| CURVATIVE | • curvative adj. Having slightly curved margins or sides. • curvative adj. Curvative force. • curvative n. (Differential geometry) The first partial derivative of a function that describes a surface. |
| EQUIVALVE | • equivalve adj. (Zoology, of the shells of a bivalve mollusc) Having valves of the same size (as is normal). • equivalve n. Any bivalve mollusc whose valves are of the same size. • EQUIVALVE adj. having valves of similar size and form. |
| OVERVALUE | • overvalue v. To assign an excessive value to something. • OVERVALUE v. to value too highly. |
| SURVIVALS | • survivals n. Plural of survival. • SURVIVAL n. a living or continuing longer than another person or thing. |
| UNIVALVED | • univalved adj. Having one valve. • UNIVALVED adj. having a single-piece shell. |
| UNIVALVES | • univalves n. Plural of univalve. • UNIVALVE n. a mollusk having a single shell. |
| UVAROVITE | • uvarovite n. (Mineralogy) A rare chromium-bearing garnet mineral with a vivid emerald-green colour. • UVAROVITE n. (Russian) a green lime-chrome garnet. |
| VAVASOURS | • vavasours n. Plural of vavasour. • VAVASOUR n. a knight, noble etc. with vassals under him who is himself the vassal of a greater noble, also VALVASSOR, VAVASOR, VAVASSOR. |
| VESUVIANS | • Vesuvians n. Plural of Vesuvian. • VESUVIAN n. a smoker's slow-burning match. |
| VIVACIOUS | • vivacious adj. Lively and animated; full of life and energy. • vivacious adj. (Obsolete) Long-lived. • vivacious adj. (Rare) Difficult to kill. |
| VIVARIUMS | • vivariums n. Plural of vivarium. • VIVARIUM n. (Latin) a place for raising and keeping live animals, also VIVARY. |
| VUVUZELAS | • vuvuzelas n. Plural of vuvuzela. • VUVUZELA n. (Zulu) a plastic trumpet blown by football fans. |