These are the meanings of the letters CABOVER when you unscramble them.
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Above (prep.)
In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface; over; -- opposed to below or beneath.
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Above (prep.)
Figuratively, higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; beyond; higher in measure or degree than; as, things above comprehension; above mean actions; conduct above reproach.
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Above (prep.)
Surpassing in number or quantity; more than; as, above a hundred. (Passing into the adverbial sense. See Above, adv., 4.)
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Above (adv.)
In a higher place; overhead; into or from heaven; as, the clouds above.
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Above (adv.)
Earlier in order; higher in the same page; hence, in a foregoing page.
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Above (adv.)
Higher in rank or power; as, he appealed to the court above.
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Above (adv.)
More than; as, above five hundred were present.
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Acerb (a.)
Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, as unripe fruit; sharp and harsh.
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Brace (n.)
That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.
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Brace (n.)
A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension, as a cord on the side of a drum.
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Brace (n.)
The state of being braced or tight; tension.
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Brace (n.)
A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell.
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Brace (n.)
A vertical curved line connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be taken together; thus, boll, bowl; or, in music, used to connect staves.
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Brace (n.)
A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.
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Brace (n.)
A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
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Brace (n.)
A pair; a couple; as, a brace of ducks; now rarely applied to persons, except familiarly or with some contempt.
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Brace (n.)
Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
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Brace (n.)
Harness; warlike preparation.
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Brace (n.)
Armor for the arm; vantbrace.
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Brace (n.)
The mouth of a shaft.
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Brace (v. t.)
To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building.
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Brace (v. t.)
To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves.
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Brace (v. t.)
To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
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Brace (v. t.)
To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd.
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Brace (v. t.)
To move around by means of braces; as, to brace the yards.
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Brace (v. i.)
To get tone or vigor; to rouse one's energies; -- with up.
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Brave (superl.)
Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.
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Brave (superl.)
Having any sort of superiority or excellence; -- especially such as in conspicuous.
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Brave (superl.)
Making a fine show or display.
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Brave (n.)
A brave person; one who is daring.
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Brave (n.)
Specifically, an Indian warrior.
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Brave (n.)
A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.
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Brave (n.)
A challenge; a defiance; bravado.
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Brave (v. t.)
To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at defiance; to defy; to dare.
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Brave (v. t.)
To adorn; to make fine or showy.
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Bravo (a.)
A daring villain; a bandit; one who sets law at defiance; a professional assassin or murderer.
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Bravo (interj.)
Well done! excellent! an exclamation expressive of applause.
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Caber (n.)
A pole or beam used in Scottish games for tossing as a trial of strength.
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Carob (n.)
An evergreen leguminous tree (Ceratania Siliqua) found in the countries bordering the Mediterranean; the St. John's bread; -- called also carob tree.
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Carob (n.)
One of the long, sweet, succulent, pods of the carob tree, which are used as food for animals and sometimes eaten by man; -- called also St. John's bread, carob bean, and algaroba bean.
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Carve (v. t.)
To cut.
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Carve (v. t.)
To cut, as wood, stone, or other material, in an artistic or decorative manner; to sculpture; to engrave.
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Carve (v. t.)
To make or shape by cutting, sculpturing, or engraving; to form; as, to carve a name on a tree.
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Carve (v. t.)
To cut into small pieces or slices, as meat at table; to divide for distribution or apportionment; to apportion.
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Carve (v. t.)
To cut: to hew; to mark as if by cutting.
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Carve (v. t.)
To take or make, as by cutting; to provide.
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Carve (v. t.)
To lay out; to contrive; to design; to plan.
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Carve (v. i.)
To exercise the trade of a sculptor or carver; to engrave or cut figures.
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Carve (v. i.)
To cut up meat; as, to carve for all the guests.
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Carve (n.)
A carucate.
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Cobra (n.)
See Copra.
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Cobra (n.)
The cobra de capello.
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Cover (v. t.)
To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.
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Cover (v. t.)
To envelop; to clothe, as with a mantle or cloak.
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Cover (v. t.)
To invest (one's self with something); to bring upon (one's self); as, he covered himself with glory.
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Cover (v. t.)
To hide sight; to conceal; to cloak; as, the enemy were covered from our sight by the woods.
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Cover (v. t.)
To brood or sit on; to incubate.
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Cover (v. t.)
To shelter, as from evil or danger; to protect; to defend; as, the cavalry covered the retreat.
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Cover (v. t.)
To remove from remembrance; to put away; to remit.
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Cover (v. t.)
To extend over; to be sufficient for; to comprehend, include, or embrace; to account for or solve; to counterbalance; as, a mortgage which fully covers a sum loaned on it; a law which covers all possible cases of a crime; receipts than do not cover expenses.
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Cover (v. t.)
To put the usual covering or headdress on.
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Cover (v. t.)
To copulate with (a female); to serve; as, a horse covers a mare; -- said of the male.
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Cover (n.)
Anything which is laid, set, or spread, upon, about, or over, another thing; an envelope; a lid; as, the cover of a book.
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Cover (n.)
Anything which veils or conceals; a screen; disguise; a cloak.
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Cover (n.)
Shelter; protection; as, the troops fought under cover of the batteries; the woods afforded a good cover.
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Cover (n.)
The woods, underbrush, etc., which shelter and conceal game; covert; as, to beat a cover; to ride to cover.
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Cover (n.)
The lap of a slide valve.
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Cover (n.)
A tablecloth, and the other table furniture; esp., the table furniture for the use of one person at a meal; as, covers were laid for fifty guests.
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Cover (v. i.)
To spread a table for a meal; to prepare a banquet.
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Crave (v. t.)
To ask with earnestness or importunity; to ask with submission or humility; to beg; to entreat; to beseech; to implore.
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Crave (v. t.)
To call for, as a gratification; to long for; hence, to require or demand; as, the stomach craves food.
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Crave (v. i.)
To desire strongly; to feel an insatiable longing; as, a craving appetite.
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Ocrea (n.)
See Ochrea.