| ANVILING | • anviling v. Present participle of anvil. • ANVIL v. to shape on a heavy iron block. |
| CAVILING | • caviling v. Present participle of cavil. • caviling n. Cavilation. • CAVIL v. to raise trivial and frivolous objections. |
| CIVILIAN | • civilian n. A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces. • civilian n. (Informal) A person who does not belong to a particular group or engage in a particular activity, an outsider. • civilian n. One skilled in civil law. |
| CIVILISE | • civilise v. To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour. • civilise v. To introduce or impose the standards of one civilisation upon another civilization, group or person… • civilise v. To bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state. |
| CIVILIST | • civilist n. (Obsolete) One who studies or works with the civil law. • civilist n. (Obsolete, theology) One who rejects the moral authority of Christ but who nevertheless adheres to a… • civilist n. (Obsolete) A statesman, politician, or student of the political sciences. |
| CIVILITY | • civility n. Speech or behaviour that is fit for civil interactions; politeness, courtesy. • civility n. (Chiefly in the plural) An individual act or expression of polite behaviour; a courtesy. • civility n. (Now archaic) The state or fact of being civilized; civilization. |
| CIVILIZE | • civilize v. Alternative spelling of civilise. • CIVILIZE v. to instruct in refinements, also CIVILISE. |
| DEVILING | • deviling v. Present participle of devil. • deviling n. (Obsolete) A young devil. • DEVILING n. a young devil, also DEVILET, DEVLING, DEVILKIN. |
| DEVILISH | • devilish adj. Resembling a devil. • devilish adj. Characteristic of a devil. • devilish adj. (Informal) Extreme, excessive. |
| DEVILISM | • devilism n. (Archaic) The character or doctrines of the Devil or devils; devilry. • DEVILISM n. the cult of a devil. |
| PAVILION | • pavilion n. An ornate tent. • pavilion n. A light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place. • pavilion n. A structure, sometimes temporary, erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc. |
| PULVILIO | • pulvilio n. Alternative form of pulvillio. • PULVILIO n. (historical) perfumed powder; snuff, also PULVIL, PULVILLE, PULVILLIO. |
| REVILING | • reviling v. Present participle of revile. • reviling n. Reproach; abuse; vilification. • REVILING adj. abusive. |
| VILIACOS | • viliacos n. Plural of viliaco. • VILIACO n. (obsolete) a coward, also VILIAGO, VILLAGIO, VILLIACO, VILLIAGO. |
| VILIAGOS | • viliagos n. Plural of viliago. • VILIAGO n. (obsolete) a coward, also VILIACO, VILLAGIO, VILLIACO, VILLIAGO. |
| VILIFIED | • vilified v. Simple past tense and past participle of vilify. • VILIFY v. to slander; degrade. |
| VILIFIER | • vilifier n. One who vilifies. • VILIFIER n. one who vilifies. |
| VILIFIES | • vilifies v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of vilify. • VILIFY v. to slander; degrade. |
| VILIPEND | • vilipend v. (Transitive, dated, formal) To treat (something) as inconsequential or worthless; to despise, to look down on. • vilipend v. (Transitive, dated, formal) To express a disparaging opinion of; to slander or vilify. • VILIPEND v. (Latin) to treat as of small worth; to contemn, disparage. |