(engineering, nautical, astronautics) Sacrificial, wearing away or being destroyed in order to protect the underlying material, as in ablative paints used for antifouling, or ablative heat shields used to protect spacecraft during reentry. .
(geology) Relating to the erosion of a land mass; relating to the melting or evaporation of a glacier.
(grammar) Applied to one of the cases of the noun in some languages, the fundamental meaning of the case being removal, separation, or taking away, and to a lesser degree, instrument, place, accordance, specifications, price, or measurement.
(medicine) Relating to the removal of a body part, tumor, or organ.
noun
(grammar) The ablative case.
An ablative material.
abluvion
abluvion
noun
(obsolete, rare) That which is washed off.
abnerval
abnerval
adj
(anatomy, of an electric current in a muscle, rare) Away from the nerve.
absolved
absolved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolve
absolver
absolver
noun
Agent noun of absolve; one who absolves.
absolves
absolves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absolve
acervuli
acervuli
noun
plural of acervulus
actively
actively
adv
(grammar) In the active form; not passive.
In an active manner.
adnerval
aestival
aestival
adj
Alternative spelling of estival
airville
alcavala
alcavala
noun
In Spain, a tax levied on transactions involving property movable or immovable.
alcazava
alevitsa
alewives
alewives
noun
plural of alewife
algovite
alkedavy
allative
allative
adj
(grammar) Of or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates motion towards a place.
noun
(grammar) The allative case, or a word in that case.
allelvia
allovers
allusive
allusive
adj
that contains or makes use of allusions (indirect references or hints)
alluvial
alluvial
adj
Pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream.
noun
(countable) A deposition of sediment over a long period of time by a river; an alluvial layer.
Alluvial soil; specifically, in Australia, gold-bearing alluvial soil.
alluvion
alluvion
noun
(law) The increase in the area of land due to the deposition of sediment (alluvium) by a river.
alluvium
alluvium
noun
soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain
alvadore
alvarado
alveated
alveated
adj
Formed or vaulted like a beehive.
alveolae
alveolae
noun
Misspelling of alveoli.
alveolar
alveolar
adj
(anatomy, relational) Relating to the alveoli (small air sacs) of the lungs.
(anatomy, relational) Relating to the glands with secretory cells about a central space.
(anatomy, relational) Relating to the jaw ridge containing the tooth sockets.
(phonetics) Formed with the tongue touching or approaching the inner ridge of the gums of the upper front teeth.
noun
(phonetics) An alveolar consonant.
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).
alverson
alverton
amerveil
amovable
amovable
adj
removable
annville
anovular
anovular
adj
Synonym of anovulatory
anviling
anvilled
anvilled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anvil
anviltop
approval
approval
noun
(especially philately) Something mailed by a seller to a collector to match their stated interests; the collector can approve of or return the item.
An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.
An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones.
arbovale
archival
archival
adj
Of a material: having a quality suited to the conservational needs of archiving.
Of or pertaining to an archive or archiving.
noun
(uncountable) The practice of storing items in an archive; archiving; (countable) an instance of this.
arkville
arrivals
arrivals
noun
plural of arrival
arteveld
arvicola
arvicole
arvicole
noun
(zoology, dated) field mouse (US, Canada), vole
ashville
ashville
Proper noun
a city in Alabama, USA, which is one of the two county seats of
a neighbourhood in Kentucky, USA.
a hamlet in New York, USA.
a village in Ohio, USA.
a small borough in Pennsylvania, USA.
a community in south-western Manitoba, Canada.
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.
availers
availing
availing
adj
Efficacious.
noun
(dated) Effect in achieving a goal or aim; purpose, use
verb
present participle of avail
avantlay
avellane
avellane
adj
(heraldry) In the form of four unhusked filberts.
noun
(heraldry) An unhusked hazel filbert.
avellano
avellino
avellino
Proper noun
Province of Campania, Italy.
Town and capital of Avellino.
avelonge
avenalin
avenalin
noun
A globulin or legume-like protein found in oats.
aventail
aventail
noun
A curtain or flap of chainmail, fastened to a helmet, or to a coif (hood) of mail, covering the lower face, neck, and shoulders.
Synonym of ventail (“movable (solid plate) front to a helmet”).
aversely
aversely
adv
Backward; in a backward direction
With repugnance or aversion; unwillingly.
avicular
avicular
adj
Of or pertaining to a bird or to birds.
avilaria
aviolite
avondale
avondale
Proper noun
A city in Arizona.
A in Colorado.
A in Louisiana.
A city in Missouri.
A town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
A village in New South Wales, Australia.
One of two communities in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A borough in Pennsylvania.
avowable
avowable
adj
Capable of being avowed or openly acknowledged with confidence.
avowably
avowably
adv
In an avowable manner.
avowedly
avowedly
adv
With open acknowledgment, declaration or verification.
avulsing
avulsing
verb
present participle of avulse
avulsion
avulsion
noun
(hydrology) Movement of soil during a flood, or during a change in the course of a river, especially when a resulting change of land ownership is involved
An abrupt change in the course of a river, typically from one channel to another
The loss or separation of a body part, either by surgery or due to trauma
backveld
backveld
noun
(southern Africa) Backward and unsophisticated rural areas.
baklavas
baklavas
noun
plural of baklava
banville
bayville
bedevils
bedevils
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedevil
bedravel
bedrivel
bedrivel
verb
(transitive) to drivel on, to put or spill saliva on
beeville
behalves
behalves
noun
plural of behalf
behovely
behovely
adj
(archaic) Necessary; advantageous.
(archaic) Useful.
adv
(archaic) Usefully.
believed
believed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of believe
believer
believer
noun
A person who believes; especially regarding religion.
believes
believes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of believe
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.
bellvale
beloveds
beloveds
noun
plural of beloved
besilver
besilver
verb
(transitive) To cover with or as with silver.
beslaved
beslaved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beslave
beslaver
beslaver
verb
(transitive) To cover with slaver, or anything suggesting slaver.
(transitive, figuratively) To cover with fulsome flattery.
besleeve
besleeve
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To take the sleeves from (a bishop).
besnivel
betravel
betravel
verb
(transitive) To travel over; overrun with travellers.
bevelers
bevelers
noun
plural of beveler
beveling
beveling
noun
Alternative spelling of bevelling
bevelled
bevelled
adj
Having a bevel, especially at an edge
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bevel
beveller
beveller
noun
A tool or machine used for bevelling.
One who bevels.
beverlee
beverley
beverley
Proper noun
name, a mostly British spelling variant of Beverly.
a market town, and county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
beverlie
bevilled
bevilled
adj
(heraldry) Notched with an angle like that enclosed by a carpenter's bevel; said of a partition line of a shield.
bevoiled
biovular
biovular
adj
(of twins) derived from two separate ova; non-identical or fraternal
bivalent
bivalent
adj
(chemistry) Having a valence of 2; having two ligands
(genetics) Of, or relating to a pair of homologous synapsed chromosomes that occur during meiosis.
(of a vaccine) Protecting against two different viruses.
noun
(genetics) Any bivalent chromosome.
bivalved
bivalved
adj
Having two valves.
bivalves
bivalves
noun
plural of bivalve
bivalvia
biverbal
biverbal
adj
Of or pertaining to two verbs
Of or pertaining to two words
punning
bivinyls
blauvelt
bloviate
bloviate
verb
(intransitive, US) To speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner.
bohuslav
boilover
boilover
noun
A hazardous situation where an attempt is made to extinguish semi-enclosed oil- or petrochemical-fuelled fire with water, generating steam which propels the burning fuel outwards.
bolivars
bolivian
bolivias
bolivias
noun
plural of bolivia
borislav
bovinely
bovinely
adv
In a bovine manner
sluggishly
bromvoel
buplever
buplever
noun
A bupleurum.
bushveld
bushveld
noun
(South Africa) A terrain of thick scrubby trees and bush in dense thickets, with grassy groundcover between.
calipeva
calvados
calvados
noun
(countable) A glass of this spirit.
(uncountable) An apple brandy made in Normandy, France.
calvaire
calvaria
calvaria
noun
(anatomy) The dome or roof of the skull, the skullcap.
calvatia
calvinna
canavali
caravels
caravels
noun
plural of caravel
carnival
carnival
noun
(US) A traveling amusement park, called a funfair in British English.
A festive occasion marked by parades and sometimes special foods and other entertainment.
Any of a number of festivals held just before the beginning of Lent.
carville
cascavel
cavalero
cavalero
noun
(obsolete) A cavalier.
cavalier
cavalier
adj
(historical) Of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I of England (1600–1649).
High-spirited.
Not caring enough about something important.
Supercilious.
noun
(architecture) A defensive work rising from a bastion, etc., and overlooking the surrounding area.
(historical) A courtesan or noble under Charles I of England, particularly a royalist partisan during the English Civil War which ended his reign.
(historical) A gallant: a sprightly young dashing military man.
(historical) A military man serving on horse, (chiefly) early modern cavalry officers who had abandoned the heavy armor of medieval knights.
(slang) Someone with an uncircumcised penis.
A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, a small breed of spaniel of English origin with a silky, smooth coat and commonly a smooth undocked tail.
A gentleman of the class of such officers
verb
(transitive, dated) Of a man: to act in a gallant and dashing manner toward (women).
cavallas
cavallas
noun
plural of cavalla
cavelike
cavelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cave
cavernal
cavilers
cavilers
noun
plural of caviler
caviling
caviling
noun
cavilation
cavilled
cavilled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cavil
caviller
caviller
noun
Alternative spelling of caviler
celative
cervalet
cervelas
cervelas
noun
Alternative form of cervelat
cervelat
cervelat
noun
A Swiss smoked sausage made with pork or beef.
cervical
cervical
adj
(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the cervix.
(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the neck.
noun
(anatomy) Ellipsis of cervical vertebra..
cervulus
cevenole
champlev
chavicol
chavicol
noun
(organic chemistry) The naturally-occurring allylphenol
chervils
chervils
noun
plural of chervil
chevalet
chevalet
noun
A rack or rest used in woodwork or glassworking.
cheverel
cheverel
adj
(obsolete) Pliable as kid leather; elastic, flexible, usually with reference to someone's conscience.
noun
(obsolete) Kid, as used to make leather.
cheveril
cheveril
adj
(obsolete) Made of cheveril; pliant.
noun
(obsolete) Soft leather made of kid skin.
cheverly
cheville
cheville
noun
(poetry) A word or phrase whose only function is to make a sentence metrically balanced.
chivalry
chivalry
noun
(UK, law, historical) A tenure of lands by knightly service.
(now rare, historical) Cavalry; horsemen armed for battle.
(obsolete) The fact or condition of being a knight; knightly skill, prowess.
Courteous behaviour, especially that of men towards women.
Courtesy, respect and honourable conduct between opponents in wartime.
The ethical code of the knight prevalent in Medieval Europe, having such primary virtues as mercy towards the poor and oppressed, humility, honour, sacrifice, fear of God, faithfulness, courage and utmost graciousness and courtesy to ladies.