| AVERSIVE | • aversive adj. Tending to repel, causing avoidance (Of a situation, a behaviour, an item, etc.). • aversive n. (Grammar, uncountable) A grammatical case indicating that something is avoided or feared; the evitative case. • aversive n. (Psychology, countable) An unpleasant stimulus intended to induce a change in behaviour. |
| CHAVVIER | • chavvier adj. Comparative form of chavvy: more chavvy. • CHAVVY adj. like a chav. |
| OVERGAVE | • overgave v. Simple past tense of overgive. • OVERGIVE v. (Spenser) to give up. |
| OVERSAVE | • oversave v. (Intransitive) To save more money than is necessary or prudent. • OVERSAVE v. to save too much. |
| REVIVALS | • revivals n. Plural of revival. • REVIVAL n. renewed interest or attention to something. |
| SURVIVAL | • survival n. The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life. • survival n. (As a modifier) Of, relating to or aiding survival. • survival n. (Sports) The avoidance of relegation or demotion to a lower league or division. |
| TRIVALVE | • trivalve n. Anything having three valves, especially a shell. • TRIVALVE n. a type of shell with three valves. |
| VALVULAR | • valvular adj. (Medicine, biology) Of or pertaining to valves, such as those of the heart. • valvular adj. Like a valve. • VALVULAR adj. pertaining to a valve. |
| VAVASORS | • vavasors n. Plural of vavasor. • VAVASOR n. a knight, noble etc. with vassals under him who is himself the vassal of a greater noble, also VALVASSOR, VAVASOUR, VAVASSOR. |
| VAVASORY | • vavasory n. (Law, obsolete) The quality or tenure of the fee held by a vavasor. • vavasory n. (Law, obsolete) The lands held by a vavasor. • VAVASORY n. the tenure or lands of a vavasor. |
| VAVASOUR | • vavasour n. (Historical) a subvassal; someone holding their lands from a vassal of the crown rather than from the crown directly. • VAVASOUR n. a knight, noble etc. with vassals under him who is himself the vassal of a greater noble, also VALVASSOR, VAVASOR, VAVASSOR. |
| VAVASSOR | • vavassor n. Alternative form of vavasour. • VAVASSOR n. a knight, noble etc. with vassals under him who is himself the vassal of a greater noble, also VALVASSOR, VAVASOR, VAVASOUR. |
| VERVAINS | • vervains n. Plural of vervain. • VERVAIN n. a wild verbena, believed to have magical powers, also VERVEN. |
| VIVARIES | • vivaries n. Plural of vivary. • VIVARY n. a place for raising and keeping live animals, also VIVARIUM. |
| VIVARIUM | • vivarium n. A place artificially arranged for keeping or raising living animals. • VIVARIUM n. (Latin) a place for raising and keeping live animals, also VIVARY. |
| VIVERRAS | • VIVERRA n. (Latin) a member of the ferret or civet family, also VIVERRID, VIVERRINE. |
| VIVIPARA | • VIVIPARA n. (Latin) animals that bring forth living young. |
| VIVIPARY | • vivipary n. (In plants) Reproduction via embryos that develop from the outset without interruption (as opposed to… • vivipary n. (In animals) Live birth (as opposed to hatching from an egg). • VIVIPARY n. plants that germinate from a seed still on the parent plant. |
| VOUVRAYS | • Vouvrays n. Plural of Vouvray. • VOUVRAY n. (French) a French white wine. |