| ALLUVIAL | • alluvial adj. Pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream. • alluvial n. (Countable) A deposition of sediment over a long period of time by a river; an alluvial layer. • alluvial n. Alluvial soil; specifically, in Australia, gold-bearing alluvial soil. |
| ANOVULAR | • anovular adj. Synonym of anovulatory. • ANOVULAR adj. not involving ovulation. |
| AVAILFUL | • availful adj. (Obsolete) Profitable, useful; of much avail. • AVAILFUL adj. (obsolete) of avail, serviceable. |
| AVICULAR | • avicular adj. Of or pertaining to a bird or to birds. • AVICULAR adj. pertaining to birds. |
| EVALUATE | • evaluate v. (Transitive) To draw conclusions from examining; to assess. • evaluate v. (Transitive, mathematics, computing) To compute or determine the value of (an expression). • evaluate v. (Intransitive, computing, mathematics) To return or have a specific value. |
| NAVICULA | • navicula n. (Christianity) A thurible in the shape of a boat. • Navicula prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Naviculaceae – boat-shaped algae. • NAVICULA n. (Latin) an incense-holder shaped like a boat. |
| UPHEAVAL | • upheaval n. Disruptive change, from one state to another. • upheaval n. The process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth’s crust. • upheaval n. A sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion. |
| VACUOLAR | • vacuolar adj. Of, pertaining to, or containing vacuoles. • VACUOLAR adj. relating to a vacuole, a cellular cavity. |
| VAGINULA | • vaginula n. (Botany) A little sheath, such as that about the base of the pedicel of most mosses. • VAGINULA n. (Latin) a little sheath, also VAGINULE. |
| VALUABLE | • valuable adj. Having a great value. • valuable adj. Estimable; deserving esteem. • valuable n. (Usually in the plural) A personal possession such as jewellery, of relatively great monetary value. |
| VALUABLY | • valuably adv. In a valuable way, or in a way that adds value. • VALUABLE adv. having value. |
| VALUATED | • valuated v. Simple past tense and past participle of valuate. • VALUATE v. to appraise, evaluate. |
| VALUATES | • valuates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of valuate. • VALUATE v. to appraise, evaluate. |
| VALUATOR | • valuator n. A person who estimates the value of something; an appraiser. • VALUATOR n. an appraiser, also EVALUATOR. |
| VALVULAE | • valvulae n. Plural of valvula. • valvulae n. (Proscribed) plural of valvule. • valvulæ n. Plural of valvula. |
| 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. |
| VAPULATE | • vapulate v. (Obsolete, transitive) To flog or whip; to beat or strike. • vapulate v. (Obsolete, intransitive, stative) To be flogged, beaten etc. • VAPULATE v. to flog; to be flogged. |
| VASCULAR | • vascular adj. (Anatomy) Relating to the flow of fluids, such as blood, lymph, or sap, through the body of an animal… • VASCULAR adj. pertaining to ducts that convey body fluids. |
| VAULTAGE | • vaultage n. (Obsolete) A vaulted place or arched cellar. • vaultage n. (Obsolete) Vaulted work. • VAULTAGE n. a cavern, also VAUNTAGE. |
| VELATURA | • velatura n. (Art) A translucent whitish glaze in painting. • VELATURA n. (Italian) a method of glazing a painting by rubbing with the hand. |