| ALLUVION | • alluvion n. (Law) The increase in the area of land due to the deposition of sediment (alluvium) by a river. • ALLUVION n. (Latin) land gained from the sea by the washing up of sand and earth, also ALLUVIUM. |
| AVULSION | • avulsion n. The loss or separation of a body part, either by surgery or due to trauma. • avulsion n. An abrupt change in the course of a river, typically from one channel to another. • avulsion n. (Hydrology) Movement of soil during a flood, or during a change in the course of a river, especially… |
| BIOVULAR | • biovular adj. (Of twins) derived from two separate ova; non-identical or fraternal. • BIOVULAR adj. derived from two ova. |
| BIVOUACS | • bivouacs n. Plural of bivouac. • bivouacs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bivouac. • BIVOUAC v. (French) to spend the night in a makeshift camp without tents etc. |
| COLLUVIA | • colluvia n. Plural of colluvium. • COLLUVIUM n. (Latin) material which accumulates at the foot of a steep slope. |
| HAVIOURS | • HAVIOUR n. (obsolete) behaviour, demeanour, also HAVEOUR, HAVIOR. |
| OUTCAVIL | • OUTCAVIL v. to surpass in caviling. |
| OUTRIVAL | • outrival v. (Transitive) To outperform; to outdo. • OUTRIVAL v. to outdo in rivalry. |
| OVARIOUS | • ovarious adj. (Now rare) Pertaining to or made up of eggs. • OVARIOUS adj. consisting of eggs. |
| OVIDUCAL | • oviducal adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to oviducts. • OVIDUCAL adj. relating to the oviduct, a passage conveying eggs to their place of fertilization, also OVIDUCTAL. |
| PAVIOURS | • paviours n. Plural of paviour. • PAVIOUR n. a person who lays paving-stones; a machine for tamping down paving-stones, also PAVER, PAVIOR. |
| SAVIOURS | • saviours n. Plural of saviour. • Saviours prop.n. Plural of Saviour. • SAVIOUR n. one who saves, also SAVIOR. |
| SOUVLAKI | • souvlaki n. A Greek fast food consisting of pieces of meat and sometimes vegetables grilled on a skewer, variously… • souvlaki n. A wrapped pancake dish filled with meat, salad and some kind of sauce or dressing, commonly called a kebab. • SOUVLAKI n. (Modern Greek) a Greek dish of lamb, similar to a shish kebab, also SOUVLAKIA. |
| UNIVOCAL | • univocal adj. Having only one possible meaning. • univocal adj. Containing instances of only one vowel; univocalic. • univocal adj. Having unison of sound, as the octave has in music. |
| VARIORUM | • variorum n. An edition of a written work (especially the complete works of a classical writer) showing the notes… • VARIORUM n. (Latin) an edition of a text that includes the notes of earlier scholars or editors. |
| VIRTUOSA | • virtuosa n. A female virtuoso. • VIRTUOSA n. (Italian) a female virtuoso. |