(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and the urinary bladder
abovedeck
abovedeck
adj
(nautical) Located on deck.
adv
(nautical) On deck.
noun
The area on a boat that is abovedeck.
accommodative
accommodative
adj
Supplying with or obliging; accommodating.
accommodatively
accommodatively
adv
In a accommodative manner; accommodatingly.
accommodativeness
accommodativeness
noun
The state or quality of being accommodative.
advection
advection
noun
(earth science, chemistry) The horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc.
The transport of a scalar by bulk fluid motion.
advectitious
advectitious
adj
Relating to, or transported by, advection.
advocaat
advocaat
noun
A Dutch liqueur made of egg yolks, sugar and strong liquor, typically brandy.
advocacies
advocacies
noun
plural of advocacy
advocacy
advocacy
noun
the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting someone or something
the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
the profession of an advocate
advocate
advocate
noun
A person who speaks in support of something, or someone.
A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves.
Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor.
Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel.
verb
(Scotland, law) To appeal from an inferior court to the Court of Session.
(Scotland, law, in higher courts) To call a case before itself for decision.
(intransitive, with for) To engage in advocacy.
(transitive) To encourage support for something.
(transitive) To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
advocated
advocated
adj
Having been argued in favor of.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of advocate
advocates
advocates
noun
plural of advocate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of advocate
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.
advocatess
advocatess
noun
(rare, obsolete) A female advocate.
advocating
advocating
verb
present participle of advocate
advocation
advocation
noun
(Britain, law) The right of presenting to a vacant benefice or living in the church.
(Scotland, law) The process of removing a cause from an inferior court to the supreme court.
(archaic) Advocacy; the act of advocating or pleading.
advocations
advocations
noun
plural of advocation
advocative
advocative
adj
(law) Related to advocation
advocator
advocator
noun
One who advocates; an advocate
advocatory
advocatory
adj
Characteristic of an advocate.
advocatress
advocatress
noun
(rare) A female advocate.
advocatrice
advocatrice
noun
(archaic) A female advocate.
advocatrix
advowsance
alcoved
alcoved
adj
(sometimes in combination) Having (a specified type or number of) alcoves
aleksandrovac
alveolocondylean
alviducous
anarchoindividualist
anticonfederative
antidivorce
antidivorce
adj
Opposing divorce.
antiproductive
antiproductively
antiproductiveness
antiproductivity
apodictive
apodictive
adj
apodictic
archvagabond
autoclaved
autoclaved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autoclave
autoeducative
autoeducative
adj
Of or relating to autoeducation.
autoinductive
autoinductive
adj
That exhibits autoinduction
avocado
avocado
adj
Of a dull yellowish-green colour.
noun
(color, chiefly uncountable) A dark chartreuse colour, like the colour of the skin of an avocado.
The avocado tree, Persea americana, of the laurel family.
The large, usually yellowish-green or black, savory fruit of the avocado tree.
avocadoes
avocados
avocados
noun
plural of avocado
avoidance
avoidance
noun
(law, obsolete) The act of annulling; annulment.
(obsolete) The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant, specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent.
(obsolete) The act of dismissing a person.
(obsolete) The act of quitting a position or benefice.
(obsolete) The course by which anything (especially water) is carried off.
The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.
avoidances
avoidances
noun
plural of avoidance
avouched
avouched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of avouch
bivocalized
bivouaced
bivouacked
bivouacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bivouac
cadaverous
cadaverous
adj
Corpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver.
cadaverously
cadaverously
adv
In a cadaverous manner; like a cadaver.
cadaverousness
cadaverousness
noun
The state or quality of being cadaverous.
calvados
calvados
noun
(countable) A glass of this spirit.
(uncountable) An apple brandy made in Normandy, France.
calvadoses
calvadoses
noun
plural of calvados
canvasado
cardiovascular
cardiovascular
adj
Relating to the circulatory system, that is the heart and blood vessels.
cardiovisceral
cardiovisceral
adj
Relating to the heart and the viscera.
carludovica
cavorted
cavorted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cavort
cervicodorsal
cervicodorsal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the neck and the back
noun
Any such vertebrae
cervicodynia
cervicodynia
noun
(pathology) pain in the neck
clavichord
clavichord
noun
(music) An early keyboard instrument producing a soft sound by means of metal blades (called tangents) attached to the inner ends of the keys gently striking the strings.
clavichordist
clavichordist
noun
Someone who plays the clavichord.
clavichordists
clavichordists
noun
plural of clavichordist
clavichords
clavichords
noun
plural of clavichord
clavodeltoid
clavodeltoideus
cloverdale
coacervated
coacervated
adj
That has undergone coacervation
coadjutive
coadjutive
adj
Rendering mutual aid; coadjutant.
coadjuvancy
coadjuvancy
noun
(rare) cooperation; mutual effort
coadjuvant
coadjuvant
adj
cooperating
noun
(medicine) An adjuvant.
coadjuvate
coadunative
coadunative
adj
Serving to coadunate or unite.
coadunatively
coadunatively
adv
In a coadunative manner
coadventure
coadventure
noun
(archaic) A joint venture or partnership.
coadventured
coadventurer
coadventurer
noun
A fellow adventurer.
coadventuress
coadventuring
coadvice
cocultivated
cocultivated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cocultivate
concaved
concaved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of concave
condensative
condensative
adj
That tends to condense
condititivia
conditivia
condonative
condonative
adj
(obsolete) Condoning; betokening, or relating to, condonement or condonation.
confederative
confederative
adj
Of or pertaining to confederates of a confederation.
confervoideae
considerative
considerative
adj
(archaic) considerate; careful; thoughtful
consideratively
considerativeness
considerativeness
noun
The quality of being considerative.
consolidative
consolidative
adj
Tending or having power to consolidate.
contradictive
contradictive
adj
(now rare) Contradictory.
contradictively
contradictively
adv
In a contradictive manner.
contradictiveness
contradictiveness
noun
The quality of being contradictive.
contradistinctive
contradistinctive
adj
Distinguishing by contrast
Having the quality of contradistinction
contradistinctively
contradistinctively
adv
in contradistinction
contradivide
contraindicative
contraindicative
adj
Serving as a contraindication.
contravened
contravened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contravene
contravindicate
contravindication
convalesced
convalesced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convalesce
conventionalised
conventionalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conventionalise
conventionalized
conventionalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conventionalize
convocated
convocated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convocate
convolvulad
coordinative
coordinative
adj
Of or pertaining to coordination
corcovado
cordova
cordovan
cordovan
adj
oxblood (the color)
noun
A leather from Córdoba originally of tanned goatskin later of horsehide.
a shoe made from cordovan leather
cordovans
cordovans
noun
plural of cordovan
corvidae
corycavidin
corycavidine
counteradvance
counteradvance
noun
An advance that counters or goes against another advance.
counteradvantage
counteradvantage
noun
A disadvantage that cancels out an advantage.
An advantage held by an opponent.
counteradvice
counteradvice
noun
Advice that goes against other advice; opposite advice.
counteradvise
counteradvise
verb
To give the opposite advice.
countervailed
countervailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countervail
countervindication
couvade
couvade
noun
A practice among some peoples, such as the Basques, of the husband of a woman in the last stages of pregnancy taking to bed, avoiding certain foods, or imitating other behaviours of a pregnant woman.
Sympathetic pregnancy: the involuntary sympathetic experience of the husband of symptoms of his wife's pregnancy, such as weight gain or morning sickness.
couvades
couvades
noun
plural of couvade
covado
covado
noun
(historical, measure) A traditional Portuguese unit of length, usually about equal to 0.6 meters and approximating the length of a forearm and hand.
covenanted
covenanted
adj
Bound by a covenant.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of covenant
coveralled
coveralled
adj
Wearing a coverall.
coverdale
craddockville
crawfordsville
crawfordville
cylindroogival
davoch
davoch
noun
Alternative form of daugh (“Scots land unit”)
deactivation
deactivation
noun
The act of deactivating something, such as a bomb or alarm.
deactivations
deactivations
noun
plural of deactivation
deactivator
deactivator
noun
A chamber filled with iron filings or other material used to remove excess oxygen or other substances from water.
Any device used to deactivate something.
deactivators
deactivators
noun
plural of deactivator
decalvation
decennoval
decennoval
adj
Of or related to a nineteen-year period.
Of or related to the number nineteen.
decivilization
decivilization
noun
The process of decivilization.
decontaminative
deconventionalize
decorative
decorative
adj
That serves to decorate
noun
A plant, tile, etc. intended for use as decoration.
decoratively
decoratively
adv
In a decorative manner.
decorativeness
decorativeness
noun
The condition of being decorative
decorrugative
decurvation
deprovincialize
deprovincialize
verb
(transitive) To divest of provincial quality or characteristics.
dermovaccine
deviascope
devisceration
devitrification
devitrification
noun
The formation of small crystals in a glass as a result of slow cooling from the molten state
devocalisation
devocalise
devocalise
verb
Alternative form of devocalize
devocalised
devocalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of devocalise