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).
anusvara
anusvara
noun
A diacritic used in Indic scripts as a nasal consonant.
aquavits
aquavits
noun
plural of aquavit
audivise
auxvasse
avanious
avestruz
avidious
avidious
adj
(obsolete) avid; eager; greedy.
avouches
avouches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avouch
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
beauvais
bescurvy
bivouacs
bivouacs
noun
plural of bivouac
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bivouac
bohuslav
bouviers
bouvines
bravuras
bucorvus
bushveld
bushveld
noun
(South Africa) A terrain of thick scrubby trees and bush in dense thickets, with grassy groundcover between.
cervulus
chuvashi
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
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.
Inappropriate to reality; forming part of a delusion.
Producing delusions.
devalues
devalues
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devalue
disvalue
disvalue
noun
harm, demerit
verb
To regard something as having little or no value.
To undervalue; to depreciate.
disvouch
disvouch
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To discredit or contradict.
divulges
divulges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of divulge
divulsed
divulsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of divulse
divulsor
divulsor
noun
(surgery) An instrument used for dilating the urethra or other canal
duumvirs
duvetyns
duvetyns
noun
plural of duvetyn
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).
eluviums
eluviums
noun
plural of eluvium
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.
evacuees
evacuees
noun
plural of evacuee
evemerus
evolutes
evolutes
noun
plural of evolute
evonymus
evulsion
evulsion
noun
(now rare) The action of forcibly pulling something out.
excusive
excusive
adj
Serving as an excuse; exculpatory.
fauvisms
fauvists
fauvists
noun
plural of fauvist
faveolus
faveolus
noun
A small pit or cavity, resembling a cell of a honeycomb
favianus
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.
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
fluviose
fluvious
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
gustavus
gustavus
Proper noun
name, a Latinized form of Gustav.
haviours
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.
incurves
incurves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incurve
infusive
infusive
adj
Having the power of infusion; inspiring; influencing.
jactivus
jugoslav
jussives
jussives
noun
plural of jussive
juvenals
juvenals
noun
plural of juvenal
juventas
kasavubu
kauravas
kuntsevo
kuvaszok
levesque
levulins
levulins
noun
plural of levulin
levulose
levulose
noun
(biochemistry) D-fructose, the left-rotating stereoisomer of fructose
louviers
lovebugs
lovebugs
noun
plural of lovebug
misvalue
misvalue
verb
(transitive) To value wrongly: to misjudge the value of.
misvouch
misvouch
verb
(archaic) To vouch falsely.
nervules
nervules
noun
plural of nervule
nervures
nervures
noun
plural of nervure
octavius
octavius
noun
(historical) The pint (eighth of a gallon) in the apothecaries' system.
outgives
outgives
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outgive
outlives
outlives
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outlive
outloves
outloves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outlove
outmoves
outmoves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outmove
outraves
outraves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outrave
outsavor
outserve
outserve
verb
(transitive) To serve more or better than.
outshove
outshove
verb
(transitive) To shove harder or better than; outcompete by shoving
outvotes
outvotes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outvote
ovarious
ovarious
adj
(now rare) Pertaining to or made up of eggs.
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
overdubs
overdubs
noun
plural of overdub
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overdub
overdust
overdust
verb
(transitive) To dust with too much powder.
overhusk
overjust
overjust
adj
Too zealous in the pursuit of justice.
overlush
overlush
adj
Excessively lush.
overmuse
overplus
overplus
noun
That which remains beyond what is necessary or required; a surplus.
overruns
overruns
noun
plural of overrun
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overrun
overrush
overrust
overslur
oversoul
oversoul
noun
(philosophy, especially in transcendentalism) A supreme reality or mind; the spiritual unity of all being.
oversour
oversour
adj
Overly or excessively sour; too sour.
verb
(intransitive) To become too sour.
overspun
overspun
adj
(textiles) Too tightly spun.
overstud
oversuds
oversuds
verb
(transitive) To cause (a washing machine) to fill with too much suds.
oversups
oversups
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oversup
oversure
oversure
adj
Excessively sure.
overused
overused
adj
(of a word or phrase) hackneyed or clichéd
used too much, or too often
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overuse
overuses
overuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overuse
oviducts
oviducts
noun
plural of oviduct
ovulates
ovulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ovulate
parvenus
parvenus
noun
plural of parvenu
parvulus
paviours
paviours
noun
plural of paviour
pervious
pervious
adj
(obsolete) Capable of penetrating or pervading.
(zoology) open; perforate, as applied to the nostrils of birds
Accepting of new ideas.
Admitting passage; capable of being penetrated by another body or substance; permeable.
Capable of being penetrated, or seen through, by physical or mental vision.
plausive
plausive
adj
(obsolete) Applauding; showing praise.
(obsolete) Plausible (obtaining approbation), specious (having an attractive appearance intended to obtain a favorable response).
(rare) Laudable, praisable.
pluvials
pluvials
noun
plural of pluvial
pluviose
pluviose
adj
(rare) Characterized by heavy rainfall; rainy.
pluvious
pluvious
adj
Involving or relating to rain; rainy.
poxvirus
poxvirus
noun
Any of a group of DNA viruses, of the family Poxviridae, that cause pox diseases in vertebrates
previous
previous
adj
(informal) Premature; acting or occurring too soon.
(not comparable) Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.
noun
(informal, UK) A track record of similar behaviour.
(informal, UK) An existing criminal record (short for "previous convictions")
provirus
provirus
noun
(virology) A virus genome, such as HIV, that integrates itself into the DNA of a host cell so as to be passively replicated along with the host genome.
puinavis
pulvinus
pulvinus
noun
(botany) A joint on a plant leaf or petiole that may swell and cause movement of the leaf or leaflet.
purviews
purviews
noun
plural of purview
pushover
pushover
noun
Someone who is easily swayed or influenced to change his/her mind or comply.
Someone who lets him/herself be picked or bullied on without defending or standing up for him/herself.
Something that is easy to do or accomplish; an easy task.
ravenous
ravenous
adj
Grasping; characterized by strong desires.
Very hungry.
recurves
recurves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recurve
reduvius
refusive
reovirus
reovirus
noun
Any of a group of RNA viruses, of the family Reoviridae, that infect animals and some plants
resurvey
resurvey
noun
A second or renewed survey.
verb
To survey again; to perform another survey on.
revalues
revalues
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of revalue