| ADVENTURISM | • adventurism n. The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking. • adventurism n. (Politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs. • ADVENTURISM n. improvisation in the absence or in defiance of accepted plans or principles. |
| ADVENTURIST | • adventurist n. Someone who is into adventurism. • adventurist n. A politician involved in adventurism. • ADVENTURIST n. a practitioner of adventurism. |
| ADVERTISING | • advertising n. Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services. • advertising n. The industry or profession made up of such communications. • advertising v. Present participle of advertise. |
| ANIMADVERTS | • animadverts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of animadvert. • ANIMADVERT v. to comment critically on; to censure. |
| DERIVATIONS | • derivations n. Plural of derivation. • DERIVATION n. the act of deriving. |
| DISAVENTURE | • disaventure n. (Obsolete) misfortune. • DISAVENTURE n. (Spenser) a mishap, also DISADVENTURE. |
| DRIVETRAINS | • drivetrains n. Plural of drivetrain. • drive␣trains n. Plural of drive train. • DRIVETRAIN n. the parts that connect the transmission with the driving axles of an automobile, also DRIVELINE. |
| GAINSTRIVED | • gainstrived v. Simple past tense and past participle of gainstrive. • GAINSTRIVE v. (obsolete) to strive or struggle against. |
| MAIDSERVANT | • maidservant n. A female servant; a maid. • maid-servant n. Alternative form of maidservant. • MAIDSERVANT n. a female servant. |
| OVERDUSTING | • overdusting v. Present participle of overdust. • OVERDUST v. to dust over. |
| OVERSTAINED | • overstained v. Simple past tense and past participle of overstain. • OVERSTAIN v. to cover with a stain. |
| STEVEDORING | • stevedoring v. Present participle of stevedore. • STEVEDORING n. the work of a stevedore. |
| UNDERINVEST | • underinvest v. (Business) To invest insufficiently. • UNDERINVEST v. to invest insufficient funds. |
| VANGUARDIST | • vanguardist n. A proponent of vanguardism. • VANGUARDIST n. a practitioner of vanguardism. |
| VINDICATORS | • vindicators n. Plural of vindicator. • VINDICATOR n. one who vindicates. |
| VINEYARDIST | • vineyardist n. One who cultivates a vineyard. • VINEYARDIST n. one who owns a vineyard. |
| VIRIDESCENT | • viridescent adj. Having a greenish hue; becoming somewhat green in color. • VIRIDESCENT adj. greenish. |