(urban studies) A method of urban planning used in subdivision and redevelopment of cities characterized by non-uniform lot shapes.
A concave surface forming a junction between a ceiling and a wall.
The vertical sides connecting the jambs with the breast of a fireplace.
diving
diving
adj
That or who dives or dive.
noun
(soccer, sports) The act of pretending to be tripped or brought to the ground by an opposition player in order to secure a undeserved penalty.
Descending below the surface of the water to interact with the environment.
The action of the verb to dive in any sense.
The sport of jumping into water, often acrobatically.
verb
present participle of dive
erving
galvin
garvie
garvin
gaviae
gavial
gavial
noun
The crocodilian Gavialis gangeticus; any species of the family Gavialidae.
gavini
genevi
gilver
girvin
givens
givens
noun
plural of given
givers
givers
noun
plural of giver
giveth
giveth
verb
(archaic) third-person singular simple present form of give
giving
giving
adj
having the tendency to give; generous
noun
A gift; a benefaction.
The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
The act of softening, breaking, or yielding.
verb
present participle of give
glaive
glaive
noun
(historical) A weapon consisting of a pole with a large blade fixed on the end, the edge of which is on the outside curve.
(loosely or poetic, archaic) A sword, particularly a broadsword.
(obsolete, historical) A light lance with a long, sharp-pointed head.
glavin
godiva
gravic
gravic
adj
Pertaining to, or causing, gravitation.
gravid
gravid
adj
(of egglaying animals, now chiefly figuratively) Pregnant.
grieve
grieve
noun
(chiefly Scotland) A manager or steward, e.g. of a farm.
(obsolete) A governor of a town or province.
verb
(intransitive) To experience grief.
(transitive) To cause sorrow or distress to.
(transitive) To feel very sad about; to mourn; to sorrow for.
(transitive) To submit or file a grievance (about).
(transitive, archaic) To harm.
grivet
grivet
noun
An Old World monkey, Chlorocebus aethiops, with long white tufts of hair along the sides of the face.
grivna
grivna
noun
(historical) a unit of currency and weight in medieval Rus.
gyving
gyving
verb
present participle of gyve
having
having
adj
(obsolete) Grasping; greedy.
noun
(obsolete) A person's behaviour.
(obsolete, Scotland, chiefly in the plural) Good manners.
Something owned; possession; goods; estate.
The act of possessing; ownership.
verb
present participle of have
hedvig
hiving
hiving
verb
present participle of hive
ingvar
irving
irving
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname. Used by English-speaking Jews to anglicize Israel.
A city in Illinois
A city in Texas
A town in Wisconsin
jiving
jiving
verb
present participle of jive
laving
laving
noun
The act by which something is laved or washed.
verb
present participle of lave
living
living
adj
Continually updated; not static
Having life; alive.
In use or existing.
Of everyday life.
Of rock or stone, existing in its original state and place.
True to life.
Used as an intensifier.
noun
(canon law) A position in a church (usually the Church of England) that has attached to it a source of income; an ecclesiastical benefice.
(uncountable) The state of being alive.
A style of life.
Financial means; a means of maintaining life; livelihood
verb
present participle of live
loving
loving
adj
Expressing a large amount of love to other people; affectionate.
noun
The action of the verb to love.
verb
present participle of love
ludvig
moving
moving
adj
(not comparable) That moves or move.
That causes someone to feel emotion.
noun
(countable) A causing of a movement
(uncountable) The relocation of goods
verb
present participle of move
ogilvy
ogival
ogival
adj
Having the curved, pointed shape of an ogive.
Possessing ogives.
ogived
ogived
adj
(architecture) Having an ogive.
ogives
ogives
noun
plural of ogive
oviger
oviger
noun
A leg, of some pycnogonids, that is modified to carry eggs
paving
paving
adj
Pertaining to the material used for pavement, or to the surface itself.
noun
Interior pavement, as in a cathedral.
The hard durable surface placed directly atop the ground, as on a street or sidewalk.
verb
present participle of pave
raving
raving
adj
Causing excitement or wild praise.
Talking wildly.
adv
Incoherently
noun
(usually in the plural) Wild, incoherent, or irrational talk.
verb
present participle of rave
regive
regive
verb
To give again that which has been received as a gift.
To give back; restore.
rivage
rivage
noun
(law, UK, historical) A duty paid to the crown for the passage of vessels on certain rivers.
(now rare, poetic) A coast, a shore.
riving
riving
noun
(archaic) A piece of split wood.
(historical, agriculture) A strip of a townfield.
verb
present participle of rive
roving
roving
adj
Moving about; having no fixed or permanent abode; travelling from place to place.
Of the eyes or gaze, inspecting all over; not staying fixed on on subject.
noun
A long and narrow bundle of fibre, usually used to spin woollen yarn or in felting.
The process of giving the first twist to yarn.
verb
present participle of rove
saving
saving
adj
(in compound adjectives) Relating to making a saving.
(theology) That saves someone from damnation; redemptive.
Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful.
Making reservation or exception.
Preserving; rescuing.
Thrifty; frugal.
noun
(countable, usually in the plural) Something (usually money) that is saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future.
(law, obsolete) Exception; reservation.
(uncountable) The action of the verb to save.
A reduction in cost or expenditure.
prep
With the exception of; except; save.
Without disrespect to.
verb
present participle of save
tavghi
ungive
ungive
verb
(intransitive, UK dialectal) To melt; thaw.
(transitive) To take back something that had been given.
(transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To yield; relax; slacken; give way; loosen.
upgive
upgive
verb
(transitive, obsolete, poetic, Scottish law) To give up or yield up.
vagile
vagile
adj
(biology) Free to move about.
vagina
vagina
noun
(anatomy) The passage leading from the opening of the vulva to the cervix of the uterus for copulation and childbirth in female mammals.
(botany) A sheathlike structure, such as the leaf of a grass that surrounds a stem.
(colloquial) The vulva, or the vulva and the vaginal passage collectively.
(derogatory, colloquial) A coward; a weakling; a pussy.
(zootomy) A similar part in some invertebrates.
vaguio
variag
varing
veggie
veggie
adj
(informal) Vegetarian; suitable for vegetarians
Vegetable-like, vegetal
noun
(informal) A vegetable.
(informal) A vegetarian.
vegies
vegies
noun
plural of vegie
veigle
vergil
vergil
Proper noun
spelling of (the writer)
name, a rare spelling variant of Virgil.
vexing
vexing
noun
vexation
verb
present participle of vex
viborg
viborg
Proper noun
a city in Denmark, pop. 91.405 (as of 2007)
a city in Karelia (now part of Russia, in earlier times part of Finland), pop. 79,224 (as of 2002), usually spelled Vyborg
a town in Turner County, South Dakota, pop. 832 (as of 2000)
vicing
vicing
verb
present participle of vice
viggle
vigias
vigias
noun
plural of vigia
vigils
vigils
noun
plural of vigil
vignin
vigone
vigors
vigors
noun
plural of vigor
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.
vigrid
viking
viking
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Viking
vinage
vinage
noun
(obsolete) The addition of alcohol to wine to allow it to stand transportation.
vining
vining
adj
Growing in the manner of a vine; twisting and entwining.
noun
A twisting, twining pattern or motion.
verb
present participle of vine
virago
virago
noun
A woman given to undue belligerence or ill manner at the slightest provocation.
A woman who is rough, loud, and aggressive.
A woman who is scolding, domineering, or highly opinionated.
virgal
virgas
virgel
virger
virger
noun
Alternative form of verger
virgie
virgie
noun
(informal) virgin
virgil
virgil
noun
(typography, UK, archaic) Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.
virgin
virgin
adj
(usually not comparable) In a state of virginity; chaste, not having had sexual intercourse.
(usually not comparable) Of mixed drinks, not containing alcohol.
Inexperienced.
Not yet cultivated, explored, or exploited by humans or humans of certain civilizations.
Of a physical object, untouched.
Of olive oil, obtained by mechanical means, so that the oil is not altered.
noun
(Catholicism, Orthodoxy or historical) Someone vowed to virginity (usually a woman and often a consecrated virgin), or someone who died in defense of their virginity; (especially) one venerated as a saint.
(entomology) A female insect producing eggs from which young are hatched, though there has been no fecundation by a male; a parthenogenetic insect.
(informal) One who has never used or experienced a specified thing.
A person who has never engaged in any sexual activity at all.
A person who has never had sexual intercourse (but may have engaged in other sexual acts, such as masturbation).
Any of several species of gossamer-winged butterflies of the family Lycaenidae.
virgos
visage
visage
noun
Countenance; appearance; one's face.
vising
vising
verb
present participle of vise
voling
voling
verb
present participle of vole
voting
voting
adj
(finance) Having an associated right for the holder to vote as an owner of business.