| AVICULTURE | • aviculture n. The rearing and care of birds (especially poultry). • AVICULTURE n. the rearing of birds. |
| AVUNCULATE | • avunculate n. The relationship between a man and his sister’s children, generally her sons. • avunculate n. (In certain tribal peoples, for example, the Korowai) a special relationship between a man and a maternal… • AVUNCULATE n. the custom in some societies of assigning rights and duties to a maternal uncle concerning his sister's son. |
| CUMULATIVE | • cumulative adj. Incorporating all current and previous data up to the present or at the time of measuring or collating. • cumulative adj. That is formed by an accumulation of successive additions. • cumulative adj. That tends to accumulate. |
| CURVATURES | • curvatures n. Plural of curvature. • CURVATURE n. a curving or bending. |
| DUUMVIRATE | • duumvirate n. Synonym of diarchy: rule by two people, especially two men. • duumvirate n. (Historical) Any of several offices of the Roman Republic held by two joint magistrates known as duumvirs. • DUUMVIRATE n. government or control by two people. |
| OUTSAVOURS | • OUTSAVOUR v. to exceed in savouring, also OUTSAVOR. |
| OUTVALUING | • outvaluing v. Present participle of outvalue. • OUTVALUE v. to be worth more than. |
| OUTVAUNTED | • outvaunted v. Simple past tense and past participle of outvaunt. • OUTVAUNT v. to surpass in vaunting. |
| PURSUIVANT | • pursuivant n. (Archaic) A follower. • pursuivant n. (Heraldry) A functionary of lower rank than a herald, but discharging similar duties; called also pursuivant… • pursuivant n. (Freemasonry) A Grand Lodge Officer who guards the inner door during a meeting of the Grand Lodge. |
| ULTRAVACUA | • ultravacua n. Plural of ultravacuum. • ULTRAVACUUM n. an extreme vacuum. |
| ULTRAVIRUS | • ultravirus n. A filterable virus. • ULTRAVIRUS n. a virus small enough to pass through the finest filter. |
| USURPATIVE | • usurpative adj. That usurps. • USURPATIVE adj. relating to usurpation. |
| VOLUPTUARY | • voluptuary n. One whose life is devoted to sensual appetites; a pleasure-seeker, a sensualist. • voluptuary adj. Of or relating to the seeking of sensual pleasure. • VOLUPTUARY n. a sensualist; a person fond of luxury. |