Cavil
11cavil — [[t]kæ̱v(ə)l[/t]] cavils, cavilling, cavilled VERB: no passive (disapproval) If you say that someone cavils at something, you mean that they make criticisms of it that you think are unimportant or unnecessary. [FORMAL] Since the government has… …
12cavil — verb ( iled or illed; iling or cavilling) Etymology: Latin cavillari to jest, cavil, from cavilla raillery; akin to Latin calvi to deceive more at calumny Date: 1542 intransitive verb to raise trivial and frivolous …
13cavil — caviler; esp. Brit., caviller, n. cavilingly; esp. Brit., cavillingly, adv. /kav euhl/, v., caviled, caviling or (esp. Brit.) cavilled, cavilling, n. v.i. 1. to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily (usually fol.… …
14Cavil — Recorded as Cavill, Cavill, Cavell, Kivell and Kivelle, this rare surname has three possible origins. Firstly it may be Old Cornish, from a personal name spelt in several ways including Gyfel, Cyfel, or Cuvel, and thought to derive from the Welsh …
15cavil — v. (formal) (D; intr.) to cavil at * * * [ kæv(ə)l] (formal) (D; intr.) to cavil at …
16cavil — UK [ˈkæv(ə)l] / US [ˈkævəl] verb [intransitive] Word forms cavil : present tense I/you/we/they cavil he/she/it cavils present participle cavilling past tense cavilled past participle cavilled formal to argue or protest about unimportant details …
17cavil — Kevel Kev el, n. [Prov. E. kevil, cavel, rod, pole, a large hammer, horse s bit; cf. Icel. kefli cylinder, a stick, mangle, and Dan. kievle a roller.] 1. (Naut.) A strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed. [1913 Webster] 2. A stone mason s… …
18cavil — cav|il [ kævəl ] verb intransitive FORMAL to argue or protest about unimportant details: cavil at: There s no point in caviling at the list of possible speakers until we ve decided whether to hold the conference …
19cavil·lar — ca|vil|·lar Mot Agut Verb transitiu cavil·lós ca|vil|·lós Mot Agut Adjectiu variable …
20cavil — 1) to extract a hook from a fish mouth by means of a notched stick (Scottish dialect). Also spelled kavle and variants 2) kavle (the rearmost space in a boat where the fishing line is hauled in over the gunwhale and where fish are remove from the …
