(law) The increase in the area of land due to the deposition of sediment (alluvium) by a river.
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).
anovular
anovular
adj
Synonym of anovulatory
avanious
avidious
avidious
adj
(obsolete) avid; eager; greedy.
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
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
aznavour
beauvoir
befavour
biovular
biovular
adj
(of twins) derived from two separate ova; non-identical or fraternal
bivouacs
bivouacs
noun
plural of bivouac
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bivouac
bohuslav
bouviers
bouvines
bucorvus
bucovina
bukovina
burnover
burnover
noun
The situation in which a fire overtakes the firefighters who are attempting to deal with it.
colluvia
colluvia
noun
plural of colluvium
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.
(physical chemistry) The part of a volume (typically of a gas) available for the oscillation and translation of the material therein
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.
cutovers
cutovers
noun
plural of cutover
deutovum
deutovum
noun
The incompletely developed larva of a mite after shedding of the chorion
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.
diluvion
diluvion
noun
Synonym of diluvium
diovular
disvouch
disvouch
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To discredit or contradict.
divulsor
divulsor
noun
(surgery) An instrument used for dilating the urethra or other canal
douvecot
douville
dundavoe
enervous
enervous
adj
Lacking nerve or force; enervated.
envapour
envolume
envolume
verb
(transitive) To form into, or incorporate with, a volume.
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.
evolutes
evolutes
noun
plural of evolute
evonymus
evulsion
evulsion
noun
(now rare) The action of forcibly pulling something out.
faveolus
faveolus
noun
A small pit or cavity, resembling a cell of a honeycomb
favonius
favonius
Proper noun
The god of the west wind. He is also the husband of Flora and the father of Karpos. He is the Roman counterpart of Zephyrus.
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
feverous
feverous
adj
(rare) having a tendency to produce fever
affected with fever or ague
having the nature of fever
flavours
flavours
noun
plural of flavour
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flavour
flavoury
flavoury
adj
Possessing flavour.
fluviose
fluvious
glazunov
grievous
grievous
adj
Causing grief, pain, or sorrow.
Serious, grave, dire, or dangerous.
grundlov
haviours
indevout
indevout
Adjective
Not devout.
invigour
invigour
verb
Alternative form of invigor
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.
jugoslav
kullervo
kuntsevo
kurveyor
kuvaszok
levulose
levulose
noun
(biochemistry) D-fructose, the left-rotating stereoisomer of fructose
louvered
louvered
adj
(American spelling) Having louvers.
louviers
lovebugs
lovebugs
noun
plural of lovebug
ludovick
ludovico
ludovika
milyukov
misvouch
misvouch
verb
(archaic) To vouch falsely.
montuvio
mucivore
mucivore
noun
(zoology) An insect that feeds on mucus, or the sap of plants, as certain Diptera, of the tribe Mucivora.
mungovan
nonvacua
nonvalue
nonvalue
noun
That which is not a value (in various senses).
nouveaux
nouvelle
obvolute
obvolute
adj
(botany) Having a circle of several leaves or petals which overlap in that manner.
(botany) Having two opposite leaves, each with one edge overlapping the nearest edge of the other.
overlapping; contorted; convoluted
octavius
octavius
noun
(historical) The pint (eighth of a gallon) in the apothecaries' system.
outbrave
outbrave
verb
To be more brave than.
To stand out bravely against; to face up to courageously.
To surpass or outrival.
outcavil
outcurve
outcurve
noun
(baseball) A ball, thrown by the pitcher, that curves away from the batter
outdevil
outdevil
verb
(transitive) To surpass in devilry.
outdrive
outdrive
verb
(transitive) To drive a vehicle, etc. farther or better than.
(transitive, archaic, poetic) To drive out; to repel.
(transitive, golf) To make a drive (stroke with a driver) farther or better than.
outdrove
outdrove
verb
simple past tense of outdrive
outgiven
outgiven
verb
past participle of outgive
outgives
outgives
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outgive
outknave
outlived
outlived
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outlive
outliver
outliver
noun
(obsolete) A survivor.
outlives
outlives
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outlive
outloved
outloved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outlove
outloves
outloves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outlove
outmoved
outmoved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outmove
outmoves
outmoves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outmove
outraved
outraved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outrave
outraves
outraves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outrave
outrival
outrival
verb
(transitive) To outperform; to outdo.
outroved
outsavor
outserve
outserve
verb
(transitive) To serve more or better than.
outshove
outshove
verb
(transitive) To shove harder or better than; outcompete by shoving
outvalue
outvalue
verb
(transitive) To have a higher value than; to exceed in worth.
outvaunt
outvaunt
verb
(transitive) To surpass in vaunting.
outvenom
outvenom
verb
(transitive) To exceed in venom.
outvigil
outvoice
outvoice
verb
(transitive) To exceed in noise.
outvoted
outvoted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outvote
outvoter
outvoter
noun
One who casts a vote in an election held in an area in which they do not live.
outvotes
outvotes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outvote
outvying
outvying
verb
present participle of outvie
outwaved
outweave
outweave
verb
(transitive) To surpass in weaving; to weave more or better than.
outwoven
outwoven
verb
past participle of outweave
outwwove
ouvriere
ouvriere
noun
Alternative form of ouvrière
ovarious
ovarious
adj
(now rare) Pertaining to or made up of eggs.
overbulk
overbulk
verb
To oppress by bulk; to tower over.
overburn
overburn
noun
(rare) An excessive burn; a severe physical injury caused by such a burn; the act of excessively burning something with fire.
verb
(intransitive, figurative) To be overzealous.
(transitive) To burn too much or for too long.
(transitive, computing) To record more than the usual available data capacity onto (an optical disc).
overbusy
overbusy
adj
Excessively busy; officious.
verb
(transitive) To busy or involve (oneself) too thoroughly in something.
overbuys
overbuys
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overbuy
overcull
overcull
verb
To cull excessively.
overcure
overcure
verb
(transitive) To cure (meat, etc.) excessively.
overcurl
overdubs
overdubs
noun
plural of overdub
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overdub
overdure
overdust
overdust
verb
(transitive) To dust with too much powder.
overfoul
overfoul
verb
(transitive) To foul excessively.
overfull
overfull
adj
excessively filled; full to overflowing
noun
(poker) A full house that beats someone else's full house.
overfund
overfund
verb
To supply with more funds than necessary or appropriate
overglut
overhaul
overhaul
noun
(firefighting) The process after the fire appears extinguished in which the firefighters search the structure for signs of hot spots that may cause the structure to reignite. Often this includes the process of salvage under the blanket term, salvage and overhaul.
A major repair, renovation, or revision.
verb
(nautical) To keep (running rigging) clear, and see that no hitch occurs.
(transitive) To search (a ship) for contraband goods.
To modernize, repair, renovate, or revise completely.
To pass, overtake, or travel past.
overhour
overhuge
overhuge
adj
Excessively huge.
overhung
overhung
adj
Covered over; ornamented with hangings.
Suspended from above or from the top.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overhang
overhunt
overhunt
verb
(transitive) To hunt (an animal, a piece of land, etc.) too much.