(literature) A novel that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the novel, such as a coherent plot and protagonist.
(literature, by extension) Any style of writing that deviates from the norm of technical conventions used in writing literature.
antiviral
antiviral
adj
(computing) Eliminating or inhibiting the action of a computer virus.
(pharmacology) Inhibiting the growth and reproduction of a virus.
noun
(pharmacology) An antiviral medication.
anvilling
anvilling
verb
present participle of anvil
anviltops
availment
availment
noun
(obsolete) Profit; advantage.
avalanche
avalanche
noun
(by extension) A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx; anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity.
A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.
A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.
verb
(intransitive) To descend like an avalanche.
(transitive) To come down upon; to overwhelm.
(transitive) To propel downward like an avalanche.
The shelf broke and the boxes avalanched the workers.
avengeful
avengeful
adj
(obsolete) vengeful
avenolith
aventails
aventails
noun
plural of aventail
aventayle
avifaunal
avifaunal
adj
Of or pertaining to avifauna.
avilement
avirulent
avirulent
Adjective
Not virulent.
avolation
avolation
noun
(obsolete) Evaporation; dissipation into the air.
avulsions
avulsions
noun
plural of avulsion
avuncular
avuncular
adj
(by extension) Kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant.
In the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.
bainville
barneveld
bevillain
bivalence
bivalence
noun
The state or quality of being bivalent (in any sense)
bivalency
bivalency
noun
The quality of being bivalent.
bivalents
bivalents
noun
plural of bivalent
bivalvian
bivalvian
adj
Of or relating to bivalves.
biventral
biventral
adj
Having two bellies
digastric
boliviano
boliviano
noun
the unit of currency in Bolivia, divided into 100 centavos
bolivians
bondslave
bondslave
noun
One who works as a slave under an indenture; a bondsman or bondswoman.
bovenland
bullivant
calavance
calavance
noun
Any bean, but especially the hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus).
Food made from beans.
callovian
callovian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Jurassic period.
calverton
calvinian
calvinism
calvinism
Noun
The Christian religious tradition based upon the doctrines and forms of Christian practice of several Protestant reformers, especially in contrast to Catholicism, Lutheranism, Anabaptism, and Arminianism. One distinctive trait of the system is its Augustinian doctrine of predestination, which teaches that God has elected some for salvation, apart from anything they do or believe.
calvinist
calvinist
Noun
A follower of Calvinism.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Calvinism.
Of or pertaining to a Calvinist or Calvinists.
calvinize
calvinize
Verb
To convert to Calvinism.
canavalia
canavalin
canavalin
noun
(biochemistry) A storage protein present in beans of the genus Canavalia.
canaveral
carnivals
carnivals
noun
plural of carnival
cavilling
cavilling
noun
cavillation
verb
present participle of cavil
chavignol
chevaline
civilians
civilians
noun
plural of civilian
clavation
clavation
noun
(anatomy) articulation in a socket
(biology) A becoming clavate or club-like.
clavering
clavering
verb
present participle of claver
clavicorn
clavicorn
adj
(zoology) Having antennas shaped like clubs; used especially of the Clavicornes group of beetles
noun
(zoology) One of the Clavicornes.
cleavland
cleveland
cleveland
Proper noun
A city in Mississippi, USA, which is one of the two county seats of
A large city in the U.S. state of Ohio
a city in Tennessee, USA
A former county in northeast England bordering North Yorkshire and County Durham, created in 1974 from parts of those two counties (mainly the County Borough of Teesside) and abolished in 1996.
concavely
concavely
adv
In a concave manner.
conclaves
conclaves
noun
plural of conclave
conferval
convivial
convivial
adj
Having elements of a feast or of entertainment, especially when it comes to eating and drinking, with accompanying festivity
convoluta
covalence
covalence
noun
(chemistry) A form of valence in which electrons are shared between participating atoms
(chemistry) The number of electrons that a particular atom can share (and therefore the number of covalent bonds it can form)
covalency
covalency
noun
(chemistry) Alternative spelling of covalence
covenable
covenable
Adjective
fit; proper; suitable
covenably
covenably
Adverb
fitly; suitably
cravingly
cravingly
adv
With longing or craving.
dansville
darsonval
deanville
decalvant
delavigne
devaluing
devaluing
noun
devaluation
verb
present participle of devalue
divalence
divalence
noun
(chemistry) The condition of being divalent
divinable
divinable
adj
That can be guessed.
dunaville
elevating
elevating
verb
present participle of elevate
elevation
elevation
noun
(Christianity, chiefly Roman Catholicism) The raising of the host—representing Christ’s body—in a mass or Holy Communion service.
(architecture) A geometrical projection of a building, or other object, on a plane perpendicular to the horizon; orthographic projection on a vertical plane; called by the ancients the orthography.
(astronomy) The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude.
A hill is an elevation of the ground.
That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station.
The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.
The angle which the gnomon makes with the substylar line.
The condition of being or feeling elevated; heightened; exaltation.
The measured vertical distance from the peak of a mountain or hill to its bordering lowlands.
The movement of the axis of a piece in a vertical plane; also, the angle of elevation, that is, the angle between the axis of the piece and the line of sight; distinguished from direction.
elvanitic
elvanitic
adj
Of or relating to the mineral elvanite.
enclaving
enclaving
verb
present participle of enclave
endleaves
endleaves
noun
plural of endleaf
enslavers
enslavers
noun
plural of enslaver
enslaving
enslaving
noun
An enslavement.
verb
present participle of enslave
enventual
environal
equvalent
euflavine
evadingly
evadingly
adv
So as to evade; evasively.
evangelia
evangelic
evangelic
adj
evangelical
evangelin
evansdale
evasional
evenfalls
evenfalls
noun
plural of evenfall
eviternal
eviternal
adj
(obsolete) eternal; everlasting
flavanone
flavanone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of flavonoid ketones, many of which occur in nature as glycosides
flavicant
flavonoid
flavonoid
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of many compounds that are plant metabolites, being formally derived from flavone; they have antioxidant properties, and sometimes contribute to flavor.
flavonols
flavonols
noun
plural of flavonol
flavoring
flavoring
noun
(American spelling) Something that gives flavor, usually a food ingredient.
verb
present participle of flavor
folkvangr
furnivall
galavants
galavants
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of galavant
galivants
galivants
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of galivant
gallivant
gallivant
verb
(intransitive) To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.
(intransitive, obsolete) To flirt, to romance.
galvanise
galvanise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of galvanize
galvanism
galvanism
noun
The chemical generation of electricity.
The therapeutic use of electricity directly applied to the body.
galvanist
galvanist
noun
One versed in galvanism.
galvanize
galvanize
verb
(archaic) To electrify.
(chemistry) To coat with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means.
(figurative) To shock or stimulate into sudden activity, as if by electric shock.
(historical, US) To switch sides between Union and Confederate in the American Civil War.
To coat with rust-resistant zinc.
galvayned
galveston
galveston
Proper noun
A coastal city located on and in Texas, United States, which is the county seat of
gavelkind
gavelkind
noun
(historical) a system of inheritance associated with the county of Kent in England whereby, at the death of a tenant, intestate estate is divided equally among all his sons; also, a similar system employed in Ireland
gavelling
gavelling
verb
present participle of gavel
genitival
genitival
adj
(grammar) Having genitive form; pertaining to, or derived from, the genitive case
noun
(grammar) A genitive.
glanville
glavering
glavering
verb
present participle of glaver
governail
governail
noun
(archaic) That which steers a nautical vessel; a rudder or a person employing it.
grandeval
granville
granville
Proper noun
name, transferred use of the surname.
A village in Northern Ireland, UK.
A commune in the Manche department of France.
A village in Illinois.
A town in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA, now defunct
A city in Iowa.
A Free Village in Jamaica.
A town in Massachusetts.
A town and a village in New York.
A city in North Dakota.
A village in Ohio.
A town in Vermont.
A town in West Virginia.
graveling
graveling
noun
Alternative form of gravelling
greenvale
groveland
groveland
Proper noun
definition
hahnville
halverson
hansville
havenless
havenless
adj
Without a haven.
havilland
heavenful
heavenful
noun
skyful
helvetian
helvetian
Adjective
From the ancient country of Helvetia
Swiss, from Switzerland
Noun
Someone from the ancient country of Helvetia
Swiss, someone from Switzerland
helvidian
incalving
inclavate
inflative
inflative
adj
(obsolete) Of an inflating quality or tendency.
ingluvial
ingluvial
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the ingluvies or crop of birds.
intervale
intervale
noun
An alluvial terrace or plain.
intervals
intervals
noun
plural of interval
invadable
invadable
adj
Able to be invaded
invalidcy
invalidcy
noun
(archaic) invalidism; infirmity
invalided
invalided
verb
simple past tense and past participle of invalid
invalidly
invalidly
adv
In an invalid manner; without validity.
invillage
inviolacy
inviolacy
noun
The state or quality of being inviolate.
inviolate
inviolate
adj
Incorruptible.
Not violated; free from violation or hurt of any kind; secure against violation or impairment.
invitable
invitable
adj
Capable of, or suitable for, being invited.
invocable
invocable
adj
Alternative spelling of invokable
involucra
involucra
noun
plural of involucrum
isovaline
isovaline
noun
(biochemistry) The rare amino acid 2-amino-2-methylbutanoic acid that was found in the Murchison meteorite
javelinas
javelinas
noun
plural of javelina
javelined
javelined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of javelin
jonvalize
juvenilia
juvenilia
noun
(literature, plural only) Works produced during an artist's or author's youth.