(historical) A grappling hook in Ancient Roman naval warfare.
(historical) A hooked ram for destroying walls.
cruive
cruive
noun
(Scotland) A hovel.
(Scotland) A kind of weir or dam for trapping salmon.
cuervo
culver
culver
noun
(now UK, south and east dialect or poetic) A dove or pigeon, now specifically of the species Columba palumbus.
A culverin, a kind of handgun or cannon.
curval
curved
curved
adj
Having a curve or curves.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of curve
curver
curves
curves
noun
plural of curve
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of curve
curvet
curvet
noun
A particular leap in which a horse raises both forelegs at once, equally advanced, and, as the forelegs are falling, raises the hind legs, so that all the legs are in the air at once.
A prank; a frolic.
verb
(figuratively) (of a person) To prance; to caper, frolic.
(figuratively) (of an object) To jump, skip, shake.
(intransitive) Of a horse or, by extension, another animal: to leap about, to frolic.
(of a bird) To fly or swim with darting movements.
(transitive) To cause to leap about, dart or jump.
curvey
curvle
cuvier
cuvier
noun
(oenology) Fermenting room of a winery
devour
devour
verb
To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner.
To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste.
To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze.
dyvour
euvrou
evreux
fauver
favour
favour
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of favor.
gruver
hulver
hulver
noun
(obsolete) holly (plant)
juvara
kurvey
kuvera
louvar
louvar
noun
Luvarus imperialis, a large ellipsoidal perciform fish related to the surgeonfish.
louver
louver
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A series of sloping overlapping slats or boards which admit air and light but exclude rain etc.
A type of turret on the roof of certain medieval buildings designed to allow ventilation or the admission of light.
Any of a system of slits, as in the hood of an automobile, for ventilation.
louvre
louvre
noun
(chiefly Britain) Alternative form of louver
murvyn
nervus
norvun
oeuvre
oeuvre
noun
(uncountable, collective) The complete body of an artist's work.
A work of art.
ouvert
ouvert
noun
(ballet) A position in which the feet are apart, or a movement which brings them apart.
(fashion) An open-crotch undergarment.
ovular
ovular
adj
Of or pertaining to an oval.
Of or pertaining to an ovule.
noun
(feminism, rare) A seminar for feminists.
prevue
prevue
verb
(rare, dated) Alternative form of preview
purvey
purvey
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To prepare in advance (for or to do something); to plan, make provision.
(transitive) To furnish or provide.
(transitive) To procure; to get.
purvis
purvis
Proper noun
a city in Mississippi, USA
purvoe
purvoe
noun
(India, obsolete) A Hindu clerk.
quaver
quaver
noun
(music) an eighth note, drawn as a crotchet (quarter note) with a tail.
A trembling of the voice, as in speaking or singing.
A trembling shake.
verb
(intransitive) To use the voice in a trembling manner, as in speaking or singing.
(transitive) To utter quaveringly.
To shake in a trembling manner.
quiver
quiver
adj
(archaic) Nimble, active.
noun
(figuratively) A ready storage location for figurative tools or weapons.
(mathematics) A multidigraph.
(obsolete) A vulva.
(obsolete) The collective noun for cobras.
(weaponry) A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.
verb
(intransitive) To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion.
reuven
revues
revues
noun
plural of revue
rouvin
ruvolo
savour
savour
noun
A distinctive sensation.
Pleasure; appreciation; relish.
Sense of smell; power to scent, or trace by scent.
The specific taste or smell of something.
verb
(intransitive) To possess a particular taste or smell, or a distinctive quality.
(transitive) To appreciate, enjoy or relish something.
(transitive, archaic) To season.
scurvy
scurvy
adj
Contemptible, despicable, low, disgustingly mean.
Covered or affected with scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy; specifically, diseased with the scurvy.
noun
(pathology) A disease caused by insufficient intake of vitamin C, leading to the formation of livid spots on the skin, spongy gums, loosening of the teeth and bleeding into the skin and from almost all mucous membranes.
servus
struve
suaver
suaver
adj
comparative form of suave: more suave
surovy
survey
survey
noun
(US) A district for the collection of customs under a particular officer.
(historical) An auction at which a farm is let for a lease for lives.
A measured plan and description of any portion of country.
A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality.
A questionnaire or similar instrument used for examining the opinions of a group of people.
An examination of the opinions of a group of people.
The act of surveying; a general view.
The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of any part of the Earth's surface.
verb
To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurements, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry
To examine and ascertain, as the boundaries and royalties of a manor, the tenure of the tenants, and the rent and value of the same.
To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of
To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook
To investigate the opinions, experiences, etc., of people by asking them questions; to conduct a survey; to administer a questionnaire.
To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine.
travus
truvat
turves
turves
noun
plural of turf (piece of sod)
unrove
unrove
verb
(transitive) To separate textiles that have been roved or twisted together.
uprive
uravan
uvular
uvular
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the uvula.
(phonetics) Of a sound, articulated with the uvula.
noun
(phonetics) A sound articulated with the uvula.
vaguer
vaguer
adj
comparative form of vague: more vague
valeur
valour
valour
noun
(dated) A brave man; a man of valour.
Individually sustained verve or passion.
Strength of mind in regard to danger; the quality which enables a person to encounter danger with firmness
valuer
valuer
noun
A person who appreciates something and sets a value on it.
A person who valuates; an assessor or appraiser.
valure
valure
noun
(obsolete) Value.
vamure
vamure
noun
Obsolete form of vauntmure.
vapour
vapour
noun
British standard spelling of vapor.
varuna
varuni
velour
velour
noun
A knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser.
velure
velure
noun
(dated) A fabric similar to velvet.
A silk or plush pad for smoothing or giving lustre to silk hats.
verb
(transitive) To dress with a velure.
veneur
veneur
noun
A huntsman, especially in France.
verbum
verdun
verdun
noun
(historical) A 16th-century form of rapier.
versus
versus
prep
(law) Bringing a legal action against, as used in the title of a court case in which the first party indicates the plaintiff (or appellant or the like), and the second indicates the defendant (or respondent or the like).
Against; in opposition to.
Compared with, as opposed to.
vertus
veruta
vigour
vigour
noun
(biology) Strength or force in animal or vegetable nature or action.
Active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; energy.
Strength; efficacy; potency.
virous
virous
adj
(dated) viral
virtue
virtue
noun
(obsolete) The inherent power of a god, or other supernatural being.
(uncountable) Accordance with moral principles; conformity of behaviour or thought with the strictures of morality; good moral conduct.
(uncountable) Specifically, moral conduct in sexual behaviour, especially of women; chastity.
A creature embodying divine power, specifically one of the orders of heavenly beings, traditionally ranked above angels and below archangels.
A particular manifestation of moral excellence in a person; an admirable quality.
An inherently advantageous or excellent quality of something or someone; a favourable point, an advantage.
Specifically, each of several qualities held to be particularly important, including the four cardinal virtues, the three theological virtues, or the seven virtues opposed to the seven deadly sins.
The inherent power or efficacy of something (now only in phrases).
virtus
vitrum
vitrum
noun
(obsolete) Glass; a glassy material.
viveur
viveur
noun
Someone who lives well.
voyeur
voyeur
noun
A person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people, especially when such people are engaged in some sexual activity.
An obsessive observer of sensational or sordid subjects.
vrouws
vrouws
noun
plural of vrouw
vulgar
vulgar
adj
(classical sense) Having to do with ordinary, common people.
(especially taxonomy) Common, usual; of the typical kind.
(mathematics) Being a vulgar fraction.
Debased, uncouth, distasteful, obscene.
noun
(classicism) A common, ordinary person.
(collective) The common people.
The vernacular tongue or common language of a country.