(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.
anviltops
avenolith
avolation
avolation
noun
(obsolete) Evaporation; dissipation into the air.
avulsions
avulsions
noun
plural of avulsion
bivoltine
bivoltine
adj
(biology) Having two broods or generations in a year
noun
(biology) A bivoltine organism.
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.
bondville
boneville
boonville
bovenland
callovian
callovian
Proper noun
A subdivision of the Jurassic period.
calverton
chavignol
chevronel
chevronel
noun
(heraldry) A bearing like a chevron, but of only half its width.
clavation
clavation
noun
(anatomy) articulation in a socket
(biology) A becoming clavate or club-like.
clavicorn
clavicorn
adj
(zoology) Having antennas shaped like clubs; used especially of the Clavicornes group of beetles
noun
(zoology) One of the Clavicornes.
coinvolve
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
convolute
convolute
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Coiled such that one edge is inside, and one outside the coil, giving a spiral effect in cross section.
Convoluted.
verb
(transitive) To confuse, mix up (something) with something else.
(transitive) To fold or coil into numerous overlapping layers.
(transitive) To make unnecessarily complex.
convolved
convolved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convolve
convolves
convolves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of convolve
convulsed
convulsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convulse
convulses
convulses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of convulse
cornville
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
covelline
covelline
noun
(mineralogy) covellite
covenable
covenable
Adjective
fit; proper; suitable
covenably
covenably
Adverb
fitly; suitably
darsonval
devolving
devolving
verb
present participle of devolve
diluvions
divulsion
divulsion
noun
The act of separating by force, especially by dilation or pulling apart.
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.
enveloped
enveloped
adj
(heraldry) Entwined, as with snakes, laurels, etc.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of envelop
enveloper
enveloper
noun
Something which envelops
envelopes
envelopes
noun
plural of envelope
enviously
enviously
adv
in an envious manner or to an envious degree
environal
envolupen
evasional
evenglome
evildoing
evildoing
noun
An evil or wicked act, especially a crime.
evolution
evolution
noun
(biology) The transformation of animals, plants and other living things into different forms (now understood as a change in genetic composition) by the accumulation of changes over successive generations.
(chemistry) The act or an instance of giving off gas; emission.
(chiefly dance, sports) A turning movement, especially of the body.
(geometry) The opening out of a curve; now more generally, the gradual transformation of a curve by a change of the conditions generating it.
(mathematics, now chiefly historical) The extraction of a root from a given power.
(military) A manoeuvre of troops or ships.
(now rare) The act or process of unfolding or opening out; the progression of events in regular succession.
(obsolete) A turned or twisted shape; an involution, a complex or intricate shape.
A process of gradual change in a given system, subject, product etc., especially from simpler to more complex forms.
Development; the act or result of developing what was implicit in an idea, argument etc.
evulsions
evulsions
noun
plural of evulsion
exsolving
exsolving
verb
present participle of exsolve
flavanone
flavanone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of flavonoid ketones, many of which occur in nature as glycosides
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
frivoling
galveston
galveston
Proper noun
A coastal city located on and in Texas, United States, which is the county seat of
glendover
gnesdilov
governail
governail
noun
(archaic) That which steers a nautical vessel; a rudder or a person employing it.
groveland
groveland
Proper noun
definition
groveling
groveling
verb
(US) present participle of grovel
halverson
heuvelton
hovelling
hovelling
noun
A method of securing a good draught in chimneys by covering the top, leaving openings in the sides, or by carrying up two of the sides higher than the other two.
insolvent
insolvent
adj
Not sufficient to pay all the debts of the owner.
Owing more than one has in assets.
Unable to pay one's bills as they fall due.
noun
(law) One who is insolvent; an insolvent debtor.
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.
invocable
invocable
adj
Alternative spelling of invokable
involucel
involucel
noun
(botany) An involucre that forms at the base of a flower cluster within a compound inflorescence.
involucra
involucra
noun
plural of involucrum
involucre
involucre
noun
(botany) Conspicuous bract, bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence.
involuted
involuted
adj
Alternative form of involute
verb
simple past tense and past participle of involute
involutes
involutes
noun
plural of involute
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of involute
involvent
involvers
involvers
noun
plural of involver
involving
involving
verb
present participle of involve
isonville
isovaline
isovaline
noun
(biochemistry) The rare amino acid 2-amino-2-methylbutanoic acid that was found in the Murchison meteorite
joinville
jonvalize
knoxville
knoxville
Proper noun
The name of a number of places in the United States of America:
An unincorporated community in Alabama.
A town in Arkansas.
An unincorporated community in California.
An unincorporated community and CDP in Georgia
A city in Illinois.
A city in Iowa
An unincorporated community in Maryland.
An unincorporated community in Missouri.
An unincorporated community in Nebraska.
An unincorporated community in Ohio.
A small borough in Pennsylvania.
A neighbourhood in Pennsylvania.
A large city in Tennessee
An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
lavandero
lavations
lavations
noun
plural of lavation
lawsoneve
leavenous
leavenous
adj
(figuratively) Inducing change, especially a corrupting or vitiating change.
Containing leaven.
leonville
lermontov
lermontov
Proper noun
A town in Russia
definition
leviation
levittown
livistona
livraison
livraison
noun
A part of a serial issued from time to time.
lochinvar
longevity
longevity
noun
Duration over time; persistence.
The quality of being long-lasting, especially of life.
longevous
longevous
adj
(rare) Long-lasting, especially of life.
longville
louvering
lovanenty
lovanenty
intj
(dated) An exclamation of surprise
lovevines
lovington
lovington
Proper noun
A village and civil parish in Somerset, England
A village in Illinois
A city in New Mexico
ludlovian
ludlovian
Adjective
Belonging to the Ludlow group.
marlovian
marlovian
Adjective
Of or relating to the English writer Christopher Marlowe.
Noun
Someone who believes that Christopher Marlowe was the main writer of works attributed to William Shakespeare.
milvinous
mininovel
moldavian
moldavian
Noun
An inhabitant of the Republic of Moldova.
An inhabitant or citizen of the former Principality of Moldavia.
Proper noun
The dialect spoken in the Republic of Moldova, Romanian, which may be written in either the Cyrillic or the Roman alphabet.
Adjective
Relating to the country of Moldova.
Relating to the former Principality of Moldavia.
Relating to the Moldavian language.
monaville
monoville
monovular
monovular
adj
(of twins) Synonym of identical (“derived from the same ovum; monozygotic”).
mournival
mournival
noun
(card games, obsolete) In the game of gleek, four cards of the same face value.
movieland
movieland
Noun
The industry of films and filmmaking.
The fictitious world where films are set.
navaglobe
navelwort
navelwort
noun
Marsh pennywort, herbs of genera Hydrocotyle or Centella.
Omphalodes spp., with seeds reminiscent of a navel.
Umbilicus spp., especially Umbilicus rupestris), a European perennial succulent herb with round, peltate leaves with a central depression.
nervously
nervously
adv
In a nervous manner; feeling or displaying nervousness.
nervulose
nikolayev
nikolayev
Proper noun
Alternative name of Mykolaiv.
nonevilly
nonliving
nonliving
adj
Alternative spelling of non-living
nonloving
nonloving
Adjective
Not loving.
nonrivals
nonrivals
noun
plural of nonrival
nonsilver
nonsilver
adj
Not of or pertaining to silver.
nonvalent
nonvalent
adj
Not valent.
nonvalued
nonvalued
adj
Not valued.
nonvassal
nonvassal
noun
One who is not a vassal.
nonverbal
nonverbal
adj
Alternative spelling of non-verbal
nonviable
nonviable
Adjective
Not viable: not capable of independent life; not practicable.
nonvirile
nonvirile
adj
(grammar) Pertaining to a grammatical gender used in some Slavic languages for plurals of masculine animate, masculine inanimate, feminine, and neuter nouns, i.e. for all groups that do not include men or personal masculine nouns.
Not virile.
nonvisual
nonvisual
adj
Not visual.
nonvolant
nonvolant
adj
Incapable of flight.
nonvulval
nonvulvar
nonvulvar
adj
Not vulvar.
northvale
nouvelles
novelette
novelette
noun
(literature) A short novel.
(music) A short piece of lyrical music, especially one for the piano.
noveletty
novelised
novelised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of novelise
novelises
novelises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of novelise
novelists
novelists
noun
plural of novelist
novelized
novelized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of novelize
novelizes
novelizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of novelize
novelless
novellike
novellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a novel (prose work).
novelness
novelness
noun
Quality of being novel; novelty.
novelties
novelties
noun
plural of novelty
novendial
novendial
adj
(of a religious ceremony) Lasting nine days, especially in relation to the period of mourning for a Pope.
noun
(historical) A funeral ceremony held by the Ancient Romans nine days after the burial.
(rare) A religious ceremony that lasts nine days, especially the period of mourning for a Pope.
novennial
novennial
adj
Of or relating to a 9-year period.
novillada
novillada
noun
(bullfighting) A bullfight between a novillo and a novillero.