Definition of NEVE

neve

Plural: neves

Noun

  • Partially compacted granular snow, typically at the head of a glacier.
  • the upper part of a glacier (beyond the limit of perpetual snow) where the snow turns to ice
  • Nephew.
  • A male cousin.
  • A grandson.
  • A spendthrift.

Examples

  • The unused letters on her rack were like neve, waiting to solidify into a great word.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English neve, neave, from Old English nefa (“nephew, grandson”), from Proto-West Germanic *nefō, from Proto-Germanic *nefô (“nephew”), from Proto-Indo-European *népōts. Today mostly displaced by its cognate nephew (from Old French neveu). Compare nift (“niece”).

Scrabble Score: 7

neve: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
neve: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
neve: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

neve: valid Words With Friends Word