BOSCHVELD | • boschveld n. Alternative spelling of bushveld. • BOSCHVELD n. (South African) veld made up largely of woodland, also BUSHVELD. |
BUSHVELDS | • bushvelds n. Plural of bushveld. • BUSHVELD n. (South African) veld made up largely of woodland, also BOSCHVELD. |
DEVILFISH | • devilfish n. (Dated) Any of several not closely related marine animals… • DEVILFISH n. an octopus; also, a huge ray of the Gulf of Mexico and Southern Atlantic coasts. |
DEVILSHIP | • devilship n. The character or person of a devil or Satan. • DEVILSHIP n. the character or person of a devil or the Devil. |
DISHEVELS | • dishevels v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dishevel. • DISHEVEL v. to make the hair untidy. |
DOVEISHLY | • DOVEISH adv. like a dove, also DOVISH. |
HELLDIVER | • helldiver n. Alternative form of hell-diver. • Helldiver prop.n. Nickname given to several models of dive bomber produced by Curtiss during World War II. • hell-diver n. The dabchick, or little grebe. |
HIGHVELDS | • HIGHVELD n. (South African) a high altitude grassland region of East South Africa. |
HOLDOVERS | • holdovers n. Plural of holdover. • HOLDOVER n. something left over. |
KHEDIVIAL | • khedivial adj. Of or relating to a khedive. • KHEDIVIAL adj. relating to a khedive, the Viceroy of Egypt, also KHEDIVAL. |
OVERHALED | • overhaled v. Simple past tense and past participle of overhale. • OVERHALE v. (Spenser) to overtake, also OVERHAILE. |
OVERHOLDS | • overholds v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overhold. • overholds n. Plural of overhold. • OVERHOLD v. (Shakespeare) to rate too highly. |
SHOVELLED | • shovelled v. Simple past tense and past participle of shovel. • SHOVEL v. to use a digging implement. |
SHRIVELED | • shriveled adj. Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant. • shriveled adj. Collapsed in size. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • shriveled v. (American spelling) simple past tense and past participle of shrivel. |
VERDELHOS | • Verdelhos n. Plural of Verdelho. • VERDELHO n. (Portuguese) a white grape originally growing in Madeira; a white wine made from this. |