(engineering, nautical, astronautics) Sacrificial, wearing away or being destroyed in order to protect the underlying material, as in ablative paints used for antifouling, or ablative heat shields used to protect spacecraft during reentry. .
(geology) Relating to the erosion of a land mass; relating to the melting or evaporation of a glacier.
(grammar) Applied to one of the cases of the noun in some languages, the fundamental meaning of the case being removal, separation, or taking away, and to a lesser degree, instrument, place, accordance, specifications, price, or measurement.
(medicine) Relating to the removal of a body part, tumor, or organ.
noun
(grammar) The ablative case.
An ablative material.
abluvion
abluvion
noun
(obsolete, rare) That which is washed off.
acervuli
acervuli
noun
plural of acervulus
actively
actively
adv
(grammar) In the active form; not passive.
In an active manner.
aestival
aestival
adj
Alternative spelling of estival
airville
alevitsa
alewives
alewives
noun
plural of alewife
algovite
allative
allative
adj
(grammar) Of or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates motion towards a place.
noun
(grammar) The allative case, or a word in that case.
allelvia
allusive
allusive
adj
that contains or makes use of allusions (indirect references or hints)
alluvial
alluvial
adj
Pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream.
noun
(countable) A deposition of sediment over a long period of time by a river; an alluvial layer.
Alluvial soil; specifically, in Australia, gold-bearing alluvial soil.
alluvion
alluvion
noun
(law) The increase in the area of land due to the deposition of sediment (alluvium) by a river.
alluvium
alluvium
noun
soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain
amerveil
annville
anviling
anvilled
anvilled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anvil
anviltop
archival
archival
adj
Of a material: having a quality suited to the conservational needs of archiving.
Of or pertaining to an archive or archiving.
noun
(uncountable) The practice of storing items in an archive; archiving; (countable) an instance of this.
arkville
arrivals
arrivals
noun
plural of arrival
arvicola
arvicole
arvicole
noun
(zoology, dated) field mouse (US, Canada), vole
ashville
ashville
Proper noun
a city in Alabama, USA, which is one of the two county seats of
a neighbourhood in Kentucky, USA.
a hamlet in New York, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
a small borough in Pennsylvania, USA.
a community in south-western Manitoba, Canada.
aurilave
aurilave
noun
An ear-brush.
An instrument for cleansing the ear, consisting of a small piece of sponge on an ivory or bone handle.
availers
availing
availing
adj
Efficacious.
noun
(dated) Effect in achieving a goal or aim; purpose, use
verb
present participle of avail
avellino
avellino
Proper noun
Province of Campania, Italy.
Town and capital of Avellino.
avenalin
avenalin
noun
A globulin or legume-like protein found in oats.
aventail
aventail
noun
A curtain or flap of chainmail, fastened to a helmet, or to a coif (hood) of mail, covering the lower face, neck, and shoulders.
Synonym of ventail (“movable (solid plate) front to a helmet”).
avicular
avicular
adj
Of or pertaining to a bird or to birds.
avilaria
aviolite
avulsing
avulsing
verb
present participle of avulse
avulsion
avulsion
noun
(hydrology) Movement of soil during a flood, or during a change in the course of a river, especially when a resulting change of land ownership is involved
An abrupt change in the course of a river, typically from one channel to another
The loss or separation of a body part, either by surgery or due to trauma
banville
bayville
bedevils
bedevils
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedevil
bedrivel
bedrivel
verb
(transitive) to drivel on, to put or spill saliva on
beeville
believed
believed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of believe
believer
believer
noun
A person who believes; especially regarding religion.
believes
believes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of believe
besilver
besilver
verb
(transitive) To cover with or as with silver.
besnivel
beveling
beveling
noun
Alternative spelling of bevelling
beverlie
bevilled
bevilled
adj
(heraldry) Notched with an angle like that enclosed by a carpenter's bevel; said of a partition line of a shield.
bevoiled
biovular
biovular
adj
(of twins) derived from two separate ova; non-identical or fraternal
bivalent
bivalent
adj
(chemistry) Having a valence of 2; having two ligands
(genetics) Of, or relating to a pair of homologous synapsed chromosomes that occur during meiosis.
(of a vaccine) Protecting against two different viruses.
noun
(genetics) Any bivalent chromosome.
bivalved
bivalved
adj
Having two valves.
bivalves
bivalves
noun
plural of bivalve
bivalvia
biverbal
biverbal
adj
Of or pertaining to two verbs
Of or pertaining to two words
punning
bivinyls
bloviate
bloviate
verb
(intransitive, US) To speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner.
boilover
boilover
noun
A hazardous situation where an attempt is made to extinguish semi-enclosed oil- or petrochemical-fuelled fire with water, generating steam which propels the burning fuel outwards.
bolivars
bolivian
bolivias
bolivias
noun
plural of bolivia
borislav
bovinely
bovinely
adv
In a bovine manner
sluggishly
calipeva
calvaire
calvaria
calvaria
noun
(anatomy) The dome or roof of the skull, the skullcap.
calvatia
calvinna
canavali
carnival
carnival
noun
(US) A traveling amusement park, called a funfair in British English.
A festive occasion marked by parades and sometimes special foods and other entertainment.
Any of a number of festivals held just before the beginning of Lent.
carville
cavalier
cavalier
adj
(historical) Of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I of England (1600–1649).
High-spirited.
Not caring enough about something important.
Supercilious.
noun
(architecture) A defensive work rising from a bastion, etc., and overlooking the surrounding area.
(historical) A courtesan or noble under Charles I of England, particularly a royalist partisan during the English Civil War which ended his reign.
(historical) A gallant: a sprightly young dashing military man.
(historical) A military man serving on horse, (chiefly) early modern cavalry officers who had abandoned the heavy armor of medieval knights.
(slang) Someone with an uncircumcised penis.
A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, a small breed of spaniel of English origin with a silky, smooth coat and commonly a smooth undocked tail.
A gentleman of the class of such officers
verb
(transitive, dated) Of a man: to act in a gallant and dashing manner toward (women).
cavelike
cavelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cave
cavilers
cavilers
noun
plural of caviler
caviling
caviling
noun
cavilation
cavilled
cavilled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cavil
caviller
caviller
noun
Alternative spelling of caviler
celative
cervical
cervical
adj
(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the cervix.
(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the neck.
noun
(anatomy) Ellipsis of cervical vertebra..
chavicol
chavicol
noun
(organic chemistry) The naturally-occurring allylphenol
chervils
chervils
noun
plural of chervil
cheveril
cheveril
adj
(obsolete) Made of cheveril; pliant.
noun
(obsolete) Soft leather made of kid skin.
cheville
cheville
noun
(poetry) A word or phrase whose only function is to make a sentence metrically balanced.
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.
civilest
civilest
adj
superlative form of civil: most civil
civilian
civilian
adj
Not related to the military, police or other governmental professions.
noun
(informal) A person who does not belong to a particular group or engage in a particular activity, an outsider.
A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces.
A student of civil law at a university or college.
One skilled in civil law.
civilise
civilise
verb
To bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state.
To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
To introduce or impose the standards of one civilisation upon another civilization, group or person, arguably with the intent of achieving a perceived higher standard of behavior.
civilist
civilist
noun
(obsolete) A statesman, politician, or student of the political sciences.
(obsolete) One who studies or works with the civil law.
(obsolete, theology) One who rejects the moral authority of Christ but who nevertheless adheres to a moral code in line with “civil righteousness” and “good citizenship”.
civilite
civility
civility
noun
(chiefly in the plural) An individual act or expression of polite behaviour; a courtesy.
(now archaic) The state or fact of being civilized; civilization.
(obsolete) A civil office; a civil capacity.
Speech or behaviour that is fit for civil interactions; politeness, courtesy.
civilize
civilize
verb
Alternative spelling of civilise
clavacin
clavacin
Noun
patulin
clavaria
clavatin
clavatin
noun
patulin
clavecin
clavecin
noun
(archaic, music) harpsichord
clavicle
clavicle
noun
(anatomy) The collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the shoulder and the neck connecting the shoulder and the breastbone.
clavicor
clavicor
noun
A brass musical instrument that had three valves
claviers
claviers
noun
plural of clavier
claviger
claviger
noun
One who carries a club; a club bearer.
One who carries the keys to a place; a keyholder.
clavilux
clavilux
noun
(art) A mechanical device for projecting lumia (an art form consisting of light patterns).
claviole
clavises
cleaving
cleaving
adj
That cleaves
noun
The act of one who cleaves, clings, or adheres.
The act of one who cleaves, splits, or severs.
verb
present participle of cleave
cleveite
cleveite
noun
(mineralogy) A crystalline variety of uraninite.
clevises
clevises
noun
plural of clevis
clivises
colluvia
colluvia
noun
plural of colluvium
colville
convival
convival
adj
(obsolete) Relating to a feast or festivity; convivial.
corrival
corrival
adj
Having rivaling claims; emulous; in rivalry.
noun
(archaic) A companion.
A fellow rival; a competitor; a rival.
verb
To compete with; to rival
coverlid
coverlid
Noun
coverlet
coviello
covillea
coyville
cultivar
cultivar
noun
A cultivated (not necessarily botanical) variety of a plant species or hybrid of two species.
culverin
culverin
noun
A kind of handgun.
A large cannon.
curvital
curvital
adj
Of or relating to curvature.
danilova
danville
danville
Proper noun
a city in region, Quebec, Canada.
an unincorporated community in Alabama, USA.
a city in Arkansas, USA, which is one of the two county seats of
a town in California, USA.
a town in and Georgia, USA.
a city in Illinois USA
a town in Indiana, USA
a small city in Iowa, USA.
a tiny city in Kansas, USA.
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
an unincorporated community and CDP in Maryland, USA.
an unincorporated community in Maryland.
a ghost town in Mississippi, USA.
a CDP in Missouri, UA.
a town in New Hampshire, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
a borough in Pennsylvania
an unincorporated community in Texas, USA.
a town in Vermont, USA.
an independent city in Virginia, USA.
an unincorporated community and CDP in Washington, USA.
a town in West Virginia, USA.
an unincorporated community in Wisconsin, USA.
a suburb of South Africa.
datively
datively
adv
(rare) As a gift.
davallia
davilman
dayville
delative
delative
noun
(grammar) A grammatical case of nouns used, chiefly in Hungarian, to express movement from the surface of something (like "moved off the table").
deletive
deletive
adj
Tending to delete or obliterate.
delivers
delivers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deliver
delivery
delivery
noun
(baseball) A pitching motion.
(baseball) A thrown pitch.
(cricket) A ball bowled.
(curling) The process of throwing a stone.
(genetics) Process of introducing foreign DNA into host cells.
(medicine) The administration of a drug.
(soccer) A cross or pass
The act of conveying something.
The act of giving birth
The item which has been conveyed.
The manner of speaking.
delusive
delusive
adj
Delusional.
Inappropriate to reality; forming part of a delusion.
Producing delusions.
demivolt
demivolt
noun
A half vault; one of the seven artificial motions of a horse, in which he raises his forelegs in a particular manner.
denville
deprival
deprival
noun
The condition of being deprived
desilver
desilver
verb
(transitive) To remove the reflective backing from (a mirror).
(transitive) To remove the silver from (an alloy).
develing
deviable
devildom
devildom
noun
A realm of devils.
deviless
deviless
noun
A female devil.
deviling
deviling
noun
(obsolete) A young devil.
devilish
devilish
adj
(informal) Extreme, excessive.
Characteristic of a devil.
Resembling a devil.
adv
(informal) Devilishly; very; exceedingly.
devilism
devilism
noun
(archaic) The character or doctrines of the Devil or devils; devilry.
devility
devility
noun
The quality of being a devil or like a devil; devilishness.
devilize
devilize
verb
(transitive) To represent as a devil.
devilkin
devilkin
noun
A little devil.
devilled
devilled
adj
grilled with a piquant sauce
possessed by the Devil
devilman
deviltry
deviltry
noun
Devilry.
devisals
devisals
noun
plural of devisal
dilative
dilative
adj
That dilates, or causes dilation
dilutive
dilutive
adj
Causing dilution.
diluvial
diluvial
adj
(biblical) Pertaining to Noah's Flood.
Relating to or produced by a flood or deluge.
diluvian
diluvian
adj
Pertaining to a deluge, or flood.
diluvion
diluvion
noun
Synonym of diluvium
diluvium
diluvium
noun
(geology) A deposit of sand, gravel, etc. made by oceanic flooding.