that contains or makes use of allusions (indirect references or hints)
alveolus
alveolus
noun
(anatomy) An acinus (saclike cavity) in a gland.
(anatomy) Any of the many tiny air sacs in the lungs in which the bronchioles terminate and where oxygen and carbon dioxide are rapidly exchanged with the pulmonary capillaries.
(anatomy, dentistry) The bony socket in which the root of a tooth resides.
(entomology) The socket of a macrotrichium (seta).
auditive
auditive
adj
Of or relating to hearing; auditory.
audivise
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.
auvergne
auxvasse
aventure
aventure
noun
(obsolete) a mischance causing a person's death without felony, as by drowning, or falling into the fire
(obsolete) accident; chance; adventure
verb
Obsolete form of adventure.
avestruz
avouched
avouched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of avouch
avoucher
avoucher
noun
One who avouches.
avouches
avouches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avouch
ayurveda
beauvais
beauvoir
befavour
bellevue
bellevue
Proper noun
a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
a locality in northern Queensland, Australia.
an urban community in the municipality of Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, Canada.
a neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta.
a community at Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
a community in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada.
a village in French Guiana.
a neighbourhood in Kristiansand, Norway.
a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
a neighbourhood in Malmö, Sweden.
a municipality in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.
settlements on the islands of Saint Croix and Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.
various places in the United States of America:
a former settlement in Merced County, California.
an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware.
a neighbourhood in Georgia.
a city in Blaine County, Idaho.
a village in Peoria County, Illinois.
a city in Jackson County, Iowa.
a home-rule class city in Campbell County, Kentucky.
unincorporated communities in Bossier, Calcasieu, Caldwell and Plaquemines Parishes, Louisiana.
an unincorporated community in Talbot County, Maryland.
a village in Eaton County, Michigan.
an unincorporated community in Lamar County, Mississippi.
a city in Sarpy County, Nebraska.
a neighbourhood in Schenectady, New York.
a city in Erie, Huron and Sandusky Counties, Ohio.
an unincorporated community in Yamhill County, Oregon.
a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
a neighbourhood in Nashville, Tennessee.
a small city in Clay County, Texas.
a city in King County, Washington State.
a neighbourhood in Washington, D.C.
a village in Brown County, Wisconsin.
bescurvy
bienvenu
blauvelt
bouviers
bouvines
buplever
buplever
noun
A bupleurum.
burgrave
burgrave
noun
(historical) The military governor of a town or castle in the Middle Ages, especially in German-speaking Europe; a nobleman of the same status.
One who holds a hereditary title, with an associated domain, descended from an ancestor who commanded a burg, especially in German-speaking Europe.
burnover
burnover
noun
The situation in which a fire overtakes the firefighters who are attempting to deal with it.
bushveld
bushveld
noun
(South Africa) A terrain of thick scrubby trees and bush in dense thickets, with grassy groundcover between.
cabreuva
cabreuva
noun
The flowering plant Myrocarpus frondosus.
cervulus
clervaux
clervaux
Proper noun
The northernmost canton of Luxembourg, in the former district of Diekirch.
A municipality and town in the canton of Clervaux.
convulse
convulse
verb
(intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortions of the body or limbs.
(transitive) To create great laughter.
(transitive) To violently shake or agitate.
couvades
couvades
noun
plural of couvade
couverte
couveuse
couveuse
noun
An incubator for sickly infants, especially those born prematurely.
coverups
coverups
noun
plural of coverup
covetous
covetous
adj
Extremely keen or desirous, especially to obtain and possess something belonging to someone else; avaricious.
covolume
covolume
noun
(physical chemistry) The part of a volume (typically of a gas) available for the oscillation and translation of the material therein
culverin
culverin
noun
A kind of handgun.
A large cannon.
culverts
culverts
noun
plural of culvert
cungevoi
cunjevoi
cunjevoi
noun
(Australia) A coastal sea squirt, Pyura stolonifera, found in some parts of Australia and South Africa.
A large flowering plant, Alocasia macrorrhizos, native to tropical islands from Asia to Australia.
curative
curative
adj
(figurative, by extension) Remediative.
(grammar) of a verb, conveying the meaning "the agent makes a patient do something"
Possessing the ability to cure, to heal or treat illness.
noun
A substance that acts as a cure.
cursives
cursives
noun
plural of cursive
curvated
curvated
adj
Alternative form of curvate
curvedly
curvedly
adv
In a curved manner.
curveted
curveted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of curvet
curvette
curvette
noun
Misspelling of cuvette.
verb
Alternative form of curvet
curviest
curviest
adj
superlative form of curvy: most curvy
cutovers
cutovers
noun
plural of cutover
cuvettes
cuvettes
noun
plural of cuvette
cuxhaven
decurved
decurved
adj
curved downward
decurves
deducive
deducive
adj
That deduces; inferential.
delusive
delusive
adj
Delusional.
Inappropriate to reality; forming part of a delusion.
Producing delusions.
deutovum
deutovum
noun
The incompletely developed larva of a mite after shedding of the chorion
devalued
devalued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of devalue
devalues
devalues
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devalue
devereux
devolute
devolute
verb
(obsolete) To devolve.
devoured
devoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of devour
devourer
devourer
noun
One who devours.
devouter
devouter
adj
comparative form of devout: more devout
devoutly
devoutly
adv
In a devout manner.
dilutive
dilutive
adj
Causing dilution.
disvalue
disvalue
noun
harm, demerit
verb
To regard something as having little or no value.
To undervalue; to depreciate.
divulged
divulged
verb
past participle of divulge
divulger
divulger
noun
One who divulges something.
divulges
divulges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of divulge
divulsed
divulsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of divulse
douvecot
douville
dudevant
dundavoe
durative
durative
adj
(linguistics) Of or pertaining to the aspect of a verb that expresses continuing action; continuative. Part of the imperfective aspect, as opposed to the perfective aspect, of verbs.
Long-lasting.
noun
(linguistics) This aspect, or a verb in this aspect; a continuative.
duvalier
duveneck
duvetine
duvetine
noun
Alternative form of duvetyne
duvetyne
duvetyne
noun
A heavy black cloth used in the motion picture and film industry to block out unwanted light.
duvetyns
duvetyns
noun
plural of duvetyn
eductive
eductive
adj
Tending to draw out; extractive.
effluvia
effusive
effusive
adj
(archaic) Pouring, spilling out freely; overflowing.
(geology, of igneous rock) Extrusive; having solidified after being poured out as molten lava.
Gushy; unrestrained, extravagant or excessive (in emotional expression).
eluviate
eluviate
verb
To cause eluviation.
eluviums
eluviums
noun
plural of eluvium
eluvivia
emulsive
emulsive
adj
That readily forms or enters into an emulsion.
That yields an emulsion (or a milk-like substance).
enervous
enervous
adj
Lacking nerve or force; enervated.
envapour
envolume
envolume
verb
(transitive) To form into, or incorporate with, a volume.
equaeval
equaeval
adj
Of the same age; coeval.
equative
equative
adj
(grammar) Of, pertaining to, or being an equative.
noun
(grammar) A construction showing an equal quality. In English, this is normally formed using as. For example, the equative of happy is as happy as.
(grammar) A grammatical case in certain languages, including Ossetic and Sumerian, that indicates something is like something else. English equivalents include he was the same age as her and he looks like him.
(grammar) A word in the equative form.
equivale
equivale
verb
(transitive, of a proposition) to be equivalent to.
equivoke
equivoke
noun
Alternative form of equivoque
equivote
equivote
noun
(obsolete, rare) A hung vote, one having an equal number of votes cast on each side of the question.
eruptive
eruptive
adj
(geology) Produced by eruption.
Accompanied by eruptions.
That erupts or bursts forth.
noun
An eruptive rock, one produced by eruption.
evacuant
evacuant
adj
laxative
noun
a laxative
something used to clean out an organ system, especially the bowels
evacuate
evacuate
verb
(figurative) To make empty; to deprive.
(transitive) To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from
To cause (or help) to leave or withdraw from.
To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of, including to create a vacuum.
To make void; to nullify; to vacate.
To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels.
evacuees
evacuees
noun
plural of evacuee
evaluate
evaluate
verb
(intransitive, computing, mathematics) To return or have a specific value.
(transitive) To draw conclusions from examining; to assess.
(transitive, mathematics, computing) To compute or determine the value of (an expression).
evechurr
evemerus
eventful
eventful
adj
Of or pertaining to high levels of activity; having many memorable events.
eventual
eventual
adj
(proscribed, non-native speakers' English or European Union) Possible, potential.
Finally resulting or occurring (after a period of time); inevitable.
Pertaining to events; event-related, evential.
evolutes
evolutes
noun
plural of evolute
evonymus
evulgate
evulgate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To publish or divulge.
evulsion
evulsion
noun
(now rare) The action of forcibly pulling something out.
excurved
excurved
adj
Curving outward, away from the center.
excusive
excusive
adj
Serving as an excuse; exculpatory.
exuviate
exuviate
verb
(transitive, intransitive, rare) To shed or cast off a covering, especially a skin; to slough; to molt (moult).
fauvette
fauvette
noun
A small songbird, such as a nightingale or warbler.
faveolus
faveolus
noun
A small pit or cavity, resembling a cell of a honeycomb
favoured
favoured
adj
(dated) Wearing a favour.
(in combination) Having a certain appearance or physical features.
Treated or regarded with partiality.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of favour
favourer
favourer
noun
Alternative form of favorer
fervours
fervours
noun
plural of fervour
fevercup
fevergum
feverous
feverous
adj
(rare) having a tendency to produce fever
affected with fever or ague
having the nature of fever
fluavile
fluviose
fruitive
fruitive
adj
(obsolete) enjoying; possessing
fugitive
fugitive
adj
Elusive or difficult to retain.
Fleeing or running away; escaping.
Transient, fleeting or ephemeral.
noun
A person who flees or escapes and travels secretly from place to place, and sometimes using disguises and aliases to conceal his/her identity, as to avoid law authorities in order to avoid an arrest or prosecution; or to avoid some other unwanted situation.
gravures
gravures
noun
plural of gravure
grievous
grievous
adj
Causing grief, pain, or sorrow.
Serious, grave, dire, or dangerous.
guessive
guessive
adj
(rare, obsolete) conjectural
guestive
gulliver
gulliver
noun
(slang) one's head.
gurevich
guvacine
guvacine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, 1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-5-carboxylic acid, present in areca nuts
havenful
helvtius
hevelius
huswives
illusive
illusive
adj
Subject to or pertaining to an illusion, often used in the sense of an unrealistic expectation or an unreachable goal or outcome.
incurved
incurved
adj
Turned or curving inward, towards the center.
incurves
incurves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incurve
indevout
indevout
Adjective
Not devout.
inducive
inducive
adj
(rare) Tending to induce, inducing something, or relating to the inducing of something.
indutive
indutive
adj
(botany) covered; applied to seeds which have the usual integumentary covering.
induviae
induviae
noun
(botany) leaves which do not disarticulate from the stem, and hence remain for a long time
(botany) persistent portions of a calyx or corolla
infusive
infusive
adj
Having the power of infusion; inspiring; influencing.
invalued
involute
involute
adj
(biology) Rolled inward spirally.
(biology) Turned inward at the margin, like the exterior lip of the shells of species in genus Cypraea.
(biology, of shells) Having a complex pattern of coils in which younger whorls only partly surround older ones.
(botany) Having the edges rolled with the adaxial side outward.
(formal) Difficult to understand; complicated.
noun
(geometry) A curve that cuts all tangents of another curve at right angles; traced by a point on a string that unwinds from a curved object.
verb
To roll or curl inwards.
junctive
junctive
noun
(grammar) An element of syntax that serves as a junction.
jurative
jurative
adj
Synonym of juratory
jussives
jussives
noun
plural of jussive
juvenals
juvenals
noun
plural of juvenal
juvenate
juvenate
noun
(Catholicism) juniorate.
juvenile
juvenile
adj
Characteristic of youth or immaturity; childish.
Young; not fully developed.
noun
(criminal law) A person younger than the age of full criminal responsibility, such that the person either cannot be held criminally liable or is subject to less severe forms of punishment.
(literature) A publication for young adult readers.
(theater) An actor playing a child's role.
(zoology) A sexually immature animal.
A person younger than the age of majority; a minor.