(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change in an instant.
(heraldry) An escutcheon or ensign armorial; a full display or depiction of all the heraldic components to which the bearer of a coat of arms is entitled; (now especially) a funeral shield: the hatchment.
(sociology) The successful completion of a socially defined goal or task, highlighting individual or group accomplishment.
(video games) An award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective in a video game.
A great or heroic deed or feat; something accomplished by valor or boldness.
The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.
acriflavine
acriflavine
noun
(medicine) An antimicrobial flavonoid dye derived from acridine
activations
activations
noun
plural of activation
advanceable
advanceable
adj
That can be advanced, as of a tax credit that may be brought forward for immediate use rather than being reclaimed at the end of the year.
advancement
advancement
noun
(law) Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.
An advance of money or value; payment in advance.
How advanced something is
The act of advancing; promotion to a higher place or dignity
The state of being advanced
advancingly
advancingly
adv
In an advancing manner.
advertences
advertences
noun
plural of advertence
advocations
advocations
noun
plural of advocation
aggrievance
aggrievance
noun
oppression; hardship; grievance.
alivincular
alivincular
adj
(biology, of bivalves) Having the longer axis transverse to the hinge line
ambivalence
ambivalence
noun
A state of uncertainty or indecisiveness.
The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea.
ambivalency
anchorville
anchovettas
anchovettas
noun
plural of anchovetta
antevocalic
antevocalic
adj
Synonym of prevocalic
antidivorce
antidivorce
adj
Opposing divorce.
antivenefic
antivirotic
antivirotic
noun
An antibiotic that is effective against viruses
archvillain
archvillain
noun
(chiefly narratology) A supreme villain; the most evil or powerful villain.
arvicolinae
autoclaving
autoclaving
noun
sterilization in an autoclave
verb
present participle of autoclave
autovaccine
autovaccine
noun
autogenous vaccine
avalanching
avalanching
verb
present participle of avalanche
averruncate
averruncate
verb
(transitive, rare) To avert; to ward off.
(transitive, rare) To root up.
avicularian
avicularian
noun
Any of the genus Avicularia of spiders.
avocational
avocational
adj
Of, relating to, or being an avocation.
avouchments
avouchments
noun
plural of avouchment
avuncularly
avuncularly
adv
In an avuncular way.
bedcovering
bedcovering
noun
bedcover
beneceptive
benedictive
benedictive
adj
Of, relating to, or being a benediction or blessing.
noun
(linguistics) A particular verbal mood in Sanskrit language.
benefactive
benefactive
adj
(linguistics) Of or pertaining to the linguistic form or case or the semantic role of the beneficiary of an action. Expressed in English as "on behalf of" or "on one's behalf."
noun
A term or sentence element that serves a benefactive role or that is inflected for the benefactive case or a similar case (such as the dative case).
benevolence
benevolence
noun
(UK, historical) A kind of forced loan or contribution levied by kings without legal authority, first so called under Edward IV in 1473.
(countable) An altruistic gift or act.
(uncountable) Charitable kindness.
(uncountable) Disposition to do good.
benevolency
biconcavity
biconcavity
noun
The quality of being biconcave.
biconvexity
biconvexity
noun
The quality of being biconvex.
bivalencies
bivalencies
noun
plural of bivalency
bivouacking
bivouacking
verb
present participle of bivouac
bovovaccine
bovovaccine
noun
(historical) A vaccine to prevent tuberculosis in cattle.
branchville
cadaverines
cadaverines
noun
plural of cadaverine
cakravartin
cakravartin
noun
Alternative form of chakravartin
calvinistic
cannonville
cantilevers
cantilevers
noun
plural of cantilever
canvasbacks
canvasbacks
noun
plural of canvasback
canyonville
captivating
captivating
adj
Showing great beauty; beautiful.
That captivates; fascinating.
verb
present participle of captivate
captivation
captivation
noun
The act of captivating or the state of being captivated.
caravanners
caravanners
noun
plural of caravanner
caravanning
caravanning
noun
holidaying in a caravan, either mobile or in a permanent site
caravansary
caravansary
noun
Alternative spelling of caravanserai
caregivings
caregivings
noun
plural of caregiving
carlinville
carlinville
Proper noun
a city in Illinois, USA
carminative
carminative
adj
Relieving discomfort of gas in the digestive tract.
noun
(medicine) A drug or substance that induces the releasing of gas from the digestive tract.
carnesville
carnivaller
carnivories
carnivorism
carnivorism
noun
The fact or practice of being a carnivore.
carnivority
carnivority
noun
The condition of being carnivorous
carnivorous
carnivorous
adj
(botany) Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.
Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
Predatory or flesh-eating.
carpetwoven
carsonville
carvestrene
carvestrene
noun
(organic chemistry) A racemic form of sylvestrene
casanovanic
catonsville
cavalcading
cavalcading
verb
present participle of cavalcade
cavaliering
cavaliering
verb
present participle of cavalier
cavendishes
cavernously
cavernously
adv
In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.
In a cavernous manner; sounding deep, hollow, or echoey.
cavernulous
cavernulous
adj
Full of small cavities.
cavillation
cavillation
noun
The act of cavilling.
cavillingly
cavitations
cavitations
noun
plural of cavitation
centervelic
centerville
centerville
Proper noun
The name of many places in the United States of America:
an unincorporated community in Alabama.
an unincorporated community in Arkansas.
a neighbourhood in California.
a former settlement in California.
an unincorporated community in California.
a CDP in California.
a former settlement in California.
an unincorporated community in California.
an unincorporated community in Delaware; also spelt Centreville.
an unincorporated community in Florida.
a city in Georgia.
an unincorporated community in Idaho.
a town in Indiana.
an unincorporated community in Indiana.
a city in Iowa
an unincorporated community in Louisiana.
an unincorporated community in Louisiana.
a former town in Maine.
a village in Massachusetts.
a city in Minnesota.
a city in Missouri
unincorporated communities in and New Jersey.
a town in New York.
a small town in North Carolina.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
a village in Ohio.
a city in and Ohio.
a small borough in Pennsylvania.
a borough in Pennsylvania.
a CDP in South Carolina.
a small city in South Dakota.
a town in Tennessee
a small city in Texas
a small community in Texas, also known as Little Centerville.
a city in Utah.
unincorporated communities in and Virginia.
a CDP in Washington.
unincorporated communities in and Wisconsin; both are also spelt Centreville.
a small town in Wisconsin.
an unincorporated community in Wisconsin.
centreville
centreville
Proper noun
a village in New Brunswick, Canada.
a part of a town (Centreville-Wareham-Trinity) in Newfoundland, Canada.
subdivision on Nova Scotia, Canada.
communities in and Nova Scotia.
a community on Nova Scotia.
a community in Ontario, Canada.
a ghost town in northern British Columbia, Canada.
a city in Alabama, USA
the alternative spelling for Delaware, USA.
a city in Illinois, USA.
a town in Maryland, USA
a village in Michigan, USA
a town in and Mississippi, USA.
a ghost town in Texas, USA
centumviral
centumviral
adj
Of or pertaining to the centumviri
cevadilline
changeovers
changeovers
noun
plural of changeover
chauvinisms
chauvinisms
noun
plural of chauvinism
chauvinists
chauvinists
noun
plural of chauvinist
chenevixite
chenevixite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.
cheneyville
chevronelly
chevronelly
adj
(heraldry) Marked with a chevronel or chevronels.
chevronwise
chevronwise
adv
(heraldry) Synonym of chevrony: chevron-like, in the manner of a chevron.
chivareeing
chivareeing
verb
present participle of chivaree
chronoscopv
cinevariety
cinevariety
noun
(historical) A kind of variety show incorporating bioscope film.
circovarian
circovarian
adj
Surrounding an ovary
circumvents
circumvents
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumvent
civilianize
civilianize
verb
To change the status of (a member of the armed forces) to that of a civilian.
To convert from military to civilian operation or control.
civilnesses
clairvoyant
clairvoyant
adj
(computing) Relating to a form of parallel processing algorithm given advance information about the problem.
Able to foresee the future.
Able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses.
Of or relating to clairvoyance.
noun
A person able to foresee the future
A person able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses
clavecinist
clavecinist
noun
A musician who plays the clavecin.
clavicornes
clavicornia
coadjuvancy
coadjuvancy
noun
(rare) cooperation; mutual effort
coadunative
coadunative
adj
Serving to coadunate or unite.
coadventure
coadventure
noun
(archaic) A joint venture or partnership.
coevalneity
coevolution
coevolution
noun
(ecology, evolutionary theory) The evolution of organisms of two or more species in which each adapts to changes in the other.
coextensive
coextensive
adj
(logic) Having the same extension—the object or set of objects to which a term refers.
Having the same spatial limits or boundaries; sharing the same area.
Occurring over the same period of time; contemporaneous.
cognitively
cognitively
adv
Relating to thinking (cognition).
cognitivity
coinventing
coinventing
verb
present participle of coinvent
coinventors
coinventors
noun
plural of coinventor
coinvestors
coinvestors
noun
plural of coinvestor
combinative
combinative
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resulting from combination.
Serving, tending, or able to combine.
comminative
comminative
adj
Of or relating to commination.
communitive
communitive
adj
Relating to community.
compunctive
compunctive
adj
(obsolete) Sensitive with regard to wrongdoing; conscientious.
concavation
concavation
noun
The act of making concave.
concaveness
concaveness
noun
the state of being concave; concavity
concavities
concavities
noun
plural of concavity
conceivable
conceivable
adj
Capable of being conceived or imagined
conceivably
conceivably
adv
In a conceivable manner; possibly.
concrescive
concrescive
adj
Growing together, or into union; uniting.
conditivium
condivision
condonative
condonative
adj
(obsolete) Condoning; betokening, or relating to, condonement or condonation.
confervales
conflictive
conflictive
adj
Causing conflict.
confutative
confutative
adj
That confutes
congelative
congelative
adj
That which tends to congeal.
congerville
congressive
congressive
adj
Encountering, or coming together.
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.
connectival
connectives
connectives
noun
plural of connective
connerville
connivances
connivances
noun
plural of connivance
connivantly
connivently
conniveries
conniveries
noun
plural of connivery
connivingly
connivingly
adv
In a conniving manner.
connotative
connotative
adj
that implies or suggests something else
connotively
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.
conservable
conservable
adj
Capable of being preserved from decay or injury.
conservancy
conservancy
noun
(Britain) A commission that deals with fishery and navigation.
(US, law) A state in which a company is allowed to continue trading without incurring any new financial liabilities or disposing of any assets.
An organization dedicated to the conservation of natural resources.
The conservation of a resource.
conservator
conservator
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A judge delegated by the pope to defend certain privileged classes of persons from manifest or notorious injury or violence, without recourse to a judicial process.
(law) A person appointed by a court to manage the affairs of another; similar to a guardian but with some powers of a trustee.
A professional who works on the conservation and restoration of objects, particularly artistic objects.
An officer in charge of preserving the public peace, such as a justice or sheriff.
One who conserves, preserves or protects something.
constatives
constatives
noun
plural of constative
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.
contracivil
contractive
contractive
adj
Able to contract; contractile
contrastive
contrastive
adj
Contrasting.
contravened
contravened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contravene
contravener
contravener
noun
One who contravenes.
contravenes
contravenes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contravene
contrayerva
contrayerva
noun
Dorstenia contrajerva, a South American plant whose aromatic root is sometimes used in medicine as a gentle stimulant and tonic.
contrivable
contrivable
adj
Capable of being contrived, invented, or devised.
contrivance
contrivance
noun
A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.