(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.
activations
activations
noun
plural of activation
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
advertences
advertences
noun
plural of advertence
advocations
advocations
noun
plural of advocation
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
autoclaving
autoclaving
noun
sterilization in an autoclave
verb
present participle of autoclave
autovaccine
autovaccine
noun
autogenous vaccine
averruncate
averruncate
verb
(transitive, rare) To avert; to ward off.
(transitive, rare) To root up.
avocational
avocational
adj
Of, relating to, or being an avocation.
avouchments
avouchments
noun
plural of avouchment
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).
biconcavity
biconcavity
noun
The quality of being biconcave.
biconvexity
biconvexity
noun
The quality of being biconvex.
cakravartin
cakravartin
noun
Alternative form of chakravartin
calvinistic
cantilevers
cantilevers
noun
plural of cantilever
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.
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.
carnivority
carnivority
noun
The condition of being carnivorous
carpetwoven
carvestrene
carvestrene
noun
(organic chemistry) A racemic form of sylvestrene
catonsville
cavillation
cavillation
noun
The act of cavilling.
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
chauvinists
chauvinists
noun
plural of chauvinist
chenevixite
chenevixite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.
cinevariety
cinevariety
noun
(historical) A kind of variety show incorporating bioscope film.
circumvents
circumvents
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumvent
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.
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.
concavities
concavities
noun
plural of concavity
conditivium
condonative
condonative
adj
(obsolete) Condoning; betokening, or relating to, condonement or condonation.
conflictive
conflictive
adj
Causing conflict.
confutative
confutative
adj
That confutes
congelative
congelative
adj
That which tends to congeal.
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
connivantly
connivently
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.
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.
Something overly artful or artificial.
contrivancy
contrivancy
noun
Alternative form of contrivance
contrivedly
contrivedly
adv
In a contrived manner.
controverse
controverse
noun
(obsolete) Controversy.
verb
(obsolete) to controvert
controversy
controversy
noun
A debate or discussion of opposing opinions; (generally) strife.
controverts
controverts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of controvert
convections
convections
noun
plural of convection
conventical
conventical
adj
conventual
conventicle
conventicle
noun
A Quaker meetinghouse.
A secret, unauthorized or illegal religious meeting.
The place where such a meeting is held.
verb
To hold a secret, unauthorized or illegal religious meeting.
conventions
conventions
noun
plural of convention
conventuals
conventuals
noun
plural of conventual
convertable
convertable
adj
Alternative form of convertible
convertible
convertible
adj
(finance) Able to be exchanged for a different class of security (usually common stock) under certain set terms.
(historical numismatics) Able to be exchanged for specie.
(logic) Able to undergo conversion (i.e., inversion) without falsehood.
(numismatics) Able to be exchanged for foreign currency.
(obsolete) Able to be easily digested.
(obsolete) Able to be turned in a different direction.
(vehicles) Able to change from a closed to an open frame and back again.
Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially
Able to be turned to a different purpose.
Able to be turned to a different religion or belief.
noun
(computing) A computer able to convert from laptop to tablet and back again.
(dated, in the plural) Interchangeable things or terms.
(finance) A convertible security: a stock, bond, etc. that can be turned into another (usually common stock) under certain set terms.
(vehicles) A convertible car: a car with a removable or foldable roof able to convert from a closed to open vehicle and back again.
convertibly
convertibly
adv
in a convertible manner
convexities
convexities
noun
plural of convexity
convicinity
convicinity
noun
(archaic) Immediate vicinity; neighbourhood.
convictable
convictable
adj
Capable of being convicted.
convictfish
convictible
convictions
convictions
noun
plural of conviction
convictment
convocating
convocating
verb
present participle of convocate
convocation
convocation
noun
(collective) A flock of eagles.
An academic assembly, in which the business of a university is transacted.
An assembly of the clergy, by their representatives, to consult on ecclesiastical affairs.
An assembly or meeting.
The act of calling or assembling by summons.
convocative
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
corrivation
corrivation
noun
(obsolete) The flowing of different streams into one.
The concentration of waters from a watershed to a remote outlet.
costiveness
costiveness
noun
(obsolete) Inability to express oneself; stiffness.
The state or quality of being costive; constipation.
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.
covariation
covariation
noun
covariance
covenantees
covenantees
noun
plural of covenantee
covenanters
covenanters
noun
plural of covenanter
covenanting
covenanting
verb
present participle of covenant
covenantors
covenantors
noun
plural of covenantor
covibration
cravenetted
cravenetted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cravenette
criminative
criminative
adj
(archaic) Charging with crime; accusing; criminatory.
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
decalvation
decurvation
discovenant
discovenant
verb
(transitive) To dissolve a covenant with.
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.
distinctive
distinctive
adj
(Hebrew grammar, of accents) Used to separate clauses in place of stops.
(linguistics, of sounds) Distinguishing a particular sense of word.
(rare) Discriminating, discerning, having the ability to distinguish between things.
(rare) Distinguished, being distinct in character or position.
Characteristic, typical.
Distinguishing, used to or enabling the distinguishing of some thing.
noun
(Hebrew grammar) A distinctive accent.
(theology) A distinctive belief, tenet, or dogma of a denomination or sect.
A distinctive thing: a quality or property permitting distinguishing; a characteristic.
divorcement
divorcement
noun
(figuratively, psychology) Complete detachment or disunion.
(obsolete) Divorce; dissolution of a marriage.
eigenvector
eigenvector
noun
(linear algebra) given a linear transformation A, a vector x such that Ax=𝜆x for some scalar 𝜆
(linear algebra) specifically, given a matrix A, the eigenvector of the transformation "left-side multiplication by A"
encaptivate
encaptivate
verb
(transitive) To captivate.
enclavement
enclavement
noun
(medicine) Retention due to a constriction; impaction, as of the head in the pelvic strait.
An enclave.
The state of being an enclave.
enunciative
enunciative
adj
Relating to, or containing, enunciation; declarative.
evacuations
evacuations
noun
plural of evacuation
excavations
excavations
noun
plural of excavation
excurvation
fascinative
fecundative
fecundative
adj
That fecundates.
fictiveness
fictiveness
noun
The quality of being fictive.
inactivated
inactivated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inactivate
inactivates
inactivates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inactivate
incaptivate
incarnative
incarnative
adj
Causing new flesh to grow; healing; regenerative.
noun
Any incarnative medicine.
incendivity
incendivity
noun
(countable) A measure of the extent to which something is incendive
(uncountable) The state of being incendive; the ability to cause ignition