| BEVEL | • bevel n. An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer. • bevel n. An instrument consisting of two rules or arms, jointed together at one end, and opening to any angle… • bevel n. (Gambling) A die used for cheating, having some sides slightly rounded instead of flat. |
| CLEVE | • cleve n. (Now chiefly dialectal) A room; chamber. • cleve n. (Now chiefly dialectal) A cottage. • cleve n. (Obsolete) A cliff or hillside. |
| DELVE | • delve v. (Intransitive) To dig into the ground, especially with a shovel. • delve v. (Transitive, intransitive) To search thoroughly and carefully for information, research, dig into, penetrate… • delve v. (Transitive, intransitive) To dig; to excavate. |
| DEVEL | • devel n. (Scotland) Alternative spelling of devvel. • devel v. (Scotland) Alternative spelling of devvel. • DEVEL v. (Scots) to hit hard with a club. |
| ELVEN | • elven n. Originally, a female elf, a fairy, a nymph; (by extension) any elf. • elven adj. Belonging or relating to, or characteristic of, elves; elfin, elflike. • elven n. (Kent, Sussex, Warwickshire, Worcestershire) An elm (a tree of the genus Ulmus, particularly the wych… |
| ELVER | • elver n. A young eel. • ELVER n. a young eel. |
| ELVES | • elves n. Plural of elf. • elves n. Plural of elve. • ELF n. a fairylike being. |
| HELVE | • helve n. The handle or haft of a tool or weapon. • helve n. A forge hammer lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head. • helve v. (Transitive) To furnish (An axe, etc.) with a helve. |
| KEVEL | • kevel n. (Nautical) A strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed. • kevel n. A stonemason’s hammer. • kevel n. Alternative form of cavel (“gag”). |
| LEAVE | • leave v. To have a consequence or remnant. • leave v. To depart; to separate from. • leave v. To transfer something. |
| LEVEE | • levee n. An elevated geographical feature. • levee n. An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi. • levee n. (US) The steep bank of a river. |
| LEVEL | • level adj. The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground. • level adj. At the same height as some reference; constructed as level with. • level adj. Unvaried in frequency. |
| LEVER | • lever n. (Mechanics) A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (the fulcrum), and in… • lever n. A small such piece to trigger or control a mechanical device (like a button). • lever n. (Mechanics) A bar, as a capstan bar, applied to a rotatory piece to turn it. |
| LEVES | • LEVE n. a beloved, also LIEVE. |
| LIEVE | • LIEVE adj. (archaic) beloved, dear, also LEVE, LIEF. • LIEVE n. a beloved. |
| NEVEL | • Nevel prop.n. A surname. • NEVEL v. (Scots) to pound with the fists, also KNEVELL. |
| REVEL | • revel n. An instance of merrymaking; a celebration. • revel n. A kind of dance. • revel n. A wake for the dead. |
| VEALE | • veale n. Obsolete form of veal. • Veale prop.n. A surname. • Veale prop.n. A township in Daviess County, Indiana, United States. |
| VELES | • veles n. Plural of vele. • Veles prop.n. A city in central North Macedonia. • Veles prop.n. (Slavic mythology) The pagan Slavic god of the fertile earth, livestock, waters, and the underworld… |