an independent city in Virginia, USA, which is also the county seat of Named after
charlotteville
charvaka
charvet
chavaree
chavender
chavender
noun
A chub (fish).
chaver
chaver
noun
(Jewish) A friend or comrade; a member of a chevra.
chemisorptive
chemisorptive
adj
Relating to chemisorption
chemoreceptive
chemoreceptive
adj
(of a sense organ) able to respond to a chemical stimulus
chemoreceptivities
chemoreceptivity
chemoreceptivity
noun
the ability of a sense organ to respond to a chemical stimulus
chemosorptive
cheremkhovo
cherenkov
chernovtsy
cherryvale
cherryville
chervante
chervil
chervil
noun
(countable) A leafy herb, Anthriscus cerefolium, resembling parsley.
(uncountable) leaves from the plant, used as an herb in cooking, which have a mild flavor of anise.
chervils
chervils
noun
plural of chervil
chervonei
chervonets
chervonets
noun
Any of several former currencies of Russia: applied to various foreign gold coins prior to the reign of Peter I of Russia, then to a Russian gold coin of 1701-1757, and finally to a 1922 currency of the Soviet Union.
chervonetz
chervontsi
chesterville
chetverik
chetverik
noun
An old Russian dry measure, approximately 26.24 litres; one fourth of an osmina.
chetvert
chetvert
noun
Alternative form of tchetvert
chevalier
chevalier
noun
(card games) In tarot cards, the card between the valet and the dame.
(historical) A cavalier; a knight.
chevaliers
chevaliers
noun
plural of chevalier
chevallier
chevelure
chevelure
noun
A head of hair.
A periwig.
The nebulous part of a comet or star.
chevener
chevener
noun
(obsolete) A person who embroidered hosiery
cheverel
cheverel
adj
(obsolete) Pliable as kid leather; elastic, flexible, usually with reference to someone's conscience.
noun
(obsolete) Kid, as used to make leather.
cheveret
cheveril
cheveril
adj
(obsolete) Made of cheveril; pliant.
noun
(obsolete) Soft leather made of kid skin.
cheverly
cheveron
cheveron
noun
Dated form of chevron. (V-shaped ornament)
cheverons
cheverons
noun
plural of cheveron
chevre
chevre
noun
Alternative spelling of chèvre
chevres
chevres
noun
plural of chevre
chevret
chevrette
chevrette
noun
(military, historical) A machine for raising guns or mortar into their carriages.
chevreuil
chevreuil
noun
A roe deer, a roebuck.
chevrier
chevrolet
chevrolet
Proper noun
A brand of automobile, now produced by a part of the General Motors group.
A French surname.
chevrolets
chevron
chevron
noun
(chiefly Britain) One of the V-shaped markings on the surface of roads used to indicate minimum distances between vehicles.
(heraldry) A wide inverted V placed on a shield.
(informal) A háček, a diacritical mark that may resemble an inverted circumflex.
A V-shaped pattern; used in architecture, and as an insignia of military or police rank, on the sleeve.
A guillemet, either of the punctuation marks “«” or “»”, used in several languages to indicate passages of speech. Similar to typical quotation marks used in the English language such as ““” and “””.
An angle bracket, either used as a typographic or a scientific symbol.
verb
To form or be formed into chevrons
chevrone
chevroned
chevroned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chevron
chevronel
chevronel
noun
(heraldry) A bearing like a chevron, but of only half its width.
chevronelly
chevronelly
adj
(heraldry) Marked with a chevronel or chevronels.
chevronny
chevronny
adj
Alternative form of chevrony
chevrons
chevrons
noun
plural of chevron
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chevron
chevronwise
chevronwise
adv
(heraldry) Synonym of chevrony: chevron-like, in the manner of a chevron.
chevrony
chevrony
adj
Chevron-shaped, zigzag, especially (heraldry) chevronwise.
Having chevrons, especially (heraldry) charged with chevrons.
chevrotain
chevrotain
noun
Any of several small hornless ruminants of the family Tragulidae (genera Hyemoschus, Moschiola, and Tragulus), native to tropical rainforests of South and Southeast Asia, and Central and West Africa; a mouse deer.
chevrotin
chevrotin
noun
Alternative form of chevrotain
chilver
chilver
noun
A female lamb.
chirivita
chivalresque
chivalresque
adj
Characteristic of chivalry
chivalric
chivalric
adj
gallant and respectful, especially to women
of, or relating to chivalry
chivalries
chivalries
noun
plural of chivalry
chivalrous
chivalrous
adj
(of a man) Honourable, especially to women; gallant.
involving chivalry.
chivalrously
chivalrously
adv
In a chivalrous manner.
chivalrousness
chivalrousness
noun
The state of being chivalrous.
chivalrousnesses
chivalry
chivalry
noun
(UK, law, historical) A tenure of lands by knightly service.
(now rare, historical) Cavalry; horsemen armed for battle.
(obsolete) The fact or condition of being a knight; knightly skill, prowess.
Courteous behaviour, especially that of men towards women.
Courtesy, respect and honourable conduct between opponents in wartime.
The ethical code of the knight prevalent in Medieval Europe, having such primary virtues as mercy towards the poor and oppressed, humility, honour, sacrifice, fear of God, faithfulness, courage and utmost graciousness and courtesy to ladies.
chivaree
chivareed
chivareed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chivaree
chivareeing
chivareeing
verb
present participle of chivaree
chivarees
chivarees
noun
plural of chivaree
chivareing
chivari
chivari
noun
Alternative form of shivaree
chivaried
chivaried
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chivari
chivariing
chivariing
verb
present participle of chivari
chivaring
chivaris
chivaris
noun
plural of chivari
chivarra
chivarras
chivarras
noun
(US) Leather leggings of a sort worn by people in or from Mexico and the Southwestern United States.
chivarro
chiver
chiveret
chivers
christoval
chronoscopv
churchreeve
churchville
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
clavicithern
clavicytheria
clavicytherium
clavicytherium
noun
(music) A harpsichord in which the soundboard and strings are mounted vertically facing the player.
clavicythetheria
claviharp
claviharp
noun
(music) A 19th-century musical instrument combining a harp with a keyboard.
cleverish
cleverish
adj
(colloquial) Quite clever.
Somewhat clever.
cleverishly
cleverishly
adv
In a cleverish manner.
clishmaclaver
clishmaclaver
noun
(Scotland) Gossip; silly chatter.
cochranville
cohortative
cohortative
adj
(grammar, of a verb) Inflected to express plea, insistence, imploring, self-encouragement, wish, desire, intent, command, purpose, or consequence.
Encouraging.
noun
(grammar) The cohortative mood.
comprehensive
comprehensive
adj
Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.
noun
(Britain) A comprehensive school.
comprehensively
comprehensively
adv
In a comprehensive manner; in an all-inclusive or wide-ranging fashion.
comprehensiveness
comprehensiveness
noun
The state of being comprehensive.
comprehensivenesses
comprehensives
comprehensives
noun
plural of comprehensive
conservatorship
conservatorship
noun
(law) The legal status of a conservator, similar to guardianship or trusteeship.
(law) The state of being under the control of a conservator.
convenership
cooghneiorvlt
corrivalship
corrivalship
noun
(obsolete) joint rivalry
counteravouch
counteravouchment
coverchief
coverchief
noun
A covering for the head.
cravenhearted
crothersville
culverhouse
culverhouse
noun
a dovecote, particularly a large one on an estate
curvograph
curvograph
noun
An arcograph.
czarevitch
czarevitches
czarevitches
noun
plural of czarevitch
decemvirship
decemvirship
noun
The rank or position of decemvir.
deervetch
deervetch
noun
Acmispon
Aeschynomene, especially Aeschynomene virginica.
Hosackia
Lotus gen. et spp.
dehortative
dehortative
adj
dissuasive
dervish
dervish
noun
(by extension) Any irregular guerrilla fighter resembling the Mahdi in equipment, uniform, tactics, etc.
(historical) One of the fanatical followers of the Mahdi, in the Sudan, in the 1880s.
A member of the Dervish fraternity of Sufism, known for spinning.
dervishes
dervishes
noun
plural of dervish
dervishhood
dervishism
dervishlike
dervishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dervish.
devarshi
devchar
devonshire
devonshire
Proper noun
The former (pre-1974) name for the county of Devon, England.
dhanvantari
dhruv
dichlorvos
dichlorvos
noun
(pharmacology) A highly volatile organophosphate, 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate (DDVP), widely used as a fumigant to control household pests and to protect stored product from insects.
dichlorvoses
disshiver
drawshave
drawshave
noun
A drawing knife.
drivehead
drivehead
noun
(engineering) A cap or similar end-piece that fits over or into the end of a moving mechanical part to protect the end from driving of that part.
drivership
driveshafts
driveshafts
noun
plural of driveshaft
durhamville
earthmove
earthmover
earthmover
noun
A vehicle designed to excavate or transport earth in large quantities.
earthmovers
earthmovers
noun
plural of earthmover
earthmoving
earthmoving
adj
(construction, not comparable) Designed to move large quantities of earth or rubble for civil engineering or building purposes.
(figuratively, comparable) Of great significance.
earthmovings
earthquave
echevaria
echeveria
echeveria
noun
Any member of the large genus Echeveria of succulents, many species of which are popular as garden plants.
echeverria
echovirus
echovirus
noun
A type of RNA virus of the species Enterovirus B of the Picornaviridae family, found in the human gastrointestinal tract.
echoviruses
echoviruses
noun
plural of echovirus
effluviography
effluviography
noun
(photography, obsolete) The effects upon the dry photographic plate of certain electric emanations, including those later known as the X-rays.
empoverish
empoverish
verb
Obsolete spelling of impoverish
enravish
enravish
verb
To enrapture.
enravished
enravished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enravish
enravishes
enravishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enravish