(obsolete) That which happens by chance; hazard; hap.
(uncountable) A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
(video games) A text adventure or an adventure game.
A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
A remarkable occurrence; a striking event.
The encountering of risks; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat.
verb
(archaic, intransitive) To try the chance; to take the risk.
(archaic, transitive) To risk or hazard; jeopard; venture.
(archaic, transitive) To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.
alluvions
alluvions
noun
plural of alluvion
anovulant
anovulant
noun
Any drug that prevents ovulation.
antivirus
antivirus
noun
(computing) A piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based viruses.
avengeful
avengeful
adj
(obsolete) vengeful
aventurin
avifaunae
avifaunal
avifaunal
adj
Of or pertaining to avifauna.
avifaunas
avifaunas
noun
plural of avifauna
avirulent
avirulent
Adjective
Not virulent.
avizandum
avizandum
noun
(law) time for a judge to consider a case and reach a decision.
avouching
avouching
verb
present participle of avouch
avourneen
avourneen
Noun
darling, sweetheart
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.
awunctive
benvenuto
bienvenue
bullivant
cavanaugh
cavernous
cavernous
adj
(anatomy, zootomy) Composed largely of vascular sinuses and capable of dilating with blood to bring about the erection of a body part.
(dentistry) Having cavities.
Giving the impression of vast, dark depths.
Resembling a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere.
centumvir
centumvir
noun
(historical, Ancient Rome) One of a court of about 100 judges chosen to try civil suits. Under the Empire the court was increased to 180, and met usually in four sections.
cervuline
conducive
conducive
adj
Tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result.
confusive
confusive
adj
(archaic) Full of confusion; confused or confusing.
contusive
contusive
adj
Relating to, or causing contusion
conversus
conversus
noun
(chiefly historical) A lay brother.
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.
convulsed
convulsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of convulse
convulses
convulses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of convulse
culverins
culverins
noun
plural of culverin
curavecan
curvation
curvation
noun
The act of curving or bending.
curveting
curveting
noun
(of a person) Caper, frisking, often with a nuance of flirtation.
The motion of a horse or other animal that curvets.
verb
present participle of curvet
curviness
curviness
noun
The state or condition of being curvy.
cuvierian
decurving
devaluing
devaluing
noun
devaluation
verb
present participle of devalue
devouring
devouring
noun
The act by which something is devoured.
verb
present participle of devour
diluvions
divulging
divulging
noun
The act by which something is divulged.
verb
present participle of divulge
divulsing
divulsing
verb
present participle of divulse
divulsion
divulsion
noun
The act of separating by force, especially by dilation or pulling apart.
downcurve
dubrovnik
dubrovnik
Proper noun
A city and port in southern Croatia on the Adriatic Sea.
dunaville
dunnville
duvetines
duvetynes
duvetynes
noun
plural of duvetyne
endeavour
endeavour
noun
Britain standard spelling of endeavor.
enventual
enverdure
envergure
enviously
enviously
adv
in an envious manner or to an envious degree
envolupen
equvalent
euflavine
evacuants
evacuants
noun
plural of evacuant
evenblush
eventuate
eventuate
verb
(intransitive) To happen as a result; to come about.
(intransitive) To have a given result; to turn out (well, badly etc.); to result in.
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
favouring
favouring
verb
present participle of favour
furnivall
gerundive
gerundive
adj
gerundial
noun
(in Latin grammar) a verbal adjective that describes obligation or necessity, equivalent in form to the future passive participle.
(less commonly, in English grammar) a verbal adjective ending in -ing , also called a "present participle".
guenevere
guinevere
guinevere
Proper noun
name of Welsh origin.
In Arthurian legend, the wife of King Arthur.
heavenful
heavenful
noun
skyful
heuvelton
inclusive
inclusive
adj
(linguistics) Of, or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when including the person being addressed.
Including (almost) everything within its scope.
Including or accepting those belonging to a particular group.
Including the extremes as well as the area between.
incursive
incursive
adj
characterized by incursion; invasive
incurvate
incurvate
adj
Curved; bent; crooked.
bending inwards.
verb
(intransitive) to have a curved or bent shape; to bend or curve inwards.
(transitive) To bend (especially inwards); to give a curved shape to.
incurving
incurving
adj
curving inwards
verb
present participle of incurve
incurvity
incurvity
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being bent inwards.
incurvous
individua
individua
noun
plural of individuum
inductive
inductive
adj
(logic) Of, or relating to logical induction.
(physics) Of, relating to, or arising from inductance.
Influencing; tending to induce or cause.
introductory or preparatory.
induviate
induviate
adj
(botany) Covered with induviae.
influxive
influxive
adj
(obsolete) Having influence; influential.
Having a tendency to flow inward.
ingluvial
ingluvial
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the ingluvies or crop of birds.
ingluvies
ingluvies
noun
(anatomy) The crop, or craw, of birds.
inobvious
insuavity
insuavity
noun
(obsolete) Lack of suavity; unpleasantness.
intrusive
intrusive
adj
(geology) Of rocks: forced, while in a plastic or molten state, into the cavities or between the cracks or layers of other rocks.
(linguistics) epenthetic
Tending to intrude; doing that which is not welcome; interrupting or disturbing; entering without permission or welcome.
noun
(geology) An igneous rock that is forced, while molten, into cracks or between other layers of rock
intuitive
intuitive
adj
Easily understood or grasped by intuition.
Having a marked degree of intuition.
Spontaneous, without requiring conscious thought.
The intuitive response turned out to be correct.
noun
One who has (especially parapsychological) intuition.
inventful
inventful
adj
Full of invention; creative.
investure
investure
noun
(obsolete) investiture; investment
verb
(obsolete) To clothe; to invest.
invidious
invidious
adj
(obsolete) Detestable, hateful, odious.
(obsolete) Envious, jealous.
(of a distinction) Offensively or unfairly discriminating.
Causing ill will, envy, or offense.
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
juveniles
juveniles
noun
plural of juvenile
juvenilia
juvenilia
noun
(literature, plural only) Works produced during an artist's or author's youth.
juventude
kavanaugh
lavandula
leavenous
leavenous
adj
(figuratively) Inducing change, especially a corrupting or vitiating change.
Containing leaven.
levulinic
levulinic
adj
Of or pertaining to levulinic acid or its derivatives.
longevous
longevous
adj
(rare) Long-lasting, especially of life.
louvering
ludlovian
ludlovian
Adjective
Belonging to the Ludlow group.
luneville
maneuvers
maneuvers
noun
plural of maneuver
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maneuver
maneuvred
maneuvred
verb
simple past tense and past participle of maneuvre
manoeuver
manoeuver
noun
(nonstandard) Alternative spelling of maneuver
manoeuvre
manoeuvre
noun
UK, Canada, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand spelling of maneuver.
verb
(transitive) UK, Canada, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand spelling of maneuver.
manuevers
mavournin
mavournin
noun
Alternative form of mavourneen
milvinous
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.
multivane
multivane
adj
Of or pertaining to multiple vanes.
navicular
navicular
adj
Relating to boats.
Shaped like a boat.
noun
(anatomy) A navicular bone.
nervature
nervature
noun
(biology) The arrangement of nerves.
nerviduct
nervously
nervously
adv
In a nervous manner; feeling or displaying nervousness.
nervulose
nondevout
nonvacuum
nonvacuum
noun
Absence of vacuum.
nonvalued
nonvalued
adj
Not valued.
nonvenous
nonvenous
adj
Not venous.
nonvinous
nonvinous
adj
Not vinous.
nonvirtue
nonvirtue
noun
That which is not a virtue.
nonvisual
nonvisual
adj
Not visual.
nonvulval
nonvulvar
nonvulvar
adj
Not vulvar.
nonvvacua
nouveaute
nouvelles
novilunar
novilunar
adj
Of or pertaining to the new moon.
novitious
novitious
adj
(obsolete) new; recent
novodamus
novodamus
noun
(Scotland, law, historical) In Scottish feudal land law, a fresh grant of lands to the grantee, usually to make some change in the incidents of tenure of land already granted, or to resolve doubts about the grant or its terms.
nukuhivan
nutritive
nutritive
adj
Nourishing, providing nutrition.
Of or pertaining to nutrition.
noun
(archaic) A nutrient.
osullivan
outdriven
outdriven
verb
past participle of outdrive
outgiving
outgiving
noun
Something given out or emitted.
verb
present participle of outgive
outinvent
outinvent
verb
(transitive) To surpass in invention; to invent more or better than.
outliving
outliving
verb
present participle of outlive
outloving
outloving
verb
present participle of outlove
outmoving
outmoving
verb
present participle of outmove
outraving
outraving
verb
present participle of outrave
outroving
outvanish
outvaunts
outvaunts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outvaunt
outvoting
outvoting
verb
present participle of outvote
outwaving
outwwoven
ovalbumen
ovalbumen
noun
Alternative form of ovalbumin
ovalbumin
ovalbumin
noun
(biochemistry) A glycoprotein which is the primary constituent of egg white.
overbound
overbound
noun
(transitive, mathematics, signal processing) A Gaussian model of the (non-Gaussian) error distribution on a signal, which is conservative enough that the resulting confidence interval is guaranteed to be at least as wide as the actual confidence interval.
verb
(mathematics) To provide an upper bound to.
(transitive, archaic) To leap over.
To specify or use boundaries that are too large; to have boundaries that encompass more than the entirety of an entity.