(by ellipsis) Being located higher on the same page or on a preceding page.
Of heaven; heavenly.
adv
(archaic) In addition.
(biology) On the upper half or the dorsal surface of an animal.
Above zero; above freezing.
Directly overhead; vertically on top of.
Higher in rank, power, or position.
Higher in the same page; earlier in the order as far as writing products go.
In a higher place; upstairs; farther upstream.
Into or from heaven; in the sky.
More in number.
noun
(archaic) betterment, raised status or condition.
Heaven.
Higher authority.
Something, especially a person's name in legal documents, that appears higher on the same page or on a preceding page.
prep
(Scotland) In addition to; besides.
(figuratively) Higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; higher in measure, degree, volume, or pitch, etc. than; out of reach; not exposed to; not likely to be affected by; incapable of negative actions or thoughts.
(theater) Upstage of.
Beyond; on the other side.
Farther north than.
Higher in rank, status, or position.
In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface.
In preference to.
Physically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing.
Rising; appearing out of reach height-wise.
Surpassing in number or quantity; more than.
Too proud to stoop to; averse to; disinclined towards;
admov
aevia
aevum
aevum
noun
(Scholastic philosophy) The temporal mode of existence between time and eternity, said to be experienced by angels, saints, and celestial bodies (which medieval astronomy believed to be unchanging.
agave
agave
noun
A plant of the genus Agave, which includes the maguey or century plant (Agave americana), which produces a gigantic flower stem at maturity.
ahvaz
ahvaz
Proper noun
A city in south Iran, capital of the Khuzestan Province.
Busy with activity of many living beings; swarming; thronged; busy.
Having life; living; not dead.
In a state of action; in force or operation; existent.
Sprightly; lively; brisk.
Susceptible, sensitive; easy to impress; having keen feelings, as opposed to apathy.
alvah
alvan
alvar
alvar
noun
(geology) A limestone pavement.
alver
alves
alvia
alvie
alvin
alvis
alvus
amove
amove
verb
(law) To dismiss from an office or station.
(obsolete) To set in motion; to stir up, excite.
To remove (a person or thing) from a position.
amvet
amvis
amvis
noun
An explosive consisting of ammonium nitrate, a derivative of nitrobenzene, chlorated naphthalene, and woodmeal.
anniv
anova
anvik
anvil
anvil
noun
(anatomy) The incus bone in the middle ear.
(meteorology) A horizontal-topped mass of cloud, shaped like a blacksmith's anvil, that forms before a thunderstorm.
A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.
A stone or other hard surface used by a bird for breaking the shells of snails.
The non-moving surface of a micrometer against which the item to be measured is placed.
verb
(transitive, often figurative) To fashion on, or as if on, an anvil.
arvad
arval
arval
noun
(Lancashire) The money given to hunters, at the death of a fox, in order to buy ale.
(Scotland and Northern England, now rare) A funeral feast or wake at which bread and ale was served, traditional in Scotland, the North of England, and among the Norse.
(rare, chiefly historical) The ale served at such a wake, the drinking of which was a ritually significant act in Norse culture.
arvel
arvel
noun
Alternative spelling of arval
arvid
arvie
arvie
noun
(Australia, informal) Afternoon.
arvin
arvol
arvos
arvos
noun
plural of arvo
askov
atavi
auvil
avahi
avahi
noun
woolly lemur
avail
avail
noun
(Britain, acting) Non-binding notice of availability for work.
(US, politics, journalism) A press avail.
(now only US) Proceeds; profits from business transactions.
(television, advertising) An advertising slot or package.
Effect in achieving a goal or aim; purpose, use (now usually in negative constructions).
verb
(India, Africa, elsewhere proscribed) To provide; to make available; to use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available resource).
(intransitive) To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object.
(transitive) To be of service to.
(transitive) To promote; to assist.
(transitive, often reflexive) To turn to the advantage of.
avale
avale
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To descend; to fall; to dismount.
(transitive, obsolete) To bring low; to abase.
(transitive, obsolete) To cause to descend; to lower; to let fall
avant
avant
noun
(obsolete) The front of an army; the vanguard.
avars
avars
noun
plural of avar
avast
avast
intj
(nautical) hold fast!; desist!; stay!.
(slang, in imitation of pirates) listen!; pay attention!
avell
avena
avens
avens
noun
A plant of the genus Dryas.
A plant of the genus Geum, especially Geum urbanum, or herb bennet.
aveny
avera
averi
avern
avers
avers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aver
avert
avert
verb
(intransitive, archaic) To turn away.
(transitive) To turn aside or away.
(transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
avery
avery
Proper noun
name, today often transferred back from the surname.
name of modern usage.
avgas
avgas
noun
(aviation) gasoline fuel for piston-engined aircraft.
avian
avian
adj
Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures.
noun
(furry fandom) Someone who roleplays or describes themselves as being a bird or bird-like animal character with human characteristics.
A bird-like or flying creature.
A bird.
avice
avick
aview
aview
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To survey, observe; (loosely), to view.
avila
avile
avile
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To abase or debase; to vilify; to depreciate.
avine
avion
aviso
aviso
noun
A kind of dispatch boat or "advice boat", carrying orders before the development of effective remote communication; an advice boat, or dispatch boat.
A mid-sized colonial warship
advisory; information; advice; intelligence.
aviva
avlis
avner
avoca
avoid
avoid
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To become void or vacant.
(intransitive, obsolete) To retire; to withdraw, depart, go away.
(transitive) To stay out of the way of (something harmful).
(transitive) To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun
(transitive, law) To defeat or evade; to invalidate.
(transitive, now law) To make void, to annul; to refute (especially a contract).
(transitive, obsolete) To emit or throw out; to void.
(transitive, obsolete) To get rid of.
(transitive, obsolete) To make empty; to clear.
To try not to do something or to have something happen
to keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from
avoir
avoke
avoke
verb
(obsolete) To call from or back again.
avoue
avour
avowe
avows
avows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avow
avram
avril
avrit
avrom
avron
awave
awave
adj
waving
basov
bavin
bavin
adj
Made of firewood or kindling.
noun
(Southern England, archaic, countable) A bundle of wood or twigs, which may be used in broom-making.
(Southern England, archaic, countable) A faggot bound with only one band.
(UK, dialect, uncountable) Impure limestone.
verb
(Southern England, archaic) To bundle and bind wood into bavins.
bavon
beeve
beeve
noun
A beef; a beef creature.
behav
belva
belve
bevan
bevel
bevel
adj
(obsolete, figurative) Morally distorted; not upright.
Having the slant of a bevel; slanting.
noun
(gambling) A die used for cheating, having some sides slightly rounded instead of flat.
An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
An instrument consisting of two rules or arms, jointed together at one end, and opening to any angle, for adjusting the surfaces of work to the same or a given inclination; a bevel square.
verb
(transitive) To give a canted edge to a surface; to chamfer.
bever
bever
noun
(now rare, archaic) A snack or light refreshment between meals.
A drink.
A mixture of cider and water.
A time for drinking.
Alternative spelling of bevor
Obsolete form of beaver.
verb
(intransitive) To tremble; shake; quiver; shiver.
(obsolete) To take a light repast between meals.
bevil
bevin
bevis
bevon
bevor
bevor
noun
(historical) A portion of plate armour to protect the lower face and the neck, typically in two parts, called upper bevor and lower bevor.
bevue
bevus
bevvy
bevvy
noun
(Britain, Ireland, slang) Alcoholic beverage.
verb
(Britain, Ireland, slang, intransitive) To get drunk
bhava
bhava
noun
(Buddhism) A feeling or mood, especially one of maturation that arises from understanding of the continuity of life and death (reincarnation).
bhave
bivvy
bivvy
noun
(UK, slang, obsolete) Beer.
(colloquial) A small tent or shelter.
verb
To erect, or to stay in, such a tent or shelter.
bonav
bovet
bovey
bovid
bovid
noun
An animal of the family Bovidae (such as the antelope, gazelle, goat, and sheep).
bovld
brava
brava
intj
Alternative form of bravo spoken to a female performer
noun
A shout of "brava!".
brave
brave
adj
(UK, euphemistic) Foolish or unwise.
(obsolete) Having any sort of superiority or excellence.
Making a fine show or display.
Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
noun
(dated) A Native American warrior.
(obsolete) A challenge; a defiance; bravado.
(obsolete) A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.
verb
(transitive) To encounter with courage and fortitude, to defy, to provoke.
(transitive, obsolete) To adorn; to make fine or showy.
After braving tricks on the high-dive, he braved a jump off the first diving platform.
bravi
bravo
bravo
intj
Used to express acclaim, especially to a performer.
noun
(international standards, plural "bravos") Alternative letter-case form of Bravo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
(plural "bravi") A hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado.
A shout of "bravo!"
verb
To cheer or applaud, especially by saying bravo!
breva
breve
breve
noun
(law) Any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court.
(music) A double whole note; a note twice as long as a semibreve.
(orthography, printing) A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.
(zoology) A pitta, all of which have more or less short tails.
An equal mix of espresso and half and half cream
brevi
bsadv
calva
calva
noun
(anatomy) the calvaria; the dome or roof of the skull
calvados, an apple brandy made in France, or a glass of this brandy
calve
calve
verb
(intransitive) to assist in a cow's giving birth to a calf
(intransitive) to give birth to a calf
(intransitive, figuratively, especially of an ice shelf, a glacier, an ice sheet, or even an iceberg) to shed a large piece, e.g. an iceberg or a smaller block of ice (coming off an iceberg)
(intransitive, figuratively, especially of an iceberg) to break off
(transitive) to give birth to (a calf)
(transitive, figuratively, especially of an ice shelf, a glacier, an ice sheet, or even an iceberg) to shed (a large piece, e.g. an iceberg); to set loose (a mass of ice), e.g. a block of ice (coming off an iceberg)
calvo
carve
carve
noun
(obsolete) A carucate.
The act of carving
verb
(archaic) To cut.
(figuratively) To take or make, as by cutting; to provide.
(snowboarding) To perform a series of turns without pivoting, so that the tip and tail of the snowboard take the same path.
To cut meat in order to serve it.
To lay out; to contrive; to design; to plan.
To shape to sculptural effect; to produce (a work) by cutting, or to cut (a material) into a finished work.
carvy
cavae
caval
caval
adj
Relating to the vena cava
cavan
cavan
noun
(Philippines, dated) A sackful equivalent to 50 kilograms.
(Philippines, historical, chiefly Manila) A unit of dry capacity approximately equivalent to 2.3 US bushels.
A unit of dry capacity equivalent to one and a half times or twice the Manila cavan.
cavea
caved
caved
verb
past participle of cave
cavel
cavel
noun
(dialectal) A horse's bit.
(obsolete or dialectal) A parcel or allotment of land.
(obsolete or dialectal) A part, share, lot.
(obsolete or dialectal) The stick or runestaff used in casting lots; a lot.
(obsolete) A gag.
Alternative form of kevel (“stonemason's hammer”)
caver
caver
noun
(mining, obsolete) One who works the tailings of a mine to extract small pieces of marketable ore.
A person who explores caves.
caves
caves
noun
plural of cave
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cave
cavey
cavia
cavie
cavie
noun
(UK, dialect) A chicken coop.
cavil
cavil
noun
A petty or trivial objection or criticism.
verb
(intransitive) To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons.
cavin
cavin
noun
(biochemistry) A type of protein that is involved in forming the caveola of many vertebrate cells.
(military) A hollow route, adapted to cover troops and facilitate their approach to a place.
cavit
cavum
cavum
noun
(meteorology) A fallstreak hole.
The lower part of the concha of the ear adjoining the origin of the helix.
The nasal cavity.
cavus
cavus
noun
(geology) In planetary geology, it is used to refer to irregular steep-sided depressions that do not seem to be impact craters.
chave
chave
abbrev
(West Country, obsolete) I have
cheve
cheve
verb
(intransitive, obsolete, dialect) To come to an issue; to turn out; to succeed.
chevy
chevy
noun
(countable) A cry used in hunting.
(countable) A hunt or pursuit; a chase.
(uncountable) The game of prisoners' bars.
verb
(intransitive) To scurry.
(transitive) Alternative spelling of chivvy
(transitive) To chase or hunt.
(transitive) To maneuver or secure gradually.
(transitive) To vex or harass with petty attacks.
chive
chive
noun
(Trinidad and Tobago, dialect) The spring onion; The green onion; the scallion.
(in the plural) The leaves of this plant used as a herb.
(obsolete) The style and stigma of a flower, especially saffron.
(thieves' cant) A file.
(thieves' cant) A knife.
(thieves' cant) A saw.
A perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion.
verb
(thieves' cant) To cut.
(thieves' cant) To stab.
chivw
chivy
chivy
noun
Alternative form of chevy
civet
civet
noun
(countable) A carnivorous catlike animal, Civettictis civetta, that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet (30–90 cm) long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail.
(countable, US) Any of several species of spotted skunk, in the genus Spilogale.
(uncountable) The musky perfume produced by the animal.
Any animal in the family Viverridae or the similar family Nandiniidae
civia
civic
civic
adj
Of or relating to the citizen, or of good citizenship and its rights and duties.
Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.
civie
civil
civil
adj
(archaic) In a peaceful and well-ordered state.
(comparable) Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner.
(law) Relating to private relations among citizens, as opposed to criminal matters.
(not comparable) Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.
Secular.
civvy
civvy
noun
(informal) A civilian; someone who is not in the military.
(prison slang) A manufactured cigarette, as opposed to a rollup.
clava
clava
noun
(entomology) The fused distal segments of the antenna of a chalcid wasp.
Synonym of gracile tubercle
clave
clave
noun
(music) A characteristic pattern of beats, especially the 3-2 son clave.
singular of claves
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of cleave