| CLEEVE | • cleeve n. A large wickerwork basket for carrying produce or turf. • Cleeve prop.n. A surname. • CLEEVE n. (dialect) a cliff, a hillside, also CLEVE. |
| DEEVE | • DEEVE v. (Scots) to deafen, also DEAVE. |
| KEEVE | • keeve n. (Brewing) A vat or tub in which the mash is made; a mash tub. • keeve n. (Bleaching) A bleaching vat; a kier. • keeve n. (Mining) A large vat used in dressing ores. |
| OVERSLEEVE | • oversleeve n. A protective sleeve worn over a normal one. • OVERSLEEVE n. a sleeve that goes over another sleeve. |
| PEEVE | • peeve n. (Colloquial) An annoyance or grievance. • peeve v. (Colloquial) To annoy; vex. • PEEVE v. to irritate. |
| PORTREEVE | • portreeve n. A borough-reeve: an office equivalent to a mayor (historical) in several major English towns or (dialect)… • portreeve n. (Historical) A municipal office subordinate to a mayor, (especially) a bailiff. • portreeve n. (Historical) A port reeve, a port warden. |
| PREEVE | • preeve n. Obsolete form of proof. • preeve v. Obsolete form of prove. • PREEVE v. to prove, also PREVE, PRIEVE. |
| REEVE | • reeve n. (Historical) Any of several local officials, with varying responsibilities. • reeve n. (Canada) The president of a township or municipal district council. • reeve n. (Military, historical) The holder of a proposed but unadopted commissioned rank of the Royal Air Force… |
| REPREEVE | • repreeve n. Obsolete form of reprieve. • repreeve v. Obsolete form of reprieve. • REPREEVE v. (Shakespeare) to delay the execution of, also REPRIVE, REPRYVE. |
| SCREEVE | • screeve v. (Obsolete, UK, slang) To write. • screeve v. (Obsolete, UK, slang) To draw with chalks on a pavement or sidewalk. • screeve v. (Obsolete, UK, slang) To write begging letters. |
| SHEEVE | • SHEEVE n. the wheel of a pulley, also SHEAVE. |
| SHIRTSLEEVE | • shirtsleeve n. Alternative form of shirt sleeve. • shirt-sleeve adj. Having an informal, relaxed appearance or approach, particularly in business. • shirt-sleeve n. Alternative form of shirt sleeve. |
| SLEEVE | • sleeve n. The part of a garment that covers the arm. • sleeve n. A (usually tubular) covering or lining to protect a piece of machinery etc. • sleeve n. A protective jacket or case, especially for a record, containing art and information about the contents;… |
| STEEVE | • steeve n. (Nautical) The angle that a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel’s keel. • steeve n. A spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cotton bales and similar cargo needing to be packed tightly. • steeve v. (Archaic) To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel’s keel;… |
| TRUNKSLEEVE | • trunk␣sleeve n. (Historical) A sleeve, in clothing, with the upper part puffed. • TRUNKSLEEVE n. (Shakespeare) a puffed sleeve. |
| UNDERSLEEVE | • undersleeve n. A sleeve worn underneath another, and visible through slashes or near the hand. • UNDERSLEEVE n. a sleeve underneath another sleeve. |
| UNREEVE | • unreeve v. (Transitive, nautical) To withdraw or take out, as for example a rope from a block. • UNREEVE v. to withdraw a rope from an opening. |
| WOODREEVE | • WOODREEVE n. the overseer of a wood. |