuring
adventuring
noun
adventure
verb
present participle of adventure
adventurish
adventurish
adj
Somewhat connected with or indicative of adventure or adventurism.
adventurism
adventurism
noun
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs.
The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking.
adventurist
adventurist
noun
A politician involved in adventurism.
Someone who is into adventurism.
adventurous
adventurous
adj
(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.
anovulatory
anovulatory
adj
Not ovulatory; characterized by anovulation (a lack of ovulation).
antitussive
antitussive
adj
(pharmacology) Having cough suppressant abilities.
noun
(pharmacology) A cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing.
antiviruses
antiviruses
noun
plural of antivirus
argumentive
argumentive
adj
Being or presenting an argument or line of reasoning.
attenuative
attenuative
adj
(brewing) Of a yeast, capable of high attenuation, able to convert a high proportion of sugar to alcohol.
Tending to attenuate or lessen the force of something.
austinville
autoclaving
autoclaving
noun
sterilization in an autoclave
verb
present participle of autoclave
autovaccine
autovaccine
noun
autogenous vaccine
aventurines
aventurines
noun
plural of aventurine
averruncate
averruncate
verb
(transitive, rare) To avert; to ward off.
(transitive, rare) To root up.
avouchments
avouchments
noun
plural of avouchment
blountville
blountville
Proper noun
A in the U.S. state of that is the of
bonaventura
bonaventure
centumviral
centumviral
adj
Of or pertaining to the centumviri
chauvinists
chauvinists
noun
plural of chauvinist
circumvents
circumvents
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumvent
coadunative
coadunative
adj
Serving to coadunate or unite.
coadventure
coadventure
noun
(archaic) A joint venture or partnership.
coevolution
coevolution
noun
(ecology, evolutionary theory) The evolution of organisms of two or more species in which each adapts to changes in the other.
communitive
communitive
adj
Relating to community.
compunctive
compunctive
adj
(obsolete) Sensitive with regard to wrongdoing; conscientious.
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
convulsants
convulsants
noun
plural of convulsant
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.
culminative
cultivating
cultivating
verb
present participle of cultivate
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
decurvation
devaluating
devaluating
verb
present participle of devaluate
devaluation
devaluation
noun
(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.
devenustate
devenustate
verb
(obsolete, rare) To deprive of beauty or grace.
devolutions
devolutions
noun
plural of devolution
diminutival
diminutival
adj
Indicating diminution; diminutive.
diminutives
diminutives
noun
plural of diminutive
disjunctive
disjunctive
adj
(grammar, of a personal pronoun) Not used in immediate conjunction with the verb of which the pronoun is the subject.
(logic) Of or related to a disjunction.
(music) Relating to disjunct tetrachords.
Not connected; separated.
Tending to disjoin; separating.
noun
(grammar) A disjunct.
(logic) A disjunction.
dispunitive
divulgating
divulgating
verb
present participle of divulgate
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.
divulgement
divulgement
noun
The act of divulging (communicating or revealing information).
eluviations
eluviations
noun
plural of eluviation
enterovirus
enterovirus
noun
Any of many viruses, of the genus Enterovirus, that infect the gastrointestinal tract
enumerative
enumerative
adj
Of, pertaining to or based on enumeration
enunciative
enunciative
adj
Relating to, or containing, enunciation; declarative.
equivalents
equivalents
noun
plural of equivalent
equivaliant
evacuations
evacuations
noun
plural of evacuation
evaluations
evaluations
noun
plural of evaluation
eventuality
eventuality
noun
(obsolete, phrenology) An individual's propensity to take notice of events, changes, or facts. [from 19th c.]
A possible event; something that may happen. [from 19th c.]
eventualize
eventualize
verb
To take place or occur.
eventuating
eventuating
verb
present participle of eventuate
eventuation
eventuation
noun
The act of eventuating or happening as a result; the outcome.
evolutional
evolutional
adj
Of or pertaining to evolution, or coming about as a result of the principles of evolution.
excurvation
extenuative
extenuative
adj
Tending to extenuate.
exuviations
exuviations
noun
plural of exuviation
fecundative
fecundative
adj
That fecundates.
fultonville
furtiveness
furtiveness
noun
The quality of being furtive.
glutinative
glutinative
adj
Having the quality of cementing.
gouvernante
gouvernante
noun
(archaic) governess
granulative
gubernative
gubernative
adj
(obsolete) governing
hustonville
hutsonville
illuviating
illuviating
verb
present participle of illuviate
illuviation
illuviation
noun
(geology) The accumulation of suspended material and soluble compounds leached from an overlying stratum
inculcative
inculcative
adj
Serving to inculcate.
inculpative
incurvating
incurvating
verb
present participle of incurvate
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.
incurvature
incurvature
noun
curvature; curving
individuate
individuate
adj
undivided
verb
(transitive) To make, or cause to appear, individual.
individuity
individuity
noun
Separate existence; individuality; oneness.
inductively
inductively
adv
By using induction
In an inductive manner
inductivity
inductivity
noun
(physics) A measure of the capacity for magnetic inductance.
(rare) The susceptibility to a process of induction (in various senses).
ingluviitis
innutritive
innutritive
adj
(archaic) Lacking in nutrition.
inobtrusive
inobtrusive
adj
inconspicuous; unobtrusive
inoculative
inoculative
adj
Relating to inoculation.
inquisitive
inquisitive
adj
Eager to acquire knowledge.
Too curious; overly interested; nosy.
insinuative
insinuative
adj
Tending to insinuate; insinuating
insistuvree
institutive
institutive
adj
Established; depending on, or characterized by, institution or order.
Tending or intended to institute; having the power to establish.
instructive
instructive
adj
Conveying knowledge, information or instruction.
noun
(linguistics) A case in the Finnish and Estonian languages. It expresses the means or the instrument used to perform an action.
interdevour
interdevour
verb
(rare) Of many people, creatures etc.: to devour each other.
interfluves
interfluves
noun
plural of interfluve
intervallum
intervallum
noun
An interval.
intervenium
intervolute
intravenous
intravenous
adj
Inside the veins.
noun
(medicine) A dose of medicine administered from a drip, down through a hollow needle inserted into a patient's vein.
intrusively
intrusively
adv
In an intrusive manner; by intrusion.
intuitively
intuitively
adv
By intuition; with skill or accuracy, but without special training or planning; instinctively.
Though he had never been to art school, he intuitively painted vivid landscapes.
intuitivism
intuitivism
noun
The doctrine that the ideas of right and wrong are intuitive.
intuitivist
intuitivist
noun
A proponent of intuitivism.
inventurous
investiture
investiture
noun
(specifically, chiefly historical) The formal installation or, generally, the appointment of a bishop, or (uncountable) bishops in general.
That which invests or clothes; covering; vestment.
The act of investing, as with possession or power; formal bestowal or presentation of a possessory or prescriptive right.
involucrate
involucrate
adj
(botany) Having an involucre; involucred.
involuntary
involuntary
adj
Not voluntary or willing; contrary or opposed to explicit will or desire; unwilling.
Without intention; unintentional.
involutedly
involutions
involutions
noun
plural of involution
invulnerate
invulnerate
adj
(obsolete) invulnerable
juvenescent
juvenescent
adj
Becoming juvenile or young.
juvenolatry
levoduction
manuductive
mensurative
mensurative
adj
Relating to mensuration or measurement.
misaventeur
multivagant
multivagant
adj
(obsolete, rare) wandering much
multivalent
multivalent
adj
(art) Having many kinds of value.
(chemistry) Having more than one valency or having a valency greater than 3; polyvalent.
(genetics) Having three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis.
(grammar) Able to bind to different parts of speech.
(immunology) Having more than one attachment site for an antibody or antigen.