CONCLAVE | • conclave n. (Roman Catholicism) A closed meeting in which the elector cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church choose a new pope. • conclave n. (Roman Catholicism) The set of apartments in which the elector cardinals are secluded while a conclave takes place. • conclave n. (Roman Catholicism) The group of cardinals involved in a conclave. |
CONVEYAL | • conveyal n. Synonym of conveyance. • CONVEYAL n. a transmission. |
COVALENT | • covalent adj. (Chemistry) Containing or characterized by a covalent bond. • COVALENT adj. sharing electron pairs. |
FLAVONES | • flavones n. Plural of flavone. • FLAVONE n. a pigment derived from plants such as primrose. |
LONGEVAL | • longeval adj. (Rare) Long-lived; longevous. • LONGEVAL adj. long-lived, also LONGAEVAL. |
NOVALIKE | • novalike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a nova. • NOVALIKE adj. like a nova. |
NOVELLAE | • novellae n. Novel thoughts or interpretations, usually associated with Jewish commentaries (see Chidush); any novel… • NOVELLA n. (Italian) a short novel. |
NOVELLAS | • novellas n. Plural of novella. • Novellas prop.n. Plural of Novella. • NOVELLA n. (Italian) a short novel. |
NOVERCAL | • novercal adj. Of or pertaining to a stepmother. • NOVERCAL adj. pertaining to a stepmother. |
OVALNESS | • ovalness n. The quality of being oval. • OVALNESS n. the state of being oval. |
OVENABLE | • ovenable adj. Suitable for use in an oven. • OVENABLE adj. able to be cooked in an oven. |
OVERLAIN | • overlain v. Past participle of overlie. • OVERLAY v. to lay over. |
OVERLAND | • overland adj. By or across land, especially of travel. • overland adv. Over, across, or by land. • overland n. (Travel) a trip by land between the UK and the Indian Sub-continent or Australia, or between the UK and South Africa. |
OVERPLAN | • overplan v. (Transitive) To plan in too much detail. • OVERPLAN v. to plan to excess. |
RONDAVEL | • rondavel n. (South Africa) A traditional circular design of house, typically with a conical roof, commonly thatched… • RONDAVEL n. (South African) in South Africa, a round hut with a grass roof. |
VALONEAS | • valoneas n. Plural of valonea. • VALONEA n. (Italian) a tanning material, made from the acorns of a Levantine oak, also VALLONIA, VALONIA. |
VERONALS | • VERONAL n. a barbitone. |
VOLANTES | • volantes n. Plural of volante. • Volantes prop.n. Plural of Volante. • VOLANTE n. (Spanish) a two-wheeled horse vehicle. |
VOLPLANE | • volplane n. A steep, controlled dive, especially by an aircraft with the engine off. • volplane v. To perform a volplane. • volplane v. (Of a bird or gliding animal) To glide. |