| IMPAVING | • impaving v. Present participle of impave. • IMPAVE v. to set in a pavement. |
| IMPLUVIA | • impluvia n. Plural of impluvium. • IMPLUVIUM n. (Latin) a rain water receptacle in Roman houses. |
| PAVEMENT | • pavement n. (Now chiefly in technical contexts) A paved surface; a hard covering on the ground. • pavement n. (Chiefly British English) A paved path, for the use of pedestrians, located at the side of a road. • pavement n. (Now chiefly North America) A paving (paved part) of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway or road surface. |
| PIVOTMAN | • pivotman n. (Military) A pivot; the soldier around whom a body of troops wheels. • pivotman n. (Sports) A player in a central position. • pivotman n. (Figurative) A central or key person; someone around whom a particular project etc. rotates. |
| PRIMEVAL | • primeval adj. Belonging to the first ages. • primeval adj. Primary; original. • primeval adj. Primitive. |
| REVAMPED | • revamped v. Simple past tense and past participle of revamp. • REVAMP v. to make over. |
| REVAMPER | • revamper n. One who revamps. • REVAMPER n. one who revamps. |
| VAMPIEST | • vampiest adj. Superlative form of vampy: most vampy. • VAMPY adj. like a vamp, also VAMPISH. |
| VAMPINGS | • vampings n. Plural of vamping. • VAMPING n. the patching of something. |
| VAMPIRED | • vampired v. Simple past tense and past participle of vampire. • VAMPIRE v. to prey upon. |
| VAMPIRES | • vampires n. Plural of vampire. • vampires v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of vampire. • VAMPIRE v. to prey upon. |
| VAMPIRIC | • vampiric adj. Having the traits of a vampire. • vampiric n. (Fantasy) A vampire or vampire-like creature. • VAMPIRIC adj. like a vampire. |
| VAMPLATE | • vamplate n. A round of iron on the shaft of a tilting lance, to stabilize and protect the hand. • VAMPLATE n. a hand guard. |
| VERKRAMP | • verkramp adj. (South Africa) Politically conservative or pessimistic. • VERKRAMP adj. (South African) in South Africa, narrow-minded and illiberal esp. towards black and coloured people, also VERKRAMPTE. |