(obsolete) That which happens by chance; hazard; hap.
(uncountable) A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
(video games) A text adventure or an adventure game.
A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
A remarkable occurrence; a striking event.
The encountering of risks; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat.
verb
(archaic, intransitive) To try the chance; to take the risk.
(archaic, transitive) To risk or hazard; jeopard; venture.
(archaic, transitive) To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.
antivirus
antivirus
noun
(computing) A piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based viruses.
aventurin
avirulent
avirulent
Adjective
Not virulent.
avourneen
avourneen
Noun
darling, sweetheart
avuncular
avuncular
adj
(by extension) Kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant.
In the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.
cavernous
cavernous
adj
(anatomy, zootomy) Composed largely of vascular sinuses and capable of dilating with blood to bring about the erection of a body part.
(dentistry) Having cavities.
Giving the impression of vast, dark depths.
Resembling a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere.
centumvir
centumvir
noun
(historical, Ancient Rome) One of a court of about 100 judges chosen to try civil suits. Under the Empire the court was increased to 180, and met usually in four sections.
cervuline
conversus
conversus
noun
(chiefly historical) A lay brother.
culverins
culverins
noun
plural of culverin
curavecan
curvation
curvation
noun
The act of curving or bending.
curveting
curveting
noun
(of a person) Caper, frisking, often with a nuance of flirtation.
The motion of a horse or other animal that curvets.
verb
present participle of curvet
curviness
curviness
noun
The state or condition of being curvy.
cuvierian
decurving
devouring
devouring
noun
The act by which something is devoured.
verb
present participle of devour
downcurve
dubrovnik
dubrovnik
Proper noun
A city and port in southern Croatia on the Adriatic Sea.
endeavour
endeavour
noun
Britain standard spelling of endeavor.
enverdure
envergure
favouring
favouring
verb
present participle of favour
furnivall
gerundive
gerundive
adj
gerundial
noun
(in Latin grammar) a verbal adjective that describes obligation or necessity, equivalent in form to the future passive participle.
(less commonly, in English grammar) a verbal adjective ending in -ing , also called a "present participle".
guenevere
guinevere
guinevere
Proper noun
name of Welsh origin.
In Arthurian legend, the wife of King Arthur.
incursive
incursive
adj
characterized by incursion; invasive
incurvate
incurvate
adj
Curved; bent; crooked.
bending inwards.
verb
(intransitive) to have a curved or bent shape; to bend or curve inwards.
(transitive) To bend (especially inwards); to give a curved shape to.
incurving
incurving
adj
curving inwards
verb
present participle of incurve
incurvity
incurvity
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being bent inwards.
incurvous
intrusive
intrusive
adj
(geology) Of rocks: forced, while in a plastic or molten state, into the cavities or between the cracks or layers of other rocks.
(linguistics) epenthetic
Tending to intrude; doing that which is not welcome; interrupting or disturbing; entering without permission or welcome.
noun
(geology) An igneous rock that is forced, while molten, into cracks or between other layers of rock
investure
investure
noun
(obsolete) investiture; investment
verb
(obsolete) To clothe; to invest.
involucra
involucra
noun
plural of involucrum
involucre
involucre
noun
(botany) Conspicuous bract, bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence.
louvering
maneuvers
maneuvers
noun
plural of maneuver
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maneuver
maneuvred
maneuvred
verb
simple past tense and past participle of maneuvre
manoeuver
manoeuver
noun
(nonstandard) Alternative spelling of maneuver
manoeuvre
manoeuvre
noun
UK, Canada, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand spelling of maneuver.
verb
(transitive) UK, Canada, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand spelling of maneuver.
manuevers
mavournin
mavournin
noun
Alternative form of mavourneen
monovular
monovular
adj
(of twins) Synonym of identical (“derived from the same ovum; monozygotic”).
mournival
mournival
noun
(card games, obsolete) In the game of gleek, four cards of the same face value.
navicular
navicular
adj
Relating to boats.
Shaped like a boat.
noun
(anatomy) A navicular bone.
nervature
nervature
noun
(biology) The arrangement of nerves.
nerviduct
nervously
nervously
adv
In a nervous manner; feeling or displaying nervousness.
nervulose
nonvirtue
nonvirtue
noun
That which is not a virtue.
nonvulvar
nonvulvar
adj
Not vulvar.
novilunar
novilunar
adj
Of or pertaining to the new moon.
nutritive
nutritive
adj
Nourishing, providing nutrition.
Of or pertaining to nutrition.
noun
(archaic) A nutrient.
outdriven
outdriven
verb
past participle of outdrive
outraving
outraving
verb
present participle of outrave
outroving
overbound
overbound
noun
(transitive, mathematics, signal processing) A Gaussian model of the (non-Gaussian) error distribution on a signal, which is conservative enough that the resulting confidence interval is guaranteed to be at least as wide as the actual confidence interval.
verb
(mathematics) To provide an upper bound to.
(transitive, archaic) To leap over.
To specify or use boundaries that are too large; to have boundaries that encompass more than the entirety of an entity.
simple past tense and past participle of overbind
overburnt
overburnt
adj
Being burnt for far too long; excessively burnt.
overcount
overcount
noun
An incorrect count that is too high.
verb
(transitive) To count more of something than are actually present, or to count one thing disproportionately more than another
(transitive) To outnumber.
overdrunk
overhuman
overhunts
overhunts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overhunt
overmount
overmount
noun
A piece of shaped cardboard used to prevent the glass of the frame from lying too closely upon an engraving or a picture.
verb
(transitive) To mount over; to go higher than; to rise above.
overmourn
overmourn
verb
To mourn excessively.
overnurse
overnurse
verb
To nurse excessively.
overprune
overprune
verb
(transitive, horticulture) To prune too much.
oversound
overturns
overturns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overturn
overusing
overusing
verb
present participle of overuse
overwound
overwound
adj
(figuratively, uncommon) Nervous, tense, jumpy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwind
overyoung
overyoung
adj
Excessively young.
ovularian
peruvians
pulverant
pulverine
pulverine
noun
(dated) ashes of barilla
purveying
purveying
verb
present participle of purvey
quavering
quavering
adj
Trembling, or prone to trembling and shaking.
noun
The act of something that quavers.
verb
present participle of quaver
quivering
quivering
adj
shaking, shivering
noun
A motion by which something quivers or trembles.
verb
present participle of quiver
ravenduck
ravenduck
noun
Alternative form of raven's duck
recurvant
recurving
recurving
noun
A curving again, or back on itself; a meander.
verb
present participle of recurve
reunitive
reunitive
adj
Causing reunion; bringing back together.
revaluing
revaluing
verb
present participle of revalue
reventure
revenuers
revenuers
noun
plural of revenuer
revulsant
revulsant
noun
(medicine) Synonym of revulsive
revulsion
revulsion
noun
(medicine) The treatment of one diseased area by acting elsewhere; counterirritation.
(obsolete) A strong pulling or drawing back; withdrawal.
(obsolete) A sudden reaction; a sudden and complete change of the feelings.
A sudden violent feeling of disgust.
Abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror.
roncevaux
rounceval
rounceval
adj
gigantic
noun
(obsolete) A giant; anything large.
(obsolete) A large pea, the marrowfat.
rouncival
rouncival
adj
Alternative spelling of rounceval
rucervine
rucervine
adj
of or pertaining to the deer of the genus Rucervus.
savonburg
savouring
savouring
noun
Alternative form of savoring
verb
present participle of savour
severinus
souvenirs
souvenirs
noun
plural of souvenir
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of souvenir
souverain
supernova
supernova
noun
(astronomy) The explosion of a star, which increases its absolute magnitude to typically a billion times that of our sun. Some leave only debris, while others fade to invisibility as neutron stars or black holes.
(figurative) Something brilliant.
supervene
supervene
verb
(intransitive) To follow (something) closely, either as a consequence or in contrast.
(philosophy) To be dependent on something else for existence, truth, or instantiation.
To be dependent on an earlier event.
To supersede.
surveying
surveying
noun
The science of accurately determining the position of points and the distances between them.
verb
present participle of survey
survivant
survivant
adj
(rare) Surviving.
surviving
surviving
verb
present participle of survive
tavernous
tavernous
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a tavern.
thanjavur
turgeniev
turnovers
turnovers
noun
plural of turnover
unadverse
unarrival
unarrived
unarrived
adj
Not having arrived.
unaverage
unaverage
adj
Not average.
unaverred
unaverred
adj
Not averred.
unaverted
unaverted
adj
Not averted.
unbravely
unbravely
adv
Without bravery.
unconvert
unconvert
verb
(intransitive) To deconvert; to undergo a deconversion from a religion, faith or belief.
(transitive) To reverse the conversion of.
uncovered
uncovered
adj
Bareheaded.
Lacking insurance or security.
Not covered or protected from the weather, etc.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of uncover
uncraving
uncraving
adj
That does not crave.
uncurving
underdive
underhive
underived
underived
adj
not derived, not related.
underlive
underlive
verb
(intransitive) To live in an overcautious or unfulfilling manner.
(intransitive) To live on insufficient resources.
(transitive) To fail to reach (a certain age).
(transitive) To live on fewer resources than (someone).
(transitive) To live under; live beneath (something); to fail to live up to (something).
undervest
undervest
noun
vest (worn underneath a shirt)
underwave
undeserve
undeserve
verb
(obsolete) To fail to deserve.
undiverse
undiverse
Adjective
Not diverse.
unerosive
uneverted
uneverted
adj
Not everted
unfavored
unfavored
adj
Not favoured.
unfervent
unfervent
adj
Not fervent.
unfevered
unfevered
adj
Not fevered
ungravely
ungravely
adv
(obsolete) Without seriousness.
ungrieved
ungrieved
adj
Not grieved for.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ungrieve
ungrooved
ungrooved
Adjective
Without a groove or grooves.
uninerved
uninerved
adj
Having a single nerve.
uniovular
uniovular
adj
Relating to a single ovule.
univerbal
universal
universal
adj
Common to all members of a group or class.
Common to all society; worldwide.
Of or pertaining to the universe.
Unlimited; vast; infinite.
Useful for many purposes; all-purpose.
noun
(philosophy) A characteristic or property that particular things have in common.
universes
universes
noun
plural of universe
univorous
univorous
adj
(biology, demographics) Liking or consuming only one kind of product.
unloverly
unloverly
adj
Not loverly.
unnerving
unnerving
verb
present participle of unnerve
unnervous
unnervous
adj
Not nervous.
unpervert
unpervert
verb
(transitive) To free from perversion or error.
unprivate
unprivate
adj
Not private.
unprovide
unprovide
verb
(transitive) To deprive of necessary provision; to unfurnish.
unproving
unprovoke
unprovoke
verb
To undo or counter a provocation.
unravaged
unravaged
adj
Not having been ravaged.
unraveled
unraveled
verb
(American spelling) simple past tense and past participle of unravel
unraveler
unraveler
noun
One who, or that which, unravels.
unreaving
unreaving
verb
present participle of unreave
unreeving
unreeving
verb
present participle of unreeve
unremoved
unremoved
adj
Not (yet) removed
unreserve
unreserve
noun
(countable, India) A forest that is not set aside as a reserve.
(uncountable) A lack or absence of reserve; frankness; uninhibitedness.
verb
(transitive, chiefly computing) To undo or cancel a reservation.