| AVENTURINE | • aventurine n. A kind of brownish glass containing gold-coloured spangles. • aventurine n. (Mineralogy, by extension) A variety of translucent quartz, spangled throughout with scales of yellow mica. • AVENTURINE n. a glass containing golden or green flecks; quartz containing mica flakes, also AVANTURINE, AVENTURIN. |
| CONTRAVENE | • contravene v. (Transitive) To act contrary to an order; to fail to conform to a regulation or obligation. • contravene v. (Transitive, obsolete) To deny the truth of something. • CONTRAVENE v. to act counter to. |
| COVENANTER | • covenanter n. One who makes a covenant. • Covenanter n. (Historical) A member of a Scottish Presbyterian movement that played an important part in the history… • COVENANTER n. one who makes a covenant, also COVENANTOR. |
| CRAVENNESS | • cravenness n. The state of being craven. • CRAVENNESS n. the state of being craven. |
| ENERVATING | • enervating v. Present participle of enervate. • enervating adj. That enervates. • ENERVATE v. to weaken, to debilitate. |
| ENERVATION | • enervation n. Act of enervating; debilitation. • enervation n. State of being enervated; debility. • ENERVATION n. the act of weakening, or reducing strength. |
| GOVERNANCE | • governance n. The process, or the power, of governing; government or administration. • governance n. The specific system by which a political system is ruled. • governance n. The group of people who make up an administrative body. |
| GOVERNANTE | • governante n. (Obsolete) A female ruler or regent. • governante n. (Archaic) A woman in charge of someone else, especially a child or young woman; a governess. • GOVERNANTE n. a female governor or ruler, also GOUVERNANTE. |
| INNERVATED | • innervated v. Simple past tense and past participle of innervate. • INNERVATE v. to supply with nerves or a nervous stimulus, also INNERVE. |
| INNERVATES | • innervates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of innervate. • INNERVATE v. to supply with nerves or a nervous stimulus, also INNERVE. |
| MAVOURNEEN | • mavourneen n. (Ireland) darling, sweetheart. • MAVOURNEEN n. (Irish) my dear one, also MAVOURNIN. |
| NEVIRAPINE | • nevirapine n. (Pharmacology) An antiretroviral drug C15H14N4O structurally related to the benzodiazepines that inhibits… |
| NONVETERAN | • nonveteran n. One who is not a veteran. • NONVETERAN adj. not veteran. • NONVETERAN n. one who is not a veteran. |
| NOVENARIES | • novenaries n. Plural of novenary. • NOVENARY n. a set of nine things. |
| OVERMANNED | • overmanned v. Simple past tense and past participle of overman. • overmanned adj. Excessively manned; overstaffed. • OVERMAN v. to provide with more men than needed. |
| PREVENANCY | • prevenancy n. (Obsolete) The act of anticipating another’s wishes, desires, etc., by way of favour or courtesy; obligingness. • PREVENANCY n. courteous anticipation of others' wishes. |
| PROVENANCE | • provenance n. Place or source of origin. • provenance n. (Archaeology) The place and time of origin of some artifact or other object. See Usage note below. • provenance n. (Art) The history of ownership of a work of art. |
| VENERATING | • venerating v. Present participle of venerate. • VENERATE v. to revere. |
| VENERATION | • veneration n. The act of venerating or the state of being venerated. • veneration n. Profound reverence, respect or awe. • veneration n. Religious zeal, idolatry or devotion. |