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— English words —

• glaive n. (Obsolete, historical) A light lance with a long, sharp-pointed head.
• glaive n. (Historical) A weapon consisting of a pole with a large blade fixed on the end, the edge of which is…
• glaive n. (Loosely or poetic, archaic) A sword, particularly a broadsword.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Middle english
  • glaive n. Alternative form of gleyve.
• Old french
  • glaive n. Lance.
  • glaive n. Sword.
  • glaive n. Massacre.

— In French —

• glaive n.m. (Armement) Épée tranchante et courte que les Romains utilisaient.
• glaive n.m. (Sens figuré) Symbole du combat contre ce qui nuit à la société.

32 English words from 7 English definitions

Alternative archaic blade broadsword consisting consisting␣of edge end fixed form head historical lance large light long Loosely Massacre Obsolete of␣a on␣the particularly poetic pointed pole sharp sharp-pointed sword the weapon which with

7 English words from 2 foreign definitions

à␣la combat Épée les que Sens Symbole

12 foreign words from 2 foreign definitions

Armement ce␣qui contre courte figuré nuit qui Romains Sens␣figuré société tranchante utilisaient

2 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

glaived glaives

One time in the middle (New word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

Welsh␣glaives

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Welsh␣glaive

10 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

AIV A-IV GLA ive Ive -ive I've lai Lai LAIV

10 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

alg ALG Alg. IAL -ial via Via viâ vial Vial

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

vagile Veglia

9 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

aveling givable glaived glaives Lavigne leaving valgize vealing village

15 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

agile Agile Algie alive alvei Alvie avile Eliga EVALI gavel glave Leiva liage Vaile Veiga

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

glave

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